Functional traits explain the enhancement of denitrification by wetland plants Plant functional traits affect the extent to which denitrification is enhanced by wetland plants through both direct and indirect pathways. Through constru

【🎉Latest accepted article】
Functional traits explain the enhancement of #Denitrification by wetland plants

#EcosystemFunctioning | #EcologicalProcessesAndPathways | #PlantFunctionalTraits | #StructuralEquationModel

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Aggressive native plant disrupts plant–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi networks in subalpine meadows Abstract. Human disturbances can drive the expansion of aggressive native plant species, which can significantly impact ecological communities. Investigati

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Aggressive native plant disrupts plant–arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi networks in subalpine meadows

#AggressiveNativeSpecies | #BelowgroundMutualisticNetworks | #EcosystemFunctioning | #EuphorbiaJolkinii

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⛰️ Along tropical mountains, environmental heterogeneity amplifies the link between #biodiversity and #ecosystemfunctioning.

🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.

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#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

Pesticide Contamination of Seaweed Threatens Public Health, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Functioning - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Water contaminated with pesticides threatens aquatic ecosystem functioning and biodiversity, as highlighted by a study of seaweed.

@beyondpesticides.org - new paper suggests #PesticideContamination of #Seaweed Threatens #PublicHealth, #Biodiversity and #EcosystemFunctioning 🌍

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Weathered microplastics alter deep sea benthic biogeochemistry and organic matter cycling: insights from a microcosm experiment The deep seafloor is the largest reservoir for plastic contamination; yet, it remains unclear whether Carbon introduced through synthetic polymers mig…

Weathered #microplastics alter deep sea benthic #biogeochemistry and organic matter cycling: insights from a microcosm experiment

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#Plasticpollution
#Ecosystemfunctioning
#Carboncycling
#Deepseaecosystem

Welcome Elisa Thébault - New SE | Oikos Journal Welcome Elisa Thébault - New SE | Oikos Journal

#InteractionNetworks #PollinationWebs #FoodWebs #Stability #EcosystemFunctioning

Illustrated pitfall trap design. For description, see Materials and Methods.

#LiteratureNotice Stone et al. Whose Poos do Northeastern Ohio Dung Beetles ( #Coleoptera: #Scarabaeoidea) Choose? doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #ScarabBeetles #EcosystemFunctioning

Co-occurrence network of operational taxonomic units (OTUs) for (a) bacterial and (b) fungal communities and network stability.

Xian Wu et al. quantified the relative contributions of #KeystoneTaxa and #RareTaxa in a subtropical forest to soil microbial functions and their shared or unique responses to abiotic conditions.

#EcologicalNetwork | #EcosystemFunctioning

@mapjournals.bsky.social

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Figure 2 in Chen et al. (2025): "Co-occurrence networks of relationships among soil nematode genera under (a and b) control and irrigation treatment (i.e., across degradation levels and nitrogen fertilization treatments, n = 30), and (c and d) control and nitrogen fertilization (i.e., across degradation levels and irrigation treatments, n = 30), and (e–g) in the lightly degraded, moderately degraded and severely degraded grasslands (i.e., across irrigation treatments and nitrogen fertilization treatments, n = 20). Nodes represent different nematode genera, and red, yellow, green and blue nodes represent bacterivores, fungivores, plant parasites and omnivores-predators, respectively. Red lines represent positive correlations between genera, while blue lines represent the negative correlations, and the thickness of the connecting line represents the strength of the correlation effect. Node size is positively correlated with node degree."

New publication: #Grassland degradation status modulates the relative contribution of soil #nematode diversity and community structure to #ecosystemfunctioning under #nitrogen #fertilization and #irrigation management.
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Figure 1 in Merloti et al. (2025): "Ecological network analysis based on soil components. (A) shows the network from chronosequences of assisted restored forests on former pasture lands, (B) active restored forests on former sugarcane, and (C) late-stage restored forests compared to degraded and reference forests. In each network, the nodes represent the soil components, while blue edges indicate positive correlations and red edges indicate negative correlations."

New publication: Recovery of below-ground associations in restored Brazilian Atlantic Forest, by @luismerloti.bsky.social @ciskaveen.bsky.social and others. #biodiversity #forest #ecosystemfunctioning #Brazil #ecologicalnetwork
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Yellowstone’s free-moving large bison herds provide a glimpse of their past ecosystem function Although momentum is building to restore bison across North America, most efforts focus on small, managed herds, leaving unclear how large, migrating herds shape landscapes and whether their effects enhance or degrade ecosystems. We assessed carbon and ...

