News and Opinion - British Ecological Society

Grasslands enjoying a wider biodiversity have more resilience against parasitic plants.

Oak processionary moth and ash dieback are among the most notorious tree pests and diseases introduced into the UK.

Mountain hare numbers on moorlands in the eastern Highlands have declined to less than one per cent of their initial levels.

Protected riverbank habitats within areas of oil palm cultivation can play a key role in reducing the negative impacts on tropical bird numbers.

Help the BES Scottish Policy Group respond to Stage 1 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Bill

Research into how these large grazers influence the expansion of exotic plant species in aquatic systems.

Trees in Belgium have advanced the timing of leafing and flowering in response to recent temperature changes.

Two-year field experiment focused on how mason bees in the southwestern United States will respond to a warmer future climate.

What would a resilient network look like and how can it be assessed?

A new framework for identifying specific coral reefs, “oases,” in the world’s oceans where corals appear to be thriving.

An international research team analysed hundreds of disparate datasets of plant life‐history strategies.

MSc students reflect on our Scottish Policy Group's policy training workshop

A British Ecological Society funded study found that this butterfly species travels an annual distance of 12,000 km across the Sahara Desert.

Looking back at our latest policy discussion event in Inverness.

A science exhibit at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham.