🚨New paper! We tested how inter- and intraspecific variation in thermal response curves for dispersal rate affect metacommunity dynamics and diversity patterns under warming in ciliate communities.
📰Published📰Scaling temperature-dependent dispersal rates to metacommunity dynamics: An experimental test🌡️
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Scaling temperature-dependent dispersal rates to metacommunity dynamics: An experimental test
Keila Stark, Ze-Yi Han, Jean P. Gibert, Mary I. O’Connor This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. When temperatures rise, organisms m…
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September 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM
🚨New paper! We tested how inter- and intraspecific variation in thermal response curves for dispersal rate affect metacommunity dynamics and diversity patterns under warming in ciliate communities.
🔄Metacommunity connectance and emergent patterns drive diversity via spatial eco-evolutionary feedback
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#EcoEvolutionaryFeedback #FunctionalDiversity #HabitatChange #Metacommunity #NetworkSize #Connectance #SelfOrganisedPatternFormation
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#EcoEvolutionaryFeedback #FunctionalDiversity #HabitatChange #Metacommunity #NetworkSize #Connectance #SelfOrganisedPatternFormation
October 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🔄Metacommunity connectance and emergent patterns drive diversity via spatial eco-evolutionary feedback
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#EcoEvolutionaryFeedback #FunctionalDiversity #HabitatChange #Metacommunity #NetworkSize #Connectance #SelfOrganisedPatternFormation
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#EcoEvolutionaryFeedback #FunctionalDiversity #HabitatChange #Metacommunity #NetworkSize #Connectance #SelfOrganisedPatternFormation
New study out in Ecology Letters 🌱🐑!
Using long-term Åland monitoring data, we found that herbivory increases plant diversity across scales and flips the diversity–area relationship: a positive relationship is found in grazed sites while a negative one in ungrazed sites.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Using long-term Åland monitoring data, we found that herbivory increases plant diversity across scales and flips the diversity–area relationship: a positive relationship is found in grazed sites while a negative one in ungrazed sites.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Herbivory Modifies the Role of Spatial Processes in a Grassland Plant Metacommunity
We empirically examined how mammalian herbivory interacts with habitat size and connectivity to affect plant diversity in a natural grassland metacommunity. We found that herbivory increased plant di...
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
New study out in Ecology Letters 🌱🐑!
Using long-term Åland monitoring data, we found that herbivory increases plant diversity across scales and flips the diversity–area relationship: a positive relationship is found in grazed sites while a negative one in ungrazed sites.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Using long-term Åland monitoring data, we found that herbivory increases plant diversity across scales and flips the diversity–area relationship: a positive relationship is found in grazed sites while a negative one in ungrazed sites.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
📰Published📰Scaling temperature-dependent dispersal rates to metacommunity dynamics: An experimental test🌡️
buff.ly/7j6dV0c
🧪🌍️
buff.ly/7j6dV0c
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Scaling temperature-dependent dispersal rates to metacommunity dynamics: An experimental test
Keila Stark, Ze-Yi Han, Jean P. Gibert, Mary I. O’Connor This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. When temperatures rise, organisms m…
buff.ly
September 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
📰Published📰Scaling temperature-dependent dispersal rates to metacommunity dynamics: An experimental test🌡️
buff.ly/7j6dV0c
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buff.ly/7j6dV0c
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Dani Boix is showing the role of spatial modularity and environmental factors determining metacommunity richness #funMETANET
June 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Dani Boix is showing the role of spatial modularity and environmental factors determining metacommunity richness #funMETANET
@jordi-bou.bsky.social is presenting how the metacommunity perspective can be aplied on renaturing urban freshwater ecosystems #GiroNat
June 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
@jordi-bou.bsky.social is presenting how the metacommunity perspective can be aplied on renaturing urban freshwater ecosystems #GiroNat
New paper on metacommunity dynamics out! 📃🍁 Led by Oliver Mitesser we show that habitat heterogeneity shifts communities from patch-dynamics toward mass effects and species sorting using beetles as focal taxon. 🐞😍
@betafor.bsky.social @cofeuniwue.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@betafor.bsky.social @cofeuniwue.bsky.social
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Forest Heterogeneity by Chain Saw: How Between‐Patch Variation in Old Growth Attributes Changes the Metacommunities of Beetles
Metacommunity theory has expanded our understanding of how spatial dynamics and local interactions influence species communities, but we lack empirical studies specifically in terrestrial habitats te...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
New paper on metacommunity dynamics out! 📃🍁 Led by Oliver Mitesser we show that habitat heterogeneity shifts communities from patch-dynamics toward mass effects and species sorting using beetles as focal taxon. 🐞😍
@betafor.bsky.social @cofeuniwue.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@betafor.bsky.social @cofeuniwue.bsky.social
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Is fragmentation bad or good for biodiversity? Yes!
