A roadmap for restoring functional ecosystems using ecosystem engineers – Functional Ecologists

Dr. Gianalberto Losapio from the University of Lausanne and University of Milan discusses with us their recently accepted paper “Monitoring and modelling the effects of ecosystem engineers on ecosystem functioning,”…

Aging in the Arctic—Insights from a study on woody shrubs – Functional Ecologists

In this new post, Jackson Drew—a PhD candidate in Alaska—presents his work ‘Age Matters: older Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa are more sensitive to summer temperatures in the Alaskan Arctic‘. Here…

Ground squirrels hibernate to avoid predation, but not at the expense of reproductive opportunities – Functional Ecologists

Austin Allison—a PhD student at Colorado State University and recent MS graduate from the University of Idaho—discusses his recently accepted paper: “Why hibernate? Tests of four hypotheses to explain intraspecific…

Closely tropical herbs have similar tolerance to high temperatures – Functional Ecologists

In our newest post Georgia Hernández Corrales—PhD candidate at University of Connecticut, USA—presents her work ‘Evolutionary history constrains heat tolerance of native and exotic tropical Zingiberales’. She discusses the importance…