⚠️ Call for Special Feature @journalofecology.bsky.social
Functional traits in primary producers: recent advances and future directions.
Topics include:
- Approaches in understanding, measuring and predicting traits
- Scaling from traits to ecosystem processes.
Submit here: shorturl.at/sP5LC
Functional traits in primary producers: recent advances and future directions.
Topics include:
- Approaches in understanding, measuring and predicting traits
- Scaling from traits to ecosystem processes.
Submit here: shorturl.at/sP5LC
July 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
1/🧵Introducing VegVault🌿🔒🏛️
A global database linking paleo- & neo-vegetation data with functional traits & abiotic drivers!
🚀A powerful tool for researchers exploring biodiversity dynamics across time & space
🔗 Website: bit.ly/VegVault
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
A global database linking paleo- & neo-vegetation data with functional traits & abiotic drivers!
🚀A powerful tool for researchers exploring biodiversity dynamics across time & space
🔗 Website: bit.ly/VegVault
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
March 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
1/🧵Introducing VegVault🌿🔒🏛️
A global database linking paleo- & neo-vegetation data with functional traits & abiotic drivers!
🚀A powerful tool for researchers exploring biodiversity dynamics across time & space
🔗 Website: bit.ly/VegVault
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
A global database linking paleo- & neo-vegetation data with functional traits & abiotic drivers!
🚀A powerful tool for researchers exploring biodiversity dynamics across time & space
🔗 Website: bit.ly/VegVault
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
Hi, Bluesky!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
June 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Hi, Bluesky!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
Cool... a global focus on three core traits of ectotherms: metabolic rate, development time and fecundity. ShareTrait: Towards interoperable and reusable individual trait-based data in ectotherms #OpenTraits #FunctionalTraits besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪🌐
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Cool... a global focus on three core traits of ectotherms: metabolic rate, development time and fecundity. ShareTrait: Towards interoperable and reusable individual trait-based data in ectotherms #OpenTraits #FunctionalTraits besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1... 🧪🌐
Please pass along - postdoc position! with our working group on #FunctionalTraits and rarity. This is part of the FREE (Functional Rarity in Ecology and Evolution) working group led by Cyrille Violle in Montpellier France 🧪🌐🌾 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Offre de post-doctorat en écologie (H/F)
emploi.cnrs.fr
June 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Please pass along - postdoc position! with our working group on #FunctionalTraits and rarity. This is part of the FREE (Functional Rarity in Ecology and Evolution) working group led by Cyrille Violle in Montpellier France 🧪🌐🌾 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...
The 4th day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #Buds #Storage #Fineroots #Clonality #Rhizome #Stolone #Traits #Economy #Strategy #Methods #FunctionalTraits Collaborate, share, discuss🧐
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
▶️ 1url.cz/ye0Y8
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
▶️ 1url.cz/ye0Y8
September 18, 2026 at 7:55 AM
The 4th day of #GoBelowground course of belowground functional ecology #Buds #Storage #Fineroots #Clonality #Rhizome #Stolone #Traits #Economy #Strategy #Methods #FunctionalTraits Collaborate, share, discuss🧐
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
▶️ 1url.cz/ye0Y8
@czechacademy.bsky.social @ibotcz.bsky.social
▶️ 1url.cz/ye0Y8
We’re excited to see what #lidar can tell us about #tree #strategies. How do #FunctionalTraits “fit” within the architecture of trees? Stay tuned to @lilydun.bsky.social for more.
Had a great time at #ESAus2024 poster night! Lots of discussions about architectural and functional traits, sparking new ideas for my PhD. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! 🌱✨
December 10, 2024 at 1:04 AM
We’re excited to see what #lidar can tell us about #tree #strategies. How do #FunctionalTraits “fit” within the architecture of trees? Stay tuned to @lilydun.bsky.social for more.
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
The 5th day of #GoBelowground was all about mini-projects #Buds #Storage #FineRoots #Clonality #Rhizome #Stolon #Traits #FunctionalTraits #PlantEcology
Explore, measure, interpret and turn belowground traits into ecological stories.
@czechacademy.bsky.social
@ibotcz.bsky.social
▶️ 1url.cz/ye0Y8
Explore, measure, interpret and turn belowground traits into ecological stories.
@czechacademy.bsky.social
@ibotcz.bsky.social
▶️ 1url.cz/ye0Y8
September 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
The 5th day of #GoBelowground was all about mini-projects #Buds #Storage #FineRoots #Clonality #Rhizome #Stolon #Traits #FunctionalTraits #PlantEcology
Explore, measure, interpret and turn belowground traits into ecological stories.
@czechacademy.bsky.social
@ibotcz.bsky.social
▶️ 1url.cz/ye0Y8
Explore, measure, interpret and turn belowground traits into ecological stories.
