Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth | Case Report 1 - Disabilities

Liesje Mommer talks about using molecular techniques to look at below-ground plant competition and facilitation as the keynote speech for our Mechanisms of Plant Competition symposia.

30 Syys 201322min

At the INTECOL congress held in London in August 2013, Journal of Applied Ecology sponsored a symposium "Putting applied ecology into practice: knowledge and needs for the 21st century" organised by Phil Hulme and E.J. Milner-Gulland. The keynote talk was given by Peter Kareiva, Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy

27 Syys 201331min

How best can international journals support applied ecologists in emerging economies Workshop held at INTECOL congress in London, 20th August 2013 organised by E.J. Milner-Gulland and Jos Barlow, sponsored by Journal of Applied Ecology As the world’s emerging economies (including Brazil, China, India and Russia) continue to develop, there is increasing concern about the likely ecological cost, both at home and internationally. There is an acute and urgent need for influential and effective applied ecologists in these countries, but international ecological discourse is still dominated by science from Europe and the rich, English-speaking world. As a global community of ecologists, we need to be proactive to ensure that we are engaging with the myriad challenges of this new world order. In this workshop we aim to explore the ways in which international journals, their publishers, and ecologists worldwide can support applied ecology in countries with emerging economies. The speakers and organisers bring a diverse range of expertise and perspectives to the workshop, ensuring a lively debate and innovative ideas.

27 Syys 20131h 25min

Music credit: + Artist: Twenty-One: Twenty-Four http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Twenty-One_Twenty-Four/ + Song: Five Cinco (Instrumental) http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Twenty-One_Twenty-Four/Spanglish_XE/06_-_Five_Cinco_Instrumental

24 Syys 201314min

Read "Climatic stress mediates the impacts of herbivory on plant population structure and components of individual fitness" by Louthan et al. via http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.12090/abstract. Music credit: "Silence in Sunshine (Feel The Heat Remix)" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Scallions/Wrecked_by_mGee/06_-_Silence_in_Sunshine_Feel_The_Heat_Remix_Instrumental by The Scallions http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Scallions/

9 Syys 201314min

As part of our new Mechanisms of Plant Competition Special Feature, Susan Schwinning talks to Alan Knapp about plant competition in water-limited environments. Water is the primary factor limiting the growth and productivity of land plants, and fluctuations in plant-available water are ubiquitous in most terrestrial environments, due to variable and unpredictable rainfall. Evolution has produced numerous strategies of compromise between the conflicting goals of maximizing growth and reproduction when water is available and minimizing the risk of mortality when it is not. Because no species is able to pre-empt all opportunities for water and nutrient uptake, many plant species can coexist. However, the mechanisms responsible for making this stable, competitive coexistence possible are often hidden and difficult to study experimentally. Understanding and predicting how plant communities will respond to contemporary climate change remains a challenge to science, but one that can be guided by addressing the fundamental ways in which fluctuations in plant-available water interact with competition, between either adults or seedlings. Schwinning, S., Kelly, C. K. (2013), Plant competition, temporal niches and implications for productivity and adaptability to climate change in water-limited environments. Functional Ecology, 27: 886–897. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12115 For more on this, check out our Special Feature page: http://www.functionalecology.org/view/0/specialfeatures.html

6 Syys 20139min

Ken Thompson, senior editor for Functional Ecology, discusses Simon Pierce's new paper, "Implications for biodiversity conservation of the lack of consensus regarding the humped-back model of species richness and biomass production" http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.12147/abstract

12 Elo 201320min

Music credit: -Song "Silence in Sunshine (Feel The Heat Remix)" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Scallions/Wrecked_by_mGee/06_-_Silence_in_Sunshine_Feel_The_Heat_Remix_Instrumental -Artist The Scallions http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Scallions/

2 Elo 201318min