Methods in Ecology and Evolution's audio podcast aims to expand the awareness, accessibility and uptake of new metholodologies in ecology and evolution
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution's video podcast aims to expand the awareness, accessibility and uptake of new metholodologies in ecology and evolution
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Movement ecology and habitat selection in human resource users
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Sarah and Nils talk about human movement to investigate the differences in movement ecology and habitat selection in human hunters and non huntersBy Sarah Papworth and Nils Bunnefeld
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Measuring functional connectivity using butterflies
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Gary Powney and Tom Oliver explain how using data from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme they can assess functional connectivity - the permeability of landscapes.By Gary Powney and Tom Oliver
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Measuring the importance of species to ecosystems
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Nicholas Gotelli and Fernando T. Maestre discuss simple randomization tests for quantifying the effect of species on ecosystem variables, and the use of "natural experiments" to explore their contribution to ecosystem function.By Nicholas Gotelli and Fernando Maestre
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Shannon Pelini demonstrates experimental equipment designed to test the effects of warmer climates on forest ecosystems - and, particuarly, arthropods.By Shannon Pelini
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Brett Favaro, Simon Fraser University and Vancouver Island University, demonstrates the construction of TrapCam apparatus: an inexpensive camera system developed for the study of deepwater animals and ecology.By Brett Favaro
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Adam Davis demonstrates how field experiments and statistical models can can enable the extrapolation of long-term seed predation rates from short-term dataBy Adam Davis
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Fine-scale environmental variation in distribution modelling
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Greg talks to Elizabeth about the need to acknowledge fine-scale heterogeneity when developing species distribution modelsBy Greg McInerny and Elizabeth Horne
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Integrating ecology into macroevolutionary research
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On the 9th of March, 2011, Methods in Ecology and Evolution sponsored this symposium with over 200 delegates and 12 speakers, held at the Zoological Society of London meeting roomsBy Centre for Ecology and Evolution
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Gurutzeta discusses the impact of partial occupancy on such studies, highlighting the necessity of a careful understanding of a system before deciding whether to sample with replacementBy Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita
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Annette talks to Elizabeth about our common misconceptions surrounding longevity and the ageing processBy Annette Baudisch and Elizabeth Horne
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Fraser demonstrates that the Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT) may be applied to non-nested models by comparison of competing models, through comparison of simulated data setsBy Fraser Lewis
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Unified analysis of ecological niche overlap
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Shane explains the need for new indices to combine data from many different studies, allowing the creation of composite measures of mean niche overlap, which is of interest to population and community ecologists. Shane also demonstrates the R code developed to achieve this goalBy Shane Geange
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Jason talks to Elizabeth about his recently published paper, using GIS data to assess environmental niche variability and population density in stream fishBy Jason Knouft and Elizabeth Horne
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Analogue modelling of the terrestrial carbon cycle
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Martin, Alexandru and Dennis discuss the need for a broad spectrum of approaches in understanding the effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and demonstrate their innovative experimental equipment at the Ecotron Controlled Environment Facility, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, UKBy Martin Lukac, Alexandru Milcu and Dennis Wildman
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Sara Kross, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, shows her fieldsite in New Zealand and a new, portable low-cost remote videography system for monitoring wildlife, developed with Ximena NelsonBy Sara Kross
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Freya talks to Graziella about her work in promoting the use of meta-analysis in ecological studiesBy Freya Harrison and Graziella Iossa
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The art of modelling range-shifting species
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Jane, Michael and Steven talk to Graziella about their new methodologies for modelling the shifting ranges of invasive and displaced speciesBy Jane Elith, Michael Kearney, Steven Phillips and Graziella Iossa
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Arnaud Tarroux talks to Graziella Iossa about his work on the sensitivity of stable isotope mixing models to variation in isotopic ratiosBy Arnaud Tarroux and Graziella Iossa
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Art talks to Graziella about new methods to allow direct comparison of ecological data gathered from different sourcesBy Art Munson and Graziella Iossa
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Aaron Ellison talks to Graziella Iossa from his field site in the middle of the Harvard Forest Hemlock Removal siteBy Aaron Ellison and Graziella Iossa
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Karen and Susan talk to Graziella about their work in establishing a common database for cataloguing and sharing primate dataBy Karen Strier, Susan Alberts and Graziella Iossa
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Douglas Barron talks to Graziella Iossa about his work in developing a meta-analysis of transmitter effects on avian behaviour and ecologyBy Doug Barron and Graziella Iossa
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Phenological estimators using simulated data
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Jean-Pierre talks to Graziella about his work studying the quality of conclusions that can be drawn from phenological datasetsBy Jean-Pierre Moussus and Graziella Iossa
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Matt talks to Graziella about TITAN, a new method for measuring ecological community thresholds to aid in conservation of rare and threatened speciesBy Matt Baker and Graziella Iossa
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Managing invasive species with spreadsheet modelling
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Corey Bradshaw talks to Graziella Iossa about the development of spreadsheet models to aid in reducing invasive animal densityBy Corey Bradshaw and Graziella Iossa
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