New paper published in Functional Ecology!
We investigated plant community assembly on inland limestone cliffs across Alpine, Continental, and Mediterranean Europe.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#FunctionalEcology #CommunityAssembly #FunctionalTraits #Biodiversity #CliffEcology #VegetationScience
We investigated plant community assembly on inland limestone cliffs across Alpine, Continental, and Mediterranean Europe.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#FunctionalEcology #CommunityAssembly #FunctionalTraits #Biodiversity #CliffEcology #VegetationScience
September 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
New paper published in Functional Ecology!
We investigated plant community assembly on inland limestone cliffs across Alpine, Continental, and Mediterranean Europe.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#FunctionalEcology #CommunityAssembly #FunctionalTraits #Biodiversity #CliffEcology #VegetationScience
We investigated plant community assembly on inland limestone cliffs across Alpine, Continental, and Mediterranean Europe.
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
#FunctionalEcology #CommunityAssembly #FunctionalTraits #Biodiversity #CliffEcology #VegetationScience
Universitat Hamburg (@uni-hamburg.de) is hiring:
Research Associate (Postdoc) in Functional Ecology
#postdoc #biology #functionalecology
Research Associate (Postdoc) in Functional Ecology
#postdoc #biology #functionalecology
September 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Universitat Hamburg (@uni-hamburg.de) is hiring:
Research Associate (Postdoc) in Functional Ecology
#postdoc #biology #functionalecology
Research Associate (Postdoc) in Functional Ecology
#postdoc #biology #functionalecology
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
Read on: nioo.knaw.nl/en/news/paul...
@ecology-radboud.bsky.social #FunctionalEcology #MicrobialEcology
March 20, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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
Read on: nioo.knaw.nl/en/news/paul...
@ecology-radboud.bsky.social #FunctionalEcology #MicrobialEcology
5/5The study shows cage architectures evolved in 2 steps: 1️⃣Dense branching under intermediate herbivory2️⃣Spines added under high herbivory→diversification🌱See Fig.6–7 for the stepwise model. Herbivores are key drivers of plant evolution!#FunctionalEcology #Botany #NaturePlants
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
5/5The study shows cage architectures evolved in 2 steps: 1️⃣Dense branching under intermediate herbivory2️⃣Spines added under high herbivory→diversification🌱See Fig.6–7 for the stepwise model. Herbivores are key drivers of plant evolution!#FunctionalEcology #Botany #NaturePlants
【🎉Latest accepted article】
A simple and accessible method for #Whole_leafStomatalMapping using a flatbed scanner
#FunctionalEcology | #High_resolutionScanner | #LeafTrait | #StomatalDensity | #StomatalDistribution | #Whole_leafMapping
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
A simple and accessible method for #Whole_leafStomatalMapping using a flatbed scanner
#FunctionalEcology | #High_resolutionScanner | #LeafTrait | #StomatalDensity | #StomatalDistribution | #Whole_leafMapping
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
July 25, 2026 at 9:41 AM
【🎉Latest accepted article】
A simple and accessible method for #Whole_leafStomatalMapping using a flatbed scanner
#FunctionalEcology | #High_resolutionScanner | #LeafTrait | #StomatalDensity | #StomatalDistribution | #Whole_leafMapping
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
A simple and accessible method for #Whole_leafStomatalMapping using a flatbed scanner
#FunctionalEcology | #High_resolutionScanner | #LeafTrait | #StomatalDensity | #StomatalDistribution | #Whole_leafMapping
@mapjournals.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jpe/...
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
📉 Less specialization
📈 More divergence
🔗 doi.org/10.3390/fish...
#FunctionalEcology #FunctionalTraits #FreshwaterFish #EcologicalNovelty #Rivers
July 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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
📉 Less specialization
📈 More divergence
🔗 doi.org/10.3390/fish...
