In this new post, Aya Permin, a new ecological researcher at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, discusses her paper—High nitrogen-fixing rates associated with ground-covering mosses in a tropical mountain cloud…
Category: Ecosystems
Indirect control of decomposition by an invertebrate predator – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Alice Walker, a new ecological researcher at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK, discusses her paper: Indirect control of decomposition by an invertebrate…
Podcast transcript – Functional Ecologists
In this podcast for Functional Ecology, Assistant Editor, Frank Harris, sits down with Lauren Nadler and Sandra Binning—two of the four guest editors (also Shelley Adamo & Dana Hawley)—to discuss…
A Functional Ecology and Journal of Animal Ecology cross-journal special feature – Functional Ecologists
In this post, Functional Ecology and Journal of Animal Ecology showcases each article that can be found in our cross-journal special feature on Mechanisms and consequences of infection-induced phenotypes. This…
India Does Not Believe In Conflict Between Ecology, Economy: PM Modi
PM Modi highlighted the success of ‘Project Tiger’. (File) Mysuru, Karnataka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India did not believe in conflict between ecology and economy but gave…
Beavers Benefit Ecosystem Restoration
Beavers (Castor canadensis in North America; the Eurasian beaver is Castor fiber) are fantastic ecosystem engineers, but their populations were decimated because they were hunted for their fur, meat, and…
Flowers of a South African succulent plant predict tomorrow’s weather, synchronizing flower opening with pollinator activity Functional s
In this new post Matthew Gilbert—Associate Professor at University of California, Davis, CA, USA—presents his recently published paper “Flowers of a South African succulent plant predict tomorrow’s weather, synchronizing flower…
A new method to model the distribution of extremely rare species
Post provided by Pasquale Raia (he/him), Alessandro Mondanaro (he/him), Mirko Di Febbraro (he/him), Marina Melchionna (she/her) and Silvia Castiglione (she/her) Back in 2001 Sally Duncan, a quite prolific science writer,…
Gordon Moore, digital pioneer and philanthropist, dies at 94
Digital pioneer, business leader and philanthropist Gordon Moore died at his home in Hawaiʻi on March 24, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced. He was 94. Moore co-founded the…
Reviewing Ecology Contested: Environmental Politics Between Left and Right
by Steven R. D. Henderson Ecofascism: Lessons from the German Experience was published when the American ecology movement debated social critique on one hand, or Malthusianism and anti-humanism on the…
