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Collision avoidance: Navigating ships through recovering whale populations – The Applied Ecologist
In this blog post, Emily Hague and team discuss their latest research into the importance of careful consideration of collision-mapping approach and data selection when it comes to predicting high-risk vessel collision areas for whales. For conservationists and those that care about nature and our planet, the news can feel incredibly bleak, with daily (deservedly)…
Evaluating songbird vulnerability to offshore wind turbine mortality – The Applied Ecologist
Leon Green-Tkacenko and co-authors share insight into their recent study that explores how existing vulnerability indices for seabirds can be applied to migrating songbirds, and potentially other migrating birds, in evaluating vulnerability to offshore wind turbine morality. What is the problem? Climate change is the most pressing threat to biodiversity in the 21st century andaddressing…
Spearfishing-fish behavioural interactions as predator-prey systems to envision better management – The Applied Ecologist
Author Valerio Sbragaglia and his colleagues guide us through a recent study which advances the understanding of spearfisher-fish behavioural interaction by integrating ecological indicators (i.e., flight and post flight behaviour of fish) with spearfishers’ likelihood to catch a fish. Through modelling and simulating scenarios, their study sheds light on management implications in exploited fish populations.…
Black History Month 2024: Lekeah Durden – The Applied Ecologist
For Black History Month 2024, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists around the world and sharing their stories. In this blog, Lekeah Durden shares her story and journey in academia. Contact: Affiliation: University of Georgia-Athens, USA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lekeahdurden Ecological Interests Community Ecology Symbiosis Evolution How did you get…
Tracking koalas – how airborne DNA can help us – The Applied Ecologist
In this blog post, Nicola Jackson shares the findings from their latest study looking at how sampling air particles to detect DNA can be useful in monitoring and conserving koalas. Perched high up in a Eucalyptus tree, swaying from side to side, lies a sleepy koala unaware of the means spent each year trying to…
Restoring Landscapes: a community effort to restore the Solent’s seagrass – The Applied Ecologist
In the ‘Restoring Landscapes’ blog series, we are promoting knowledge exchange from restoration projects around the world. As part of Solent Seascape Project, the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and Project Seagrass are partnering to restore a combined total of seven hectares of seagrass beds. Seagrass meadows are internationally important habitats, serving as…
Tree species richness suppresses red imported fire ant invasion in a subtropical plantation forest – The Applied Ecologist
Chengjin Chu and co-authors discuss their latest research which presents a cross-trophic interaction study between the red imported fire ant and plants. The red imported fire ant (RIFA) is one of the most invasive insects in the world. Many pest management methods have been used to control the spread and damage of RIFA, like quarantine…
Beneath the Waves: Estimating Marine Bird Abundances Outside the Breeding Season – The Applied Ecologist
Ruth Dunn shares insights on her latest study where, alongside her colleagues, she investigated the number of marine birds, outside of their breeding seasons, that may be undetectable when underwater during at-sea surveys. Investing in renewable energy developments, as opposed to burning fossil fuels, has been hailed as a route through which humans might be…
From the Caribbean to the World: Reclaiming My Path as a Black Marine Ecologist – The Applied Ecologist
For Black History Month 2024, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. In this blog, Lionel Yamb shares his story. Ecological interests: Conservation Biology Marine Ecology Population dynamics Links: https://x.com/lionelyamb https://www.linkedin.com/in/lionel-yamb-b66024103/ https://www.facebook.com/lionel.yamb?locale=fr_FR https://www.instagram.com/lionelyamb/ How did you get into ecology? My journey into…
Gulls as evil and allies to detect antibiotic resistance in agricultural environments – The Applied Ecologist
Víctor Martín and Joan Navarro talk us through how gulls tagged with GPS and tested for pathogens can be used as tools to detect early pathogen circulation and pollution sources in the environment. This is explored further in their new research article. Antimicrobial resistance is a global health challenge, exacerbated by the overuse of antibiotics in…
Ecological Associations of Lantana camara in an East African Savanna Park – The Applied Ecologist
Fredrick Ssali, Robert Baluku, Gilbert Drileyo and Moses Muhumuza recount their experience investigating the invasive flowering plant Lantana camara and its impact on common native species in western Uganda. Researchers at the Uganda Wildlife Research and Training Institute (UWRTI) teamed up with scientists from two Ugandan Universities and explored associations between Lantana camara and common…
Restoring Landscapes: measuring six years of progress – The Applied Ecologist
As part of the ‘Restoring Landscapes’ blog series, Iona Haines shares the launch of a new tool that provides an invaluable resource for anyone interested in restoration, including practitioners, donors and policymakers, and explores why data and transparency are so critical to restoration. The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme has released in-depth monitoring data from…
