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!
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
#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
@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
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
#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
@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
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
A new lab contribution is out this week! #FunctionalEcology
Check out our newest work evaluating the role of #pollen nutritional quality in mediating plant #pollinator interactions and #plant #fitness. Great collaborative work! 👇🏼
November 21, 2024 at 5:42 PM
A new lab contribution is out this week! #FunctionalEcology
🌱 I’m excited to announce that I’ll be presenting at PopBio 2025 in Prague! 🌍🌐
I’ll be discussing the drivers of stability in ecological communities and sharing new results from long-term biodiversity data.
🗓️ May 2025 | More info: popbio2025.ibot.cas.cz
#PopBio2025 #Ecology #FunctionalEcology
I’ll be discussing the drivers of stability in ecological communities and sharing new results from long-term biodiversity data.
🗓️ May 2025 | More info: popbio2025.ibot.cas.cz
#PopBio2025 #Ecology #FunctionalEcology
February 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🌱 I’m excited to announce that I’ll be presenting at PopBio 2025 in Prague! 🌍🌐
I’ll be discussing the drivers of stability in ecological communities and sharing new results from long-term biodiversity data.
🗓️ May 2025 | More info: popbio2025.ibot.cas.cz
#PopBio2025 #Ecology #FunctionalEcology
I’ll be discussing the drivers of stability in ecological communities and sharing new results from long-term biodiversity data.
🗓️ May 2025 | More info: popbio2025.ibot.cas.cz
#PopBio2025 #Ecology #FunctionalEcology
Thrilled to share my first main #paper from my #embo #postdoc fellowship that is out today in #FunctionalEcology: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14739 🥳
Read on to learn about the #Evolution of #torpor among #mammals and #birds!
🧵 1/12
Read on to learn about the #Evolution of #torpor among #mammals and #birds!
🧵 1/12
January 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thrilled to share my first main #paper from my #embo #postdoc fellowship that is out today in #FunctionalEcology: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2435.14739 🥳
Read on to learn about the #Evolution of #torpor among #mammals and #birds!
🧵 1/12
Read on to learn about the #Evolution of #torpor among #mammals and #birds!
🧵 1/12
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
📽️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?...
🧪🌍
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
🌱🦋 Urban parks are critical for butterfly´ trait diversity! 🌐
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🌱🦋 Urban parks are critical for butterfly´ trait diversity! 🌐
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
Our new study investigates how vegetation structure and landscape heterogeneity affect butterfly diversity in urban parks in the Andean city of #Bogotá 🌎
👇🧵 #UrbanEcology #Conservation #FunctionalEcology
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
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
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. 🧪🦑🌎
Perennial #herbs don’t “wake up” in spring out of nowhere. Their #renewalbuds preform leaves and even flowers months before we see any green.
More on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/VJOhA 🌱 #budpreformation #FunctionalEcology #SpringTiming #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
More on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/VJOhA 🌱 #budpreformation #FunctionalEcology #SpringTiming #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Perennial #herbs don’t “wake up” in spring out of nowhere. Their #renewalbuds preform leaves and even flowers months before we see any green.
More on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/VJOhA 🌱 #budpreformation #FunctionalEcology #SpringTiming #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
More on our blog ▶️ 1url.cz/VJOhA 🌱 #budpreformation #FunctionalEcology #SpringTiming #GoBelowground #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
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
Top questions in functional ecology - British Ecological Society
buff.ly
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
🔍 What we found:
• Species that diverge more from the community’s “functional average” are less abundant
• Traits linked to flight and echolocation drive this pattern
• Functional divergence can reduce abundance by up to 57%
#FunctionalEcology #Biodiversity #Conservation #Bats
• Species that diverge more from the community’s “functional average” are less abundant
• Traits linked to flight and echolocation drive this pattern
• Functional divergence can reduce abundance by up to 57%
#FunctionalEcology #Biodiversity #Conservation #Bats
April 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
🔍 What we found:
• Species that diverge more from the community’s “functional average” are less abundant
• Traits linked to flight and echolocation drive this pattern
• Functional divergence can reduce abundance by up to 57%
#FunctionalEcology #Biodiversity #Conservation #Bats
• Species that diverge more from the community’s “functional average” are less abundant
• Traits linked to flight and echolocation drive this pattern
• Functional divergence can reduce abundance by up to 57%
#FunctionalEcology #Biodiversity #Conservation #Bats
📖 Want to know more?
