Journal of Animal Ecology | Editor Expertise: Dr Roberto Salguero-Gómez
For our ‘Editor Expertise’ series, we will be meeting with each of our Lead Editors, who will share the reason they went into animal ecology, their current and future research focus, and their experience working as an editor for the Journal of Animal Ecology. Our aim is to spread awareness of their research area and give you a chance to get to know the editors behind the journal. This month’s guest is Dr Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Commissioning Editor for the Journal of Animal Ecology.
(0:00) – British Ecological Society intro
(0:35) – Podcast introduction
(1:29) – Rob's journey into animal ecology
(6:30) – Rob's current and future research focus
(11:30) – Shoutouts to past supervisors and colleagues
(13:56) – Ad break
(14:36) – Rob's experience as Commissioning Editor for the Journal of Animal Ecology
(22:05) – Advice for people who want to become journal editors / are thinking of a career in ecology
(24:53) – British Ecological Society outro
Links referred to in the podcast:
Rob's Elton Prize paper - https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2017/03/28/2016-elton-prize-winner-rob-salguero-gomez/
An editorial on writing a good review / long term study paper - https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.13821
An editorial on writing a good concept paper -
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2656.14206
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Journal Club episode 1: Can developing climbing routes be a threat to endemic plants?
Welcome to the first episode of Journal Club, a new series that explores research papers to empower early-career researchers to read, utilise, and critically assess academic literature with confidence.
In this episode, our host, Matt Town, Professional Development Manager, discusses the Journal of Applied Ecology paper titled 'Climbing Route Development Affects Cliff Vascular Plants More Than Subsequent Climbing: A Guide to Evidence-Based Conservation Management to Regulate Climbing.'
Tune in to hear key insights from BES Assistant Editor Lydia, Associate Editor Phil Martin and Ardian Ardiantiono, and PhD student Lira Lewis.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14785
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Journal of Animal Ecology | Editor Expertise: Darren Evans
For our ‘Editor Expertise’ series, we will be meeting with each of our Senior Editors, who will share the reason they went into animal ecology, their current and future research focus, and their experience working as an editor for the Journal of Animal Ecology. Our aim is to spread awareness of their research area and give you a chance to get to know the editors behind the journal. This month’s guest is Dr Darren Evans, Senior Editor for the Journal of Animal Ecology.
(0:00) – British Ecological Society intro
(0:58) – Podcast introduction
(1:30) – Darren's journey into animal ecology
(15:30) – Darren’s current and future research focus
(34:30) – Shoutouts to past supervisors and colleagues
(38:30) – Darren’s experience as Senior Editor for the Journal of Animal Ecology
(47:00) – Advice for people who want to become journal editors / are thinking of a career in ecology
(52:50) – British Ecological Society outro
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Functional Ecology | Dr Abbey Yatsko: Why are trees hollow? Termites, microbes and tree internal stem damage in a tropical savanna
Functional Ecology author Dr Abbey Yatsko chats to Amelia Macho about her research article, 'Why are trees hollow? Termites, microbes, and tree internal stem damage in a tropical savanna'
Abbey's study sought to understand how two important biotic decomposers, termites and microbes, decompose wood on the inside of living tree stems, shedding a light on previously concealed wood decomposition dynamics occurring inside trees. Abbey's research has implications for for accurate carbon estimation across savanna ecosystems, and suggests that tree carbon models should make efforts to incorporate the effects of internal stem damage.
Read Abbey's full research article here:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14727
Abbey's second research article, 'Rotten to the core? Drivers of the vertical profile and accumulation of internal tree stem damage' has also been published in Functional Ecology! Check it out here:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70061
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Functional Ecology | Adam Devenish: Mutualistic interactions facilitate invasive species spread
Functional Ecology author Adam Devenish chats to Amelia Macho about his research article, 'Mutualistic interactions facilitate invasive species spread'
Adam's study explored the impact of invasive Argentine ants on seed dispersal involving both native and invasive plants. Through field experiments comparing invaded and non-invaded areas, he observed shifts in seed dispersal patterns and examined how traits like seed size and chemical composition affected ant-seed preferences. Adam's findings, that in areas invaded by Argentine ants, seeds from invasive plants were three times more likely to be dispersed than native seeds, highlight that impact of invaders may be greater than initially perceived, driving losses in both biological and functional plant diversity.
Read the full research article here:
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14688
You can view images of Adam's research, mentioned in this podcast, in the article's plain language summary:
https://fesummaries.wordpress.com/2024/10/15/how-invasive-argentine-ants-disrupt-native-seed-dispersal-and-promote-plant-invasions/
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