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Ecology is the study of the relationship between living things and their environment, including other organisms and their physical environment. Ecology covers a wide range of topics, including global warming, pollution, conservation, and the interplay between humans and the environment. News and articles about ecology can provide valuable information on these topics, and help people understand the importance of taking care of the environment. Here are some of the latest ecology news, articles and videos. 1. "The Climate Crisis Is Everywhere - What You Can Do" - This article from National Geographic explains the dangers of climate change, and what individuals can do to help reduce emissions and prevent further environmental damage. The article offers information on how to reduce energy use in the home, how to reduce plastic waste and how to support renewable energy sources. 2. "The Plastic Problem: What You Need to Know" - This article from The Guardian outlines the global plastic problem, and provides information on how individuals can reduce their plastic waste. The article discusses different types of plastic, how it affects the environment, and what steps people can take to reduce their impact. 3. "Climate Change and the Ocean: How It's Affecting Marine Life" - This article from Scientific American explains how climate change is impacting
The Journal of Ecology Editors are delighted to announce that Fernando Maestre is our Eminent Ecologist award winner for 2024! In recognition of his work, we asked Fernando to put together a virtual issue of some of his favourite contributions to the journal. Fernando has also written this blog series, and was interviewed by Richard Bardgett about about how he started his career in ecology,…
Also this week: changing gender balance of US undergrads in math-intensive majors, brown bears vs. insurance fraud, LLMs vs. electricity demand, LLMs vs. signalling theory, against writing advice, the reverse population bomb, and more. Writing in Science, Cimpian and King use a giant near-census dataset to show that the gender balance of physics, engineering, and…
Ming-Fai Liu and Richard Saunders, from the University of Hong Kong’s Division of Ecology & Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, discuss their research article: Aerial litter mimicry: a novel form of floral deception mediated by a monoterpene synthase Mutualism is more of a rule than an exception when it comes to pollination—although a few plants…
It has been a few weeks since the 15th Chinese Symposium on Biodiversity Science and Conservation, where the first “Seminar on Methods in Ecology and Evolution in China” was held. In these blog posts, we hear from some of the winners of the “Outstanding Young Scholar Award in Ecological and Evolutionary Methodology in China”. Here,…
Ashley Bang, from the University of Oxford, won the Journal of Ecology Best Poster Award at the 2024 European Congress of Conservation Biology. In this blog post, Ashley, discusses her thesis: Opportunities to balance urbanization, climate change, and nature conservation policy agendas via nature-based solutions: A case study of Hong Kong. In light of the…
Way back when I was first on the EEB faculty job market, I used to notice trends in the subject areas of ecology faculty jobs. I especially tended to notice trends relevant to me personally. I'd think to myself stuff like, "Hooray, seems like it's a good year for community ecology jobs compared to last…
Senior Editor, Yvonne Buckley, introduces a new Special Feature in Journal of Ecology on The plant ecology of nature-based solutions: November has been a big month for biodiversity and climate with the Convention on Biodiversity’s Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Colombia and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Azerbaijan. Nature-based Solutions have featured…
Also this week: scientific content on social media has been nerfed, wizards vs. prophets, memes vs. reproducibility, and more. I'm a bit late to this, but here's Dorothy Bishop's excellent post on what it takes to make a line of scientific research stop. Totally agree as to a part of the problem: when a scientific…