Ecology Podcast

Ecology

Climate Change

Animal Ecology

Biodiversity

Leadership

Team Development

Trust

Delegation

Collaboration

Nature Recovery

Management Strategies

Field Biology

Biogeography

Species Diversity

Fire Ecology

Conservation

British Ecological Society

South Africa

Functional Ecology

Rewilding

Podcasts from the British Ecological Society

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Publishes	Daily	Episodes	268	Founded	13 years ago
Number of Listeners		Category	Science

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The fall and rise of elm | The Story Behind the Paper

In this podcast, People and Nature author Fritha West talks to Publishing Assistant Anna Nisbett about her article “Social and cultural considerations for the restoration of ‘lost’ tree species: The fall and rise of elm”. Read the full article here: ... more

12 Feb 2026 • 32 min

Automatic information extraction from museum specimen labels | the story behind the paper

In this episode, Methods in Ecology and Evolution author Margot Belot talks to publishing assistant Hannah about her article 'High-throughput information extraction of printed specimen labels from large-scale digitization of entomological collections... more

11 Feb 2026 • 28 min

Sensors versus surveyors | the story behind the paper

In this podcast, Ecologist Sebastian Hoefer talks to Methods in Ecology and Evolution assistant editor Harriet Rhodes about his article ‘Sensors versus surveyors: Comparing passive acoustic monitoring, camera trapping and observer-based monitoring fo... more

26 Jan 2026 • 23 min

Los Pingüinos y sus Respuestas Fenológicas al Cambio Climático | La Historia Detrás del Artículo

En nuestro último episodio de podcast, hablamos con Ignacio Juárez sobre su artículo recientemente publicado, "respuestas fenológicas récord al cambio climático en tres especies de pingüinos simpátricos". Ignacio reflexiona sobre su incursión en el m... more

20 Jan 2026 • 16 min

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Fritha West

PhD student at the University of St. Andrews

University of St. Andrews

Episode: The fall and rise of elm | The Story Behind the Paper

Margot Belot

Researcher at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin and author of a paper on automated information extraction from museum specimen labels

Museum of Natural History, Berlin

Episode: Automatic information extraction from museum specimen labels | the story behind the paper

Ignacio Juárez

Researcher on phenological responses in penguins

University of Oxford

Episode: Los Pingüinos y sus Respuestas Fenológicas al Cambio Climático | La Historia Detrás del Artículo

Valentin Moser

A PhD student focusing on the impact of beavers on ecosystems and bat biodiversity.

Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology

Episode: Beavers Boost Bat Biodiversity | The Story Behind the Paper

Angela Moles

Professor of ecology at the University of New South Wales and recipient of the Eminent Ecologist award.

University of New South Wales

Episode: Eminent Ecologist 2025: Angela Moles | Lessons in starting out as an ecologist

Fernando Gonçalves

Postdoc at University of Zurich, Brazilian researcher focused on plant-animal interactions.

University of Zurich

Episode: Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks with Fernando Gonçalves

Sallie Bailey

Chief Scientist for Natural England and a BES Fellow, with over 30 years of experience in environment, natural resources and agriculture.

Natural England

Episode: ELM Network | Episode 4: Leading with clarity and kindness with Professor Sallie Bailey

Professor I-Min Tso

Head of the Behavioral Ecology Lab at Tung Hai University in Taiwan

Tung Hai University

Episode: Spiders Spotted Using Trapped Fireflies to Lure Prey | The Story Behind The Paper

Clare Rishbeth

Professor in landscape architecture from the University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield

Episode: Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth | Introduction

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Anna

Publishing Assistant at the British Ecological Society.

Rob Brooker

Host of the BES ELM Network podcast.

Clare Rishbeth

Professor in landscape architecture from the University of Sheffield.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 15 ratings

Sound Quality
Good content, but I would recommend not recording audio with a ti84 calculator.
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Timcognito
United States9 years ago
Interesting but needs some post-production
What could & should be a great podcast is heavily let down by poor audio quality.
During otherwise very interesting interviews, there is often a huge discrepancy in audio volume between the interviewer and interviewee. This makes it difficult to focus on the actual content of the podcast.
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geigercounter120
United Kingdom11 years ago
Easy TOC update
This makes it easy to keep up with some recent BES papers during the morning commute.
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Mike from aust
Australia12 years ago
afklyso
I would love to see more frequent updates. These are well done and sorely needed. Ecology as a science is poorly represented among podcasts.
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5
lysosome
United States13 years ago
Good range, but variable sound quality
Good to have a range with interesting questions. The quality jumps a bit between files (presumably because different people are doing different podcasts).
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jamfortea
United Kingdom13 years ago

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The fall and rise of elm | The Story Behind the Paper

Q: What did you kind of most enjoy about doing the research?

Meeting people with enthusiasm for trees and learning about their cultural values has been particularly rewarding.

Automatic information extraction from museum specimen labels | the story behind the paper

Q: What were some of the worst things, or some of the main challenges you found in the day to day when you were doing this research?

Belot highlights the challenges in accessing and organizing the large datasets necessary for training AI models as well as the need for infrastructure to support data storage and processing.

Automatic information extraction from museum specimen labels | the story behind the paper

Q: What did you enjoy the most, do you think, while conducting this research and this project?

Belot enjoyed the detective work involved in testing different programs and was happy to see the effectiveness of AI in the label detection process.

Automatic information extraction from museum specimen labels | the story behind the paper

Q: Could you briefly summarize your research, the paper and your main findings or your main result from the paper?

Belot explains her research focuses on using AI and computational tools to automate the extraction of data from museum specimen labels, which helps to organize vast amounts of biodiversity data.

Automatic information extraction from museum specimen labels | the story behind the paper

Q: Could you please give us some of your background and how you potentially got into ecology as some context for this paper?

Margot Belot shares her journey starting from archaeology and paleography, leading to her role at the Museum of Natural History where she developed an interest in ecological data and digitization efforts.

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Focusing on a wide range of topics within ecology, this series engages listeners with discussions around ecological research, conservation strategies, and the interplay between nature and society. Featuring experts from various fields, episodes cover significant issues such as tree restoration, biodiversity monitoring, and the impact of climate change on wildlife. Notable for its emphasis on integrating scientific insights with cultural perspectives, the content often draws on real-world applications of ecological principles and innovative research methods. Unique in addressing both theoretical and practical aspects of ecology, it also highlights the personal narratives that shape the practices within this vital field.

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1. Fritha West
2. Margot Belot
3. Ignacio Juárez
4. Valentin Moser
5. Angela Moles
6. Fernando Gonçalves
7. Sallie Bailey
8. Professor I-Min Tso

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