How beneficial soil microbes boost indirect plant defenses against herbivores – Functional Ecologists

In our new post, Tuğcan Alınç, postdoctoral research at University of Palermo, presents his work ‘Root inoculation with beneficial soil microbes enhances indirect plant defenses induced by insect feeding and…

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…