Category Archives: Ecology

Come and work with me in Frankfurt!

Posted on 8 January 2014 by Bob O'H

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How old is your method?

Posted on 25 October 2013 by Bob O'H

Over on the Methods in Ecology & Evolution blog, Sam (our Assistant Editor) has just put up a podcast she edited from interviews made by Barb Anderson at Intecol this year. She wandered the meeting with a sonic screwdriver asking … Continue reading →

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Simple models can lead to generality in ecology

Posted on 6 September 2013 by Bob O'H

It’s always nice to read a paper that is obviously wrong, but where you have to think about why it is wrong. Because it makes you, well, think. And sometimes learn something new. So when I see a paper in … Continue reading →

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Changing ecologists’ statistics to statistics about nature

Posted on 16 October 2012 by Bob O'H

Whilst my back was turned, I had another paper published online early. It’s rather embarrassing that I didn’t notice, because I’m an Executive Editor for the journal. The paper is, of course, superb (most of the work was done by … Continue reading →

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Doing stuff with Ecological Networks

Posted on 29 March 2012 by rpg

A few months ago one of my former post-docs mentioned that he had been thinking about ecological networks. One common type of network is a bipartite network, for example a plant-frugivore network, where members of one group (e.g. frugivores) may … Continue reading →

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