For anyone who missed it, here’s a summary of our latest Journal Club discussion, held earlier this week on Twitter! The featured paper was a big picture, thought-provoking mini-review: Extinction, climate change and the ecology of Homo sapiens, by Prof. David Tilman. To start the ball rolling, Senior Editor Jane Catford interviewed Dave in a podcast. Dave…
The editorâs choice for our May issue is âCO2-stimulation of savanna tree seedling growth depends on interactions with local driversâ by Raubenheimer & Ripley. Here, Associate Editor Jim Dalling explains the importance of this research. Encroachment of grass savannas by woody savanna trees has been widespread over the last century across Africa, Australia, and South America. Some…
The cover image for our April issue shows the diversity of leaf morphology from the fallen leaves of a single Ginkgo biloba tree, located in monitored plots at the Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, China. The image relates to the International Biological Flora: Ginkgo biloba, by Han-Yang Lin et al. âď¸A note from the Editor, Anthony Davy: The April cover…
Welcome to JOURNAL CLUB! An initiative from Journal of Ecology, in which we present a discussion with one of our authors, allowing listeners to gain further insight into their article, and aiming to facilitate engagement between authors and readers. Listen to the podcast below, and then join the author online for a live Twitter discussion! In…
We’re delighted to announce that the winner of the 2021 Harper Prize is Dina in ât Zandt! The Harper Prize is awarded annually for the best paper published in the journal by an early career researcher. Winner: Dina in ât Zandt Research: Species abundance fluctuations over 31 years are associated with plantâsoil feedback in a…
Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2021 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Elisabeth Wardâs article âEricoid mycorrhizal shrubs alter the relationship between tree mycorrhizal dominance and soil carbon and nitrogenâ was one of those shortlisted for the award. âď¸About…
Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2021 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Paula Berenstecher et al.âs article âWorlds apart: Location above- or below-ground determines plant litter decomposition in a semi-arid Patagonian steppeâ was one of those shortlisted for this…
Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2021 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Niko Carvajal Janke et al.âs article âEvidence for a fungal loop in shrublandsâ was one of those shortlisted for the award. âď¸About me My excitement for ecology…
Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2021 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Dina in ‘t Zandt et al.âs article âSpecies abundance fluctuations over 31 years are associated with plantâsoil feedback in a species-rich mountain meadowâ was one of those…
The editorâs choice for our April issue is âPre-dispersal seed predation could help explain premature fruit drop in a tropical forestâ by Jackson et al. Here, Associate Editor Ayub Oduor explains the importance of this research. Premature fruit drop is an important phenomenon that determines fitness of individual plants and plant population and community dynamics. Several causes…
Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the Harper Prize 2021. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Javier Morente et al.âs article âGene flow effects on populations inhabiting marginal areas: Origin mattersâ was one of those shortlisted for the award. âď¸About me Since I…
Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2021 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Maria Paniw et al.âs article âDemographic traits improve predictions of spatiotemporal changes in community resilience to droughtâ was one of those shortlisted for this yearâs award. âď¸About…
Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2021 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Nicole Kinlockâs article âUncovering structural features that underlie coexistence in an invaded woody plant community with interaction networks at multiple life stagesâ was one of those shortlisted…
Throughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2021 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Jingyi Dingâs article âEcosystem functions are related to tree diversity in forests but soil biodiversity in open woodlands and shrublandsâ was one of those shortlisted for the…
The cover image for our March issue features a white-spectacled bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) feeding on the fruits of the desert plant Ochradenus baccatus near Eilat, Israel. This image relates to the research article: The survival contest of endozoochory: Conflicting interests in a frugivorous avianâplant mutualism, by Beny Trabelcy, Ido Izhaki, and Yoram Gerchman. Here the author Yoram…
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