Read the full paper here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And explore our open dataset:
📚 data.mendeley.com/datasets/ht6...
🌍 Conserving dry forests also means protecting their frogs!
#OpenScience #FunctionalEcology #Herpetology
Read the full paper here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And explore our open dataset:
📚 data.mendeley.com/datasets/ht6...
🌍 Conserving dry forests also means protecting their frogs!
#OpenScience #FunctionalEcology #Herpetology
March 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
📖 Want to know more?
Read the full paper here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And explore our open dataset:
📚 data.mendeley.com/datasets/ht6...
🌍 Conserving dry forests also means protecting their frogs!
#OpenScience #FunctionalEcology #Herpetology
Read the full paper here:
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
And explore our open dataset:
📚 data.mendeley.com/datasets/ht6...
🌍 Conserving dry forests also means protecting their frogs!
#OpenScience #FunctionalEcology #Herpetology
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
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
Read the full paper here, open access:
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
By Sara Gamboa, Sofía Galván, @marsobral.bsky.social
@hdezfdez.bsky.social & @saravarela.bsky.social
📊 Over 3600 mammal species
🌍 10 global biomes
🍽️ A global buffet.
#Macroecology #FunctionalEcology #Mammals #TrophicEcology
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
By Sara Gamboa, Sofía Galván, @marsobral.bsky.social
@hdezfdez.bsky.social & @saravarela.bsky.social
📊 Over 3600 mammal species
🌍 10 global biomes
🍽️ A global buffet.
#Macroecology #FunctionalEcology #Mammals #TrophicEcology
The division of food space among mammalian species on biomes
Understanding how species' ecological partitioning functions across biomes is fundamental to macroecology and conservation biology. Here, we examine the global distribution of dietary strategies in t...
doi.org
July 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Read the full paper here, open access:
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
By Sara Gamboa, Sofía Galván, @marsobral.bsky.social
@hdezfdez.bsky.social & @saravarela.bsky.social
📊 Over 3600 mammal species
🌍 10 global biomes
🍽️ A global buffet.
#Macroecology #FunctionalEcology #Mammals #TrophicEcology
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
By Sara Gamboa, Sofía Galván, @marsobral.bsky.social
@hdezfdez.bsky.social & @saravarela.bsky.social
📊 Over 3600 mammal species
🌍 10 global biomes
🍽️ A global buffet.
#Macroecology #FunctionalEcology #Mammals #TrophicEcology
🌱 At the edges of dry forests and in pastures we found:
✔️ Higher species richness
✔️ Greater total abundance
⚠️ But assemblages are dominated by generalist species adapted to heat, dryness, and disturbance.
#Herpetology #Biodiversity #FunctionalEcology
✔️ Higher species richness
✔️ Greater total abundance
⚠️ But assemblages are dominated by generalist species adapted to heat, dryness, and disturbance.
#Herpetology #Biodiversity #FunctionalEcology
March 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🌱 At the edges of dry forests and in pastures we found:
✔️ Higher species richness
✔️ Greater total abundance
⚠️ But assemblages are dominated by generalist species adapted to heat, dryness, and disturbance.
#Herpetology #Biodiversity #FunctionalEcology
✔️ Higher species richness
✔️ Greater total abundance
⚠️ But assemblages are dominated by generalist species adapted to heat, dryness, and disturbance.
#Herpetology #Biodiversity #FunctionalEcology
Out last week for data collection in Unterpremstätten for our functional ecology field course 🌿🔬 Despite the cold weather the students were motivated as ever! Amazing to see classroom theory come to life in the field. 🍃🔍
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Out last week for data collection in Unterpremstätten for our functional ecology field course 🌿🔬 Despite the cold weather the students were motivated as ever! Amazing to see classroom theory come to life in the field. 🍃🔍
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork
#UniversityCourse #FunctionalEcology #FieldWork