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Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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Publishing analytical, practical and conceptual advances in methods across all areas of ecology and evolutionary biology. A @britishecologicalsociety.org journal.
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🚨 Our October Issue is now out!🚨

This cover image shows a close-up of an adult male jackdaw (Corvus monedula), part of a long-term monitoring population in Lleida, Catalunya, Spain 🐦‍⬛ 🌍 🧪

Find out more about the cover image and read the whole issue here 👇
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Gallois et al. present a roadmap for designing and implementing multi-modal LLMs to answer ecological research questions. Read more here 👇

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November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Why #publish with Methods in Ecology and Evolution? 🌿

Your go-to journal for innovative methods in ecology & evolution—publishing #research, tools, reviews & perspectives that drive real impact.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/FLCn50XlTKK

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November 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
📖Published📖

Check out MEE's new review article 👉 Full decomposition of phenotypic variance in dichotomous traits: New methods and key implications for behaviour, demography and evolutionary ecology 🌍 🧪

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November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Join the ENDEMIC Network on 4 November for a webinar that focuses on how to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace and at university for neurodivergent ecologists at any career stage.

Register now 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/rkknflximp
November 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Time to rethink nature conservation?

Ecologists call for an ecosystem approach to halt UK wildlife decline and protect the vital services nature provides us in our new report with @nationaltrust.org.uk 

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November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
We are looking for contributors to our series on the Methods Blog, exploring the experiences of ecologists conducting research in remote field stations during the holiday season 🎄

See previous blogs here 👉 buff.ly/MnMcRqG (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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The #JournalSpotlight Methods in Ecology and Evolution drives new methods in ecology and evolutionary biology—making them accessible for researchers everywhere.

It’s your forum for the latest breakthroughs.

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November 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🚨 Our November Issue is now out!🚨

The cover image shows a Red Kangaroo (Osphranter rufus) in eastern Australia curiously watching as authors installed autonomous audio recorders 🦘 🌍 🧪

Find out more about the cover image and read the whole issue here 👇
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November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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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
📖Published📖

Check out our new perspective article 👉 A framework for capturing indirect impacts in site-level screening for biodiversity risks

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November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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)

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November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Check out our new blog by Josefine Umlauft!

Find out more about using seismic data to measure tree sway 🌴 🍃

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November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Mauger et al. propose SINgle-CEll REads Decontamination through Automatic Taxonomic Assignation (SINCERE-DATA) workflow, an adaptable and universal SCG library preparation protocol and an automated data decontamination tool 🦠

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November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🎃 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
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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
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🚨 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
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🚨 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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📣Join our free online workshop!

Dr. Lina Mühlbauer talks about her team's development of a low-cost, high resolution sensor network to measure microclimate with hardware that is cheap, easy to purchase and that uses freely available software 💡🌿

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AER Live - DIY sensors for high-resolution microclimate monitoring: Lessons learnt and future perspectives - British Ecological Society
This session discusses the development of a low-cost, high resolution sensor network to measure microclimate with hardware that is cheap, easy to purchase and that uses freely available software.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Welcome to Wiley Ecology, Environment & Sustainability! 🌱🌍

Your go-to for the latest in #SustainableAgriculture, #Ecology, #Environment, #PlantScience, #Geography, and more. Follow us for research highlights, insights, and breakthroughs shaping a sustainable future.
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📖Published📖

Yan et al. develop a new wood–leaf separation algorithm designed to achieve both high classification accuracy and structural completeness from the trunk to high-order branches🌳🍃 Read the article here 👇

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October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
New blog post alert! 🚨

Read about a new tool to track stress of marine invertebrates with heartbeats 🐚 💓

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Peering through the shell: tracking stress with heartbeats
Post provided by Lima F. P.; Pereira F. L.; Loureiro B.; Humet M.; Seabra R. How can we tell when an animal is stressed, long before it dies? For marine invertebrates like mussels, limpets, oysters…
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October 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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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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Check out Hollins et al. new research article 👉 Home-range spillover in habitats with impassable boundaries: Causes, biases and corrections using autocorrelated kernel density estimation 🐟
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October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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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
📖Published📖

In this study, authors developed a revised optimality-based model (R-OPT) that integrates the mechanistic Farquhar–Medlyn photosynthesis model with the default OPT to improve spring phenology modelling 👇

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Improving leaf spring phenology modelling for temperate tree species: An integration of the Farquhar–Medlyn photosynthesis model with the optimality‐based approach
Spring leaf phenology in temperate tree species is highly sensitive to climate change and significantly affects plant photosynthetic performance, resource utilization, competition and trophic inte...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM