In this post, Prof. Gil Rilov—Senior Scientist at the National Institute of Oceanography, Israeli Limnological and Oceanographic Research (IOLR), as well as Associate Professor, at the University of Haifa, Israel—discusses…
Category: Ecosystems
Exploring the hidden links—tree diversity effects in Finnish boreal forests – Functional Ecologists
In our new post, Julia Koricheva—a researcher at Royal Holloway University of London, UK—discusses her interest in effects of plant diversity on ecosystem functioning. Having worked extensively on long-term forest…
Brazil isn’t just trees—working in grasslands in a country conventionally seen as a big forest – Functional Ecologists
The Pampa Brazilian grasslands. In the distance are “gaúchos” (skilled horseman)—typically people that work in the grasslands and take care of cattle. This word can also represent people born in…
Exploring Lionfish Ecology—A Research Expedition in Honduras – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Monica McCard, from Liverpool John Moore University, discusses working on many different non-native aquatic species, with a particular focus on the feeding impacts of invasive lionfish…
Contribute to our new blog series! – Functional Ecologists
It’s deep into summertime for those north of the equator. With many ecologists taking to the field, Functional Ecology are excited to announce a new blog series titled: Postcards From…
Michael P. Moore – Functional Ecologists
Current Institution: University of Colorado Denver, USA Research interests: I study how physiology and ontogeny limit the ways that organisms adapt to their environments. I am especially interested in using…
How to find species potentially able to withstand the specific conditions of a site? – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Eva Janíková—a postdoc at the University of South Bohemia (Czech Republic)—presents her latest work: ‘Methods of species pool determination as predictors of survival in seeding and…
A novel perspective when assessing the effect of plant community structure on productivity—The spatial aggregation of individual neighborhoods – Functional Ecologists
In this new post, Changjin Cheng—a PhD candidate from the School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, China—presents his latest work ‘Spatial Assembly of Grassland Communities and Interrelationships…
Marjorie Weber explores plant-protecting ants and other wonders of evolution
A crack team of arthropod bodyguards may be defending that cherry tree in your backyard or the maple across the street. Mites protect plants by acting like herds of grazing…
Understanding the effects of temperature and light in ecological experiments—the delicate balance between complexity and inference – Functional Ecologists
Dr. Dan Buonaiuto—currently a postdoc in the Department of Environmental Conservation at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, USA—discusses his recently published Commentary “Experimental designs for testing the interactive effects of temperature…