Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee, professor at Arkansas State University, discusses the story behind the cover for Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published all the way back in 2015. Lori…
Category: Ecosystems
How to apply for a BES waiver – Functional Ecologists
Although there are more transformative agreements than ever that cover the cost of article publication charges (APCs) in Gold Open Access (OA) journals, at the British Ecological Society (BES), we…
Qiwen Guo | Do trees adjust their underground schedule when living with different species? – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Qiwen Guo, a PhD student in the Institute of Forest Ecology at BOKU University in Vienna, discusses her new article ‘Above- and…
Kai Shi | Between Drought and Grazing: The Ecological Secret Behind Solanum rostratum Invasion – Functional Ecologists
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Kai Shi, a PhD student at Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, delves into their article ‘Aridity and…
Lisieux Fuzessy | Beyond coevolution: The flexible rules of fruit-frugivore interactions – Functional Ecologists
Have you ever wandered through a tropical forest and observed the incredible variety of fruits it contains? From tiny berries to very large, hard-shelled pods, this fruity menu supports a…
Barbara Bignon | In good form: Morphological adaptations to burrowing lifestyles in cockroaches – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we’re looking at a familiar (and often un-welcomed) six-legged friend – the cockroach! Discussing the recently published paper: “In good form: morphological adaptations to burrowing lifestyles…
Kenji Suetsugu | Deadwood is not dead: a carbon gateway for orchid seedlings on dark forest floors – Functional Ecologists
In our new post, Kenji Suetsugu, professor at Kobe University (Japan), discusses his research article ‘The nexus of decay and birth: Ecological and evolutionary significance of wood-decaying fungi in green…
Mario Vallejo-Marín | The buzz of pollination and how plants stave off greedy bees – Functional Ecologists
In this week’s blog post, we’re learning all about buzz pollination between Bombus terrestris and Solanum rostratum! Author Mario Vallejo-Marín explains one of the most striking examples of evolutionary convergence…
Eric Riddell – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Eric Riddell, Assistant Professor at University of North Carolina. Eric Riddell holding a gray cheeked salamander (Plethodon metcalfi) in a respirometry chamber.…
