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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · 2d

📑 🦟A new study investigated how #LandUse, distance from the river and the forest, and the number of residents influence #mosquito ( #Culicidae ) composition, abundance, and species richness in western Amazonia.

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · 21d

📑🦋 #Butterfly diversity is predominantly shaped by #seasonality rather than topographic or vegetative variables in tropical dry deciduous forests of India

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#researchpaper #ecologyresearch #tropicalforest #topography #communityecology

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Sep 3

📑🆓A recent #OpenAccess paper aimed to evaluate carabid beetle communities in various #agroecosystems and identify potential indicator species linked to management practices

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #beetle

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Aug 22

🆓📑 A new #OpenAccess paper reveals the power of asymmetry analysis in examining causality and identifying critical interactions in #foodweb models. 💻

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ecologicalnetwork #bioticinteraction #modeling #ecologyresearch

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Aug 6

📑🆓 A new #OpenAccess paper highlights the important role of interspecific interactions in community selection processes on plant #traits. 💻🌿

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ecologyresearch #modeling #PlantTraits #communityecology

Partitioning observed community selection on plant traits into direct selection and selection that is mediated by interspecific interactions - Community Ecology

A one-step community trait selection model is proposed and fitted to observed changes in pin-point plant cover data from a manipulated grassland experiment, in which the level of nitrogen input was va...

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Jul 25

📰A NEW study investigated the role of alien plant species as resources of #hummingbirds by comparing the seasonal plant-bird interaction networks in a Mexican cloud forest.

🔗https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42974-025-00263-4

#hummingbird #alienspecies #pollination #ecologyresearch

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Jul 14

📑 A NEW study assessed the effects of twenty distinct land use practices on soil properties, earthworm populations, and crop yields.

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ecologyresearch #soilhealth #agriculture

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Jul 3

✍️⏳ Registration for the 5th Community Ecology Conference closes in one month, on August 10 ‼️ 🌐🌍
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.

🔗 akcongress.com/comec/

#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Jun 16

📑NEW PAPER!
Species composition and density of #woodpecker communities differs across forest management regimes and forest types in the Eastern #Himalaya.

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#woodpeckerbird #BirdCommunity #ecologyresearch #ecology #forestmanagement #birdecology

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Jun 10

📑🐸A new study highlights the importance of permanent lentic environments in small traditional rice paddies and surrounding area for conserving #amphibians

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ecology #ecologyresearch #frogs #amphibian #wetlands

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · May 29

📰🐸🐍🏔️A new study explored the taxonomic richness of #amphibians 🐸and #reptiles 🦎 across different mountainous regions 🏔️ of Mexico, allowing for the location of high priority #Conservation sites ( #hotspot).

🔗 rdcu.be/eosVy

#ecologyresearch #mountainecosystem

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · May 24

📑 🌿 NEW study about #plantdiversity and spatial structure (configuration, distribution, and connectivity) of protected #mangrove patches in eastern Africa mapped with Sentinel-2B satellite imagery

🔗 rdcu.be/envk2

#researchpaper #communityecology #MangroveEcosystem #ecologyresearch

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · May 16

📑🦀A new study assessed the spatio-temporal composition of coral-associated #crustaceans and its correlation with physicochemical variables, habitat structure, and human impact.

🔗 rdcu.be/emkzW

#coralreef #coral #ecologyresearch #communityecology #MarineEcology #MarineEcosystem #researchpaper

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · May 6

📰New paper!

👉 The success of invasive species depends on their trophic role as well as the fragmentation and loss of habitat in omnivorous food webs

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#invasivespecies #habitatloss #habitatfragmentation #ecologyresearch #foodwebs

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Apr 29

📰New paper!

💧🌾Plant species richness and water quality of ponds depend on the management of the surrounding grasslands.

🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#grasslandmanagement #pond #vegetation #WaterQuality #ecologyresearch #research

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Apr 22

📰🏔️New paper about how #earthworm communities and the presence of exotic species change along #altitude and with forest type in the #himalayas

🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...

#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #ecology #communityecology

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Apr 14

📰New paper!

🦠🌳The structure and functioning of #soil bacterial co-occurrence networks change across #vegetation types in the Brazilian Cerrado

🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...

#communityecology #ecologyresearch #EcologicalNetwork #bacteria

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Apr 7

Cave zonation and habitat preferences of cave-dwelling fauna: doi.org/10.1007/s429...

One cave, multiple worlds: cave zonation, habitat selection and conservation of cave-dwelling fauna in a new hotspot of subterranean biodiversity in South America - Community Ecology

Understanding the factors that shape invertebrate communities within caves is crucial globally, yet studies on this topic remain limited. To explore the ecological factors influencing the fauna of Pad...

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Apr 7

Review:
doi.org/10.1007/s429...

A review of the factors influencing invertebrate community structure in subterranean habitats - Community Ecology

Subterranean ecosystems remain among the least explored on the planet, although studies have unveiled their biodiversity and potential for research across various ecological domains. Historically, the...

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Apr 7

📰Discover the hidden #biodiversity of #caves with our latest papers:

👉A research paper about cave zonation and habitat selection of cave-dwelling fauna in a Brazilian cave

👉A review about factors influencing #invertebrate community structure in caves

Links in the comments!

#communityecology

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Apr 2

Registration and abstract submission: akcongress.com/comec/

5th International Conference on Community Ecology / ComEc5

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Apr 2

🗓️❗️Early bird registration and abstract submission deadline are extended till 1⃣7⃣ April 2025! Come and show us your research!

🔗See the registration link in comments! 👇

#ecologyconference #ecology #communityecology

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Mar 21

#ecologyconference #ecology #communityecology

Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Mar 21

Registration and abstract submission: akcongress.com/comec/

5th International Conference on Community Ecology / ComEc5

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Community Ecology Journal @communityecology.bsky.social · Mar 21

Topics:
- Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
- Patterns of species richness and diversity
- Ecological networks and food webs
- Effects of global change
- Conservation biology
- Macroecology
- Statistical ecology
- Resilience, stability and health of ecological communities
- Ecosystem services