We use a classical competition-colonization metacommunity model to show that fragmentation can increase or decrease diversity depending on the total amount of habitat in the landscape. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We use a classical competition-colonization metacommunity model to show that fragmentation can increase or decrease diversity depending on the total amount of habitat in the landscape. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Habitat amount modulates biodiversity responses to fragmentation - Nature Ecology & Evolution
How biodiversity responds to habitat fragmentation per se is debated. Here the authors combine metacommunity simulations with reanalysis of empirical metacommunities to show that the amount of habitat...
www.nature.com
June 24, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Is fragmentation bad or good for biodiversity? Yes!
We use a classical competition-colonization metacommunity model to show that fragmentation can increase or decrease diversity depending on the total amount of habitat in the landscape. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We use a classical competition-colonization metacommunity model to show that fragmentation can increase or decrease diversity depending on the total amount of habitat in the landscape. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
no metacommunity starter pack yet?
November 18, 2024 at 12:36 PM
no metacommunity starter pack yet?
Bridging in situ experiments, metacommunity theory, and landscape-scale implementation to understand how spatial heterogeneity shapes biodiversity.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Forest Heterogeneity by Chain Saw: How Between‐Patch Variation in Old Growth Attributes Changes the Metacommunities of Beetles
Metacommunity theory has expanded our understanding of how spatial dynamics and local interactions influence species communities, but we lack empirical studies specifically in terrestrial habitats te...
doi.org
March 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Bridging in situ experiments, metacommunity theory, and landscape-scale implementation to understand how spatial heterogeneity shapes biodiversity.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
⚖️🔬Nonstationarity in wildlife disease dynamics: insights from the prairie dog–plague system
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#AquaticEcology #BenthicAlgae #Dispersal #Disturbance #EcosystemFunction #Metacommunity #Resilience #Stability
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#AquaticEcology #BenthicAlgae #Dispersal #Disturbance #EcosystemFunction #Metacommunity #Resilience #Stability
September 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
⚖️🔬Nonstationarity in wildlife disease dynamics: insights from the prairie dog–plague system
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#AquaticEcology #BenthicAlgae #Dispersal #Disturbance #EcosystemFunction #Metacommunity #Resilience #Stability
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#AquaticEcology #BenthicAlgae #Dispersal #Disturbance #EcosystemFunction #Metacommunity #Resilience #Stability
Anna Equisuany Ruiz, presentant:
THE ROLE OF CONNECTIVITY IN SHAPING METACOMMUNITY BIODIVERSITY
THE ROLE OF CONNECTIVITY IN SHAPING METACOMMUNITY BIODIVERSITY
June 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Anna Equisuany Ruiz, presentant:
THE ROLE OF CONNECTIVITY IN SHAPING METACOMMUNITY BIODIVERSITY
THE ROLE OF CONNECTIVITY IN SHAPING METACOMMUNITY BIODIVERSITY
The Chatto HQ community is here:
Chatto HQ
The Chatto metacommunity. Come chat with us... about Chatto!
