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📰Published📰Turning up the heat: How alpine plants rewire their survival strategies in a warmer world🏔️ buff.ly/zzZbUdy 🧪🌍️
Turning up the heat: How alpine plants rewire their survival strategies in a warmer worldZhiwei Yan, Feipeng Ren, Haocun Zhao, Baoyang Sun, Hao Li, Jinquan Huang, Jigen Liu This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. As global temp…buff.ly👀Behind the Paper!👀 Author Meixu Han discusses how grassland ecosystems respond to aridity, the hours of intricate work spent behind a microscope, and the power of persistence in both research and life🔬 Read it here👇️ buff.ly/02y8cy9 🧪🌍️
Meixu Han | Aridity-dependent regulation of water-use efficiency by leaf vein traits across grassland communitiesIn this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Meixu Han – a PhD student at Northwest A&F University – shares insights into the paper “Aridity-dependent regulation o…buff.ly📰Published📰 Twenty-one Questions Shaping the Future of Plant Phenology Research in the 21st Century💡 buff.ly/mOjuFEw 🧪🌍️
Twenty-one Questions Shaping the Future of Plant Phenology Research in the 21st CenturyBarbara Templ, Johanna Kauffert, José A. Oteros, Sebastian Lehner, Eike Lüdeling, Ester Prat, Victor Van der Meersch, Anton Vrieling, Jorad de Vries, Emma Izquierdo-Verdiguier, Inaki García de Cort…buff.ly👀Behind the Paper!👀 Author Miki Jahn shares the implications of warming on reproductive investment in zebrafish, unexpected outcomes, and the importance of a strong support network🐟️ Read it here👇️ buff.ly/rCmQWQX 🧪🌍️
Miki Jahn | Allocation trade-off: increased energetic cost of movement reduces reproductive output in zebrafishIn this blog post, author Miki Jahn – an Associate Lecturer in Biology and Ecology at the University of Sydney – discusses the article “Increased energetic cost of movement reduce…buff.ly📰Published📰Zinc addition and mowing alter the timing and duration of reproductive phenology in dominant plants of a meadow steppe🌷 buff.ly/yo5x2mQ 🧪🌍️
Zinc addition and mowing alter the timing and duration of reproductive phenology in dominant plants of a meadow steppeQiuhua Li, Lixin Yu, Xiaotian Fan, Jiaqiang Wang, Bin Wang, Ying Zhang, Yuxue Zhang, Ruzhen Wang, Osbert Jianxin Sun, Yong Jiang, Heyong Liu This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology…buff.ly📰Published📰Targeted behavioural and microclimate data collection substantially improves biophysical model predictions of energy expenditure in wild birds🐦️ buff.ly/X3dhqVp 🧪🌍️
Targeted behavioural and microclimate data collection substantially improves biophysical model predictions of energy expenditure in wild birdsShannon. R. Conradie, Amanda. R. Bourne, Ryno. Kemp, Barry. van Jaarsveld, Zenon. J. Czenze, Amanda. R. Ridley, Andrew. E. McKechnie, Susie. J. Cunningham This is a plain language summary of a Func…buff.ly📰Published📰How bird extinctions reshaped pollination trait matching in Hawaiʻi🐦️ buff.ly/TmUS5zI 🧪🌍️
How bird extinctions reshaped pollination trait matching in HawaiʻiSamuel B. Case, Molly Hagemann, Donald R. Drake, Katherine Postelli, Richard J. Pender, Pryce W. Millikin, Alejandro Rico-Guevara This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research a…fesummaries.wordpress.com👀Behind the Paper!👀 Erick González-Medina shares insights into the delicate physiological balance that birds must maintain to stay cool, and the oxidative and morphological costs thermal regulations can have🐦️ Read it here👇️ buff.ly/z0E5KOe
Erick González-Medina | When heatwaves keep coming: the hidden physiological cost for small birdsIn this week’s blog post, we’re trying (and failing) to escape the heat this summer! Read about the fascinating findings from Erick González-Medina’s paper “Cumulative heatwave stress disrupts ther…functionalecologists.com👀Behind the Paper!👀 Author Quentin Willot explains how two biological levels of organisation, the individual and the colony, interact to shape the seasonal acquisition of cold-tolerance in temperate ants🐜 Read it here👇️ buff.ly/7x3l6Jv 🧪🌍️
Quentin Willot | Endogenous colony dormancy shapes seasonal cold tolerance in temperate antsIn this week’s blog post, we’re working together to beat the cold! Discussing their paper: “Endogenous colony dormancy shapes seasonal cold tolerance in temperate ants” author Quentin Willot guides…functionalecologists.com📰Published📰Seeds can travel through space or wait through time but rarely excel at both ⏳️ buff.ly/RudoPEa 🧪🌍️
