So ESA 2013 is in full swing. Read further conference suggestions from two more of our Associate Editors, Robert Jones and Ignasi Bartomeus, below. Hope everyone has a great conference and don’t forget to drop by the BES stand for more info on Journal of Ecology and the Society. Robert Jones The 2013 ESA meeting…
ESA expects roughly 3400 to attend their 98th annual meeting in Minneapolis Aug. 4-9. In addition to the 129 traditional contributed oral sessions and 70 contributed poster Sessions, there will be 24 symposia, 34 organized oral sessions, 4 organized poster sessions, 53 workshops, 19 special sessions, 15 field trips and 17 Ignite sessions. The Ignite…
When Andrea Baier asked me whether I could write a blog post about my plans for the ESA this year, I initially thought ‘Oh no, another thing for my to-do list’. But then, the skies opened, angels started to sing, and it hit me with full strength – this would be my opportunity to, for…
Over the next few days we will be posting a number of ESA-related posts written by some of Journal of Ecology’s Associate Editors in a countdown to the conference. Glad to be back! I am pleased to say that my attendance at the annual meetings of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) closely rivals that…
From 26 – 30 June 2013 the 56th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science is taking place in Tartu, Estonia. A number of members of the Journal of Ecology Editorial Board are speaking at the meeting. Please find summaries of talks by four of our Associate Editors below. Ray Callaway Positive interactions…
We are pleased to announce that the Editor’s Choice paper from the next issue of Journal of Ecology is “Recolonizing wolves trigger a trophic cascade in Wisconsin (USA)” by Callan et al. Read the commentary below written by Journal of Ecology Associate Editor Charles Canham. Editor’s Choice 101:4 While loss of top predators is a…
Journal of Ecology & Fascination of Plants Day 2013 The Editors of the Journal of Ecology are pleased to honour Fascination of Plants Day 2013 by highlighting the most recent accounts in our Biological Flora of the British Isles series. The series provides a fascinating insight into both common and endangered plant species. The accounts have…
The next issue of Journal of Ecology will be published online soon. We are really pleased to announce that the Editor’s Choice article from issue 101:3 is “Specialist species of wood-inhabiting fungi struggle while generalists thrive in fragmented boreal forests” by Nordén et al. Read a commentary on the paper below, written by Journal of Ecology Associate Editor…
The following is a guest post written by Santiago Soliveres. Once seen as anomalies, positive (facilitative) interactions among plants and their importance for ecosystem structure and functioning are now fully recognized (see Brooker et al. 2008 for a review). Research focused on facilitation has received increasing attention from the most important ecological and interdisciplinary journals…
We are pleased to announce that the next Editor’s Choice will be The ancient forests of La Gomera, Canary Islands, and their sensitivity to environmental change by Nogué et al. This paper will be free to access when 101: 2 is published online. Editor’s Choice 101:2 While this Editor’s Choice “The ancient forests of La Gomera,…
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