Combining local ecological knowledge with camera traps: African mammal life-history traits and their occurrence in anthropogenic landscapes – The Applied Ecologist
Alice Bernard and co-authors describe how they have jointly used local ecological knowledge and camera trap data. With hindsight, they discuss how involving local people in research projects can enhance conservation efforts in the Garden Route Biosphere Reserve (GRBR), South Africa. The Garden Route National Park (GRNP), in the eponym Biosphere Reserve, is one of…
Early Career Researcher Reviewer Prize: Journal of Applied Ecology – The Applied Ecologist
As part of our celebration of Peer Review Week 2024, Journal of Applied Ecology is reflecting on the launch of the Early Career Researcher Reviewer Prize. How did the idea come about? The act of peer review (academic work being evaluated by others in the same field) is crucial to the research process. It is…
ECR Journeys: remote sensing in forest restoration – The Applied Ecologist
This month, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the voice of early career ecologists from around the world working in the field of applied ecology to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Fellice Catelo, a PhD student at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia shares her story. My background I’m pretty easy and…
Grassland nature reserves safeguard a high species richness and biomass of grasshoppers – The Applied Ecologist
This blog post is also available in German here. Dominik Poniatowski and colleagues describe how they evaluated the environmental drivers of species richness and biomass of grasshoppers in grasslands, comparing this between nature reserves and intensively-used agriculture landscape. Grassland exhibiting low land-use intensity is considered a hotspot of biodiversity in Central Europe. However, particularly since…
Naturschutzgebiete mit einem hohen Anteil an Grünland sichern einen hohen Artenreichtum und eine hohe Biomasse von Heuschrecken – The Applied Ecologist
Dieser Beitrag ist hier auch auf Englisch verfügbar. Dominik Poniatowski und Kollegen beschreiben, wie sie die Umweltfaktoren des Artenreichtums und der Biomasse von Heuschrecken im Grünland bewertet und dabei zwischen Naturschutzgebieten und intensiv genutzter Agrarlandschaft verglichen haben. Das extensiv genutzte Grünland gilt als Hotspot der Biodiversität in Mitteleuropa. Allerdings wurde insbesondere seit Mitte des letzten…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Walter Wehrmeyer – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this final post of the series, we share below Walter's speech as he transitioned to…
Elephant expressways: Examining multi-scalar elephant connectivity in KAZA – The Applied Ecologist
Callie Cho and Robin Naidoo talk us through how, using observed animal movements rather than conventional resistance surface models, a connectivity conservation blueprint for African elephants in the Kavango-Zambezi transfrontier conservation area (KAZA) in southern Africa was produced. This is explored further in the new research article. A key aspect of effective conservation management is…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Ana Andries – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation.In this post, Ana talks about the Space4Nature Research project. Meet Ana Andries I am currently a…
Using management interventions to help at-risk butterflies in a changing climate – The Applied Ecologist
Author Cheryl Schultz talks us through a new study which highlights the importance of active management interventions in helping to buffer effects of climate change, and helping to improve population trends for at-risk butterflies. Where did the idea come from? With extensive coverage in academic and popular publications, the widespread decline of butterflies is well-known.…
ECR Journeys: Coding for forest conservation – The Applied Ecologist
This month, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the voice of early career ecologists from around the world working in the field of applied ecology to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Abby Williams shares her story. My background I love spending as much time outdoors as I possibly can, whether that’s hiking, wild…
Associate Editor Mentoring: 2025 applications now open! – The Applied Ecologist
Are you looking to learn more about the peer review process through hands-on experience? Are you less than five years post-PhD and live in/are from the Global South? Why not consider applying for Journal of Applied Ecology's 2025 mentoring scheme! What is the mentoring scheme? Since 2015, Journal of Applied Ecology has welcomed a small group of…
Wide-scale rangeland condition monitoring: Measurement of increased vegetation cover following stock removal and conservation management – The Applied Ecologist
Angus Retallack explains how, using remote sensing data over a 22-year observation period, vegetation recovery after the removal of livestock and the introduction of conservation-focused management can be assessed. Arid and semi-arid rangelands cover close to 50% of the Earth’s land surface and are relied upon by a diverse range of stakeholders including Indigenous people,…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Hannah, Hisham, Max and Oscar – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this post, we share below this year’s BSc student’s experiences of their fieldtrip to South…
Close to the edge: Spatial variation in plant diversity, biomass and floral resources in conventional and agri-environment cereal fields – The Applied Ecologist
