The Ecological Fractal Network
We are biologists interested in understanding how biodiversity and the benefits it provides to people change across space and through time. We’ve grouped together to make a network of sites collecting common data to answer key questions about the world around us. We currently have >40 sites in our network - perhaps you would like to join?
New exciting development: the MicroFractal Network! As of 2025, we have a new bolt-on to our network - the MicroFractal sampling approach that surveys at even finer spatial scales! If this is of interest, why not read more about it and then sign up to take part
We’re a mix of researchers in different fields (ecology, evolution, statistics, and social science) who love to collaborate. We have a fundamental question our network seeks to address - the extent to which diversity is homogenous across environmental gradients - but we’re open to using the network to ask additional questions.
Maybe you would like to join us? If so, you could download our one-page summary, find out more about our sampling protocol, or fill in our sign-up form.
News
February 2025Micro-Fractal Network is launched! If you're interested in extending your sampling even further, sign up here!
September 2024Over 40 sites in the network, and we're now planning our first in-person meeting for January 2025. Reach out if you want to come!
September 2023Nell Pates joins the Pearse Lab to focus on collecting network sites to test questions about rewilding!
September 2022Over 30 sites in the network, and we're now expanding our data collection within the UK
July 2021Over 25 sites joined the network! And new steering committee members Amanda Gallinat!
May 2021Initiative launched on Twitter
February 2021First version of the webpage is up! So shiny!