chat.chatto.run
August 24, 2026 at 10:26 AM
The Chatto HQ community is here:
Excited to share our latest research now out in @OikosJournal! 🌿
This paper leverages the anisotropy of environmental variation at habitat edges to disentangle community assembly drivers
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#Ecology #Metacommunity #SoilBiology #Biodiversity #DNAbarcoding #Oikos #Macrofauna
This paper leverages the anisotropy of environmental variation at habitat edges to disentangle community assembly drivers
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#Ecology #Metacommunity #SoilBiology #Biodiversity #DNAbarcoding #Oikos #Macrofauna
January 30, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Excited to share our latest research now out in @OikosJournal! 🌿
This paper leverages the anisotropy of environmental variation at habitat edges to disentangle community assembly drivers
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#Ecology #Metacommunity #SoilBiology #Biodiversity #DNAbarcoding #Oikos #Macrofauna
This paper leverages the anisotropy of environmental variation at habitat edges to disentangle community assembly drivers
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#Ecology #Metacommunity #SoilBiology #Biodiversity #DNAbarcoding #Oikos #Macrofauna
Long overdue, but the main results of my metacommunity experiment are finally out!
Different aspects of spatial network structure shape ecological dynamics at different scales—connectivity boosts biomass overall, but locally it can do the opposite. 🔬🧫🌐
Different aspects of spatial network structure shape ecological dynamics at different scales—connectivity boosts biomass overall, but locally it can do the opposite. 🔬🧫🌐
Network topology differentially shapes ecological processes across scales in experimental metacommunities https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.17.719207v1
April 22, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Long overdue, but the main results of my metacommunity experiment are finally out!
Different aspects of spatial network structure shape ecological dynamics at different scales—connectivity boosts biomass overall, but locally it can do the opposite. 🔬🧫🌐
Different aspects of spatial network structure shape ecological dynamics at different scales—connectivity boosts biomass overall, but locally it can do the opposite. 🔬🧫🌐
Oooh
Took a peek at the secret thing on chat.chatto.run and I gotta say, it's going to be great
Took a peek at the secret thing on chat.chatto.run and I gotta say, it's going to be great
September 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Oooh
Took a peek at the secret thing on chat.chatto.run and I gotta say, it's going to be great
Took a peek at the secret thing on chat.chatto.run and I gotta say, it's going to be great
Interested in #metacommunity dynamics in #natural systems? I'll be looking for a #PostDoc to study temporary #ponds in the #Camargue using #eDNA & #spatial analyses. Topic is broad & includes #metafoodwebs, #BEF, #parasites, #EcoHealth. Contact me via e-mail if interested!
November 26, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Interested in #metacommunity dynamics in #natural systems? I'll be looking for a #PostDoc to study temporary #ponds in the #Camargue using #eDNA & #spatial analyses. Topic is broad & includes #metafoodwebs, #BEF, #parasites, #EcoHealth. Contact me via e-mail if interested!
So happy to lead this paper with @cunilleramontcusi.bsky.social where we used metacommunity simulations to assess how biological index performance declines across different drying and pollution scenarios. Such simulation-based tools can improve the conservation and #biomonitoring of #DryingRivers
Perfect timing to start the @aslo.org & @sil-limnology.bsky.social meeting in #Montreal with @jappliedecology.bsky.social publishing our work with @zzeynepersoy.bsky.social and #FEHMlab about #DryingRivers and their impact on biological index !
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Simulating drying and human impacts on river networks to evaluate biological quality indices performance through the lens of metacommunity theory
This work constitutes a first step towards developing simulation-based assessments that incorporate catchment drying patterns to support biomonitoring of drying river networks. Our approach can infor...
