UK grassland trophic web. Artwork from food webs.org Even if serious gaps in knowledge of biodiversity remain, much progress has been made in determining how many different types of organisms exist, what evolutionary relationships connect different lineages to a common ancestor, and where different species are distributed. Much less is known about the types of interactions that exist among . . . [ Read More ]
New Marie Curie Fellow – Miguel Matias
Congratulations to Miguel Matias who just started a Marie Curie Fellowship at Miguel Araújo lab. Miguel is an ecologist trying to understand the mechanisms underlying species’ responses to changes in their natural habitats. His research integrates empirical, experimental and theoretical approaches ranging from bacterial microcosms to macro-ecological models (see his publications here). In 2011, . . . [ Read More ]
Rogier Hintzen obtained a PhD studentship
Congratulations to Rogier Hintzen who obtained a PhD studentship within Imperial College Doctoral Training Programme on Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet, funded through NERC and the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment. Rogier's project will focus on improving understanding of complex dynamics of communities under climate change. Rogier will be primarily . . . [ Read More ]
Postdoc/Assistant Professor Position in Theoretical Community Ecology
Announcement of fixed-term Postdoc/Assistant Professor position in Theoretical Community Ecology (2-4 years): The Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (CMEC) at the University of Copenhagen offers a fixed-term Post Doc/Assistant Professor position to be hosted jointly with the Imperial College London's Challenges in Ecosystems and Environment Initiative. The CMEC is a . . . [ Read More ]