From Personal Reflections to Emerging Ecological Methods: My BES2024 Experience

Post provided by Sthandiwe Nomthandazo Kanyile The British Ecological Society (BES) held its Annual Meeting in Liverpool in December last year, attracting over 1,600 delegates from around the world! As the oldest ecological society in the world, the BES has a rich history of promoting ecological research, serving as a vital hub for scientists, practitioners, and conservationists across the globe. So, when plans were set … Continue reading From Personal Reflections to Emerging Ecological Methods: My BES2024 Experience

Inaugural Seminar on Methods in Ecology and Evolution Held in China

Post provided by Xiao Huang This post is also provided in Chinese. On September 24, 2024, the first “Seminar on Methods in Ecology and Evolution in China” was held at the Longzi Lake Campus of Henan Agricultural University. Organized in conjunction with the 15th Chinese Symposium on Biodiversity Science and Conservation, the event was chaired by Professor Huijie Qiao from the Institute of Zoology, Chinese … Continue reading Inaugural Seminar on Methods in Ecology and Evolution Held in China

首届“生态与进化生物学方法讨论会”成功举办

This post is also available in English 2024年9月24日,首届“生态与进化生物学方法讨论会(暨生态学期刊交流会)”在河南农业大学龙子湖校区举行。此次会议依托于第十五届全国生物多样性科学与保护研讨会,由中国科学院动物研究所乔慧捷研究员主持,Methods in Ecology and Evolution杂志高级编辑Natalie Cooper和来自国内的各个领域内专家屈延华、练琚愉、赖江山、斯幸峰、刘春龙、徐武兵等莅临出席。 来自国内多所著名高校及科研机构的青年学者们分享了各自在生态与进化生物学方法研究领域的最新成果,形式丰富,内容精彩。与会专家从科研素养、报告能力等方面对参会报告进行了综合评价。最终,北京大学刘金博士(报告题目:基于个体模型探究迁徙物种的时间生态位共存)、北京大学任淯博士(报告题目:三维视角下巨树寻找与测量的方法学讨论)、西交利物浦大学邹怡博士(报告题目:rarestR: an R package using rarefaction metrics to estimate α- and β-diversity for incomplete samples)、中国科学院武汉植物园黄猇同学(报告题目:“假毛虫”无法反应真实生物互作—人本位的实验设计偏差)荣获由中国科学院生物多样性委员会与Methods in Ecology and Evolution杂志联名颁发的首届“生态与进化生物方法学优秀青年学者”奖。Natalie Cooper教授与赖江山教授共同为获奖者颁发了奖项与纪念品,以鼓励他们在生态与进化生物学方法领域的创新与探索。 除学术报告外,Natalie Cooper还详细介绍了英国生态学会(BES)旗下期刊的相关信息,以及如何在这些期刊上成功投稿及发表学术论文的关键要点。中国科学院植物研究所文献中心主任周玉荣介绍了植物研究所下属期刊在数据共享及科研出版方面的探索与实践,分享了促进科研数据开放与透明的经验。与会者围绕这些话题进行了深入讨论。 本次会议旨在为生态与进化生物学方法研究领域的学者搭建高水平的学术交流平台,促进该领域的研究合作与成果共享。研讨会的主要组织者乔慧捷研究员对“生态与进化生物学方法讨论会”的未来充满期许,期望会议能实现常态化,吸引更多学者参与,共同推动生态与进化生物学方法学的持续发展与进步。 Continue reading 首届“生态与进化生物学方法讨论会”成功举办

Register now for ISEC 2022!

Post provided by Dominic Henry, Res Altwegg & Jasper Slingsby Do you have a passion for biodiversity, and a flair for numbers? Would you like to network with like-minded individuals? Perhaps it’s time to find out more about cutting edge research at the interface of statistics and ecology? If the answer to any of these questions is “YES!”, then you need to check out ISEC2022. … Continue reading Register now for ISEC 2022!

Countdown to the first ISEC in Africa!

Post provided by SEEC The Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation (SEEC) invites you to ISEC2022 in Cape Town, South Africa, 27 June – 1 July 2022 – the first International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC) to be held in Africa! Registration is now open and we would like to welcome all of you to join this exciting event. Statistical ecology is an inherently … Continue reading Countdown to the first ISEC in Africa!