We are introducing a new type of podcast: the EcoGist. These are short (from 1 to 2 minutes) podcasts in which the author or I briefly describe their paper, with motivating question, how they did it, what they found, and what it means. Consider EcoGists as an elevator pitch for a paper. What does the…
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…
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_
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…
The final issue of Journal of Ecology’s Centenary volume is now available online. Our latest Editor’s Choice is ‘Plant species diversity and genetic diversity within a dominant species interactively affect plant community biomass’ by Crawford and Rudgers. As always let us know what you think of Associate Editor JC Cahill’s commentary in the comments section…
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…
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_
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…
There seems to be less and less funding for ecology. In addition, ecological questions benefit from being carried out in a lot of different locations – this allows for more general conclusions. Traditionally, an ecologist would get a bunch of money and do the research at all the sites herself. Another way to do this…
In the next Journal of Ecology podcast I interview Ian Pearse about oaks and selection on flowering time in oaks. 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_
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