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To share or to spare…

That is the question Associate Editor, Gavin Siriwardena (British Trust for Ornithology) invites you to explore at a new Interactive Session during this year’s British Ecological Society Annual Meeting. Here he offers an insight into ‘When and how are land-sparing and land-sharing appropriate for environmental management’? Find out how you can get involved here. Recent studies have proposed land-sparing as an optimal solution for biodiversity … Continue reading To share or to spare…

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Meet the Editor: Martin Nuñez

We’ve not long to go until the British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, where you have a chance to chat to our Senior Editors. Get to know the people behind the decision letters first in our Meet the Editor series. Today we’re speaking to Martin Nuñez. What can you tell us about the first paper you published? My first research paper was the one from my undergrad thesis. … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Martin Nuñez

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Meet the Editor: Jos Barlow

Ever wondered how Senior Editors feel when they have a manuscript rejected? Or who inspired them as students? Find out in our Meet the Editor series. First up this week is Jos Barlow. What can you tell us about the first paper you published? It was submitted by post in triplicate, and I heard nothing for six months. When I followed up, the apologetic editor said he’d lost … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Jos Barlow

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Meet the Editor: Nathalie Pettorelli

Next up in our new Meet the Editor series is Nathalie Pettorelli. Discover the place she’d recommend you travel to and how you can catch up with her at this year’s British Ecological Society Annual Meeting. What can you tell us about the first paper you published? It was about roe deer in France and the ideal free distribution, and I celebrated like hell when … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Nathalie Pettorelli

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Meet the Editor: Marc Cadotte

Ahead of this year’s British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, where you have a chance to meet our Senior Editors, we thought it would be good to get to know the people behind the decision letters. First up is our Executive Editor, and Toronto Maple Leafs fan, Marc Cadotte. What can you tell us about the first paper you published? It was from my undergraduate fourth-year … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Marc Cadotte

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Issue 55:6

Here are some of the highlights from our last issue of 2018 and our last issue to be published in print. You can also read issue 55:6 online here. Disentangling natural vs anthropogenic influences on predation: reducing impacts on sensitive prey Our latest Editor’s Choice article Cover stories: Cheetah chase Take a look at this selection of images telling the story behind our latest cover … Continue reading Issue 55:6

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Issue 55:5

Read the highlights from our September issue. Value of information: when to learn and when to manage in conservation This issue’s Editor’s Choice article Better many small than a few large: how landscape configuration affects arthropod communities in rice Can splitting agricultural ecosystems help reduce yield losses for rice farmers? Mejor muchos pequeños que pocos grandes: sobre como la configuración del paisaje afecta las comunidades … Continue reading Issue 55:5

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Journal of Applied Ecology is moving online-only

As an important update in the journal’s development, we are pleased to announce that, from January 2019, Journal of Applied Ecology will be moving online-only. Why? Moving online-only means we can publish more regularly and we will be releasing 12 issues per year. It also makes the journal more efficient and environmentally friendly. We will be reducing paper use and no longer shipping hard copies … Continue reading Journal of Applied Ecology is moving online-only

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Associate Editor Mentoring – 2019 applications now open

We are now accepting applications for our Associate Editor Mentoring Opportunity, a chance for early career researchers to gain experience of working on a journal Editorial Board. Annabel Smith (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin) began her Mentoring Opportunity role in January 2018. Here she explains why she decided to apply and what she hopes to gain from the experience. We’re often thrown in … Continue reading Associate Editor Mentoring – 2019 applications now open

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