Welcome to our new Associate Editors!

Journal of Ecology is delighted to welcome 63 new Associate Editors to the Editorial Board following our latest open call. Spanning 18 countries, they bring valuable expertise that will help us to continue publishing high-quality, influential papers where plant ecology is central. Find out more about our new editors below: George AdamidisUniversity of Patras, Greece George is…

Jianguo Ma: Ammonium preference and microbial nitrification inhibition drive the expansion of a poisonous plant in alpine -meadows

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Jianguo Ma’s ‘Ammonium preference and microbial nitrification inhibition drive the expansion of a poisonous plant in alpine -meadows‘ is one of…

Linus Söderquist: Population viability of the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea increases with population size but is not related to genetic diversity

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Linus Söderquist’s ‘Population viability of the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea increases with population size but is not related to genetic diversity’ is one of…

Xuening Zhang: Pollinator facilitation between florally contrasting congeners scales up to regional co-occurrence patterns

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Xuening Zhang’s ‘Pollinator facilitation between florally contrasting congeners scales up to regional co-occurrence patterns‘ is one of those shortlisted for the award.…

Jie Li: Plant species loss reduces rare soil microbes through diversity effects amplified by multitrophic interactions

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Jie Li’s ‘Plant species loss reduces rare soil microbes through diversity effects amplified by multitrophic interactions‘ is one of those shortlisted…

Paul Kühn & Raymond Umazekabiri: Nitrogen content of herbarium specimens from arable fields and mesic meadows reflect the intensifying agricultural management during the 20th century

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Paul Kühn & Raymond Umazekabiri’s ‘Nitrogen content of herbarium specimens from arable fields and mesic meadows reflect the intensifying agricultural management during…

2025 Harper Prize Winner – Jing Xiao: The proportion of low abundance species is a key predictor of plant β-diversity across the latitudinal gradient

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Jing Xiao’s ‘The proportion of low abundance species is a key predictor of plant β-diversity across the latitudinal gradient‘ is one of…

Amanda Vieria da Silva: Ants on flowers: Protective ants impose a low but variable cost to pollination, moderated by location of extrafloral nectaries and type of flower visitor

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Amanda Vieria da Silva’s ‘Ants on flowers: Protective ants impose a low but variable cost to pollination, moderated by location of extrafloral…

Emily Wedel: Divergent resource-use strategies of encroaching shrubs: Can traits predict encroachment success in tallgrass prairie?

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Emily Wedel’s ‘Divergent resource-use strategies of encroaching shrubs: Can traits predict encroachment success in tallgrass prairie?‘ is one of those shortlisted for the…

Qitong Wang: Rhizosphere as a hotspot for microbial necromass deposition into the soil carbon pool

2025 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2025 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Qitong Wang’s ‘Rhizosphere as a hotspot for microbial necromass deposition into the soil carbon pool’ is one of those shortlisted for the…