[EcoGist]: Tree effects on grass growth in savannas

In our second podcast in the EcoGist series, Justin Dohn of Colorado State University in Colorado, USA, describes his paper on tree effects on grass growth in Savannas.  P.S. To give credit where it’s due, EcoGists are modeled after the 60 second science podcasts of Scientific American. If you haven’t heard them before, definitely go have a…

Interview with Marko Spasojevic (YouTube-2-Podcast)

I am starting to extract audio from the YouTube interviews done so far to post on them on the Journal of Ecology podcast for those of us that prefer audio to video.  This interview was originally posted on YouTube here. We are reposting the interview as an audio podcast. In this episode I chat with Marko Spasojevic about…

Interview with Stefan Schnitzer

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Stefan Schnitzer about his paper exploring habitat variables associated with liana communities in Panama. Check out the paper in the journal here.  This interview took place on 19 September, 2012 over Skype. As always let us know what you think in the comments section below or on Twitter @JEcology or @recology_

The story behind COMPADRE – Population Demographics Database

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview a number of ecologists responsible for two databases of population demographics matrices (ComADRe and ComPADRe III), one for  plants and other for animals. Four ecologists were interviewed: Rob Salguero-Gomez (who currently organizes the databases), Hal Caswell (a collaborator on the project), and Miguel Franco and Jonathan Silvertown (who started these databases a few…

Interview with Lauren Urgenson

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Lauren Urgensonabout her paper showing that an invasive plant species (Polygonum X bohemicum; bohemian knotweed) has different effects on plants of different seral stages. Check out the paper in the journal here.  This interview took place at ESA 2012 in Portland, OR. As always let us know what you…

Interview with Carol Thornber

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Carol Thornber the paper she co-authored on showing how snail grazing facilitates marine algal growth. Check out the related paper in the journal here.  This interview took place at ESA 2012 in Portland, OR. As always let us know what you think in the comments section below or on Twitter @JEcology or @recology_

Stories from the field or lab

We know ecologists end up with some interesting stories doing field work, as well as lab work.  In many of our interviews I have asked ecologists to share their stories.  I compiled the stories collected so far in a video. Enjoy! Subscribe to our YouTube posts by pressing the Subscribe button on the YouTube page…