Open Access to research article on Irish hedgerows

Read an Open Access version of the paper on T-Stór here.

Caroline Sullivan and colleagues published a paper in Volume 113, issue 2 of Biology and Environment, ‘Field boundary habitats and their contribution to the area of semi-natural habitats on lowland farms in east Galway, western Ireland'.
An Open Access reprint is available from T-Stór.



Left-A stone wall with a mature treeline in east County Galway. Right-A farmed landscape in south County Mayo with stone walls and hedgerows.

BES Guide to Peer Review for new reviewers

Guide to Peer Review in Ecology and Evolution

The British Ecological Society has produced a guide for those wishing to learn more about peer review. Although intended for ecology researchers, it is relevant to researchers across a much wider variety of disciplines.

"This booklet is intended as a guide for early career researchers, who have little or

no experience of reviewing journal articles but are interested in learning more about

what is involved. It provides a succinct overview of the many aspects of reviewing,

from hands-on practical advice about the actual review process to explaining less

tangible aspects, such as reviewer ethics."

Virtual Issue: Applied Ecology in Agricultural Systems

See my editorial in Virtual Issue in Journal of Applied Ecology
Virtual Issue: Applied Ecology in Agricultural Systems

December 2013
Agriculture is an important global human enterprise that exerts a major influence on ecosystems. Even as we work to understand and better manage biodiversity and ecosystem functioning within agri-ecosystems, both agriculture and the global context in which it operates are undergoing major change.
Read the Virtual Issue