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No more calls for the end of invasion biology?

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29 November 2013
Is invasion biology needed or not? In the Forum paper " A call for an end to calls for the end of invasion biology " by Daniel Simberloff and Jean Vitule continues the discussion, which Valery et al contributed too recently in Oikos. Below is the author's summary of...

The importance of territorial behavior in ecological networks

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26 November 2013
To eat or to be eaten- that's not always what matters. The importance of non-trophic interactions, such as territorial behavior, in ecological networks, communities and ecosystem studies is dealt with in the new Early View paper "Territorial ants depress plant growth...

Chasing the white rabbit: novelty as a filter for editors

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23 November 2013
A recent spotlight paper in Trends in Ecology & Evolution by Goran Arnqvist challenged the notion that editors should use novelty as means to review submissions. This is a very useful contribution to the dialog associated with evolving peer review. It is...

The typical ecological answer - it depends

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22 November 2013
Which species is best for their host marsh cordgrass? Fiddler crab or mussel? The answer is - it depends. As often, both in ecology and everyday life! Read more in the new Early View paper "Independent and interactive effects of two facilitators on their habitat-...

New Preprint server

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20 November 2013
Is preprint here to stay? And will it decrease the burden of reviewing? We've seen Peerage of Science, F1000 research and PeerJ. And here's the next preprint server, for biological manuscripts only, BioRxiv, which you can read more about on Science Insider: http://news...

New aspects of land use impacts on biodiversity

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15 November 2013
In the new Oikos Early View paper, "Inferring temporal shifts in landuse intensity from functional response traits and functional diversity patterns: a study of Scotland's mach air grassland", Rob J.Lewis and colleagues explore how land use changes affect community...

Upping your theory game by Samuel M. Scheiner

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12 November 2013
Recently I published an analysis of the extent to which the ecological literature engages with theory ( http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.12196/abstract ). One part of that analysis was a comparison of current journals. Among the ecology journals, Oikos...

Editor's choice November 3.0

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12 November 2013
Last week, EiC Chris Lortie presented the editor's choice papers for the November issue. Below you find the nice figure and table from one of them, "Dispersal and species’ responses to climate change" , by Travis et al. And remember, Editor's choice papers are freely...

Reminder: Photo competition- Oikos cover 2014

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8 November 2013
A few days left to submit your ecology-photo! Will your photo be on the Oikos cover 2014? We seek photos illustrating the Oikos’ goal of Synthesising Ecology or demonstrating ecology in action (e.g. processes or interactions), not only a single organism or a landscape...

Diversity, diggers, and disease: nutrient balance and ecosystem function in grasslands

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4 November 2013
How herbivores and nutrient interact in grassland communities is studied in the early View paper "Multiple nutrients and herbivores interact to govern diversity, productivity, composition, and infection in a successional grassland" by Elizabeth T. Borer and co-workers...

Editor's Choice November: Indirect interactions

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29 October 2013
Indirect interactions are one of my current favorite topics. So fascinating, so elusive, simple in theory, but easily construed. This was the second editor's choice for November: Alexander, M. E., Dick, J. T. A. and O’Connor, N. E. 2013. Trait-mediated indirect...

Editor's choice November: Dispersal and climate change.

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29 October 2013
Will climate change ever have positive impacts :) In many respects, climate change and invasive species both challenge our notions of community assembly and the relative importance of various drivers in structuring both populations and communities. For the first editor...

Measuring the strength of trade-offs

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28 October 2013
A new method to measure the strength of trade-offs is presented and tested in the Early View paper "A standardized approach to estimate life history tradeoffs in evolutionary ecology" by Sandra Hamel and co-workers. Here's Sandra's summary of the paper: A major goal of...

Can plants make a decision?

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25 October 2013
Plants that make active decisions? Read more in the Early View paper "Informed dispersal in plants: Heterosperma pinnatum (Asteraceae) adjusts its dispersal mode to escape from competition and water stress" by Carlos Martorell and Marcella Martinez-Lopez. Here's their...

Safer with close neighbors

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22 October 2013
Does new-density increase or decrease predation rate? Find out in the new Early View paper "Adaptive nest clustering and density-dependent nest survival in dabbling ducks" by Kevin M. Ringelman and co-workers. Here's Kevin's summary of the paper: Many wildlife...

Crowding effects on indfidelity

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18 October 2013
How density effects reproductive success and extra pair-paternity is studied in the new Early View paper "Form, function and consequences of density dependence in a long-distance migratory bird" by Ann E. McKellar and co-workers. Below is Ann's summary of the study:...

Like a missile attack on the ecosystem

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15 October 2013
The resilience of eco systems is studied in the new Early View paper "A new approach for rapid detection of nearby thresholds in ecosystem time series" by Stephen R. Carpenter and co-workers, in Oikos. Below is Stephen's summary of the study: When is the disappearance...

Where am I and Why?

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11 October 2013
In the Early view Oikos paper "Where am I and Why? Synthesizing range biology and the eco-evolutionary dynamics of dispersal", Alexander Kubisch, Robert D. Holt, Hans Joachim Poethke and Emanuel A. Fronhofer investigate the emergence of species' geographic ranges and...

Multi-scale co-ocurrence patterns in India

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8 October 2013
How species associate with each other and other co-ocurrence patterns have been studied by Mahi Puri and colleagues along the west coast of India. Read the new Early View paper here: " Multi-scale patterns in co-occurrence of rocky inter-tidal gastropods along the west...

Does the moon cause "10-year" cycles in animal populations?

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4 October 2013
What effect does the moon actually have on us? And on animal populations? Find out more in the new Early View paper "Linking ‘10-year’ herbivore cycles to the lunisolar oscillation: the cosmic ray hypothesis" by Vidar Selås. Below, is Vidar's summary of the study: The...

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