Author Archives: Jane Catford

Spring *lab* retreat

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Jane Catford

Some pics from our recent lab retreat in Wiltshire – complete with research planning, writing, workshopping, communal cooking, a (tiny) blizzard, a birthday and lots of fetch! A fabulous way to spend a few days.

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Addressing context dependence in ecology

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Jane Catford

A phrase that you are bound to hear many times at any ecology conference is “it depends”. We see context dependence – variation in the magnitude or sign of ecological relationships depending on the conditions under which they are observed (Fig. … Continue reading →

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Welcome Josh and María Ángeles!

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Jane Catford

October has been an exciting month as we welcome Josh Brian and María Ángeles Pérez-Navarro to our lab group – and Junru Shen to London after she’s been doing her PhD remotely for a year! María Ángeles has a PhD in Terrestrial … Continue reading →

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Senior Editor role at Journal of Ecology

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Jane Catford

I’m really excited to be joining the Senior Editor team at Journal of Ecology this month! I absolutely love the journal (and the British Ecological Society more generally), so am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to the journal, … Continue reading →

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Predicting impacts of alien plant invasions on community diversity

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Jane Catford

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Community diversity outweighs effect of warming on plant colonization

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Jane Catford

Abiotic environmental change, local species extinctions and colonization of new species often co‐occur. Using a unique grassland experiment that isolates abiotic effects of warming from indirect biotic effects, we find that the biomass, richness and traits of plant colonists is … Continue reading →

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The incredible Okavango

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Jane Catford

Perched in the middle of the southern part of the African continent is the Okavango Delta – an inspiring mosaic of wet and dry, with an abundance of wildlife, breathtaking landscapes, and grasses that would blow your socks off (and … Continue reading →

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Invasive Species Week: UK Invasions in a Changing Climate

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Jane Catford

Regan Early (University of Exeter) and I wrote this piece to mark Invasive Species Week for the British Ecological Society blog. In it, we discuss the possible synergies between climate change and species invasions, and some associated policy challenges. Whether … Continue reading →

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Species invasions and climate change: can grasslands cope?

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Jane Catford

Lizzie Jones and I contributed a chapter about grassland invasions to Grasslands and Climate Change, the latest volume of the British Ecological Society’s Ecological Reviews series. This is a blog post that Lizzie – a former MSc student of mine at Southampton – … Continue reading →

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PhDs and the mighty chequered flag

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Jane Catford

It’s been an exciting time recently – a few PhDs starting, a few others finishing (with two in and two out in the space of a week!). Love it! Angela Bartlett, Stefanie Kaupa and Harry Shepherd recently crossed the starting … Continue reading →

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