Category: Careers

Careers, Invasive species, Plant and soil ecology, Research summaries

Agostina Torres: The order and timing of removal of invasive species influence community reassembly

Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Agostina Torres introduces us to her latest research which evaluated the dependence of community reassembly on inverse priority effects by experimentally removing the target invasives in field and mesocosm communities. About the research Overview The study emerged as part of my PhD doctorate. Along with my supervisors, Drs. Martin Nuñez and Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal, we were trying to understand why … Continue reading Agostina Torres: The order and timing of removal of invasive species influence community reassembly

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Careers, Research summaries

Ruth Dunn: Marine bird abundance estimates during the non-breeding season

Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2024 Ruth Dunn shares her team’s research investigating the number of marine birds that may be undetectable when underwater during at-sea surveys outside of their breeding seasons. About the Research Overview The aim of our paper was to help improve the accuracy of marine bird abundance estimates generated from at-sea surveys. We did this by calculating correction factors that … Continue reading Ruth Dunn: Marine bird abundance estimates during the non-breeding season

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Agriculture, Careers, Research summaries

Janina Heinen: Diversified cropping strengthens herbivore regulation

Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Janina Heinen talks us through her and colleagues’ latest study which explores how agricultural practices impact predation pressure across prey taxa. About the research Overview We explored predator-prey dynamics in agroecosystems by examining how carabid predator diet preferences shift throughout the crop growing season, and are influenced by the availability of prey under different agricultural management practices. By combining … Continue reading Janina Heinen: Diversified cropping strengthens herbivore regulation

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Micha V. Jackson: Shorebird habitat selection and foraging behaviour

Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2024 Micha V. Jackson discusses her team’s research looking into the distribution of shorebirds and their feeding behaviour within a wetland to better understand habitat selection and quality. About the Research Overview Shorebirds undertake some of the most spectacular migrations on earth, but are also one of the world’s most threatened bird groups – especially in the Australasian region. … Continue reading Micha V. Jackson: Shorebird habitat selection and foraging behaviour

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Careers, Research summaries, Restoration

Natália Medeiros: Critical shortfalls for restoration of tropical grassy biomes

Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Natália Medeiros explains their latest research into tropical grassy biomes, which involved reviewing the association of restoration techniques and degradation sources, and investigating the diversity of indicators used to monitor restoration outcomes. About the research Overview My shortlisted paper is about where and how ecological restoration of tropical open ecosystems occurs. We conducted a systematic review to map field … Continue reading Natália Medeiros: Critical shortfalls for restoration of tropical grassy biomes

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Careers, Research summaries, Restoration, Translation

Natália Medeiros: Deficiências críticas para a restauração de biomas gramíneas tropicais

Finalista do Prémio Southwood 2024 Natália Medeiros explica a sua mais recente investigação sobre biomas gramíneos tropicais, que envolveu a revisão da associação de técnicas de restauração e fontes de degradação, e a investigação da diversidade de indicadores usados para monitorizar os resultados da restauração. Sobre a pesquisa Visão geral Meu artigo pré-selecionado é sobre onde e como a restauração ecológica de ecossistemas tropicais ocorre. … Continue reading Natália Medeiros: Deficiências críticas para a restauração de biomas gramíneas tropicais

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Careers, Plant and soil ecology, Pollinators, Research summaries

Kaixuan Pan: Dutch landscapes have lost insect-pollinated plants over the past 87  years

Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Kaixuan Pan discusses recent research which assessed the changes in occurrences of plants pollinated by different modes, and explored the persistence of the observed changes under different environmental conditions. About the research Overview Our paper explores how plant communities in the Netherlands have changed over the past 87 years. By analyzing historical and contemporary vegetation data, we examined how … Continue reading Kaixuan Pan: Dutch landscapes have lost insect-pollinated plants over the past 87  years

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Kristy Ferraro: Quantifying nutrient losses from deer culling practices in Scotland

Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2024 Kristy Ferraro shares insights into her team’s study researching how removing deer carcasses during the culling process can negatively impact ecosystems. About the Research Overview Our study quantifies a largely overlooked consequence of Scotland’s widespread deer culling practices—the loss of essential elements from ecosystems due to carcass removal. While deer management is a critical tool for ecosystem recovery … Continue reading Kristy Ferraro: Quantifying nutrient losses from deer culling practices in Scotland

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Careers, Forests, Plant and soil ecology, Research summaries

Lijun Chen: Integrating variation in bacterial-fungal co-occurrence network with soil carbon dynamics

Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Lijun Chen explores how bacterial-fungal interactions mediate soil organic carbon dynamics in the context of artificial forest ecosystems. About the research Overview Eucalyptus is one of the most widely planted tree species worldwide. It has been demostrated that long-term short-rotation practices of eucalyptus induced to declining of soil organic carbon content and ecosystem services capacity. Exploring the patterns of … Continue reading Lijun Chen: Integrating variation in bacterial-fungal co-occurrence network with soil carbon dynamics

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Careers, Human-wildlife interactions, Research summaries

Kylie Soanes: Do wildlife crossing structures mitigate the barrier effect of roads on animal movement?

Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Kylie Soanes details how, alongside colleagues, they analysed 313 studies to determine whether wildlife crossing structures mitigate the barrier effect of roads on wildlife movement. About the research Overview Wildlife crossing structures are a common tool to help animals cross roads safely. While there’s clear evidence that these structures are used by wildlife, we wanted to dig deeper into … Continue reading Kylie Soanes: Do wildlife crossing structures mitigate the barrier effect of roads on animal movement?

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