News and Opinion - British Ecological Society

Remote camera network tracks Antarctic species at low cost

A new method turns static images into useful data on the timing and success of penguin reproduction.

Lifting the economy on hawks' wings

This Journal of Applied Ecology study is the first to measure regional job creation aided by the activity of native predators.

British Ecological Society launches new journal: People and Nature

An open access journal exploring the relationships between humans and nature.

White shark researchers tap data from electronic tags to gain insights into survival rate for young sharks

Tagging in Southern California and Mexico shows most shark deaths due to unintentional capture in fishing gear.

Great Welsh science helps solve pollinator puzzle

Understanding the role of hoverfly pollination.

What will be the next big issues to impact the environment?

Help identify the next big conservation and environmental issues on the horizon.

Using mathematical models to save forests

How can small changes in the climate have big impacts on forest health?

Seaweeds shelter calcifying marine life from acidifying oceans

Seaweeds create a chemical microenvironment at their surface, providing refuge for calcifying organisms that are at risk from decreasing oceanic pH.

How barbastelle bats trick moths that are able to hear their echolocation calls

Researchers have found that the rare European barbastelle bats sneak up on unsuspecting moths by gradually emitting ever fainter calls as they come closer.

Uncoordinated trade policies aid alien bee invasions

Patagonia may lose its only native bumblebee species due to invasions by alien bee species sanctioned by government policy.

Finding the Common Ground

Read the BES Agricultural Ecology Special Interest Group's report on finding the common ground for a future agriculture policy.

A big picture for the big island

A recent study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology provides a range of options to protect and restore Hawaii's valuable marine ecosystems for the future.

Scientists study the effects of wildfire management on California avian populations

In California’s iconic shrubland ecosystem, wildfire management can devastate wild bird populations and fire-risk reduction is only temporary.

The Environmental Audit Committee launches inquiry into the 25-Year Plan for the Environment.

Contribute to the BES response to the Environment Audit Committee's inquiry into the 25 year plan to improve the environment.

Protecting piping plovers

Without considering a growing predator population, counting methods may not accurately predict future plover population sizes.