Interview with Tom Ezard, on maternal effects and fitness

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Tom Ezard, from the University of Southampton, on why negative maternal effects maximize fitness in relatively stable environments. This interview took place over Skype on 19 December, 2012. Follow this link to the podcast on Souncloud, or use the Soundcloud widget below. Find the podcast on Soundcloud here, or search for “Journal…

Interview with the leader of INNGE, Peter Jørgensen

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Peter Jørgensen, the leader of the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists (INNGE), about INNGE. This interview took place over Skype on 22 November, 2012. All BES podcasts are now being collated in one place: Soundcloud. Follow this link to the podcast on Souncloud, or use the Soundcloud widget below. Find the…

Interview with Mark Hahnel of Figshare

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Mark Hahnel of Figshare about Figshare and data sharing. This interview took place on in the Figshare office in London on 21 December, 2012. All BES podcasts are now being collated in one place: Soundcloud. Follow this link to the podcast on Souncloud. Find the podcast on Soundcloud here,…

Upcoming interviews at #BES12

I’m conducting some interviews at the upcoming British Ecological Society in Birmingham: Kyle Dexter – on niche evolution in South American trees Franciska de Vries  – on the link between plant traits and soil microbial communities James Rosindell – on the the tree of life explorer OneZoom Eleanor Slade – on prediction of moth responses to forest fragmentation Michael…

Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview William Sutherland about his paper on identifying 100 fundamental ecological questions.  Check out the paper in the journal here.  This interview took place on 3 December, 2012. As always let us know what you think in the comments section below or on Twitter @JEcology or @recology_

Steve Hovick – Predicting invasiveness using a multivariate experimental approach

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Steve Hovick about his paper exploring prediction of invasiveness in plants using traits based on an ordination approach, accounting simultaneously for many traits.  Check out the paper in the journal here.  This interview took place on 20 November, 2012. As always let us know what you think in the comments…

Kerri Crawford – Interactive effect of species and genetic diversity on primary production

In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Kerri Crawford about her paper exploring how plant species and genetic diversity interact to influence plant community biomass.  Check out the paper in the journal here.  This interview took place on 3 December, 2012. As always let us know what you think in the comments section below or on Twitter @JEcology or @recology_