title: BMC Ecology Image Competition 2015: the winning images.
abstract: For the third time, BMC Ecology is delighted to announce the winners of our Image Competition. This year featured entries from all over the world and showcased not only the creativity and talent of the participants, but also the exquisite beauty and diversity of our planet. We are pleased to present the winning selections of the editorial board of the journal and guest judge Dr. Ana Luz Porzecanski, as well as some highly commended images that are sure to impress.
authors.affiliation: BioMed Central, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY, 10013, USA. catherine.potenski@biomedcentral.com.
authors.forename: Catherine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Potenski
authors.affiliation: Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY, 10024, USA. alporze@amnh.org.
authors.forename: Ana Luz
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Porzecanski
authors.affiliation: Institut de Systématique, Evolution et Biodiversité, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), UMR 7205, 75005, Paris, France. baguette@mnhn.fr.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baguette
authors.affiliation: Station d'Ecologie Experimentale du CNRS, 09200, Moulis, France. jean.clobert@EcoEx-moulis.cnrs.fr.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clobert
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology and Department of Biology, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA, USA. dph14@psu.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120, Halle, Germany. josef.settele@ufz.de.|iDiv, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. josef.settele@ufz.de.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Settele
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D004463:Ecology; D010781:Photography