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Careers, Coastal and marine, Human-wildlife interactions, Monitoring and methods, Research summaries

Andrea Radici: Looking for winners and losers of marine resources management

Shortlisted for the 2023 Southwood Prize Andrea Radici talks us through his team’s development of a comprehensive metapopulation framework, which provides a tool for assessing area-based management measures aimed at improving fisheries outcomes and describing the spatial distribution of costs and benefits. This can help guide effective spatially-distributed management. Ecosystems and mathematics In Chapter 151 of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, … Continue reading Andrea Radici: Looking for winners and losers of marine resources management

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Georgina Mace Prize 2023: Shortlist announced for early career researcher award

Each year, Ecological Solutions and Evidence awards the Georgina Mace Prize to the best article published by an early career author. Today, we present the shortlisted articles for this year’s award based on the previous volume of the journal. This is the fourth year we’ll be awarding the prize in honour of Professor Dame Georgina Mace, a pioneer in conservation science and policy who was a strong advocate for supporting … Continue reading Georgina Mace Prize 2023: Shortlist announced for early career researcher award

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Chico Mendes Prize 2023: Shortlist announced for early career practitioner award

Every two years, Ecological Solutions and Evidence awards the Chico Mendes Prize to the best Practice Insights article published by an early career author. Today, we present the shortlisted articles for this year’s award based on the previous two volumes of the journal. This is the second time we’ll be awarding the prize in honour of Chico Mendes, an environmental activist whose fight and defence for the Amazon rainforest, … Continue reading Chico Mendes Prize 2023: Shortlist announced for early career practitioner award

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Research stories: Building partners in high altitudes through participatory action research

Shortlisted for the Chico Mendes Prize 2023 Lead author Munib Khanyari takes us through his team’s journey through the high altitudes of Changthang in trans-Himalayan India to co-design conservation interventions that benefit the communities who live alongside the wildlife. A video presentation about the study can also be found here. “We have solutions, but often we don’t have the ability to operationalise it”, whispered the Acho … Continue reading Research stories: Building partners in high altitudes through participatory action research

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Associate Editor Mentoring: 2024 applications now open!

***Please note that applications for the 2024 scheme are now closed. If you would like to apply for the 2025 scheme, applications will reopen in September 2024*** Are you less than five years post-PhD, live in or are from the Global South, and looking to gain hands-on experience with an editorial board? Why not apply for the 2024 mentoring scheme with Journal of Applied Ecology! … Continue reading Associate Editor Mentoring: 2024 applications now open!

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Cheap microclimate sensor networks in the wild

Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2023 Author Lina K. Mühlbauer summarises her team’s latest study exploring the use of Arduinos as a novel cost-effective method for microclimate monitoring in remote systems. Why measure microclimate? A great challenge of our times is to predict and mitigate the impacts of global climate change on the world’s ecosystems. To do so, a lot of information is needed … Continue reading Cheap microclimate sensor networks in the wild

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ECR Journeys: A socio-cultural expedition into environmental governance

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, Wayne Stanley Rice from the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore shares his story below. How would you describe yourself? I love the outdoors and travel, reading, and cooking. … Continue reading ECR Journeys: A socio-cultural expedition into environmental governance

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ECR Journeys: Pacific Northwest to the Basque Country

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, Claudia Christensen García from the Basque Centre for Climate Change shares her story below. My background and interests I love to go birdwatching, both at home and when traveling. Something great about … Continue reading ECR Journeys: Pacific Northwest to the Basque Country

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ECR Journeys: Rainforest invertebrates, woody vines and ecosystem functions

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, Charlotte Raven, a second-year PhD student at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, shares her story. My background I have had a passion for insects my entire life; I think it … Continue reading ECR Journeys: Rainforest invertebrates, woody vines and ecosystem functions

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Get involved in our ECR blog series!

***We are no longer accepting contributions for this series*** We’re seeking contributors for an upcoming early career researcher blog series to be shared in August 2023. This blog series aims to amplify the voice of early career ecologists and help inspire the next generation. If you are a student and work in the field of applied ecology, ecological management or environmental policy we’d love to … Continue reading Get involved in our ECR blog series!

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