www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org en-us ℗ 2011 British Ecological Society Promoting the development of new methods in ecology & evolution Graziella Iossa and guests Methods in Ecology and Evolution's video podcast aims to expand the awareness, accessibility and uptake of new metholodologies in ecology and evolution Methods in Ecology and Evolution's video podcast aims to expand the awareness, accessibility and uptake of new metholodologies in ecology and evolution Methods in Ecology and Evolution coordinator@methodsinecologyandevolution.org Gary Powney and Tom Oliver Measuring functional connectivity - the permeability of landscapes Gary Powney and Tom Oliver explain how using data from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme they can assess functional connectivity - the permeability of landscapes. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd20/media/622696559001/622696559001_1414837239001_Powney-MEE-video--new-music-.mp4 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT 9:23 ecology, functional connectivity, butterflies Nicholas Gotelli and Fernando Maestre Randomization tests for quantifying species importance to ecosystem function 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. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd17/media/622696559001/622696559001_1185153685001_015-MEEgotelli.mp4 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT 13:20 ecology, lichen, biodiversity Brett Favaro TrapCam: an inexpensive camera system for studying deep-water animals 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. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069133741001_014-MEEfavaro.mp4 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT 4:17 ecology, "marine biology", cameras Shannon Pelini Open-top chamber warming manipulation of arthropod communities at Harvard and Duke Forests Shannon Pelini demonstrates experimental equipment designed to test the effects of warmer climates on forest ecosystems - and, particuarly, arthropods. http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069133732001_013-MEEpelini.mp4 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT 4:39 ecology, "climate change", ants Adam Davis Temporal scaling of episodic point estimates of seed predation to long-term predation rates Adam Davis demonstrates how field experiments and statistical models can can enable the extrapolation of long-term seed predation rates from short-term data http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069155631001_012-MEEdavis.mp4 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT 12:53 ecology, evolution, seeds Centre for Ecology and Evolution Spring Symposium 2011 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 rooms http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069133698001_011-MEEcee.mp4 Mon, 9 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT 1:49 ecology, evolution Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita Impact of sampling with replacement in occupancy studies with spatial replication 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 replacement http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069155615001_010-MEEgurutzeta.mp4 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT 7:44 ecology, evolution, modelling Fraser Lewis A unified approach to model selection using the likelihood ratio test 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 sets http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069155614001_009-MEElewis.mp4 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:00:00 GMT 4:19 ticks, modelling, Scotland Shane Geange A unified analysis of niche overlap incorporating data of different types 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 goal http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069185995001_008-MEEgeange.mp4 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT 8:39 Martin Lukac, Alexandru Milcu and Dennis Wildman Non-intrusive monitoring of atmospheric carbon dioxide in analogue models of terrestrial carbon cycle 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, UK http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069195514001_007-MEElukac.mp4 Tue, 9 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT 10:13 ecology, climate, "climate change" Sara Kross A portable low-cost remote videography system for monitoring wildlife 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 Nelson http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069194807001_006-MEEkross.mp4 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT 5:57 ecology, cameras, birds Arnaud Tarroux and Graziella Iossa Sensitivity of stable isotope mixing models to variation in isotopic ratios: evaluating consequences of lipid extraction Arnaud Tarroux talks to Graziella Iossa about his work on the sensitivity of stable isotope mixing models to variation in isotopic ratios http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069196278001_004-MEEarnaud.mp4 Mon, 17 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT 9:46 ecology, lipids, isotopes Aaron Ellison and Graziella Iossa Experimentally testing the role of foundation species in forests: the Harvard Forest Hemlock Removal Experiment Aaron Ellison talks to Graziella Iossa from his field site in the middle of the Harvard Forest Hemlock Removal site http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069201355001_003-MEEaaron.mp4 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:00:00 GMT 10:14 ecology, hemlock, forests Doug Barron and Graziella Iossa Meta-analysis of transmitter effects on avian behaviour and ecology Douglas Barron talks to Graziella Iossa about his work in developing a meta-analysis of transmitter effects on avian behaviour and ecology http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069201365001_002-MEEdoug.mp4 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT 8:19 ecology, birds, "meta-analysis" Corey Bradshaw and Graziella Iossa Spatially explicit spreadsheet modelling for optimising the efficiency of reducing invasive animal density Corey Bradshaw talks to Graziella Iossa about the development of spreadsheet models to aid in reducing invasive animal density http://brightcove.vo.llnwd.net/pd16/media/622696559001/622696559001_1069201418001_001-MEEcorey.mp4 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT 8:18 ecology, modelling, "invasive species"