Author: Harriet Rhodes

Methods papers

The photograph you didn’t take: why underwater colour science starts before the shutter

Post Provided by Derya Akkaynak I am an aerospace engineer turned oceanographer, and I am obsessed with colour in the ocean. How could I not be? The seafloor is full of colourful organisms, but we almost always see them through the coloured light that water leaves us, never in colours of their own. However, this is not a limitation of my eyes, or yours. Water … Continue reading The photograph you didn’t take: why underwater colour science starts before the shutter

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Identifying individual birds even when vocalisations run long

Post provided by Jonathan Gallego Londoño Most of us can recognise the voice of a friend or family member without seeing them. Sometimes, just a few words are enough to know who is speaking. But could we do something similar with birds? Research suggests we can. However, recognising the species behind a song is one challenge, while identifying the particular bird that produced it is … Continue reading Identifying individual birds even when vocalisations run long

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Methods papers

From replicate detection to DNA concentration: What can ddPCR tell us about sedaDNA metabarcoding?

Post provided by Elena Baños Lara I am currently completing my PhD at the Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC) in Spain, where I use environmental and sedimentary ancient DNA to explore past marine ecosystems. As part of my PhD, I had the opportunity to spend three months at the Globe Institute in Copenhagen, joining Kristine Bohmann’s group and working side by side with … Continue reading From replicate detection to DNA concentration: What can ddPCR tell us about sedaDNA metabarcoding?

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Fostering a network for creating and implementing open education resources in ecology

Blog post provided by Ann Russell The Need for Authentic, Open Educational Resources Given the rapid changes underway in undergraduate STEM education, the teaching community aspires to move beyond models that involve static content to develop agile, scalable ways to create authentic open educational resources (OERs). Researchers can provide authentic case studies, but they may lack the skills to create engaging OERs based on their … Continue reading Fostering a network for creating and implementing open education resources in ecology

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How to spot river-borne diseases with almost no data

Post provided by Pouria Ramazi When Alberta Environment and Parks brought this problem to our group in 2018, the question was practical. Whirling disease had been detected in Alberta, but testing every stretch of a river was impossible. Could a few scattered fish and worm tests show where the parasite Myxobolus cerebralis was most likely to occur across the Oldman River? I had just begun … Continue reading How to spot river-borne diseases with almost no data

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Black History Month

Black History Month 2023 – Blessing Allen-Adebayo.

For Black History Month 2023, the British Ecological Society (BES) journals are celebrating the work of Black ecologists from around the world and sharing their stories. In this blog, Blessing shares her story and journey in academia. Name: Blessing Allen-Adebayo Affiliation : Igbinedion Univerisity, Okada (School)/ People in Need (Work place) Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blessingallen-adebayo/ Interests: 1. Environmental sustainability 2. Climate Resilience 3. Ecology Your story – How … Continue reading Black History Month 2023 – Blessing Allen-Adebayo.

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Code and Applications

How to write clean code

Alessandro Filazzola & Christopher Lortie tell us about their new article ‘A call for clean code to effectively communicate science‘, which provides a series of recommendations and a suite of tools that can be used to help support scientists to produce cleaner code. Can you clearly understand the code that you have written? What about if you gave it to a colleague? Or a reviewer? … Continue reading How to write clean code

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Journal Issues

September 2022 Issue Out Now!

Our September issue is now online! This issue contains 22 articles about the latest methods in ecology and evolution, including methods for using the US National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), measuring understory vegetation structure, inducing cancer in invertebrates and much more! Read on to find out about this month’s featured articles and the article behind our magical marine cover. National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) In this … Continue reading September 2022 Issue Out Now!

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Journal Issues

August 2022 Issue Out Now!

Our August Issue is now online! This issue contains 15 articles about the latest methods in ecology and evolution, including methods for estimating forest above-ground biomass, tracing essential amino acid assimilation, autonomous biodiversity surveys and much more! Read on to find out about this month’s featured articles and the article behind our wonderful whale cover. Featured Articles Estimating forest above-ground biomass with terrestrial laser scanning Improving the … Continue reading August 2022 Issue Out Now!

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Journal Issues

July 2022 Issue Out Now!

Our July Issue is now online! This issue contains 20 articles about the latest methods in ecology and evolution, including methods for characterising soil bacterial biodiversity, identifying fish species in fish markets using eDNA, standarising and cleaning biodiversity data and much more! Plus, read the editorial about our switch to a gold open access model this month. Read on to find out about this month’s featured articles … Continue reading July 2022 Issue Out Now!

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