#FunctionalEcology #FunctionalTraits #FreshwaterFish #EcologicalNovelty #Rivers
🎲 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
#evolution #ecology #newts #science #FunctionalEcology #AVČR #vědavterénu
Stochastic variation in temperature and food availability impacts growth, but not metabolic rate and exploration in a juvenile amphibian
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
doi.org
October 16, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🎲 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
#evolution #ecology #newts #science #FunctionalEcology #AVČR #vědavterénu
Howdy!
Join us on Wednesday, February 4th, at 1:00 PM for ABS Hour!
Dr. Ian Ausprey will present Global Experiences of Private Lands Conservation.
tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786
We hope to see you there!
#TAMUECCB #ecology #landscapeecology #populationbiology #functionalecology #conservationbiology
Join us on Wednesday, February 4th, at 1:00 PM for ABS Hour!
Dr. Ian Ausprey will present Global Experiences of Private Lands Conservation.
tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786
We hope to see you there!
#TAMUECCB #ecology #landscapeecology #populationbiology #functionalecology #conservationbiology
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Howdy!
Join us on Wednesday, February 4th, at 1:00 PM for ABS Hour!
Dr. Ian Ausprey will present Global Experiences of Private Lands Conservation.
tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786
We hope to see you there!
#TAMUECCB #ecology #landscapeecology #populationbiology #functionalecology #conservationbiology
Join us on Wednesday, February 4th, at 1:00 PM for ABS Hour!
Dr. Ian Ausprey will present Global Experiences of Private Lands Conservation.
tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786
We hope to see you there!
#TAMUECCB #ecology #landscapeecology #populationbiology #functionalecology #conservationbiology
Achievement unlocked!
☝️BUT!!!
All the thanks go to @mdainese.bsky.social for his hard work on the review on "Global change experiments in mountain ecosystems: A systematic review". 🙏
Read it openly here: doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
#AlpineEcology #MountainBiodiversity #FunctionalEcology #GlobalChange
☝️BUT!!!
All the thanks go to @mdainese.bsky.social for his hard work on the review on "Global change experiments in mountain ecosystems: A systematic review". 🙏
Read it openly here: doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
#AlpineEcology #MountainBiodiversity #FunctionalEcology #GlobalChange
May 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Achievement unlocked!
☝️BUT!!!
All the thanks go to @mdainese.bsky.social for his hard work on the review on "Global change experiments in mountain ecosystems: A systematic review". 🙏
Read it openly here: doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
#AlpineEcology #MountainBiodiversity #FunctionalEcology #GlobalChange
☝️BUT!!!
All the thanks go to @mdainese.bsky.social for his hard work on the review on "Global change experiments in mountain ecosystems: A systematic review". 🙏
Read it openly here: doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
#AlpineEcology #MountainBiodiversity #FunctionalEcology #GlobalChange
Plant trait ecologists: Does anyone know of datasets with functional-trait measurements taken specifically from ornamental cultivars, rather than species-level values derived from wild populations? (SLA, LDMC, leaf C:N, SRL...)
#PlantTraits #FunctionalEcology #PlantSci #OrnamentalPlants
#PlantTraits #FunctionalEcology #PlantSci #OrnamentalPlants
June 21, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Plant trait ecologists: Does anyone know of datasets with functional-trait measurements taken specifically from ornamental cultivars, rather than species-level values derived from wild populations? (SLA, LDMC, leaf C:N, SRL...)
#PlantTraits #FunctionalEcology #PlantSci #OrnamentalPlants
#PlantTraits #FunctionalEcology #PlantSci #OrnamentalPlants
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
May 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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
Beyond research, CPT provides an important resource for conservation, ecological restoration and evidence-based policy, supporting one of the world's richest, and most threatened, ecosystems. (10/10)
👉 doi.org/rdct
#PlantTraits #FunctionalEcology #Cerrado #AoBpapers
👉 doi.org/rdct
#PlantTraits #FunctionalEcology #Cerrado #AoBpapers
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doi.org
July 2, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Beyond research, CPT provides an important resource for conservation, ecological restoration and evidence-based policy, supporting one of the world's richest, and most threatened, ecosystems. (10/10)
👉 doi.org/rdct
#PlantTraits #FunctionalEcology #Cerrado #AoBpapers
👉 doi.org/rdct
#PlantTraits #FunctionalEcology #Cerrado #AoBpapers
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
👉 doi.org/qbpr
#FireEcology #SeedDispersal #PlantRegeneration #ResproutingStrategies #FunctionalEcology #PlantScience
Seed dispersal as a backup system to resprouting and seeding during post-fire regeneration
AbstractBackground and Aims. Plant populations can recover from wildfires through resprouting (resprouters), recruiting from in situ surviving seed banks (
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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
👉 doi.org/qbpr
#FireEcology #SeedDispersal #PlantRegeneration #ResproutingStrategies #FunctionalEcology #PlantScience
📽️Check out a video of the bat species in this study!
