Forest Ecology Group

We have decided to retire this account. To keep in touch with the Forest Ecology SIG, you can follow us on Bluesky (bes-forests.bsky.social) or Instagram (instagram.com/bes.forestecol…), or sign up to our newsletter here: britishecologicalsociety.org/content/forest…

🚨 We’re hiring! Join our team at Forest Research and help shape the future of our forests 🌿 We have a range of exciting roles available — from ecology and fieldwork to finance, project management, and internal communications: 🔬 Scientist – Forest Ecology (Hampshire) 🌱 Forest Research Worker (Haldon Forest Park) 💼 Finance Administrator x2 (Hampshire or Edinburgh) 📊 Project Specialist (Hampshire or Edinburgh) 🗣️ Internal Communications Manager (Hampshire or Edinburgh) 📅 Deadlines: 18–26 May 2025 📍 Various UK locations 👉 Find out more and apply now: forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/caree… #ForestResearchJobs #EcologyCareers #JoinOurTeam

🍂This new study is the first to investigate how various leaf biomechanical traits can affect leaf-litter decomposition trajectories, advancing our understanding of how litter decomposability is controlled by leaf functional traits👇#functionaltraits buff.ly/1yjSmto

📣 Calling all PhD students 📣 Want to learn how to translate research into impact? Applications for the BES POST Fellowship are now open for real-world experience working within the UK parliament to support the use of research evidence. 🗓️ Apply by 11 June Find out more here: f.mtr.cool/vgrtlquyuc

Tree functional strategies and soil microbial communities regulate forest ecosystem services 🌲 Provides important information on which functional groups may be planted to promote particular bundles of ecosystem services 💭 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…

Online now: Deriving meaning from acoustic data in hyper-diverse ecosystems dlvr.it/TK8Hww

🌿Our new study in @NaturePlants: Most European temperate forest plants are associated with semi-open, herbivore-shaped habitats—not closed #forests🐎🌳🔆🌸Highlights need for trophic #rewilding in #conservation & avoiding uniform dense #reforestation🌳☀️🦬doi.org/10.1038/s41477…

Ready to take the next step in your forestry career? We’re offering 12-month student placements for those studying forestry or a related discipline. Contribute to Scotland’s woodland creation goals and gain hands-on experience. Find out more: forestry.gov.scot/live-vacancies

Interested in advancing understanding of the ecology and evolutionary consequences of novel communities in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems? 💭 Proposals for our new cross-journal Special Feature with @PaN_BES and @JEcology are now open! 👇 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.100…

What's the best way to maximise #biodiversity in #forests, and does it work with every tree monoculture? See the global results from #DiversiTree @JamesHuttonInst featured in our end-of-project report.

🌱 Have your say in the future of biodiversity action! @IPBES is calling for requests & suggestions to shape its work programme up to 2030. Whether you're a government, NGO, researcher or Indigenous community, your input matters! 📅 Deadline: 31 May 2025 🔗 Submit here: ...

Check out our new interdisciplinary paper on early detection strategies for invading tree pests. Providing the first surveillance map for emerald ash borer incursions into the UK. bit.ly/3FOw2g1 @Rothamsted @UniOfYork @Forest_Research @uniofwarwick

If you are interested in physiological processes leading to tree mortality, do not miss this awesome Postdoc opportunity at the @goteborgsuni with @DanielFZuleta. Apply via web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/… Deadline 27/04

Top forestry job! Less than a week to submit your application for the post of Director of Policy & Practice at @scotforestry. Help us shape the future of forestry policy in Scotland! Closing Date 6th April. ➡️forestry.gov.scot/live-vacancies

🌳 Opportunity Alert! 🌳 The @royal_forestry Viking Bursary offers up to £2,000 for higher education students to fund original research. Topics include climate change impacts, tree disease, and drought recovery. Apply here: rfs.org.uk/news-list/viki… 📅 Deadline: 1 May

🌳Published🌳 #Tree #mycorrhizal associations regulate relationships between #plant & microbial communities & #soil organic C stocks at local scales in a temperate #forest fesummaries.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/tre…

‘3,000 year-old’ trees in Tanzania are new species. [Tessmannia - Fabaceae/Leguminosae] news.mongabay.com/2025/03/3000-y…

🌳 Join Future Trees Trust as a Board Member! 🌳 Who We're Looking For: Experts in forestry, environmental conservation, business strategy, finance, marketing, community engagement, or fundraising. Your skills can drive our mission forward! Apply now: futuretrees.org/jobs/

Two fully-funded PhD scholarships @BangorUni in conservation social science. Deadline 5th May. If you have conservation scientists, geographers, economists, sociologists in your network do share. Details in thread below (1/?) bangor.ac.uk/conservation-a…

Working alongside the @ForestryComm, we've launched a virtual work experience programme on @springpod that gives young people the chance to explore the diverse range of careers available in forestry. Help us by sharing this programme with your network 👇 charteredforesters.org/virtual-work-e…