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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 5h

📰Published📰Nitrogen enrichment promotes isopods through reduced carbon and nitrogen stoichiometric mismatch with understory plants🌱

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Nitrogen enrichment promotes isopods through reduced carbon and nitrogen stoichiometric mismatch with understory plants

Juanping Nia, Jiahui Liaoa, Chen Zhanga, Yuanyuan Lib, Xiaoming Zouc, Han Y.H. Chend,e, Tingting Rena, Honghua Ruana This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which …

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 7h

📰Published📰Not so fast! Flowers put the brakes on buzzing bees🐝

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Not so fast! Flowers put the brakes on buzzing bees

Mario Vallejo-Marín, Anna Lundgren This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Pollination is a mutually beneficial partnership between plants…

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Ecol. Solutions & Evidence | Applied Ecol. Resources @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social · 1d

Our latest podcast series 'Included in Nature with Clare Rishbeth' explores the barriers to nature inclusion for various communities and the ways in which we can overcome them 🌱

This discussion is based on four reports deposited in Applied Ecology Resources 📚

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 1d

📰Published📰Different herbivores, different outcomes: how animals influence leaf breakdown 🍃

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Different herbivores, different outcomes: how animals influence leaf breakdown

M. Paz Tapella, Carolina Quintero, Mariano A. Rodriguez-Cabal, Yamila Sasal, M. Noelia Barrios-Garcia This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found he…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 1d

📰Published📰Stress experienced during early-life and by parents can change your performance later in life, but only sometimes🚨

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Stress experienced during early-life and by parents can change your performance later in life, but only sometimes

Isabelle P. Neylan, Ana L. Salgado, Rujuta V. Vaidya, Cullen Guillory & Morgan W. Kelly This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Unders…

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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · 1d

How do plants stave off greedy pollinators? Read our new paper on pollen dosing in buzz pollinated flowers just out in @funecology.bsky.social
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Gradual pollen release in a buzz‐pollinated plant: Investigating pollen presentation theory under bee visitation

Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 5d

👀Behind the Paper!👀

🐦In this blog post, author Ricardo Sánchez Martín delves into the causes and consequences of functional generalism! Ricardo explains the fascinating fit between hummingbirds and the plants they pollinate🌺

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Ricardo Sánchez Martín | Functional generalism in plant-hummingbird interactions: causes and consequences from a plant perspective

In this week’s blog post, we’re learning all about the causes and consequences of functional generalism! Author Ricardo Sanchez Martin explains the fascinating fit between hummingbirds and the plan…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 6d

🤝 NEW Meet the Editor: Eric Riddell

✍️Associate Editor Eric Riddell shares his experiences in #ecophysiology, insights into the #editor role and top tips for early career #researchers💡

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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 6d

We're thrilled to announce our first-ever webinar!

@hollietree.bsky.social & @pettorelli.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change 🌍🧪

Learn more & register for free here 👇
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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 6d

📰Published📰The warmth of parenthood in birds🐦

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The warmth of parenthood in birds

Thomas E. Martin, Necmiye Şahin, Penn Lloyd, Riccardo Ton This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Parenting can be hard for everyone and b…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 6d

📰Published📰 Aridity and grazing are associated with reduced trait complementarity and higher invasion intensity of Solanum rostratum in native plant communities🌱

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Aridity and grazing are associated with reduced trait complementarity and higher invasion intensity of Solanum rostratum in native plant communities

Kai Shi, Misbah Naz, Chi Zhang, Hua Shao This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Invasive species threaten native ecosystems worldwide. Un…

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Matt Koski @mattkoski.bsky.social · 7d

@omgitsmejenny.bsky.social talks about her masters thesis on the effects of flower temperature on pollinator visitation and behavior

Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 19d

🎧Podcast out now!🎧

👂Listen to author @omgitsmejenny.bsky.social chat to us about her research article "Isolating the effects of floral temperature on visitation and behaviour of wild bee and fly pollinators"🌡️

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Functional Ecology | Jennifer Apland: Isolating the effects of floral temperature on visitation and behaviour of wild bee and fly pollinators

In this podcast, Functional Ecology author Jennifer Apland chats to Assistant Editor Amelia Macho about her research article, " Jennifer experimentally manipulated the temperature of model flowers to

