New #OpenAccess research by J. Kollross, @czsam00.bsky.social et al. in #RESEcolEnt found that nutrient addition, but not vertebrate predator exclusion, shapes #arthropod #communities & #herbivory in a temperate forest
doi.org/10.1111/een.70038

#TrophicInteractions

Interested in chemical ecology? Consider attending the international short course offered this year in Jena, Germany! events.gwdg.de/event/1003/ #ecology #plantinsectecology #trophicinteractions 🐛🕷️🦍🧍👩🏽‍🔬

🐝The invasive yellow-legged #hornet has spread rapidly across Asia and Europe, but a new review confirms it has more #predators than previously thought, from #badgers to #woodpeckers.

Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/jhr....

#trophicinteractions #invasivespecies

🔍 In this study, we explored bottom-up trophic dynamics between functional groups of moths and birds in Finland’s boreal region 🦋➡️🐦 Our findings highlight critical dynamics in food webs shaped by species traits. (2/6)

#EcologyLetters
#TrophicInteractions
#BorealEcosystems
#Ecology

🌱🦋Plant and insect functional traits influence herbivore performance under climate change

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#CarbonDioxide #DietBreadth #Drought #FastSlowContinuum #FeedingGuild #GrowthForm #LifeHistory #Temperature #TrophicInteractions

🔄🪲Positive feedback between invasive species in a sub-Antarctic ecosystem

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#BiologicalInvasions #FacilitativeInteractions #GlobalChange #NonNativeSpecies #SubAntarcticEcosystems #TrophicInteractions

Did you know that #reptiles can be prey to #salmonids?

In a recent study from Germany’s Ammer River, a single rainbow trout (𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘺𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴) was found to have consumed three juvenile grass #snakes (𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘹) ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/aiep...

#freshwater #ecology #trophicinteractions

Just Published 📰Factors influencing emerald ash borer ecological interactions

✒️Borsato et al.
🔗https://ow.ly/ISvY50ZKGmI

📷Fig 1: Extensive damage caused by emerald ash borers

#Forestry #TrophicInteractions

New publication: Resource-dependent #biodiversity and potential multi-trophic interactions determine #belowground functional trait stability, by @stefan_geisen and others. #trophicinteractions #agroecosystem #ecosystemfunctioning
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01539-5

Spotted this swallowtail caterpillar munching on wild carrot by the Limmat River in #Zürich. A quiet reminder that urban #biodiversity is not to be underestimated!🌿🐛

#UrbanEcology #PlantInsectInteractions #TrophicInteractions