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How to plan an Annual Meeting workshop: 5 tips for success

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How to plan an Annual Meeting workshop: 5 tips for success

You can now submit an idea to run your own workshop at BES2023

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Vote for REED in the National Diversity Awards

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Vote for REED in the National Diversity Awards

The REED Network has been nominated for the National Diversity Awards and they need your vote!

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Dark web wildlife trade investigated by Adelaide research team

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Dark web wildlife trade investigated by Adelaide research team

Researchers have identified 153 species being traded on dark web marketplaces

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How can we increase forest productivity?

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How can we increase forest productivity?

Understanding the role of species abundances is critical for guiding ecosystem conservation and management efforts.

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Inclusive authorship reduces barriers to participation

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Inclusive authorship reduces barriers to participation

Nutrient Network publications include substantial contributions by all authors, documented in detail.

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BES journal prize winners revealed

BES journal prize winners revealed

This years exceptional papers span diverse topics from mosquitos to under-threat moss

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Climate change puts early-nesting waterfowl at risk, says new study

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Climate change puts early-nesting waterfowl at risk, says new study

A new study highlights the significance of multi-species monitoring for effective habitat management

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BES2023 plenary speakers announced

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BES2023 plenary speakers announced

We are excited to announce the plenary speakers at the heart of the British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2023. 

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Lockdowns revealed the British wildlife most at risk of becoming roadkill

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Lockdowns revealed the British wildlife most at risk of becoming roadkill

Researchers find that badgers, foxes and pheasants benefitted the most from reduced traffic traffic UK lockdowns.

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Feeding small birds helps them fight infections

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Feeding small birds helps them fight infections

Feeders may help birds fight infections, but are they also opening opportunities for infection?

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Light pollution threatens moths, according to new study

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Light pollution threatens moths, according to new study

How can light pollution affect a caterpillar's transition into an adult moth?

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Orca diets provide insight into climate change impacts on Arctic food webs

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Orca diets provide insight into climate change impacts on Arctic food webs

Researchers studied orca pods from Canada's coasts, all the way to those in northern Norway.

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Only a few bears responsible for beehive human-wildlife conflicts in Poland

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Only a few bears responsible for beehive human-wildlife conflicts in Poland

146 biological samples from brown bears were lab analysed in an attempt to solve a string of apiary damages.

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How do sunflowers help bees withstand diseases?

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How do sunflowers help bees withstand diseases?

Sunflower pollen helps bumblebees to combat diseases, two new studies investigate the reasons why.

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Intercropping - the future of agricultural pest control

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Intercropping - the future of agricultural pest control

Which method of intercropping is the most effective? A new study investigates

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