Laura Sutcliffe discusses her latest study where, alongside colleagues, she investigated the spatial distribution of vascular plant species richness and their contribution to the food web via biomass and flower units in conventional and agri-environment cereal fields. The study: Arable plants Arable plants are usually simply referred to as weeds, reflecting their low status in…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Caitlin, Isabel, Izaak, Maddy, Nat, Nina, Romiya, and Tim – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation.In this post, we share below this year’s BSc student’s experiences of their fieldtrip to South Wales,…
Integrated policies could help solar farms fulfil their climate and ecological potentials – The Applied Ecologist
In their latest Policy Direction, authors Fabio Carvalho, Hollie Blaydes and Alona Armstrong highlight key policy implications in relation to solar farm development and operation, and their usage in both addressing climate change and providing ecosystem benefits. Back in April last year, we wrote about the need to gather standardised evidence on the impacts of…
Meet the Associate Editor: Ardiantiono – The Applied Ecologist
Next in Journal of Applied Ecology's series of Meet the Editors, get to know Ardiantiono - one of the mentees on our 2024 Associate Editor Mentoring Scheme. What are you currently working on and why is it important? Ardiantiono out in the field © Linda Fitria My research focuses on integrating ecological and sociological information…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Zoe Harris – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Zoe talks about the Taeda Tech Project. Meet Zoe Harris © Zoe Harris…
Salvage logging and subsequent post-windthrow management diminish forest bird communities for two decades – The Applied Ecologist
In this blog post, Michał Walesiak shares how increased bird diversity in an area of unmanaged windthrow persisted over a 20-year span in Poland. Natural disturbances in forests, such as hurricanes, fires, bark beetle outbreaks, often evoke negative emotions in people. Many find it hard to believe that hurricanes, fires, bark beetles… may actually bring…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Jonathan Chenoweth – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Jonathan Chenoweth talks about the practitioner training programmes at the Centre for Environment and…
Supportive effect of uncut refuge strips on grassland arthropods may depend on the amount and width of strips – The Applied Ecologist
In this blog post, author Kitti Révész and her team share their latest study exploring the effects of uncut refuge strips on the abundance and diversity of arthropods. What is the best management practice of hay meadows from an arthropod conservation point of view? Grassland arthropods are declining as a consequence of land-use change and…
Meet our Commissioning Editor: Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi – The Applied Ecologist
In this latest installation of Journal of Applied Ecology’s Meet the Editor series, we’re joined by our new Commissioning Editor, Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi! What can you tell us about the first paper you published? © Prasen Yadav That was a dream come true and the beginning of a life-long commitment to ecological research. I had completed my master’s…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Ananya, Amy, Abigail and Anna – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this post, we share below this year’s BSc student’s experiences of their fieldtrip to South…
Mixed forests and delicious seeds: How tree species change the relationship between rodents and seeds – The Applied Ecologist
In this blog post, Pedro Mittelman and Bernado Araújo discuss how forest composition can affect plant–animal interactions without necessarily altering animal communities or population densities. Forest mortality We are walking through a dead forest. It is not yet winter, but as we move amid still standing Norway spruce (Picea abies) trunks along the Harz mountains,…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Tara Pirie – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this post, we share below recent research by Tara Pirie from the School of Biosciences…
Meet the Associate Editor: Javier Lopatin – The Applied Ecologist
In this latest installation of Journal of Applied Ecology's Meet the Editor series, we're joined by Associate Editor mentee Javier Lopatin. What are you currently working on and why is it important? Javier Lopatin © Rocío Araya-Lopéz I'm working on two main macro topics: advancing deep learning tools for ecological analysis and understanding land-atmosphere feedbacks at…
Pride Month 2024: Numair Masud – The Applied Ecologist
Happy Pride Month! Join the British Ecological Society in this annual, global celebration as we share stories from STEM researchers who belong to the LGBTQ+ community. This post is by Dr Numair Masud (he/him), Bioscience Research Associate at Cardiff University. Pride in a conflicted world Dr Numair Masud (he/him) is a Bioscience Research Associate at…
Centre for Environment and Sustainability: Meet Laurence Cummins – The Applied Ecologist
In this new series, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the staff and student voices from the University of Surrey’s Centre for Environment and Sustainability to showcase their diverse, interdisciplinary body of work and to help inspire the next generation. In this post, we share research by Laurence Cummins. Meet Laurence Cummins Laurence Cummins is a…