In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Robert Rauschkolb, Professor at the University of Jena, Germany! Robert’s primary research interests are in the understanding of phenological patterns of…
Category: Ecosystems
Decoding Fish Roles in Seagrass Ecosystems – Functional Ecologists
In this week’s blog post, we’re getting served an interesting dish all about seagrass! Author Dr. Bruno Bellisario explains the fascinating world of seagrass meadows from the article: “The fingerprint…
Ji Chen – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we hear from Senior Editor Ji Chen, Professor at the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences! Ji’s research focuses on uncovering the mechanisms that…
lo que 15 años de monitoreo liderado por la comunidad revelaron sobre las áreas marinas protegidas en los bosques de kelp (Español) – Functional Ecologists
Bosque de kelp, México (Crédito: Jennifer Adler/MasKelp) Sobre el artículo: Imagina que una ola de calor extrema llega a tu ciudad, pasan unos días, luego meses y luego años. Ahora…
The impact of nocturnal warming and prey availability during reproduction in a viviparous lizard – Functional Ecologists
In this week’s blog post, we’re checking our calendars and addressing how climate change is causing shifts in breeding dates for reptiles! Discussing the article “A multi-trait evaluation of patterns…
does flower temperature affect pollinator behaviour? – Functional Ecologists
In this week’s blog post, we learn what’s the buzz about pollinators and their affinity to heat. Through her recently published paper: “Isolating the effects of floral temperature on visitation…
Combined light & traffic noise exposure enhances songbirds’ antioxidant capacity & lowers damage – Functional Ecologists
In our latest post, author Caroline Isaksson explores the impacts of urban pollutants on songbirds! In their recent paper: “Effects of short-term multi-pollutant exposure on the oxidative stress status of…
Contribute to our Pride Month Blog Series! – Functional Ecologists
To celebrate Pride Month in June, we are relaunching our Rainbow Research blog series! This series aims to promote the visibility and inclusion of ecologists and evolutionary biologists from the…
Weight loss in female birds – an adaptive strategy – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, Tim Forrester helps answer a weighty question: Does weight loss help or hurt nesting birds? Based on his recent paper with Tom Martin, “Observational and experimental…
Smart bird catches the worm – Functional Ecologists
In this week’s blog post, we delve into the intelligent mechanisms behind how and why the smart bird catches the worm! Author Junghyuk Keum gives us a glimpse into the…