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 7d

📰Published📰Orchid seedlings rely on carbon from wood-decaying fungi🍄

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Orchid seedlings rely on carbon from wood-decaying fungi

Kenji Suetsugu, Hidehito Okada This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Orchids are admired for their beauty, but their life cycle begins i…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 7d

📰Published📰Meta-analysis reveals strong evidence for adaptive host and vector manipulation by plant viruses🦠

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Meta-analysis reveals strong evidence for adaptive host and vector manipulation by plant viruses

Quentin Chesnais, Christie A. Bahlai, Angela Peace, David W. Crowder, Nilsa A. Bosque-Pérez, Kerry E. Mauck This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be fo…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 7d

📝The guest editors of this Special Feature, Zuzana Musilova and Sara Stieb, have written a blog post delving into the world of visual ecology, how the feature came to be and their experience of running it!

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Vision in Challenging Environments – from Darkness to Dazzling Light

Zuzana Musilova and Sara Mae Stieb When animals look out into their world, they don’t all see the same thing. For some, light is abundant, even overwhelming. For others, it is vanishingly scarce. V…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 7d

👁️This issue features articles from the our 'Visual ecology in challenging environments' Special feature, which aims to target the central question of how visual sensory systems cope in extreme and dynamic environments

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 7d

🎃Our October issue is out now!🎃

📙On the cover: The Threadfin dragonfish, a deep-sea hunter from the twilight zone, mastering vision and survival through bioluminescence in near-total darkness. Photo by Zuzana Musilova👀

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 8d

📽️Check out a video of the bat species in this study!

🦇Provided by the authors, this video demonstrates the key finding of this paper: pollen essential amino acids drive bat–pollination interactions

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 9d

📰Published📰Contrasting phosphorus-impoverished habitats influence the species-dependent phosphorus-acquisition strategies of plants🌱

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Contrasting phosphorus-impoverished habitats influence the species-dependent phosphorus-acquisition strategies of plants

Ling-Ling Chen, Zhao Zhang, Zhijian Mou, Haibin Kang, Qi Shen, Félix de Tombeur, Shu Tong Liu, Patrick M. Finnegan, Kosala Ranathunge, Hans Lambers This is a plain language summary of a Functional …

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 9d

📰Published📰 When differences help – or hinder – coexistence: Functional insights from mangrove ants🐜

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When differences help – or hinder – coexistence: Functional insights from mangrove ants

Mark K. L. Wong, Yuet Him Choi, François Brassard, Chi Man Leong, Toby P. N. Tsang, Owen T. Lewis, Benoit Guénard This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 9d

📰Published📰 Why do some flowers attract a wider variety of hummingbirds than others?🐦

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Why do some flowers attract a wider variety of hummingbirds than others?

Ricardo Sánchez-Martín, Elisa Barreto, François Duchenne, Isabela Varassin, María Maglianesi, Boris Tinoco, Catherine Graham This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research articl…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 12d

📰Published📰Rooted disruptions: belowground herbivory drives contrasting natural enemy foraging for hosts and prey🚇

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Rooted disruptions: belowground herbivory drives contrasting natural enemy foraging for hosts and prey

Kayleigh C. Hauri, Sujay M. Paranjape, Jared G. Ali, and Zsofia Szendrei This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Insects locate prey or ho…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 13d

👀Behind the Paper!👀

🐦Author Rafael Dias explains why small places can matter in big ways, shares the logistics cross-country research efforts, and discusses balancing research, teaching and creativity🎨

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Rafael Dias: The spatial scaling of multiple dimensions of functional diversity in habitat islands

In this blog post, author Rafael Dias delves into the world of avian abundance and richness, with a ‘Behind the Paper’ look at his research article “The spatial scaling of multipl…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 14d

📰Published📰Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks🦇

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Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks

Fernando Gonçalves, Andréa Cardoso Araujo, Carine Emer, Maria Ligia Rodrigues Macedo, Erich Fischer This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here…

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Functional Ecology @funecology.bsky.social · 15d

📰Published📰Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alters the phyllosphere microbial community and modifies plant defenses against co-attack of pea aphid and pathogen🦠

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus alters the phyllosphere microbial community and modifies plant defenses against co-attack of pea aphid and pathogen

Yajie Wang, Zhen Tian, Yingde Li, Zhibiao Nan, Tingyu Duan This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Plants often face simultaneous attacks …

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