Help make fieldwork less dangerous for scientists around the world.

We kindly request your participation in a survey designed to improve safety and productivity for field ecologists and field researchers. Scientists who conduct field research often work in remote natural settings where some level of danger is taken for granted. The Peregrine Fund, a non-profit conservation organization in the USA, and Boise State University request […]

Position Announcement: Editor-in-Chief, Biotropica

[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] The Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation is accepting nominations and applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biotropica. Over the last 50 years Biotropica has become a leading source of original research on the ecology, evolution, conservation, and management of tropical ecosystems and organisms. Published by the ATBC in partnership with […]

ATBC18 Workshop: Techniques for Bat Field Ecology

by Tuanjit Sritongchuay and Joe Chun-Chia Huang With Wallace’s memory of the largest island in Indo-Malay Archipelago, a five-day workshop on “Techniques for Bat Field Ecology” was held at Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia from June 26-30, 2018. The event was organized by the Association for Tropical Biology with logistic support by Dr. Faisal Ali Awanrali […]

ATBC Mentoring: Networking for a Future in Tropical Biology

By Lois Kinneen Griffith University, Australia I signed up to participate in the 2017-2018 ATBC Mentoring Circle program, which began at the 2017 meeting in Merida, as a way to get more out of the conference. As a PhD candidate, I am regularly reminded of the importance of networking, and this seemed like a natural […]