News and Opinion - British Ecological Society

Joint ‘Virtual Issue’ with the Ecological Society of America

To coincide with the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Annual Meeting, which will be held from 6-11 August 2017 in Portland, we are launching our first cross-society, cross-journal virtual issue through our common publishing partner Wiley.

Press Release: Know your enemy - Exposing threatened species to predators improves evasive behaviours

A study of burrowing bettongs shows how exposing threatened species to small numbers of predators in the wild teaches them how to avoid their enemies.

Press Release: Choice of winter cover crop mixture steers summer crop yield

New research shows that the productivity of a next main crop can be manipulated through the choice of species in a preceding winter cover crop mixture.

BES Journals at Macroecology of Alien Species Symposium

Register now for The Macroecology of Alien Species: Patterns, Drivers and Consequences of Global Biotic Exchange and read our invasive species Virtual Issue

Press Release: Corn Seed Treatment Insecticides Pose Risks to Honey Bees, Yield Benefits Elusive

New research in the Journal of Applied Ecology finds honey bees are at risk from neonicotinoids that show no improvement to crop yield

Press release: A sting in the tail: high-speed video captures death stalker scorpion's strike

A sting in the tail: high-speed video captures death stalker scorpion's strike

International Women's Day 2017

A day to celebrate the impact of women in ecology – a series of blog posts from the BES journals.

Workshop Roundup: Best Practice for Archiving Code

Missed the Code Archiving workshop at the Annual Meeting in Liverpool? Here is a summary.

VIDEO: What is the future of peer review in ecology?

Interested in the future of peer review in ecology? Watch the video of our panel discussion on peer review from the BES Annual Meeting.

Parliamentary inquiry on research integrity – contribute to our response

Help shape our response to the Science and Technology Committee's inquiry

New Special Feature: Plant Pollinator Interactions from Flower to Landscape

New Special Feature: Plant-pollinator interactions from flower to landscape

What is the future of peer review in ecology?

Did you miss our panel discussion on the future of peer review in ecology at the BES annual meeting? Read our blog about it here...

Celebrating 30 years of Functional Ecology at BES 2016

Celebrating 30 years of Functional Ecology at the BES Annual Meeting in Liverpool

BES Journals Virtual Issue: National Tree Week

The BES journals National Tree Week Virtual Issue contains articles that highlight the global importance of trees and forests. Free for a limited time.

BES Journals Virtual Issue: Ecology and Evolution in Ireland

BES journals and Irish Ecological Association Virtual Issue complimenting the first IEA annual meeting