Herbaceous species and dry forest species have more acquisitive leaf traits than woody species and wet forest species – Functional Ecologists

2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Tomonari Matsuo discusses his paper “Herbaceous species and dry forest species have more acquisitive leaf traits than woody species and wet forest species“, which has been…

Plant geographic distribution influences chemical defences in native and introduced Plantago lanceolata populations – Functional Ecologists

2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Pamela Medina-van Berkum discusses her paper “Plant geographic distribution influences chemical defences in native and introduced Plantago lanceolata populations“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s…

Predicting key ectotherm population mortality in response to dynamic marine heatwaves – Functional Ecologists

2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Jahangir Vajedsamiei discusses his paper “Predicting key ectotherm population mortality in response to dynamic marine heatwaves: A Bayesian-enhanced thermal tolerance landscape approach“, which has been shortlisted…

Trade-offs in rooting strategy dimensions along an edaphic gradient in a grassland ecosystem – Functional Ecologists

2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Yuguo Yang discusses his paper “Trade-offs in rooting strategy dimensions along an edaphic gradient in a grassland ecosystem“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2024…

Heatwave-mediated decreases in phytoplankton quality negatively affect zooplankton productivity – Functional Ecologists

2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Jihyun Olivia Kim discusses her paper “Heatwave-mediated decreases in phytoplankton quality negatively affect zooplankton productivity“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2024 Haldane Prize for…

Diverse forests are more resilient to storm disturbances across Europe – Functional Ecologists

2024 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Julien Barrere discusses his paper “Forest storm resilience depends on the interplay between functional composition and climate—Insights from European-scale simulations“, which has been shortlisted for Functional…

Congratulations to Indra Boving, winner of the 2023 Haldane Prize! – Functional Ecologists

Functional Ecology is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2023 Haldane Prize is Indra Boving! The Haldane Prize is awarded annually for the best paper published in the…

Mycorrhizal fungi alter root exudation to cultivate a beneficial microbiome for plant growth – Functional Ecologists

In this blog post, Yunxian Xu discusses his study “Mycorrhizal fungi alter root exudation to cultivate a beneficial microbiome for plant growth“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2023…

Fine-scale thermal heterogeneity drives summertime limpet distributions – Functional Ecologists

In this blog post, Spencer Virgin, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, discusses his study “Behavioural thermoregulation and food availability drive fine-scale seasonal habitat partitioning in…

Importance of tissue, trophic level, and diet source in shaping variation in isotopic trophic discrimination factors – Functional Ecologists

In this post, Ryan Stephens, an ecologist at East Tennessee State University, discusses his review paper “Meta-analysis and critical review of trophic discrimination factors (Δ13C and Δ15N): Importance of tissue,…