Journal of Applied Ecology
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Driving forward the field of applied ecology through a high-quality evidence base for scientists, managers and policymakers. A @britishecologicalsociety.org journal.
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NEW EDITORIAL! 💡
Using data to construct tripartite networks & models 📊, we found that editorial diversification helps make peer review more inclusive & better aligned with the global distribution of ecological research 🌐
Find out more 👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Using data to construct tripartite networks & models 📊, we found that editorial diversification helps make peer review more inclusive & better aligned with the global distribution of ecological research 🌐
Find out more 👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Have you ever considered how birds can be brought back to Mediterranean heathlands by mechanical cutting and prescribed burning? 🐦 🔥 🧪
Find out more in our handy Plain Language Summary below! 👇 🌎
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Find out more in our handy Plain Language Summary below! 👇 🌎
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Bringing back birds to Mediterranean heathlands one cut and one burn at a time
For centuries, the heathlands of Tuscany in north-central Italy were used to graze livestock and to harvest heather for making brooms (the old witch-style ones) and other wares. These traditional l…
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February 2, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Have you ever considered how birds can be brought back to Mediterranean heathlands by mechanical cutting and prescribed burning? 🐦 🔥 🧪
Find out more in our handy Plain Language Summary below! 👇 🌎
appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/02/02/b...
Find out more in our handy Plain Language Summary below! 👇 🌎
appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/02/02/b...
📖Published!
Assessing the success of a horizon scanning approach in predicting invasive non-native species arrival🐀
This paper highlights the importance of citizen science, including biological recording, and of local expertise for detecting and documenting arrival of INNS👇️
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Assessing the success of a horizon scanning approach in predicting invasive non-native species arrival🐀
This paper highlights the importance of citizen science, including biological recording, and of local expertise for detecting and documenting arrival of INNS👇️
buff.ly/2Uhrl97
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📖Published!
Assessing the success of a horizon scanning approach in predicting invasive non-native species arrival🐀
This paper highlights the importance of citizen science, including biological recording, and of local expertise for detecting and documenting arrival of INNS👇️
buff.ly/2Uhrl97
Assessing the success of a horizon scanning approach in predicting invasive non-native species arrival🐀
This paper highlights the importance of citizen science, including biological recording, and of local expertise for detecting and documenting arrival of INNS👇️
buff.ly/2Uhrl97
📖 Published!
A range-wide full-annual-cycle model informs conservation of a declining migratory shorebird🐥🌊
Using population growth rates to link local, season-specific data to model full-annual-cycle dynamics could guide the conservation of migratory species
Read more: buff.ly/ezoou8z
A range-wide full-annual-cycle model informs conservation of a declining migratory shorebird🐥🌊
Using population growth rates to link local, season-specific data to model full-annual-cycle dynamics could guide the conservation of migratory species
Read more: buff.ly/ezoou8z
January 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
📖 Published!
A range-wide full-annual-cycle model informs conservation of a declining migratory shorebird🐥🌊
Using population growth rates to link local, season-specific data to model full-annual-cycle dynamics could guide the conservation of migratory species
Read more: buff.ly/ezoou8z
A range-wide full-annual-cycle model informs conservation of a declining migratory shorebird🐥🌊
Using population growth rates to link local, season-specific data to model full-annual-cycle dynamics could guide the conservation of migratory species
Read more: buff.ly/ezoou8z
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Just the smell of predators, like lynx, is enough to limit sapling damage from deer overbrowsing, according to new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social
The lynx effect: how the smell of predators could help forest restoration - BES
The lynx effect: how the smell of predators could help forest restoration - BES is the largest scientific society for ecologists in Europe. We're working towards a world in which nature and people thrive.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Just the smell of predators, like lynx, is enough to limit sapling damage from deer overbrowsing, according to new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social
Ever wondered what might happen belowground when invasive species are controlled? 💭🌎🧪
Check out our latest Plain Language Summary to learn more in a quick-to-read format! 📖
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Check out our latest Plain Language Summary to learn more in a quick-to-read format! 📖
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appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/01/29/w...
What happens belowground when invasive species are controlled?
A better understanding of what happens belowground when restoring coastal vegetation may be useful to better plan restoration. However, little is known about what happens belowground when invasive …
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January 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Ever wondered what might happen belowground when invasive species are controlled? 💭🌎🧪
Check out our latest Plain Language Summary to learn more in a quick-to-read format! 📖
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appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/01/29/w...
Check out our latest Plain Language Summary to learn more in a quick-to-read format! 📖
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appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/01/29/w...
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All flavours of applied ecologists are welcome to apply!