The importance of large herds of mega-herbivores. Interesting paper in Science. #EcosystemFunctioning
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⚖️↔️Resource inequality limits transfer of nutrients from soils to plants in experimental grassland

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#EcosystemFunctioning #Ecotron #GiniCoefficient #Grassland #NutrientDynamics #ResourceInequality

🗺️🐦Contrasting patterns of land use by resident and migratory bird assemblages in a tropical working landscape

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📷 © Dallas Levey

#Bird #CommunityComposition #EcosystemFunctioning #Mexico #Resident #Migratory

Picture by Joshua Lim

Hi there!
I made it back to social media after some rest
I am a river-lover, trail runner & #FreshwaterEcologist working at ‪@um.e‬s exploring how #Drying affects #Biodiversity - #EcosystemFunctioning relationships across #RiverNetworks.
Looking forward to catching up quickly with freshwater folks!

Trade-offs among restored ecosystem functions are context-dependent in Mediterranean-type regions vist.ly/3n45hnw #EcosystemFunctioning #EcosystemRestoration

Ecological intensification measures in a multitrophic context.

Oksana Y Buzhdygan reviewed previous studies, investigated how research on #MultitrophicEffects of #Biodiversity on #EcosystemFunctioning could advance the application of #EcologicalIntensification measures in agriculture and forestry.
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Scatter plots of biomass (2017), annual net biomass change and biodiversity metrics.

The study of Ravi Mohan Tiwari et al. suggested that the relationship between #Biodiversity and #EcosystemFunctioning of trees in #SubtropicalForests depended on the selection of #DiversityIndex, #EnvironmentaConditions and #StandDevelopmentalStage.
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Had a fantastic week @lauradee.bsky.social‘s lab, with exciting discussions about our upcoming project on #feedbacks between #biodiversity and #ecosystemfunctioning 🌎🌱 - especially how they are modified by #droughts ☀️. Looking forward to lunching this at CU Boulder next year!🤞

Size matching between fruits and bill gapes differentially affects gulper and masher frugivorous birds

https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10978

@nordicoikos.bsky.social #fruittraits #frugivores #mutualisticinteractions #traitmatching #ecosystemfunctioning #seeddispersal

🌳🌲Using long-term tree diversity experiments to explore the mechanisms of temporal shifts in forest ecosystem functioning

https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10872

@nordicoikos.bsky.social #biodiversity #ecosystemfunctioning #forests #ontogeny #succession

New publication: Testing ion exchange #resin for quantifying bulk and throughfall deposition of macro- and micro-elements in #forests, by @CiskaVeen and others. #atmosphericdeposition #ecosystemfunctioning #nutrients
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-6579-2024

@nordicoikos @wileyecolevol #globalsynthesis #soilbiogeochemistry #roottraits #ecosystemfunctioning #alpineecosystems #globalchange

#ecosystemfunctioning #ecosystem #habitat

#research #dungbeetle #ecosystemfunctioning #biodiversity #TEELab
@eleslade.bsky.social @xinruiong.bsky.social @liyuenc.bsky.social

Dung Beetles - Swissnex By digging tunnels, dung beetles make soils more permeable to water and prevent erosion and flooding. For the first time, Swiss, Malaysian, and Singaporean scientists have measured how these insects ...

Great piece by Nadine Keller on her PhD work, using novel methods to highlight the important role #dungbeetles have in maintaining #soil hydrological functioning in #tropical #forests
#biodiversity #ecosystemfunctioning #insects #Entomology @teelab.bsky.social research
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Topographic heterogeneity triggers complementary cascades that enhance ecosystem multifunctionality Topographic heterogeneity sets the stage for community assembly, but its effects on ecosystem functioning remain poorly understood. Here, we test the hypothesis that topographic heterogeneity underpi....

Habitat heterogeneity influences mechanisms that exert complementary positive effects on individual functions which, in turn, collectively enhance ecosystem multifunctionality
#biodiversity #ecosystemfunctioning #BEF

New NIOO publication: Changing #phenology of #benthic primary producers in inland #waters: Current knowledge and future directions, by @Mandy_Velthuis and others. #climatechange #eutrophication #macrophytes #periphyton #habitats #ecosystemfunctioning
https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10381

Soil BON Earthworm - A global initiative on earthworm ...

New NIOO publication: Soil BON Earthworm - A global initiative on #earthworm distribution, traits, and spatiotemporal diversity patterns. #communityecology #ecosystemfunctioning #functionaltraits #citizenscience #temporaldynamics
https://doi.org/10.25674/362