Brace yourselves! Almost all of the Journal of Ecology Editors will be attending ESA this year. Mike Hutchings, David Gibson and Richard Bardgett are making their way to Portland to do all things conferency: give talks, watch their students give talks, talk to the Associate Editors of Journal of Ecology who will be there, talk…
A paper in Early View in the Journal (Continental-scale variability in browser diversity is a major driver of diversity patterns in acacias across Africa) by Michelle Greve and colleagues explores the extent to which browser diversity can drive continental scale diversity of acacias in Africa. Read the abstract here. I caught up with Michelle a few weeks ago to…
Daniel Chapman and Alan Gray have a paper ou in the Journal titled “Complex interactions between the wind and ballistic seed dispersal in Impatiens glandulifera (Royle)”. Read the paper here. Daniel has provided some video of ballistic seed dispersal, and we have mashed it up with an open source music clip for your viewing pleasure.
A paper in Early View in the Journal (Trait evolution and the coexistence of a species swarm in the tropical forest understorey) by Brian Sedio and colleagues explores how a plant species in the genus Psychotria coexist in the understorey of tropical rainforests in Panama. Read the abstract here. I caught up with Brian last week to…
I hosted a discussion today on the topic of post-publication commentary on scientific research with Carl Boettiger and Jarrett Byrnes. We covered the different options for post-publication commentary, and their pros and cons. Join in on the discussion in the comments section below, in the comments section on YouTube, or on Twitter (tweet to me…
A paper in Early View in the Journal (Endemic plant communities on special soils: early victims or hardy survivors of climate change?) by Ellen Damschen and colleagues explores the consequences of climate change for plants on serpentine soil communities. Read the abstract here. I caught up with Ellen to do a video interview. Subscribe to our YouTube…
We have a number of options for post-publication commentary on papers: peer-reviewed comments on the original paper, long format blog posts, and shorter format comments on social networking sites (Twitter, Google+, etc.). In addition, we discuss and comment on published papers in the halls and during lunch breaks. We will host a discussion about post-publication…
Issue 4 is online now! Read Marcel van der Heijden’s commentary on the Editor’s Choice from 100:4 by Liu et al. Editor’s Choice 100:4 A major aim in ecology is to search for the determinants of biological diversity and species coexistence. There is increasing evidence that soil micro-organisms play a key role in regulating plant…
The following is an invited guest post by Dr. Matthew Chew. The bias in research commentary in Nature by Daniel Sarewitz has attracted a lot of comments on the Nature site and Ecolog*. We felt that the issue deserves more discussion. Here, Dr. Chew presents his take on the issue. Matthew K. Chew, Ph.D. Arizona…
The Plant Population Ecology (PPE) section of the Ecological Society of America and Journal of Ecology are pleased to announce that a Plant Population Ecology Postdoctoral Excellence Award, sponsored by Journal of Ecology, will be presented at the ESA meeting in Portland this year (2012). This award will celebrate the most distinguished contribution to plant…
