Community Ecology Journal
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Community Ecology is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on community ecology and population studies. Part of Springer Nature and Akadémiai Kiadó.
IF (2024): 2.0; SJR: Q2 (in Ecology)
springer.com/journal/42974
IF (2024): 2.0; SJR: Q2 (in Ecology)
springer.com/journal/42974
📄🐝 A new paper shows how #bioclimatic variables, especially the #seasonality of 🌡 #temperature and 🌧 #precipitation, shape the global distribution of #bee species.
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#BeeEcology #DistributionModel
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#BeeEcology #DistributionModel
September 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
📄🐝 A new paper shows how #bioclimatic variables, especially the #seasonality of 🌡 #temperature and 🌧 #precipitation, shape the global distribution of #bee species.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#BeeEcology #DistributionModel
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#BeeEcology #DistributionModel
A recently published study compares #Bayesian hierarchical models with traditional methods for estimating #speciesrichness from datasets with nested and sequential sampling designs — i.e., when presence/absence data are recorded over time and space
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August 30, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A recently published study compares #Bayesian hierarchical models with traditional methods for estimating #speciesrichness from datasets with nested and sequential sampling designs — i.e., when presence/absence data are recorded over time and space
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🆓📄🦋 A new #openaccess paper compares #biodiversity patterns and diurnal variation in #butterfly diversity and composition across four #suburban ecosystems (i.e., small and large #gardens, coconut fields, and paddy fields) in Sri Lanka
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#garden #paddyfield
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#garden #paddyfield
August 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
🆓📄🦋 A new #openaccess paper compares #biodiversity patterns and diurnal variation in #butterfly diversity and composition across four #suburban ecosystems (i.e., small and large #gardens, coconut fields, and paddy fields) in Sri Lanka
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#garden #paddyfield
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#garden #paddyfield
🆓📄🕷️ A newly published, #openaccess study suggests that climatic fluctuations can influence species-level #niche dynamics without altering overall community structure in large, environmentally buffered #cave systems
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#invertebrates #subterranean
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#invertebrates #subterranean
July 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM
🆓📄🕷️ A newly published, #openaccess study suggests that climatic fluctuations can influence species-level #niche dynamics without altering overall community structure in large, environmentally buffered #cave systems
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#invertebrates #subterranean
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#invertebrates #subterranean
📄📊 A new study demonstrates that #biodiversity patterns in temperate #mountain regions are driven primarily by interactions between #water availability, atmospheric energy, and growing-season length rather than #productivity alone.
🔗 rdcu.be/futQ6
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July 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
📄📊 A new study demonstrates that #biodiversity patterns in temperate #mountain regions are driven primarily by interactions between #water availability, atmospheric energy, and growing-season length rather than #productivity alone.
🔗 rdcu.be/futQ6
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A new #openaccess study shows how the #diversity and composition of moss-associated organisms, i.e., bryosphere communities, change by location, #grazing pressure and depth within the moss layer in #iceland
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#moss #bryophyte #communityecology
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#moss #bryophyte #communityecology
July 12, 2026 at 9:41 AM
A new #openaccess study shows how the #diversity and composition of moss-associated organisms, i.e., bryosphere communities, change by location, #grazing pressure and depth within the moss layer in #iceland
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#moss #bryophyte #communityecology
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#moss #bryophyte #communityecology
🆓📰🦇A new #OpenAccess study elucidates the #distribution and foraging niche dynamics of native and immigrant pipistrelloid #bats in an #urban agglomeration
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#batecology #bats #urbanecology
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#batecology #bats #urbanecology
June 28, 2026 at 7:43 AM
🆓📰🦇A new #OpenAccess study elucidates the #distribution and foraging niche dynamics of native and immigrant pipistrelloid #bats in an #urban agglomeration
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#batecology #bats #urbanecology
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#batecology #bats #urbanecology
📄🐜🌿 #LandUse change altered both network- and species-level properties (e.g., specialisation, modularity and interaction strengths) of ant-plant interaction networks in Mexican temperate forests
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#interactionnetwork #ants #oakforest #eucalyptus #plantinsect
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#interactionnetwork #ants #oakforest #eucalyptus #plantinsect
June 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
📄🐜🌿 #LandUse change altered both network- and species-level properties (e.g., specialisation, modularity and interaction strengths) of ant-plant interaction networks in Mexican temperate forests
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#interactionnetwork #ants #oakforest #eucalyptus #plantinsect
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#interactionnetwork #ants #oakforest #eucalyptus #plantinsect
📄🆓🦀 A new #openaccess study investigated the relationship between secondary #benthic production and #functionaldiversity and #speciesdiversity in four Texas #estuaries
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#benthos #macrofauna #ecology #researchpaper