If you're an active researcher or practitioner working in the field of applied ecology - why not apply to join us as an Associate Editor?🌍
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 AM
All flavours of applied ecologists are welcome to apply!
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Did you catch Tom's keynote at our latest Annual Meeting in Edinburgh?
Is the collective will to tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis slipping down the political agenda? If so, how do we turn this around?
Tom will be exploring this in a fascinating-sounding talk in Norwich later this year👇
Is the collective will to tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis slipping down the political agenda? If so, how do we turn this around?
Tom will be exploring this in a fascinating-sounding talk in Norwich later this year👇
The @britishecologicalsociety.org conf' in Edinburgh renewed my mojo for pushing the battle scarred environmental message. So many passionate, active people dedicating professional lives to nature. Thanks @davyfalkner.bsky.social It is the foundation for an upcoming talk in Norwich bit.ly/49RtM2U
Green Shoots presents The Mend of the World: An Evening with Tom Heap - Norwich Arts Centre
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January 28, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Did you catch Tom's keynote at our latest Annual Meeting in Edinburgh?
Is the collective will to tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis slipping down the political agenda? If so, how do we turn this around?
Tom will be exploring this in a fascinating-sounding talk in Norwich later this year👇
Is the collective will to tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis slipping down the political agenda? If so, how do we turn this around?
Tom will be exploring this in a fascinating-sounding talk in Norwich later this year👇
If you're an active researcher or practitioner working in the field of applied ecology - why not apply to join us as an Associate Editor?🌍
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM
If you're an active researcher or practitioner working in the field of applied ecology - why not apply to join us as an Associate Editor?🌍
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪
Find out more 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
New Paper!
🔎 Microplastic biodegradability does not modify plant carbon input in soil but accelerate soil carbon loss in agroecosystems🌱♻️
Find out more: buff.ly/lZJkLCX
🔎 Microplastic biodegradability does not modify plant carbon input in soil but accelerate soil carbon loss in agroecosystems🌱♻️
Find out more: buff.ly/lZJkLCX
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
New Paper!
🔎 Microplastic biodegradability does not modify plant carbon input in soil but accelerate soil carbon loss in agroecosystems🌱♻️
Find out more: buff.ly/lZJkLCX
🔎 Microplastic biodegradability does not modify plant carbon input in soil but accelerate soil carbon loss in agroecosystems🌱♻️
Find out more: buff.ly/lZJkLCX
As we near #IPBES12, we’re sharing a range of research from the @britishecologicalsociety.org journals which highlight important approaches and evidence to aid The Business and Biodiversity Assessment 📖 🌎 🧪
Read the collection 👇
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Read the collection 👇
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January 26, 2026 at 9:53 AM
As we near #IPBES12, we’re sharing a range of research from the @britishecologicalsociety.org journals which highlight important approaches and evidence to aid The Business and Biodiversity Assessment 📖 🌎 🧪
Read the collection 👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Read the collection 👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
🔎Antarctica may be vulnerable to invasion by Poa annua from a range of populations around the globe
Poa annua L. is the only plant species that successfully invaded Antarctica, despite its high isolation and extreme environmental conditions🌱 🗻
Find out more:https://buff.ly/InELGux
Poa annua L. is the only plant species that successfully invaded Antarctica, despite its high isolation and extreme environmental conditions🌱 🗻
Find out more:https://buff.ly/InELGux
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 AM
🔎Antarctica may be vulnerable to invasion by Poa annua from a range of populations around the globe
Poa annua L. is the only plant species that successfully invaded Antarctica, despite its high isolation and extreme environmental conditions🌱 🗻
Find out more:https://buff.ly/InELGux
Poa annua L. is the only plant species that successfully invaded Antarctica, despite its high isolation and extreme environmental conditions🌱 🗻
Find out more:https://buff.ly/InELGux
🔎 High-resolution multi-sensor technology reveals low collision risk to seabirds in offshore wind farms
These results highlight the need to revise collision risk assessments by applying high meso-avoidance rates and very high micro-avoidance rates for seabirds🕊️ 🌍
Read more:https://buff.ly/VmQ7gGC
These results highlight the need to revise collision risk assessments by applying high meso-avoidance rates and very high micro-avoidance rates for seabirds🕊️ 🌍
Read more:https://buff.ly/VmQ7gGC
January 22, 2026 at 8:15 AM
🔎 High-resolution multi-sensor technology reveals low collision risk to seabirds in offshore wind farms
These results highlight the need to revise collision risk assessments by applying high meso-avoidance rates and very high micro-avoidance rates for seabirds🕊️ 🌍
Read more:https://buff.ly/VmQ7gGC
These results highlight the need to revise collision risk assessments by applying high meso-avoidance rates and very high micro-avoidance rates for seabirds🕊️ 🌍
Read more:https://buff.ly/VmQ7gGC
New paper!🖥️
Tracking terrestrial wildlife with environmental DNA: Methods designed by and for Indigenous organizations🧬 🏔️
This research provides a robust and unique comparison of eDNA sampling methods for the detection of terrestrial species 🦌
Read more: buff.ly/D7iwFqJ
Tracking terrestrial wildlife with environmental DNA: Methods designed by and for Indigenous organizations🧬 🏔️
This research provides a robust and unique comparison of eDNA sampling methods for the detection of terrestrial species 🦌
Read more: buff.ly/D7iwFqJ
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 AM
New paper!🖥️
Tracking terrestrial wildlife with environmental DNA: Methods designed by and for Indigenous organizations🧬 🏔️
This research provides a robust and unique comparison of eDNA sampling methods for the detection of terrestrial species 🦌
Read more: buff.ly/D7iwFqJ
Tracking terrestrial wildlife with environmental DNA: Methods designed by and for Indigenous organizations🧬 🏔️
This research provides a robust and unique comparison of eDNA sampling methods for the detection of terrestrial species 🦌
Read more: buff.ly/D7iwFqJ
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🚨 new podcast episode!
