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Ecology Podcast

Ecology Podcast
Ecology Podcast
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  • Ecology Podcast

    Are goldfish damaging ecosystems? | The story behind the paper

    02/06/2026 | 24 mins.
    For this episode, Edie Abrahams (Associate Blog Editor, Animal Ecology in Focus) spoke with William Hintz about his recently published paper, "invasive goldfish trigger a regime shift in experimental lake ecosystems of varying trophic state", published in the Journal of Animal Ecology.

    You can read the full paper here: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.70259
  • Ecology Podcast

    Drone use in Ecology with Jenna Klein | 2025 Robert May Prize Winner

    14/05/2026 | 22 mins.
    In this podcast episode, we talk to Jenna Klein, an early career researcher who won the Robert May Prize with Methods in Ecology and Evolution for her paper focusing on the use of drones in ecology, especially in monitoring.
  • Ecology Podcast

    Understanding the climate vulnerability of social bees | The story behind the paper

    29/04/2026 | 40 mins.
    For today's episode, Ivy is joined by Francis Mullan and Clint Penick, authors of a recently published paper in the Journal of Animal Ecology, "Nesting biology shapes climate vulnerability of social bees".

    Francis and Clint reflect on their own paths into animal ecology, the context behind conducting their research, their main questions and findings, and how their discoveries can support and inform the research area moving forward. They also share some funny stories and tips on working with bees.

    Read their full paper here: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.70267
  • Ecology Podcast

    Honey-hunter and honeyguide communication | The Story Behind the Paper

    24/04/2026 | 19 mins.
    In this podcast, People and Nature author Dr Jessica van der Wal talks to Publishing Assistant Anna Nisbett about her article “Cooperative human signals to honeyguides form local dialects”.

    Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70234

    African honeyguides research site: https://africanhoneyguides.com/
  • Ecology Podcast

    Turning science into action with BES Fellows, Dr Caroline Howe and Niru Dorrian

    15/04/2026 | 38 mins.
    Settle in and hear how two very different ecologists navigated their careers to become BES Fellows, and who both share a passion for turning science into action and conservation.

    In this episode, we sit with Dr Caroline Howe, an Associate Professor in Environmental Social Science at Imperial College and Vice President of the BES, and Niru Dorrian, a Ambassador to the UN Ocean Decade at The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and Senior Marine Ecology Consultant supporting EirGrid.
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