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#benthos #macrofauna #ecology #researchpaper
May 31, 2026 at 6:15 AM
📄🆓🦀 A new #openaccess study investigated the relationship between secondary #benthic production and #functionaldiversity and #speciesdiversity in four Texas #estuaries
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#benthos #macrofauna #ecology #researchpaper
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#benthos #macrofauna #ecology #researchpaper
📄 🪱 🌳A new #openaccess study investigated how belowground #biodiversity is shaped by #soil properties, climate, and #vegetation structure, and found that vegetation canopy acts as a critical mediator of climatic impacts on #soilfauna
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#ecologypaper #earthworm
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#ecologypaper #earthworm
May 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
📄 🪱 🌳A new #openaccess study investigated how belowground #biodiversity is shaped by #soil properties, climate, and #vegetation structure, and found that vegetation canopy acts as a critical mediator of climatic impacts on #soilfauna
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologypaper #earthworm
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#ecologypaper #earthworm
📰 A new paper has been published about the relative effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on natural #colonisation of #birdspecies on oceanic #islands 🐦🏝️
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#biogeography #birddistribution #islandbiogeography #oceanicisland #bird
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#biogeography #birddistribution #islandbiogeography #oceanicisland #bird
April 30, 2026 at 10:32 AM
📰 A new paper has been published about the relative effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on natural #colonisation of #birdspecies on oceanic #islands 🐦🏝️
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#biogeography #birddistribution #islandbiogeography #oceanicisland #bird
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#biogeography #birddistribution #islandbiogeography #oceanicisland #bird
🆓📄💻A new #OpenAccess paper about assembly rules and dynamics of open communities under persistent biological invasion has been published
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#ecologicalmodeling #invasion #communityecology #modelling
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#ecologicalmodeling #invasion #communityecology #modelling
April 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
🆓📄💻A new #OpenAccess paper about assembly rules and dynamics of open communities under persistent biological invasion has been published
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologicalmodeling #invasion #communityecology #modelling
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#ecologicalmodeling #invasion #communityecology #modelling
📰🌱A newly published paper shows how the number of #invasivespecies in a native #plantcommunity affects community properties, e.g., richness, diversity, invasibility and interspecific interactions.
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#biodiversity #invasion
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#biodiversity #invasion
March 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
📰🌱A newly published paper shows how the number of #invasivespecies in a native #plantcommunity affects community properties, e.g., richness, diversity, invasibility and interspecific interactions.
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#biodiversity #invasion
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#biodiversity #invasion
📖Recently published bookreviews:
S. van Noort & G. Broad: #Wasps of the world
N. Mathevon - The voices of nature
J. A. Vucetich - The biology & #conservation of animal populations
J. Schimel - Your future on the faculty
🔗 See the links in the comments! 👇
#bookreview #scicomm
S. van Noort & G. Broad: #Wasps of the world
N. Mathevon - The voices of nature
J. A. Vucetich - The biology & #conservation of animal populations
J. Schimel - Your future on the faculty
🔗 See the links in the comments! 👇
#bookreview #scicomm
March 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
📖Recently published bookreviews:
S. van Noort & G. Broad: #Wasps of the world
N. Mathevon - The voices of nature
J. A. Vucetich - The biology & #conservation of animal populations
J. Schimel - Your future on the faculty
🔗 See the links in the comments! 👇
#bookreview #scicomm
S. van Noort & G. Broad: #Wasps of the world
N. Mathevon - The voices of nature
J. A. Vucetich - The biology & #conservation of animal populations
J. Schimel - Your future on the faculty
🔗 See the links in the comments! 👇
#bookreview #scicomm
📑 💻 A new study found that both dynamical and topological #foodweb #stability increase 📈 with food web size, independently of ecosystem type 🏞️. It also highlights the potential importance of generation time in assessing food web stability.
🔗https://rdcu.be/e7mXr
🔗https://rdcu.be/e7mXr
March 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
📑 💻 A new study found that both dynamical and topological #foodweb #stability increase 📈 with food web size, independently of ecosystem type 🏞️. It also highlights the potential importance of generation time in assessing food web stability.
🔗https://rdcu.be/e7mXr
🔗https://rdcu.be/e7mXr
📰🌿🌊A new study focused on the impact of habitat size on #macrophyte species richness and invasions in tropical #floodplains, and identified disproportionate #invasion impacts in small waterbodies.
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February 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
📰🌿🌊A new study focused on the impact of habitat size on #macrophyte species richness and invasions in tropical #floodplains, and identified disproportionate #invasion impacts in small waterbodies.
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📑🐦 A new study focuses on the distribution and diversity of #birds in an unprotected ecological corridor between three #nationalparks in #Ethiopia to reveal its conservational importance.
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#BiodiversityConservation #Biodiversity
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#BiodiversityConservation #Biodiversity
February 7, 2026 at 3:55 PM
📑🐦 A new study focuses on the distribution and diversity of #birds in an unprotected ecological corridor between three #nationalparks in #Ethiopia to reveal its conservational importance.