🐧 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "record phenological responses to climate change in three sympatric penguin species".
🎙️ listen to the episode in english here: buff.ly/oUyixWX
🎙️ Escucha el episodio en español aquí: buff.ly/Kfb2bkH
🐧 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "record phenological responses to climate change in three sympatric penguin species".
🎙️ listen to the episode in english here: buff.ly/oUyixWX
🎙️ Escucha el episodio en español aquí: buff.ly/Kfb2bkH
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
🚨 new podcast episode!
🐧 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "record phenological responses to climate change in three sympatric penguin species".
🎙️ listen to the episode in english here: buff.ly/oUyixWX
🎙️ Escucha el episodio en español aquí: buff.ly/Kfb2bkH
🐧 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "record phenological responses to climate change in three sympatric penguin species".
🎙️ listen to the episode in english here: buff.ly/oUyixWX
🎙️ Escucha el episodio en español aquí: buff.ly/Kfb2bkH
Did you know that we're looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board? 🌍💭
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below! 👇
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below! 👇
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Did you know that we're looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board? 🌍💭
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below! 👇
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
If you'd like to help shape the publishing landscape of the BES journals, find out more below! 👇
britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...
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Some empirical evidence that diversifying editorial boards benefit journals via impact on reviewer selection. Nice work @martin-nunez.bsky.social
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Room for optimism: Editor–reviewer interaction networks reveal positive outcomes of enhanced board diversity
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January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Some empirical evidence that diversifying editorial boards benefit journals via impact on reviewer selection. Nice work @martin-nunez.bsky.social
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/WADIGJ...
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New paper, Great news:
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
New paper, Great news:
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We have been saying for years that making the editorial board more diverse was needed
We now show that diverse team of editors makes for more diverse reviewers
More Inclusive=Better Science
Things are getting better on this❤️
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📖Published!
Soil depth-dependent relationships between biodiversity and function in subtropical forest conversion 🌴
Our results indicate that the effect of forest conversion on biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships depends on soil depth🌱
Read more: buff.ly/ICFq3Ya
Soil depth-dependent relationships between biodiversity and function in subtropical forest conversion 🌴
Our results indicate that the effect of forest conversion on biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships depends on soil depth🌱
Read more: buff.ly/ICFq3Ya
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 AM
📖Published!
Soil depth-dependent relationships between biodiversity and function in subtropical forest conversion 🌴
Our results indicate that the effect of forest conversion on biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships depends on soil depth🌱
Read more: buff.ly/ICFq3Ya
Soil depth-dependent relationships between biodiversity and function in subtropical forest conversion 🌴
Our results indicate that the effect of forest conversion on biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships depends on soil depth🌱
Read more: buff.ly/ICFq3Ya
NEW EDITORIAL! 💡
Using data to construct tripartite networks & models 📊, we found that editorial diversification helps make peer review more inclusive & better aligned with the global distribution of ecological research 🌐
Find out more 👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Using data to construct tripartite networks & models 📊, we found that editorial diversification helps make peer review more inclusive & better aligned with the global distribution of ecological research 🌐
Find out more 👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
January 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM
NEW EDITORIAL! 💡
Using data to construct tripartite networks & models 📊, we found that editorial diversification helps make peer review more inclusive & better aligned with the global distribution of ecological research 🌐
Find out more 👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Using data to construct tripartite networks & models 📊, we found that editorial diversification helps make peer review more inclusive & better aligned with the global distribution of ecological research 🌐
Find out more 👇
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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🚨 new podcast episode!
