Estelle Raveloaritiana is a Malagsy ecologist, currently studying in Germany. Her research aims to discover how land-use change affects plant diversity in Madagascar. Estelle emphasises the importance of considering and consulting local communities when conducting ecological research. Estelle’s post is part of the BES journal’s Black History Month blog series, which will be taking place throughout…
Diego Anjos is an early career ecologist from Brazil, who’s research focuses on plant-insect interactions and multilayer networks in the Brazilian savanna. This post by Diego is part of the BES journal’s Black History Month blog series, which will be taking place throughout October 2020. We want to acknowledge and celebrate the work of Black…
Ilaíne Matos discusses the main findings and importance of her recent paper: Three eco‐physiological strategies of response to drought maintain the form and function of a tropical montane grassland. Find out more about the plant species of the ‘Campos de Altitude’ in Southeastern Brazil and how this research aims to help conserve them. We invite…
Author Miriam Ruocco offers an insight into her paper A king and vassals’ tale: Molecular signatures of clonal integration in Posidonia oceanica under chronic light shortage. Find out more about the work, including why seagrass can be similar to a beehive! While it is easy for us to think about eusociality and ecological cooperation in…
The Journal of Ecology Editors are delighted to announce that Bernhard Schmid is our Eminent Ecologist award winner for 2020. In recognition of his work, we have asked Bernhard to put together a special Virtual Issue of some of his excellent contributions to the journal. Bernhard has also written this blog, summarising his career, research and personal…
The Journal of Ecology Editors are delighted to announce that Bernhard Schmid is our Eminent Ecologist award winner for 2020. In recognition of his work, Bernhard has chosen a selection of papers published in Journal of Ecology that represent his research highlights. You can read all of these papers for free in this new Virtual Issue. In…
Dina in ‘t Zandt discusses her recent paper Local soil legacy effects in a multispecies grassland community are underlain by root foraging and soil nutrient availability. Find out more about their soil legacy experiments and how their results differed from the theory. Biodiversity plays a key role in ecosystem structure and function, with plant community…
The Editor’s Choice article for Journal of Ecology’s latest issue Volume 108 Issue 5 is “Palms and trees resist extreme drought in Amazon forests with shallow water tables” by Sousa et al. Here handling Editor, Crystal McMichael highlights the key findings of this research and explores the question “is the Amazon more resilient to drought than previously…
Author Vincent Merckx discusses recently published Journal of Ecology article: Mycoheterotrophic plants living on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are generally enriched in 13C, 15N and 2H isotopes by Gomes et al. Find out more about mycoheterotrophic plants, which have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, and why they are important. Plants without photosynthesis All biology textbooks will…
The cover image for our new issue shows Purple Toothwort (Lathraea clandestina), a holoparasitic perennial herb which is devoid of chlorophyll and can parasitize a wide range of host plants. This cover image accompanies our newest Biological Flora of the British Isles account on Lathraea clandestina by Atkinson & Atkinson. The photograph was taken by…
