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Announcements

Speed Review at the BES Annual Meeting: Get a Senior Editor Opinions on YOUR Manuscript

Coming to the BES Annual Meeting? Planning to submit a paper to a BES journal? Then you should sign up for the Speed Review Session on Monday 17 December, sign-up sheets will be on the BES Stand in the Exhibition Hall! What is a Speed Review Session? Essentially, the Speed Review session is a chance for you to get a Senior Editor’s opinion on your … Continue reading Speed Review at the BES Annual Meeting: Get a Senior Editor Opinions on YOUR Manuscript

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Announcements

Journal of Animal 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 Animal 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 Animal Ecology is moving online-only

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Announcements, Diversity in Ecology

Diversity In Ecology

Blog Editor Sarah Marley introduces a new series of blog posts targeting #DiversityInEcology. One of the major goals of the British Ecological Society (BES) is to inspire, engage and recognise talent. This includes a commitment to building a community of ecologists which is as inclusive as possible. To achieve this, BES has undertaken a number of initiatives: launching an equality and diversity task group; running … Continue reading Diversity In Ecology

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Announcements, Conference Report

Upcoming: BES Quantitative Ecology Conference

The first ever BES Quantitative Ecology conference is just a couple of weeks away. Liam Butler, a member of the conference organising committee, tells us what we can look forward to at this year’s event. The Quantitative Ecology Special Interest Group (QE SIG) within the British Ecological Society is hosting its first Annual Conference on Monday 9th July just before the BES Macro Annual Conference, … Continue reading Upcoming: BES Quantitative Ecology Conference

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Announcements, Conference Report

Upcoming: BES Macroecology Conference 2018

The annual BES Macroecology conference is drawing close. Faith Jones, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews and member of the conference organising committee, tells us what we can look forward to at this year’s event. The annual BES Macroecology conference will soon be upon us. This year BES Macro takes place on the 10th and 11th of July, directly after the inaugural … Continue reading Upcoming: BES Macroecology Conference 2018

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Announcements

Sidnie Manton Award for early career ecologists – Submit your proposals now!

We are excited to announce that the Sidnie Manton Award is open for proposals.  With this award, we aim to inspire early career researchers working on any aspect of animal ecology to publish review or synthesis papers that might either summarize their dissertation work, provide new insights into classic areas of animal ecology, or shed light on emerging fields. The British Ecological Society and Journal … Continue reading Sidnie Manton Award for early career ecologists – Submit your proposals now!

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Announcements, Conference Report

Countdown to ISEC!

There are only three more days to register for the next International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC). Many workshops are now fully-booked, but there is still a significant line-up of invited sessions, general speakers, and social events on offer. And with so many statistical ecologists attending, this conference promises to be well above average! But for those of you facing uncertainty, Dr Rachel McCrea, Chair of the ISEC Scientific … Continue reading Countdown to ISEC!

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Announcements

Natalie Clay – Winner of the 2017 Elton Prize

We are delighted to announce that Natalie Clay has been awarded the 2017 Elton Prize for her paper:  Towards a geography of omnivory: Omnivores increase carnivory when sodium is limiting. Natalie Clay obtained her PhD from the University of Oklahoma in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program in 2013 under the direction of Michael Kaspari. Her dissertation research examined the relationship between nutrient inputs like … Continue reading Natalie Clay – Winner of the 2017 Elton Prize

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Announcements, Podcast

Congratulations to Ben Weinstein on winning the inaugural Sidnie Manton Award

Today we are pleased to announce that to Ben Weinstein has won the inaugural Sidnie Manton Award for his paper ‘a computer vision for animal ecology’. Ben is a postdoctoral fellow at Oregon State University interested in community ecology, Bayesian modelling and data science. Ben’s paper was selected as a winner from a shortlist of six excellent papers. All the shortlisted papers were excellent, topical … Continue reading Congratulations to Ben Weinstein on winning the inaugural Sidnie Manton Award

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Announcements, Special features

Open Call for Papers: Special Feature on Biologging

With the recent advances in GPS and sensor technology, including three-axis accelerometers, it has become possible to simultaneously track multiple animals with a high accuracy while recording detailed information about their physiological status and measuring their energy expenditures. By providing a huge amount of accurate data in real time, biologging enables the uncovering of the hidden lives of animals in the wild. The recent explosion of … Continue reading Open Call for Papers: Special Feature on Biologging

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