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The middle-out ecology movement

This blog post is provided by David Jachowski and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Support for the size-mediated sensitivity hypothesis within a diverse carnivore community”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they explore the role of often overlooked meso-predators in ecosystems. Popularity of large carnivores has long infiltrated ecology. Open any ecology textbook and you will find a case … Continue reading The middle-out ecology movement

Impact of land use on emerging diseases: a One Health perspective

How do rapid changes in the world around us affect the risk of emerging diseases in people and wildlife? Olivier Restif, Lucinda Kirkpatrick, Sandra Telfer, David Redding, Harriet Bartlett, Orly Razgour, Greg Albery, and Sophie Vanwambeke report on their thematic session presented at the Ecology Across Borders event held in Liverpool, December 2021. Despite its exceptional impact, the COVID-19 pandemic is only the latest in … Continue reading Impact of land use on emerging diseases: a One Health perspective