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#BiodiversityConservation #Biodiversity
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#BiodiversityConservation #Biodiversity
📑🐍 Reyes-Puig et al. studied the diversity of #amphibians and #reptiles in the upper Napo River basin along an altitudinal gradient. They found greatest diversity in the lowlands, while the mountains host more #endemic and #endangeredspecies
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January 31, 2026 at 8:16 PM
📑🐍 Reyes-Puig et al. studied the diversity of #amphibians and #reptiles in the upper Napo River basin along an altitudinal gradient. They found greatest diversity in the lowlands, while the mountains host more #endemic and #endangeredspecies
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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📰🧪🔬A new paper presents how long-term adaptation to elevated temperatures influences competition among #cyanobacteria (Microcystis aeruginosa), #chlorophytes (Desmodesmus armatus), and #diatoms (Mayamaea permitis), in #microcosm and in lake #mesocosms
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Adaptation to warming alters the competition between three phytoplankton taxa: Microcystis aeruginosa, Desmodesmus armatus and Mayamaea permitis - Community Ecology
Phytoplankton are primary producers in freshwater ecosystems, forming the base of trophic networks. Some groups, such as cyanobacteria, have toxic potential, and their proliferation may be intensified...
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January 23, 2026 at 10:18 AM
📰🧪🔬A new paper presents how long-term adaptation to elevated temperatures influences competition among #cyanobacteria (Microcystis aeruginosa), #chlorophytes (Desmodesmus armatus), and #diatoms (Mayamaea permitis), in #microcosm and in lake #mesocosms
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📑💻🌊A new #openaccess paper reveals that boreal species invasion in Barrents Sea decreased the food web's capacity to withstand pulse perturbations, while increasing its resistance to press perturbations
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#disturbance #FoodWebs #ecologyresearch
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#disturbance #FoodWebs #ecologyresearch
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📑💻🌊A new #openaccess paper reveals that boreal species invasion in Barrents Sea decreased the food web's capacity to withstand pulse perturbations, while increasing its resistance to press perturbations
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#disturbance #FoodWebs #ecologyresearch
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#disturbance #FoodWebs #ecologyresearch
📰💻🌳An #OpenAccess paper by David K. Swanson has been published on the strengths of using Ward’s method with non-Euclidean distance measures for clustering #plantcommunity data.
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#vegetationscience #vegetation #openaccessresearch #communityecology
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#vegetationscience #vegetation #openaccessresearch #communityecology
December 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📰💻🌳An #OpenAccess paper by David K. Swanson has been published on the strengths of using Ward’s method with non-Euclidean distance measures for clustering #plantcommunity data.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#vegetationscience #vegetation #openaccessresearch #communityecology
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#vegetationscience #vegetation #openaccessresearch #communityecology
📰🐦🌳 A new study examined #bird assemblage dynamics over 20 years in a primaeval beech-fir forest in Slovakia and found that species reordering and turnover were the main drivers of the long-term dynamics
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#birdecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #birds
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#birdecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #birds
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
📰🐦🌳 A new study examined #bird assemblage dynamics over 20 years in a primaeval beech-fir forest in Slovakia and found that species reordering and turnover were the main drivers of the long-term dynamics
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#birdecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #birds
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#birdecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #birds
📰💻🗺️A new study investigated how overlapping vs. non-overlapping temporal settings of occurrence data affect the performance and ecological interpretation of #SpeciesDistributionModels (SDMs)
🔗 rdcu.be/eRRLo
#ecologyresearch #spatialecology
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#ecologyresearch #spatialecology
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 AM
📰💻🗺️A new study investigated how overlapping vs. non-overlapping temporal settings of occurrence data affect the performance and ecological interpretation of #SpeciesDistributionModels (SDMs)
🔗 rdcu.be/eRRLo
#ecologyresearch #spatialecology
🔗 rdcu.be/eRRLo
#ecologyresearch #spatialecology
🐝📑 A new study investigated the role of functional relatedness in shaping the co-occurrence patterns of #bee species associated with #brinjal, a key tropical crop plant.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#functionaltrait #agroecology #agroecosystem #ecologyresearch #pollinators
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#functionaltrait #agroecology #agroecosystem #ecologyresearch #pollinators
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🐝📑 A new study investigated the role of functional relatedness in shaping the co-occurrence patterns of #bee species associated with #brinjal, a key tropical crop plant.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#functionaltrait #agroecology #agroecosystem #ecologyresearch #pollinators
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#functionaltrait #agroecology #agroecosystem #ecologyresearch #pollinators
📰🌾A new article compared plant communities in #graveyards of different ages in #Pakistan.
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#PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch
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#PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
📰🌾A new article compared plant communities in #graveyards of different ages in #Pakistan.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch
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#PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch