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?

Journal of Applied EcologyMarch 24, 2025March 24, 2025Leave a comment

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

Journal of Applied EcologyMarch 24, 2025March 18, 2025Leave a comment

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Georgina Mace Prize 2024: Shortlist Announced for Early Career Award

Each year, Ecological Solutions and Evidence awards the Georgina Mace Prize to an outstanding paper in the journal by an author at the start of their research career. The following six papers, published in the fifth volume of the journal, have been shortlisted by our Senior Editors: Nancy Burrell with ‘The inadequacy of current carbon storage assessment methods for rewilding: A Knepp Estate case study’ Ruth … Continue reading Georgina Mace Prize 2024: Shortlist Announced for Early Career Award

AER | ESEMarch 20, 2025March 20, 2025Leave a comment

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Southwood Prize 2024: Shortlist announced for early career researcher award

Each year, Journal of Applied Ecology awards the Southwood Prize to the best paper in the journal by an author at the start of their research career. The following 10 papers, published in the 61st volume of the journal, have been shortlisted. Janina Heinen with ‘Diversified cropping strengthens herbivore regulation by providing seasonal resource continuity to predators’ Agostina Torres with ‘Inverse priority effects: The order and timing … Continue reading Southwood Prize 2024: Shortlist announced for early career researcher award

Journal of Applied EcologyMarch 20, 2025March 20, 20254 Comments

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International Women’s Day 2025: Holly Jones

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, we are excited to share a collection of blog posts showcasing the work of some of the BES community. In each post, they discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Accelerate Action’, means to them. What work do you do? I’m Lead Editor at Ecological Solutions and Evidence and a Full Professor at Northern Illinois University. … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2025: Holly Jones

AER | ESEMarch 7, 2025March 7, 2025Leave a comment

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International Women’s Day: Nathalie Pettorelli

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, we are excited to share a collection of blog posts showcasing the work of some of the BES community. In each post, they discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Accelerate Action’, means to them. What work do you do? I am a conservation biologist working at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London. … Continue reading International Women’s Day: Nathalie Pettorelli

Journal of Applied EcologyMarch 6, 2025Leave a comment

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International Women’s Day 2025: Carolyn Kurle

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, we are excited to share a collection of blog posts showcasing the work of some of the BES community. In each post, they discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Accelerate Action’, means to them. Dr. Carolyn KurleProfessor, Conservation Biology, University of California San DiegoLead Editor, Ecological Solutions and EvidenceAuthor of The Guidance Groove: Escape … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2025: Carolyn Kurle

AER | ESEMarch 5, 2025March 7, 2025Leave a comment

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International Women’s Day 2025: Cate Macinnis-Ng

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, we are excited to share a collection of blog posts showcasing the work of some of the BES community. In each post, they discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Accelerate Action’, means to them. What work do you do? I’m Professor in Ecology in the School of Biological Sciences at Waipapa Taumata Rau … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2025: Cate Macinnis-Ng

Journal of Applied EcologyMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025Leave a comment

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Welcoming our 2025 Associate Editor Mentees!

Journal of Applied Ecology offers a two-year mentoring opportunity for early career researchers to gain experience of the Associate Editor role. Each mentee works with one of our Senior Editor and also receives on-going support from the Editorial Office. Mentees have a great opportunity to learn more about the peer review process and publishing more widely through handling submissions to the journal. In 2025, we’re thrilled to be … Continue reading Welcoming our 2025 Associate Editor Mentees!

Journal of Applied EcologyFebruary 13, 2025February 11, 2025Leave a comment

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Get involved in our Field Diaries series!

Have you been in the field recently? Share your experiences in our new Field Diaries series! From undergraduate students to long-term academics and practitioners, we are looking for individuals to share their time out in the field with an aim to highlight this often crucial step in the research process. If you are studying or working in the field of applied ecology, ecological management or … Continue reading Get involved in our Field Diaries series!