@czechacademy.bsky.social
@ibotcz.bsky.social
▶️ 1url.cz/ye0Y8
Resurveyed Island Vegetation Reveals That Species
Colonisation and Extinction Probabilities Are Linked
to Traits #FunctionalTraits 🧪🌐🌾 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Colonisation and Extinction Probabilities Are Linked
to Traits #FunctionalTraits 🧪🌐🌾 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Resurveyed Island Vegetation Reveals That Species
Colonisation and Extinction Probabilities Are Linked
to Traits #FunctionalTraits 🧪🌐🌾 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Colonisation and Extinction Probabilities Are Linked
to Traits #FunctionalTraits 🧪🌐🌾 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
👀 Global maps of 37 plant #FunctionalTraits as defined in the TRY Plant Trait Database with a resolution of 1 km and a global extent 🌐🧪 📏🧮🌮 global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...
Citizen science-powered global trait maps
global-traits.projects.earthengine.app
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Global maps of 37 plant #FunctionalTraits as defined in the TRY Plant Trait Database with a resolution of 1 km and a global extent 🌐🧪 📏🧮🌮 global-traits.projects.earthengine.app/view/global-...
🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) 🪴⛏️ #Botany #PlantEcology #RootTraits #BelowgroundTraits #CzechRepublic #EcologyCourse #FunctionalTraits #Anatomy #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
May 4, 2026 at 11:53 AM
🚩Dig into plant functional ecology! Join the 8th Go Belowground! PhD course (13–19 Sep 2026 Czech Republic) 🪴⛏️ #Botany #PlantEcology #RootTraits #BelowgroundTraits #CzechRepublic #EcologyCourse #FunctionalTraits #Anatomy #ExFuMo @ibotcz.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
New to Bluesky? Interested in trait-based ecology? evolution?Want papers and discussions in one feed ? Good news! First, link your posts with the hashtag(s) #trait, #traits, #FunctionalTraits or the emojis for 'measure ' 🧮➕📏 ' Second, pin the feed to your account bsky.app/profile/did:... easy! 🌎🧪🌾
November 14, 2024 at 9:55 AM
New to Bluesky? Interested in trait-based ecology? evolution?Want papers and discussions in one feed ? Good news! First, link your posts with the hashtag(s) #trait, #traits, #FunctionalTraits or the emojis for 'measure ' 🧮➕📏 ' Second, pin the feed to your account bsky.app/profile/did:... easy! 🌎🧪🌾
Coexistence between plants fascinates me, and how it changes under climate change is one of the most intriguing questions. We investigated this using a novel spatially explicit, trait-based approach in one of the experiments within the #TransPlantNetwork onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
A spatially explicit trait‐based approach uncovers changes in assembly processes under warming
Through our spatially explicit trait-based approach, we paved the way for a novel framework in community ecology that addresses simultaneously many major issues of the original framework of assembly ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:50 AM
1/🧵 Paper out! 🎉🌿🔒
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
1/🧵 Paper out! 🎉🌿🔒
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
@joshleecology.bsky.social gave a persuasive talk at #ESAus2024 on incorporating #FunctionalTraits into conservation metrics. Congrats on the Fundamental Ecology Award from @ecolsocaus.bsky.social, Josh!
December 10, 2024 at 3:41 AM
@joshleecology.bsky.social gave a persuasive talk at #ESAus2024 on incorporating #FunctionalTraits into conservation metrics. Congrats on the Fundamental Ecology Award from @ecolsocaus.bsky.social, Josh!
#meetECONOVO
@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social, postdoctoral researcher working on #ecologicalnetworks under #globalchange, predicting pollination & seed dispersal network structure & rewiring across future scenarios. She is broadly interested in species interactions, #functionaltraits & #macroecology🌱
@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social, postdoctoral researcher working on #ecologicalnetworks under #globalchange, predicting pollination & seed dispersal network structure & rewiring across future scenarios. She is broadly interested in species interactions, #functionaltraits & #macroecology🌱
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#meetECONOVO
@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social, postdoctoral researcher working on #ecologicalnetworks under #globalchange, predicting pollination & seed dispersal network structure & rewiring across future scenarios. She is broadly interested in species interactions, #functionaltraits & #macroecology🌱
@emmamarjakangas.bsky.social, postdoctoral researcher working on #ecologicalnetworks under #globalchange, predicting pollination & seed dispersal network structure & rewiring across future scenarios. She is broadly interested in species interactions, #functionaltraits & #macroecology🌱
📢🌿Available #traits #FunctionalTraits PhD position in my group @westsyduhie.bsky.social, closes 30th Oct. Topics: “Climate adaptations in Australian native grasses”; OR “Plant resource economics”. Apply via WSU Online Portal. Eligibility and other key info here: wrightlab.wordpress.com/news/
September 9, 2025 at 7:36 AM
📢🌿Available #traits #FunctionalTraits PhD position in my group @westsyduhie.bsky.social, closes 30th Oct. Topics: “Climate adaptations in Australian native grasses”; OR “Plant resource economics”. Apply via WSU Online Portal. Eligibility and other key info here: wrightlab.wordpress.com/news/
Looks awesome - Sherwin Carlquist Charitable Trust Field Course in Functional Xylem Biology, which will be held at the Chamela Tropical Biology Station in Jalisco, Mexico, from 25 November to 4 December 2026. 🧪🌾🌐 #FunctionalTraits
June 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Looks awesome - Sherwin Carlquist Charitable Trust Field Course in Functional Xylem Biology, which will be held at the Chamela Tropical Biology Station in Jalisco, Mexico, from 25 November to 4 December 2026. 🧪🌾🌐 #FunctionalTraits
Read the full preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#protists #soilmicrobes #functionaltraits #microbialecology
#protists #soilmicrobes #functionaltraits #microbialecology
doi.org
April 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Read the full preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#protists #soilmicrobes #functionaltraits #microbialecology
#protists #soilmicrobes #functionaltraits #microbialecology
Root traits and mycorrhizal traits are correlated, according to research by John Ramana. Article in @newphyt.bsky.social if you want to know more: doi.org/10.1111/nph....
