title: BMC Ecology Image Competition 2016: the winning images.
abstract: The 2016 BMC Ecology Image Competition marked another celebration of the astounding biodiversity, natural beauty, and biological interactions documented by talented ecologists worldwide. For our fourth annual competition, we welcomed guest judge Dr. Matthew Palmer of Columbia University, who chose the winning image from over 140 entries. In this editorial, we highlight the award winning images along with a selection of highly commended honorable mentions.
authors: BMC Ecology, BioMed Central, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY, 10013, USA. Julia.simundza@biomedcentral.com.
authors: Julia
authors: J
authors: Simundza
authors: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology Department, Columbia University, 10th Floor Schermerhorn EXT, 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10027, USA.
authors: Matthew
authors: M
authors: Palmer
authors: UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120, Halle, Germany.|German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
authors: Josef
authors: J
authors: Settele
authors: Division of Science, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC), 4601 Central Avenue, Columbus, IN, 47203, USA.
authors: Luke M
authors: LM
authors: Jacobus
authors: Department of Entomology, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, University Park, PA, 16802, USA.
authors: David P
authors: DP
authors: Hughes
authors: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER, Agroscope, Institute for Plant Production Sciences IPS, Schloss 1, 8820, Wädenswil, Switzerland.
authors: Dominique
authors: D
authors: Mazzi
authors: Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS, 2 route du CNRS, 09200, Moulis, France.
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Blanchet
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D044822:Biodiversity; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology; D010781:Photography / Q000592:standards