Seeds can travel through space or wait through time but rarely excel at bothMarina L. LaForgia, Susan P. Harrison, Michal J. Borton, Pierre-Olivier Cheptou, Lauren M. Hallett, Jennifer R. Gremer This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article whic…buff.ly📰Published📰Why animals matter for Earth system models: Including large mammalian herbivores🌍️ buff.ly/JBlh0Rj 🧪
Why animals matter for Earth system models: Including large mammalian herbivoresYue Cheng, Joanne Alice O’Keeffe, Andrew J. Abraham, Jesper Riis Christiansen, Frederik Nygaard Philipsen, Klaus Steenberg Larsen, Fabio Berzaghi, Carsten W. Mueller, Lars Vesterdal, Jeppe A. Krist…buff.ly👀Behind the Paper!👀 Author Elena Tello-García discusses how shrub encroachment reshapes root traits and mycorrhizal partnerships in mountain grasslands, the seemingly endless root washing required in the field, and the benefits of a good humored team!🏔️ Read it here👇️ buff.ly/aSEPlrg 🧪🌍️
Elena Tello-García | Shrub encroachment influences root traits and mycorrhization in subalpine grasslandsIn this ‘Behind the Paper blog post, author Elena Tello-García – a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Innsbruck – discusses “Shrub encroachment influences root traits and mycorrhiz…buff.ly📰Published📰Bridging the divide between models of animal-driven and microbial-driven biogeochemical cycling: a zoogeochemistry-informed framework💡 buff.ly/5eOjZ2b 🧪🌍️
Bridging the divide between models of animal-driven and microbial-driven biogeochemical cycling: a zoogeochemistry-informed frameworkJaney R. Lienau, Nathalie R. Sommer, Oswald J. Schmitz This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Predictive understanding of materials and n…buff.ly📰Published📰Competing annual plants shift traits in parallel🌻 buff.ly/M0O7hhA 🧪🌍️
Competing annual plants shift traits in parallelJulia Bebout, Juliana Loaiz, Alexander Gillert, Elsa Cleland This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. When plants grow together and compete…buff.ly📰Published📰Elevated CO2 advances vegetation phenology🌳 buff.ly/jF9mZeS 🧪🌍️
Elevated CO2 advances vegetation phenologyYuanyi Gao, Lin Ma, Guang Zhao, Hua Liu, Qingyang Rao, Yanmin Teng, Yanzhen Hou, Haojie Guo, Jing Zhao, Xiaolin Sun, Xinyu Guo, Ziyang Peng, Yangjian Zhang This is a plain language summary of a Fun…buff.ly🚨Journal update!🚨 Following or latest open call, we are excited to announce that we have welcomed 47 new Associate Editors to Functional Ecology's editorial board!👋 Find out more about our new editors in our latest blog post👇️ buff.ly/B11TQlY 🧪🌍️
Journal update | Meet our new Associate Editors!Following or latest open call, we are excited to announce that we have welcomed 47 new Associate Editors to Functional Ecology’s editorial board! Our new editors join us from 18 different cou…buff.ly📰Published📰Facilitation and competition between Acacia species and phosphorus-mobilising plants in severely phosphorus-impoverished habitats🌱 buff.ly/cqCFIZ1 🧪🌍️
Facilitation and competition between Acacia species and phosphorus-mobilising plants in severely phosphorus-impoverished habitatsLing-Ling Chen, Zhao Zhang, Qi Shen, Joanna Kotula, Shu Tong Liu, Patrick M. Finnegan, Kosala Ranathunge, Hans Lambers This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article whic…buff.ly📰Published📰How Alien Plants Pave the Way for Each Other: The Role of Leaf Litter🍂 buff.ly/1FrALMz 🧪🌍️
How Alien Plants Pave the Way for Each Other: The Role of Leaf LitterYunhao Meng, Yanhui Zhuge, Xinze Geng, Ping Zhu, Guangyan Ni, Lori Daniels, Xinfu Bai, Shuxian Wang, Zhaolei Qu, Ping Zhang, Yuping Hou This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology rese…fesummaries.wordpress.com📰Published📰Who gets the rain? How tiny biocrusts control the survival of dryland grasses under drought🌧️ buff.ly/byLCLAq 🧪🌍️
Who gets the rain? How tiny biocrusts control the survival of dryland grasses under droughtHaoran Luo, Jiamin Shi, Qianhai Ye, Siqing Wang, Li Ma, Yali Ma, Linjie Qiao, Renyi Zhang, Yunyao Ma, Hao Wang, Xiaobo Yuan, Chao Song, Changming Zhao, Ning Chen This is a plain language summary of…buff.ly