News and Opinion

Press Release: How Clean are Finnish Rivers?

Press Release: Estimating the Size of Animal Populations from Camera Trap Surveys

Shining a Light on Coastal Light Pollution

Light pollution impacts sealife as much as climate change

Press Release: 'Whispering' keeps humpbacks safe from killer whales, study finds

Newborn humpback whales 'whisper' to their mothers to avoid being overheard by killer whales, researchers have discovered.

Press Release: Conservation measures can increase the risk of bark-beetle damage

New research in Journal of Applied Ecology assesses the conflict between forest restorations for conservation and the risk of pest insect outbreaks.

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

Promoting your work with Kudos

Promote your work with Kudos - a free service for researchers to help explain, share and measure the impact of your work.

Early Career Researcher Awards

The BES journal Editors would like to congratulate the winners for their outstanding papers published in 2016.

International Women's Day 2017

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

Press Release: Harvesting wildlife affected by climate change?

A new polar bear study published in Journal of Applied Ecology aims to balance conservation and subsistence needs.

Press release – Beyond eating: Indirectly, deer change the landscape

A new paper published today in Journal of Ecology looks at how deer affect forest plant composition by altering facets of the forest environment, including light availability, soil compaction, and the thickness of a particular layer of soil.

Press Release: Road salt alternatives alter aquatic ecosystems

New research in Journal of Applied Ecology shows road salt alternatives and additives alter freshwater food webs and ecosystems.

Press Release: Egg white could crack problem of predicting bluetongue outbreaks

A new study in Journal of Applied Ecology has found that a protein in egg white could help control outbreaks of bluetongue virus.

Workshop Roundup: Best Practice for Archiving Code

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

Press Release: Wintering ducks connect isolated wetlands by dispersing plant seeds

Wintering ducks connect isolated wetlands by dispersing plant seeds