BMC Ecology image competition
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| CC BY Catherine Markham http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12898-015-0053-9 |
Each year BMC Ecology runs an image competition designed to allow ecologists to capture in a single frame their personal perspective on the ‘beauty and mystery of our natural surroundings’. These images also provide a window into their specific research area:
‘Ecologists can then educate as they draw attention to some of the outstanding science being done, while featuring their research efforts in a visual, and fun, way.’ BMC Ecology
The overall winning image entitled “Palestinian sunbird female forages on Echinops sp.” was captured by Mohamed Sheb from the Suez Canal University Ismailia, Egypt.
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| CC BY Mohamed Shebl http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12898-015-0053-9. |
There were 9 winning pictures, and an additional 23 that were highly commended. We highly recommend taking a look. All the pictures are published under a CC BY attribution licence so sharing them couldn’t be easier too. All the pictures were published as part of an editorial here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12898-015-0053-9
Here’s some more!
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| CC BY Kainaat William http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12898-015-0053-9. |
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| CC BY Kenneth J. Chapin http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12898-015-0053-9. |