BES Facebook pageThe Marsh Book of the Year Award
Books can have a major impact in ecology but academic publishing of books brings relatively little financial reward to authors. This award aims to recognise the contribution authors make to the science of ecology.
The Marsh Book of the Year Award acknowledges the important role that books have in ecology and its development. This prize is funded by the Marsh Christian Trust. It is awarded to the book published in the last two years that has had the greatest influence on the science of ecology or its application. The prize is an honorarium of £1,000 plus a certificate and is open to books published anywhere in the world. The BES normally considers The Marsh Book of the Year Award on an annual basis.
The winners to date are:
2009 - Dr Michael Angilleta, for his book "'Thermal Adaptation: A Theoretical and Empirical Synthesis'"
2008 - Dr Beverley Glover, for her book "Understanding Flowers and Flowering"
2007 - (Prize not running this year)
2006 - Dr David Wilkinson for his book "Fundamental Processes in Ecology: An Earth System Approach"
2005 - Professor Richard Bardgett for his book "The Biology of Soils - A Community and Ecosystem Approach"
2004 - Professor Peter M. Vitousek, for his book "Nutrient Cycling and Limitation: Hawai'i as a Model System"
Nominations must be received by 1 December in any given year and should be sent to the Grants Officer at the BES office in London. Nominations should be by nomination form and should contain the title, authors, publishers and date of publication along with a clear statement on why the book deserves the award.
Publishers can not submit nominations for this award.
Nominators must be current BES members.
