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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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Our November issue is now available! 🦗🌎🧪

Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️

Read it in full👇
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Landscape & crop diversity contributes to greater yield stability 🌱🌏

Promoting diverse agricultural landscapes with balanced heterogeneity can enhance the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change & contribute to long-term food security 📈🧪

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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Good habitat & group living mitigate nest failure from predation & flooding in a riparian bird 🐦

Proposes conservation management actions should aim at improving the quality of riparian habitat & preserving existing areas of high P. aquaticus density 🌏 🧪

🔗https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70181
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Fire severity reduces tick populations, but landscape context shapes their recovery 📊

Using field data, remote sensing, and SEMs, this research offer a scalable approach to monitor ecosystem and disease vector responses to wildfire 🛰️🧪🌎 @samsambado.bsky.social

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November 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Seven consecutive annual fires promote the richness, abundance, & resilience of the Cerrado grass layer 🔥🌎

Grasses benefit much more from frequent fires than from the prolonged fire-suppression regimes that hinder their communities 🌱🧪

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November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Old-growth forests are vital for Madagascar’s endemic amphibians, but agroforests can also contribute to conservation, especially when managed with thick leaf litter & large native trees 🐸🌲

Promoting biodiversity-friendly practices aligns farming with conservation 🌎🧪

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November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Mammals with large home ranges, low reproductive rates & small body sizes are most vulnerable to roads: A meta-analysis 🛣️🌎🧪

Proposes that we should maintain low road densities & install small-mesh mitigation fencing along roads 🧱

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November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Where will species go as the world changes? 🌍

Suggests that practitioners can find more reliable answers by pairing long-term biodiversity monitoring with dynamic models 📊🧪

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November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Taking action for biodiversity means you're taking action for people too💪

🏙️🌳More biodiversity in cities = better physical & mental health, healthier childhood development & stronger social connections

@peopleandnature.bsky.social research in @theguardian.com 🧪

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health
Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world
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November 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Our newest Special Feature, "Implications of Changing Snowscapes for Animal Ecology", is now accepting proposals. It aims to highlight the importance of changing snow conditions in animal ecology. 🌨️
Read more and submit your proposal here:
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November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our November issue is now available! 🦗🌎🧪

Featuring a range of topics such as...
📈Unmasking the drivers of jellyfish blooms🪼
🔥The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity🌲
🐝Enhancing pollinator habitats in urban landscapes🏘️

Read it in full👇
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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How do large native trees and leaf litter promote amphibian diversity in Malagasy agroforests?

See the first PhD chapter of Lovasoa Rakotozafy, just out in @jappliedecology.bsky.social!

doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Semi-natural habitats are key for farmland biodiversity but their quality is often low due to high exposure to fertilizers 🌾🧪

A new study shows that more frequent cutting can create diverse vegetation even in highly productive habitats ✂️🌏

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November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Register for our next MEE live!

Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! 🧬 ⭐

⏰ 27 November 2025, 16:30-17:30pm (GMT)

Find out more and register 👇

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November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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During the course of Black History Month, we have been collating a resource page of blogs, networks, literature and more, with the aim of consistently supporting and elevating Black ecologists.
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🎃 How are you celebrating spooky season? Help usher in Halloween with this blog post of some of our spookiest publications this year... If you dare! 👻🧪

🏰 Read the blog here: appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/10/30/2...
To help usher in Halloween, let’s take a look at some recent articles from Journal of Applied Ecology that explore different spooky animals and their environments! Bats are probably the first creat…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚨 Did you miss yesterday's webinar on 'Understanding the policy context of Integrated Nature-Climate Action'? 🚨

Don't fret! 🌎🧪

You can watch the full presentations and discussion over on our YouTube: youtu.be/KuytewU1-Vs?...
Understanding the policy context of Integrated Nature-Climate Action: Webinar
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October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🚨 Two days remaining 🚨

You don't have long left to apply to join the editorial team as a Research Highlights Editor! 📚🌏🧪

This role would be ideal for an Early Career Researcher looking to gain experience in editing ✍️

More info here 👇
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Research Highlights Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology - British Ecological Society
Join the editorial board on Journal of Applied Ecology! Apply by 01 Nov 2025.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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We are happy to introduce the Soil Ecology SIG @britishecologicalsociety.org! Our aim is to connect soil ecology researchers across career stages, facilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration. Check out www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan... and feel free to get in touch!
Soil Ecology Group - British Ecological Society
Understanding the vital ecosystem services provided by soil
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October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Watch Applied Ecology Resources' recent online workshop: 'Biodiversity and Nature Reporting for Complex Global Supply Chains' 🌿
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Sign up to our next one on the 4th of November! 👇
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October 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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On Wednesday I will be moderating a webinar organized by the @jappliedecology.bsky.social on Integrated Nature-Climate Action (i.e. Beyond Nature-based Solutions)

This will be lead by Drs Hollie Folkard-Tapp & Nathalie Pettorelli
Register soon!
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Understanding the policy context of Integrated Nature-Climate Action - British Ecological Society
Join Journal of Applied Ecology for their first ever online webinar and learn more about Integrated Nature-Climate Action!
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October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Dense and continuous pine plantations fuel severe wildfires and hinder recovery 🔥

Reducing tree density can lower impacts, guiding more resilient afforestation and fire management strategies in Mediterranean ecosystems 🌲

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October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Our webinar discussing how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change is tomorrow! ⏰🌏🧪

You can still register for free, below 👇
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October 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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In our new paper, we provide a tool (datasets, model and codes) to help identify vulture feeding hotspots, supporting efforts to combat scavenger poisoning.

#ornithology #RaptorResearch 🧪🌍
@jappliedecology.bsky.social

Read it here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Spain's fire-ridden summer 2025 sparked big debates about how forests are managed. Now new research in @jappliedecology.bsky.social shows that pine plantations in Spain can increase fire severity, that post-fire recovery is rare, & but that tree density management can help tinyurl.com/mf33xrt8
The legacy of pine plantations on fire severity
Our findings provide quantitative evidence that pine plantations can exacerbate fire severity under contemporary climate conditions, and that, once burned, these areas seldom recover. Effective spati....
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October 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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We are excited to announce the winners of the 2025 BES Awards, honouring 11 distinguished ecologists whose contributions have greatly benefited the scientific community and the Society as a whole. 

Huge congratulations to all the winners 👏
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM