We are delighted to announce Clara Woodie as the 2023 winner of our Elton Prize early career researcher award Clara received the award for her paper, “long transients and dendritic network structure affect spatial predator–prey dynamics in experimental microcosms“. The award is given to the best article in the journal by an author at the start of their career and was picked from a shortlist … Continue reading Winner announced: 2023 Elton Prize
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This blog post is provided by Adam Meyer and Shawn Leroux and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “A theory for context-dependent effects of mammalian trampling on ecosystem nitrogen cycling”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Adam Meyer is a PhD candidate in terrestrial ecosystem ecology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He uses mathematical models and empirical field studies to understand … Continue reading Modelling trampling effects of large herbivores on ecosystem processes
Garben Logghe gives us information on his paper, “arthropod food webs predicted from body size ratios are improved by incorporating prey defensive properties“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. about the paper The world is currently facing a serious biodiversity crisis, with species disappearing at alarming rates. What often goes unnoticed is the loss of … Continue reading Garben Logghe – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #TheStoryBehindThePaper
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This blog post is provided by Catherine Sheard and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Anthropogenic nest material use in a global sample of birds”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This study investigates patterns in the use of artificial materials in bird nests. I had been collecting data on bird nests for a number of years, including thinking about how … Continue reading What kind of birds put artificial materials into their nests?
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This blog post is provided by Daire Carroll from the Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Gothenburg University and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “120-years of ecological monitoring data shows that the risk of overhunting is increased by environmental degradation for an isolated marine mammal population: the Baltic grey seal“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In the paper, they explore … Continue reading Managing wildlife in a changing environment: the case of the Baltic grey seal
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Denna blog är skriven av Daire Carroll från Instutitionen för Biologi och Miljövetenskaper vid Göteborgs Universitet, här beskrivs #HistorienBakomArtikeln för den vetenskapliga artikeln “120-years of ecological monitoring data shows that the risk of overhunting is increased by environmental degradation for an isolated marine mammal population: the Baltic grey seal”, detta är en artikel som nyligen publicerades i Journal of Animal Ecology. I denna artikel undersöks … Continue reading Förvaltning av vilda djurpopulationer i en föränderlig värld: fallet med Östersjöns gråsälar
Joe Woodman gives us information on his paper, “disentangling the causes of age-assortative mating in bird populations with contrasting life-history strategies“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. About the paper: Age is a fundamental trait which affects almost all aspects of life, and the importance of age in influencing the ecological processing of wild populations … Continue reading Joseph Woodman – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #TheStoryBehindThePaper
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This blog post is provided by Janine Mistrick and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Effects of food supplementation and helminth removal on space use and spatial overlap in wild rodent populations”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This study leverages a large-scale field experiment in southern Finland to investigate how ecological factors affect spatial behaviour in wild rodents. Janine Mistrick, … Continue reading Voles in space: food resources and intestinal parasites impact spatial behaviour in wild rodents
Miguel Gomez gives us information on his paper, “interactions between fitness components across the life cycle constrain competitor coexistence“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. About the paper: Understanding how biodiversity is maintained has been one of the main topics of my research. At the community level, this question is often framed as what mechanisms … Continue reading Miguel Gomez – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #StoryBehindThePaper
Sarah Raymond gives us information on her paper, “COVID-19 lockdowns and citizen science data reveal novel insights into species’ vulnerability to mortality on roads“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about her story. About the paper: Roads are an integral and much-valued part of modern human society, but ecologically they represent a novel ecosystem, i.e. human-built, modified or … Continue reading Sarah Raymond – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #StoryBehindThePaper
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