🦫 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "habitat heterogeneity and food availability in beaver-engineered streams foster bat richness, activity and feeding".
🎙️ listen to the full episode here: buff.ly/AbdBmjW
🦫 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "habitat heterogeneity and food availability in beaver-engineered streams foster bat richness, activity and feeding".
🎙️ listen to the full episode here: buff.ly/AbdBmjW
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
🚨 new podcast episode!
🦫 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "habitat heterogeneity and food availability in beaver-engineered streams foster bat richness, activity and feeding".
🎙️ listen to the full episode here: buff.ly/AbdBmjW
🦫 this episode explores the story behind the paper, "habitat heterogeneity and food availability in beaver-engineered streams foster bat richness, activity and feeding".
🎙️ listen to the full episode here: buff.ly/AbdBmjW
New Reasearch!🧪
Findings here show that successional forest predicts greater kissing bug infestation risk in palm trees, whereas native forest predicts lower kissing bug occurrence but greater infection with T. cruzi 🌴 🐜
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Findings here show that successional forest predicts greater kissing bug infestation risk in palm trees, whereas native forest predicts lower kissing bug occurrence but greater infection with T. cruzi 🌴 🐜
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 AM
New Reasearch!🧪
Findings here show that successional forest predicts greater kissing bug infestation risk in palm trees, whereas native forest predicts lower kissing bug occurrence but greater infection with T. cruzi 🌴 🐜
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Findings here show that successional forest predicts greater kissing bug infestation risk in palm trees, whereas native forest predicts lower kissing bug occurrence but greater infection with T. cruzi 🌴 🐜
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Forest bird diversity increases with fragmentation per se in landscapes following forest gains 🦚 🌳
This study highlights the overarching importance of habitat amount for biodiversity conservation 🌍
🔎 Read more:https://buff.ly/0CifC6c
This study highlights the overarching importance of habitat amount for biodiversity conservation 🌍
🔎 Read more:https://buff.ly/0CifC6c
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Forest bird diversity increases with fragmentation per se in landscapes following forest gains 🦚 🌳
This study highlights the overarching importance of habitat amount for biodiversity conservation 🌍
🔎 Read more:https://buff.ly/0CifC6c
This study highlights the overarching importance of habitat amount for biodiversity conservation 🌍
🔎 Read more:https://buff.ly/0CifC6c
📖Published!
These results provide the first experimental evidence that enhancing structural heterogeneity at the landscape scale can restore multidimensional hoverfly diversity in temperate forests🌲 🪰
Read more:https://buff.ly/XdZNi2J
These results provide the first experimental evidence that enhancing structural heterogeneity at the landscape scale can restore multidimensional hoverfly diversity in temperate forests🌲 🪰
Read more:https://buff.ly/XdZNi2J
January 16, 2026 at 8:15 AM
📖Published!
These results provide the first experimental evidence that enhancing structural heterogeneity at the landscape scale can restore multidimensional hoverfly diversity in temperate forests🌲 🪰
Read more:https://buff.ly/XdZNi2J
These results provide the first experimental evidence that enhancing structural heterogeneity at the landscape scale can restore multidimensional hoverfly diversity in temperate forests🌲 🪰
Read more:https://buff.ly/XdZNi2J
This study provides the first comprehensive, regionally scalable distribution estimates for Seals across the Northwest European Shelf and its constituent countries 🦭 🌍 🌊
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
This study provides the first comprehensive, regionally scalable distribution estimates for Seals across the Northwest European Shelf and its constituent countries 🦭 🌍 🌊
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📖 Published!
Optimal carbon partitioning drives sink potential dynamics in large-scale pine reforestation under climate change
These results contribute to understanding of carbon allocation dynamics in Mediterranean pine reforestation under climate change🌲
Read more:https://buff.ly/I9RALpk
Optimal carbon partitioning drives sink potential dynamics in large-scale pine reforestation under climate change
These results contribute to understanding of carbon allocation dynamics in Mediterranean pine reforestation under climate change🌲
Read more:https://buff.ly/I9RALpk
January 15, 2026 at 8:15 AM
📖 Published!
Optimal carbon partitioning drives sink potential dynamics in large-scale pine reforestation under climate change
These results contribute to understanding of carbon allocation dynamics in Mediterranean pine reforestation under climate change🌲
Read more:https://buff.ly/I9RALpk
Optimal carbon partitioning drives sink potential dynamics in large-scale pine reforestation under climate change
These results contribute to understanding of carbon allocation dynamics in Mediterranean pine reforestation under climate change🌲
Read more:https://buff.ly/I9RALpk