#ESAus2024 #FunctionalTraits #Mycorrhizae
#ESAus2024 #FunctionalTraits #Mycorrhizae
December 9, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Root traits and mycorrhizal traits are correlated, according to research by John Ramana. Article in @newphyt.bsky.social if you want to know more: doi.org/10.1111/nph....
#ESAus2024 #FunctionalTraits #Mycorrhizae
#ESAus2024 #FunctionalTraits #Mycorrhizae
🫒🌴Seed dispersal and seed predation networks highlight important dual roles for plants and terrestrial vertebrates in a tropical forest
vist.ly/4ui67
#AntagonisticNetwork #FunctionalTraits #MutualisticNetwork #SouthEastAsia #Versatility
vist.ly/4ui67
#AntagonisticNetwork #FunctionalTraits #MutualisticNetwork #SouthEastAsia #Versatility
March 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
🫒🌴Seed dispersal and seed predation networks highlight important dual roles for plants and terrestrial vertebrates in a tropical forest
vist.ly/4ui67
#AntagonisticNetwork #FunctionalTraits #MutualisticNetwork #SouthEastAsia #Versatility
vist.ly/4ui67
#AntagonisticNetwork #FunctionalTraits #MutualisticNetwork #SouthEastAsia #Versatility
I created a feed for trait-based ecology & evolution to capture posts with the hashtag(s) #trait, #traits, #FunctionalTraits or the emojis for 'measure' 🧮➕📏 For discussion and research by scientists advancing trait-based approaches in ecology and evolution 🧮➕📏 🌎🧪🌾 bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 12, 2024 at 1:18 PM
I created a feed for trait-based ecology & evolution to capture posts with the hashtag(s) #trait, #traits, #FunctionalTraits or the emojis for 'measure' 🧮➕📏 For discussion and research by scientists advancing trait-based approaches in ecology and evolution 🧮➕📏 🌎🧪🌾 bsky.app/profile/did:...
🔥 in Ecology Letters 🔥
#Traits describing hydraulic strategies and deciduousness explain the occurrence trends of almost 300 #rainforest #tree species across a steep rainfall gradient in Australia. #FunctionalTraits
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
#Traits describing hydraulic strategies and deciduousness explain the occurrence trends of almost 300 #rainforest #tree species across a steep rainfall gradient in Australia. #FunctionalTraits
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
A Functional Basis for the Assembly of Australian Subtropical Rainforest Tree Communities
We surveyed rainforest tree communities across the Australian subtropics (spanning 600 to 2500 mm rainfall year−1) and measured functional traits on 285 (91%) of all recorded species. Hydraulic strat....
dx.doi.org
December 3, 2024 at 9:17 AM
🔥 in Ecology Letters 🔥
#Traits describing hydraulic strategies and deciduousness explain the occurrence trends of almost 300 #rainforest #tree species across a steep rainfall gradient in Australia. #FunctionalTraits
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
#Traits describing hydraulic strategies and deciduousness explain the occurrence trends of almost 300 #rainforest #tree species across a steep rainfall gradient in Australia. #FunctionalTraits
dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele....
🐠〰️Fish community trait dissimilarity dampens synchronizing effect of environmental fluctuations
vist.ly/5d5zd
#SpatialSynchrony #FreshwaterFish #FunctionalTraits #CommunityThermalIndex #MoranEffect
vist.ly/5d5zd
#SpatialSynchrony #FreshwaterFish #FunctionalTraits #CommunityThermalIndex #MoranEffect
July 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
🐠〰️Fish community trait dissimilarity dampens synchronizing effect of environmental fluctuations
vist.ly/5d5zd
#SpatialSynchrony #FreshwaterFish #FunctionalTraits #CommunityThermalIndex #MoranEffect
vist.ly/5d5zd
#SpatialSynchrony #FreshwaterFish #FunctionalTraits #CommunityThermalIndex #MoranEffect