Post-doctoral Position – Urban Environments, Biodiversity and Conservation

The Centre for Urban Environments and School of Cities at the University of Toronto are seeking applications for a 2-year Post-Doctoral Researcher to study Urban Environments, Biodiversity and Conservation. This […]

2019 Annual Research Conference

Please check back soon for abstracts and photographs from the 21st Annual BES Research Conference.

In Baltimore, lower income neighborhoods have bigger mosquitoes

As part of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, Cary Institute scientists have been investigating how environmental and social conditions regulate mosquito numbers. Tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) were the focus of this […]

Data Jam Rules and Regulations

Diversity and Synthesis

Dear BES Community, The April Quarterly meeting was a dynamic, interactive day. We were happy to see new faces from graduate students to visiting scientists and hear their voices in […]

The MetaCity: Baltimore’s Transportable Idea in Thailand

I hope I will be forgiven for calling the MetaCity a Baltimore idea, at least in part.  Architect and leader of the BES Urban Design Working Group, Brian McGrath is […]

BES at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, in Baltimore

The Ecological Society of America is the world’s largest organization of professional ecologists.  Its members include not only research scientists at various career stages, from students, through postdoctoral associates, academic […]

Collecting Data is the Most Abstract Thing You Can Do.

I borrowed that statement from Tim Allen, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin.  Tim is a colleague of long standing, and I think he’s one of the best thinkers […]

BES Book of the Year: Austin Troy’s “The Very Hungry City”

Each year, BES chooses a Book of the Year.  This allows our community to share in exploring an important work on urban ecology and urban processes in general. For 2013, […]

The Problem of the Urban Landscape

I was recently accused of bringing a wilderness or rural approach to urban landscapes.  This surprised me since I have long had what I think of as an inclusive concept […]