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17 December 2013
We are very happy to present our cover for 2014! As you might recall, we had a photo competition to find a nice photo showing ecology in action. And we have a winner! Congratualtions Prof. Erik Svensson, Lund to the fantastic photo of emerald damselflies! Here, Erik...
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3 December 2013
Science makes progress by applying an experimental approach. This holds in ecology and many of us setup experiments to test the impact of stressors on diversity changes all levels of biological organisation, or how certain treatments affect specific ecological and...
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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...
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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...
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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-...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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