News and Opinion - British Ecological Society

Press Release: Lichens and the "health" of ecosystems

It's now possible to use lichen as a truly global ecological indicator.

Innovative measure enables identification of threats to biodiversity

A new measurement system, Relative Impact Potential, allows rapid and accurate assessment of potential threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services from invasive alien species

Press release: Research provides first signs of python effects on Florida ecosystems

New research in Journal of Applied Ecology suggests invasion of the Burmese python could dramatically alter the Everglades’ ecosystem.

Living in interesting times: monitoring the policy tides at the BES Annual Meeting

Rob Brooker identifies some of the key policy related messages to come through at the 2016 BES Annual Meeting

Environmental Audit Committee calls for a new Environmental Protection Act

New Environmental Audit Committee report cites BES written and oral evidence

Q&A: Cryptic frogs, counting chirps and conservation

Q&A on new research in Journal of Applied Ecology on acoustic monitoring of a cryptic frog species.

Book your place on our first mid-career grant writing retreat

Would you like support writing large grant applications? This retreat brings together people of the same career stage with successful grant winners.

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...

Vaccinating badgers against TB does not change their behaviour

Rosie Woodroffe discusses the benefits of vaccinating badgers against TB and her new publication in Journal of Applied Ecology.

Press Release: Why plants eat faeces when they could eat flesh

A new study published in Journal of Ecology asks what drives a carnivorous pitcher plant to abandon eating meat in favour of a diet of bat faeces.

Celebrating 30 years of Functional Ecology at BES 2016

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

Join our Brexit Policy Working Group

Help shape our engagement with the challenges and opportunities of leaving the EU.

Science and Technology Committee inquiry: Genomics and genome-editing

Contribute your views on the future of genomics and genome-editing include the impact on wildlife and ecosystems

British Ecological Society joins meeting to discuss Brexit with Government Minister

The BES joined a number of organisations at the Zoological Society of London to discuss the challenges and opportunities of Brexit for the environmental sciences and conservation.

Scottish Biodiversity Conference: Connecting people and the environment

A range of interesting perspectives and new ideas featured at the 2016 Scottish Biodiversity Science Conference