🦇Provided by the authors, this video demonstrates the key finding of this paper: pollen essential amino acids drive bat–pollination interactions
youtu.be/7FX2x4T45i8?...
🧪🌍
🦇Provided by the authors, this video demonstrates the key finding of this paper: pollen essential amino acids drive bat–pollination interactions
youtu.be/7FX2x4T45i8?...
🧪🌍
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📽️Check out a video of the bat species in this study!
🦇Provided by the authors, this video demonstrates the key finding of this paper: pollen essential amino acids drive bat–pollination interactions
youtu.be/7FX2x4T45i8?...
🧪🌍
🦇Provided by the authors, this video demonstrates the key finding of this paper: pollen essential amino acids drive bat–pollination interactions
youtu.be/7FX2x4T45i8?...
🧪🌍
What is functional ecology? What are the key questions for researchers in the field? 🤔
Complete our survey to share your thoughts on these questions!📝
You can access the survey here 👇
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@BritishEcolSoc
#FunctionalEcology
Complete our survey to share your thoughts on these questions!📝
You can access the survey here 👇
buff.ly/4b5dymq
@BritishEcolSoc
#FunctionalEcology
Top questions in functional ecology - British Ecological Society
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November 20, 2024 at 6:04 PM
What is functional ecology? What are the key questions for researchers in the field? 🤔
Complete our survey to share your thoughts on these questions!📝
You can access the survey here 👇
buff.ly/4b5dymq
@BritishEcolSoc
#FunctionalEcology
Complete our survey to share your thoughts on these questions!📝
You can access the survey here 👇
buff.ly/4b5dymq
@BritishEcolSoc
#FunctionalEcology
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
June 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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
We hope this dataset will be useful to research on #biogeochemistry, #functionalecology, #stoichiometry and beyond!
Great data resource released! Many thanks to @ecolgonzalez.bsky.social & all the people involved and particularly for the commitment with #OpenScience 💚
I’m thrilled to finally share our new dataset paper-years in the making! This has been an incredible rewarding project, and it was a true pleasure to work with such an amazing team of researchers. Huge thanks to supported by @idiv for the support www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We hope this dataset will be useful to research on #biogeochemistry, #functionalecology, #stoichiometry and beyond!
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
February 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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
#LiteratureNotice Sheth et al. Effect of environment on functional traits of co-occurring water beetles. doi.org/10.1051/limn.... #Beetle #Beetles #FunctionalEcology
May 20, 2024 at 1:20 PM
#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
May 14, 2024 at 1:04 PM
#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
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. 🧪🦑🌎
March 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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. 🧪🦑🌎
Landscape composition metrics—such as habitat cover and patch size—had positive effects, especially on functional richness.
So yes: habitat amount still matters.
But it is not the whole story.
#FunctionalEcology #ConservationBiology #LandscapeEcology
So yes: habitat amount still matters.
But it is not the whole story.
#FunctionalEcology #ConservationBiology #LandscapeEcology
May 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Landscape composition metrics—such as habitat cover and patch size—had positive effects, especially on functional richness.
So yes: habitat amount still matters.
But it is not the whole story.
#FunctionalEcology #ConservationBiology #LandscapeEcology
So yes: habitat amount still matters.
But it is not the whole story.
#FunctionalEcology #ConservationBiology #LandscapeEcology