Ecological Reviews
In this Series | Editorial Board | Ecological Review Proposals | How to Order | Annual Symposium Series | Special Symposium Series
Ecological Reviews is a book series developed jointly by the British Ecological Society and Cambridge University Press. This series publishes books at the cutting edge of modern ecology, providing a forum for current topics that are likely to be of long-term importance to the progress of the field. The books aim to set high international standards in ecological sciences.
The series consists of edited, multi-author volumes and each volume provides a synthesis of understanding of a topic that has achieved a critical mass of knowledge in the past five to six years. Ecological Reviews includes commissioned volumes, as well as those arising from BES Symposia, and the series is intended to be a source of ideas and inspiration for ecologists at all levels – from graduate students to more established researchers and professionals.
In this Series
Trait-Mediated Indirect Interactions. Ohgushi, Schmitz and Holt (Eds)
December 2012. ISBN 9780521173131 NEW!
Birds and Habitat. Fuller
November 2012. ISBN 9780521722339
The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites. Iason, Dicke and Hartley (Eds)
April 2012. ISBN 9780521157124
Urban Ecology. Gaston (Ed)
September 2010. ISBN 9780521760973
Ecosystem Ecology. Raffaelli and Frid (Eds)
March 2010. ISBN 9780521513494
Ecology of Industrial Pollution. Batty and Hallberg (Eds)
February 2010. ISBN 9780521514460
Speciation and Patterns of Diversity. Butlin, Bridle and Schluter (Eds)
January 2009. ISBN 9780521709637
Body Size: The Structure and Function of Aquatic Ecosystems. Hildrew, Raffaelli and Edmonds-Brown (Eds)
July 2007. ISBN 9780521861724
Scaling Biodiversity. Storch, Marquet and Brown (Eds)
July 2007. ISBN 9780521876025
Island Colonization. Thornton and New (Eds)
March 2007. ISBN 9780521854849
Biological Diversity and Function in Soils. Bardgett, Usher and Hopkins (Eds)
October 2005. ISBN 9780521609876
Biotic Interactions in the Tropics. Burslem, Pinard and Hartley (Eds)
September 2005. ISBN 9780521847070
Editorial Board
The series is overseen by an Editorial Board comprising:
Hefin Jones (Cardiff University, UK): Chair and Series Editor
Mark Bradford (Yale University, USA)
David Burslem (University of Aberdeen, UK)
Alan Gray (CEH Wallingford, UK)
Sue Hartley (University of Sussex, UK)
Mark Hunter (University of Michigan, USA)
Heikki Setala (Helsinki University, Finland)
Phil Warren (University of Sheffield, UK)
Catherine Hill at the BES Editorial Office coordinates all enquiries, as well as the proposal and production processes.
Ecological Review Proposals
The BES considers proposals for Ecological Reviews (whether independent volumes or arising from BES Symposia) via its Publications Committee (proposals for symposium meetings are considered via the Meetings Committee).
The Editorial Office is always pleased to receive proposals for new volumes. A proposal should not exceed one A4 page and must include the working title of the book and your reasons for writing, as well as outline the content of the book and an indication of the intended readership. It is also useful to include information about you and co-editors, as well as suggested contributors.
If approved by the Society’s Publications Committee, a more detailed proposal will be requested for circulation to the Editorial Board.
How to Order
BES members get a 25% discount on the cover price of both Ecological Reviews and volumes in the BES Symposium Series. To order, please visit the CUP website. The BES Symposium Series has published volumes arising from the important annual symposia and special symposia organised by the Society for more than 40 years: the resulting volumes are widely recognised as being landmark contributions to the field (Published Symposia).
The following volumes are available for purchase:
Annual Symposium Series
43. Macroecology: Concepts and Consequences Blackburn and Gaston, 2003
42. Dispersal Ecology Bullock, Kenward and Hails, 2002
41. Ecology: Achievement & Challenge, Press, Huntly and Levin, 2001
40. The Ecological Consequences of Environmental Heterogeneity Hutchings, John and Stewart, 2000
36. Multitrophic Interactions in Terrestrial Systems. Gange and Brown, 1996
33. Genes in Ecology. Berry, Crawford and Hewitt, 1992
30. Towards a More Exact Ecology. Grubb and Whittaker, 1989
Special Symposium Series
15. Genes in the Environment, Hails, Beringer and Godfray, 2002
14. Integrating Ecology and Evolution in a Spatial Context, Silvertown & Antonovics, 2001
13. Ecology of Arctic Environments. Woodin and Marquiss, 1997
To order a copy contact the customer services department at CUP (Tel: 44 (0) 1223 326050) or find out more details on the series at the CUP website.


