Sarah and Nils talk about human movement to investigate the differences in movement ecology and habitat selection in human hunters and non huntersBởi Sarah Papworth and Nils Bunnefeld

Gary Powney and Tom Oliver explain how using data from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme they can assess functional connectivity - the permeability of landscapes.Bởi Gary Powney and Tom Oliver

Nicholas Gotelli and Fernando T. Maestre discuss simple randomization tests for quantifying the effect of species on ecosystem variables, and the use of "natural experiments" to explore their contribution to ecosystem function.Bởi Nicholas Gotelli and Fernando Maestre

Shannon Pelini demonstrates experimental equipment designed to test the effects of warmer climates on forest ecosystems - and, particuarly, arthropods.Bởi Shannon Pelini

Brett Favaro, Simon Fraser University and Vancouver Island University, demonstrates the construction of TrapCam apparatus: an inexpensive camera system developed for the study of deepwater animals and ecology.Bởi Brett Favaro

Adam Davis demonstrates how field experiments and statistical models can can enable the extrapolation of long-term seed predation rates from short-term dataBởi Adam Davis

Greg talks to Elizabeth about the need to acknowledge fine-scale heterogeneity when developing species distribution modelsBởi Greg McInerny and Elizabeth Horne

On the 9th of March, 2011, Methods in Ecology and Evolution sponsored this symposium with over 200 delegates and 12 speakers, held at the Zoological Society of London meeting roomsBởi Centre for Ecology and Evolution

Gurutzeta discusses the impact of partial occupancy on such studies, highlighting the necessity of a careful understanding of a system before deciding whether to sample with replacementBởi Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita

Annette talks to Elizabeth about our common misconceptions surrounding longevity and the ageing processBởi Annette Baudisch and Elizabeth Horne

Fraser demonstrates that the Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT) may be applied to non-nested models by comparison of competing models, through comparison of simulated data setsBởi Fraser Lewis

Shane explains the need for new indices to combine data from many different studies, allowing the creation of composite measures of mean niche overlap, which is of interest to population and community ecologists. Shane also demonstrates the R code developed to achieve this goalBởi Shane Geange

Jason talks to Elizabeth about his recently published paper, using GIS data to assess environmental niche variability and population density in stream fishBởi Jason Knouft and Elizabeth Horne

Martin, Alexandru and Dennis discuss the need for a broad spectrum of approaches in understanding the effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and demonstrate their innovative experimental equipment at the Ecotron Controlled Environment Facility, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, UKBởi Martin Lukac, Alexandru Milcu and Dennis Wildman

Sara Kross, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, shows her fieldsite in New Zealand and a new, portable low-cost remote videography system for monitoring wildlife, developed with Ximena NelsonBởi Sara Kross

Freya talks to Graziella about her work in promoting the use of meta-analysis in ecological studiesBởi Freya Harrison and Graziella Iossa

Jane, Michael and Steven talk to Graziella about their new methodologies for modelling the shifting ranges of invasive and displaced speciesBởi Jane Elith, Michael Kearney, Steven Phillips and Graziella Iossa

Arnaud Tarroux talks to Graziella Iossa about his work on the sensitivity of stable isotope mixing models to variation in isotopic ratiosBởi Arnaud Tarroux and Graziella Iossa

Art talks to Graziella about new methods to allow direct comparison of ecological data gathered from different sourcesBởi Art Munson and Graziella Iossa

Aaron Ellison talks to Graziella Iossa from his field site in the middle of the Harvard Forest Hemlock Removal siteBởi Aaron Ellison and Graziella Iossa

Karen and Susan talk to Graziella about their work in establishing a common database for cataloguing and sharing primate dataBởi Karen Strier, Susan Alberts and Graziella Iossa

Douglas Barron talks to Graziella Iossa about his work in developing a meta-analysis of transmitter effects on avian behaviour and ecologyBởi Doug Barron and Graziella Iossa

Jean-Pierre talks to Graziella about his work studying the quality of conclusions that can be drawn from phenological datasetsBởi Jean-Pierre Moussus and Graziella Iossa

Matt talks to Graziella about TITAN, a new method for measuring ecological community thresholds to aid in conservation of rare and threatened speciesBởi Matt Baker and Graziella Iossa

Corey Bradshaw talks to Graziella Iossa about the development of spreadsheet models to aid in reducing invasive animal densityBởi Corey Bradshaw and Graziella Iossa