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
So happy to lead this paper with @cunilleramontcusi.bsky.social where we used metacommunity simulations to assess how biological index performance declines across different drying and pollution scenarios. Such simulation-based tools can improve the conservation and #biomonitoring of #DryingRivers
Parallels and divergences in landscape genetic and metacommunity patterns in zooplankton inhabiting soda pans
https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10887
📷 © Zsófia Horváth
https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10887
📷 © Zsófia Horváth
December 10, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Parallels and divergences in landscape genetic and metacommunity patterns in zooplankton inhabiting soda pans
https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10887
📷 © Zsófia Horváth
https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10887
📷 © Zsófia Horváth
What a good start to the week: My first paper just got published in Oikos! 🌱
"Metacommunity connectance and emergent patterns drive diversity via spatial eco-evolutionary feedback" with Christian Guill and Toni Klauschies
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#ecology #phdlife #phdchat
"Metacommunity connectance and emergent patterns drive diversity via spatial eco-evolutionary feedback" with Christian Guill and Toni Klauschies
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#ecology #phdlife #phdchat
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What a good start to the week: My first paper just got published in Oikos! 🌱
"Metacommunity connectance and emergent patterns drive diversity via spatial eco-evolutionary feedback" with Christian Guill and Toni Klauschies
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#ecology #phdlife #phdchat
"Metacommunity connectance and emergent patterns drive diversity via spatial eco-evolutionary feedback" with Christian Guill and Toni Klauschies
doi.org/10.1002/oik....
#ecology #phdlife #phdchat
The Deep Time Ecology Group have several talks at #PalAss24! @ming-tfk27.bsky.social will be speaking on Day 2: Session 6B at 14:30 at the Kleiner Saal, about "Metacommunity structural changes of Antarctic invertebrates over the latest Maastrichtian".
December 10, 2024 at 9:08 PM
The Deep Time Ecology Group have several talks at #PalAss24! @ming-tfk27.bsky.social will be speaking on Day 2: Session 6B at 14:30 at the Kleiner Saal, about "Metacommunity structural changes of Antarctic invertebrates over the latest Maastrichtian".
Been a busy day; published a first beta of Chatto 0.5 yesterday, moved Chatto HQ to it today, and spent the rest of the day scrambling to fix a bunch of issues.
Chatto 0.5 rules (even if there's still lots of tweaking to do)! Give it a try on Chatto HQ:
Chatto 0.5 rules (even if there's still lots of tweaking to do)! Give it a try on Chatto HQ:
Chatto HQ
The Chatto metacommunity. Come chat with us... about Chatto!
chat.chatto.run
September 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Been a busy day; published a first beta of Chatto 0.5 yesterday, moved Chatto HQ to it today, and spent the rest of the day scrambling to fix a bunch of issues.
Chatto 0.5 rules (even if there's still lots of tweaking to do)! Give it a try on Chatto HQ:
Chatto 0.5 rules (even if there's still lots of tweaking to do)! Give it a try on Chatto HQ:
River Drying Causes Local Losses and Regional Gains in Aquatic Invertebrate Metacommunity Diversity: A Cross‐Continental Comparison
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March 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
River Drying Causes Local Losses and Regional Gains in Aquatic Invertebrate Metacommunity Diversity: A Cross‐Continental Comparison
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Modeling and Inferring Metacommunity Dynamics with Maximum Caliber https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.20.660802v1
June 27, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Modeling and Inferring Metacommunity Dynamics with Maximum Caliber https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.20.660802v1
📖 New research!
Metacommunity dispersal amplifies or attenuates pollutant impacts on biodiversity
The results advance the role of metacommunity principles in both impact assessment and restoration planning
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Metacommunity dispersal amplifies or attenuates pollutant impacts on biodiversity
The results advance the role of metacommunity principles in both impact assessment and restoration planning
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
📖 New research!
Metacommunity dispersal amplifies or attenuates pollutant impacts on biodiversity
The results advance the role of metacommunity principles in both impact assessment and restoration planning
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Metacommunity dispersal amplifies or attenuates pollutant impacts on biodiversity
The results advance the role of metacommunity principles in both impact assessment and restoration planning
🔎 Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...