NIOO scientist Paul Bodelier has been appointed as #professor of Functional Microbial Ecology at the Faculty of Sciences in Nijmegen.
Read on: nioo.knaw.nl/en/news/paul...
@ecology-radboud.bsky.social #FunctionalEcology #MicrobialEcology
This visual abstract of the paper shows two plots. The plot on the left illustrates that invasive species display a higher functional response. The right-hand plot illustrates that this difference only applies when the invasive species have been sampled in their native habitat.
High functional responses predispose fish species to invasiveness, but these trophic advantages do not necessarily persist outside their native range. Congratulation to Marine and Chloé for this nice paper!
📄 Courtois et al. (2026) Functional response predicts […]
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Join us on Wednesday, February 4th, at 1:00 PM for ABS Hour!
Dr. Ian Ausprey will present Global Experiences of Private Lands Conservation.
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#TAMUECCB #ecology #landscapeecology #populationbiology #functionalecology #conservationbiology
Perennial #herbs don’t “wake up” in spring out of nowhere. Their #renewalbuds preform leaves and even flowers months before we see any green.
More on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/VJOhA 🌱 #budpreformation #FunctionalEcology #SpringTiming #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
Out last week for data collection in Unterpremstätten for our functional ecology field course 🌿🔬 Despite the cold weather the students were motivated as ever! Amazing to see classroom theory come to life in the field. 🍃🔍
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork
#meetECONOVO
@cmlmagneville.bsky.social, postdoctoral researcher working on the drivers and protection of #Mediterraneanforests diversity with @anordonez1.bsky.social, @jcsvenning.bsky.social & Kent Olsen🌿
Camille’s research interests include:
#functionalecology
#ecosystemfunctioning
#conservation
This suggests that in fire-prone ecosystems, plants may use multiple backup systems for recovery, even if these systems evolved independently. (7/7)
👉 doi.org/qbpr
#FireEcology #SeedDispersal #PlantRegeneration #ResproutingStrategies #FunctionalEcology #PlantScience
🔗 Read the full article "Scale-Dependent Effects of Landscape Heterogeneity on Butterfly Functional and Taxonomic Diversity in Andean Urban Parks" 🌐here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#FunctionalEcology #UrbanBiodiversity #Conservation #Butterflies
🌱🦋 Urban parks are critical for butterfly´ trait diversity! 🌐
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
🎲 Když příroda hází kostkou: Výkyvy teplot a potravy mění růst mláďat čolků horských. 🔬 Výsledky nové studie vyšly v časopise Functional Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#evolution #ecology #newts #science #FunctionalEcology #AVČR #vědavterénu
#BioticInteractions, #GlobalChange, #SeedDispersal #EcologicalNetworks #Modelling #FunctionalEcology #Restoration
18 years of satellite + field data show how #eutrophication, #climatechange & river regulation reshape #fish in Ukraine’s Dnipro #floodplain:
📉 Less specialization
📈 More divergence
🔗 doi.org/10.3390/fish...
#FunctionalEcology #FunctionalTraits #FreshwaterFish #EcologicalNovelty #Rivers
Read the full paper here, open access:
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
By Sara Gamboa, Sofía Galván, @marsobral.bsky.social
@hdezfdez.bsky.social & @saravarela.bsky.social
📊 Over 3600 mammal species
🌍 10 global biomes
🍽️ A global buffet.
#Macroecology #FunctionalEcology #Mammals #TrophicEcology
HEY! My name is Aaron and I’m a PhD student at UH Mānoa studying #deepseafish #functionalecology, #biodiversity, and #ecosystemprovisions in the #Pacific. From scavengers to mesopelagics🐟 - and dabbling in reef fishes🐠. Interested in #oceanexploration #conservation #inclusiveoutreach #bluejustice
In the High Arctic, seabird colonies act as nutrient pumps, delivering marine-derived nutrients to terrestrial ecosystems. This marine subsidy increases plant height, leaf size, and nutrient content, pushing communities towards more resource-acquisitive traits. 🌱💧 #FunctionalEcology #Svalbard 2/n
We hope this dataset will be useful to research on #biogeochemistry, #functionalecology, #stoichiometry and beyond!
Which habitat variables explained community structure?
✔️ Vegetation height within the pond
✔️ Number of cattle in the area
✔️ Distance to the nearest forest edge
✔️ Distance to nearby lentic water bodies
✔️ Water pH
#FunctionalEcology #LandscapeEcology #EnvironmentalGradients
Reflecting on my own functional work it is clear traits like longevity, morphology and mobility can help us predict how species react to disturbance and describe how, if at all, repopulation can occur. #FunctionalEcology can be used as a tool to explore the trajectory of disturbed ecosystems. 🧪🦑🌎
📖 Want to know more?
Read the full paper here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And explore our open dataset:
📚 data.mendeley.com/datasets/ht6...
🌍 Conserving dry forests also means protecting their frogs!
#OpenScience #FunctionalEcology #Herpetology
🌱 At the edges of dry forests and in pastures we found:
✔️ Higher species richness
✔️ Greater total abundance
⚠️ But assemblages are dominated by generalist species adapted to heat, dryness, and disturbance.
#Herpetology #Biodiversity #FunctionalEcology
🌱 I’m excited to announce that I’ll be presenting at PopBio 2025 in Prague! 🌍🌐
I’ll be discussing the drivers of stability in ecological communities and sharing new results from long-term biodiversity data.
🗓️ May 2025 | More info: popbio2025.ibot.cas.cz
#PopBio2025 #Ecology #FunctionalEcology
Study area and design—illustration of the geographical setting of the research, highlighting the Czech Republic (A) and pinpointing the study sites within the Pyramida area (C). The boundaries of each treatment (B) are marked by dark line, indicating the periphery of the stands and forestry intervention. The treatments are as follows: clearing—two sparsely populated old-growth oak clearings; control—younger mixed stands dominated by oak and pine; and ecotone—the transitional zone between the clearing and control treatments.
Stočes & Šipoš. Multilevel Analysis of #GroundBeetles Responses to Forest Management: Integrating Species Composition, Morphological Traits and Developmental Instability doi.org/10.1002/ece3... #Beetle #Beetles #FunctionalEcology
Thrilled to share my first main #paper from my #EMBO #postdoc fellowship that is out today in #FunctionalEcology: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-24... 🥳
Read on to learn about the #evolution of #torpor among #mammals and #birds!
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A new lab contribution is out this week! #FunctionalEcology
#LiteratureNotice Sheth et al. Effect of environment on functional traits of co-occurring water beetles. doi.org/10.1051/limn.... #Beetle #Beetles #FunctionalEcology
#LiteratureNotice Burner et al. Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species doi.org/10.1016/j.bi.... #Beetle #Beetles #FunctionalEcology
What is functional ecology? What are the key questions for researchers in the field? 🤔
Complete our survey to share your thoughts on these questions!📝
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