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Functional Ecology, a @BritishEcolSoc journal Publishes high impact papers on ecology, including physiological, behavioural and evolutionary ecology.

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🎃October issue out now!🎃 📙On the cover: Close-up of seeds (Credit: Marina LaForgia) 🔬🌱 Read the full issue here👇️ buff.ly/QTWJKtj
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📰Published📰 #Plant invasion in #mountain ecosystems reduces #soil micro-food web complexity at higher elevations🏔️ buff.ly/prWUT8d

Plant invasion in mountain ecosystems reduces soil micro-food web complexity at higher elevations

Runjie Jiao, Yunjian Xu, Xiao Xu, Yi Wang, Jihua Wu, Xiaoli Cheng, Rongzhen Liu, Bo Li, Yupeng Geng This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here…

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👀Behind the Paper!👀 Author Cristóbal Anguita explores the concept of a compensatory #ecological trap, the challenge of operating at very different #timescales, and the importance of allowing a #research question to mature🐦️ Read it here👇️ buff.ly/UmS8NKe
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A Spanish translation of this blog post is available here👇️ buff.ly/zN0UOpM

Cristóbal Anguita | Cuando la comida fácil se vuelve peligrosa 

Sobre el artículo  Las pesquerías pueden representar una fuente de alimento muy atractiva para las aves marinas. Los descartes y otros recursos asociados a los barcos ofrecen alimento abundant…

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📰Published📰Teamwork #underground: How different #mycorrhizal #fungi help #trees find the nutrients they need🌳 buff.ly/SSK3HSF

Teamwork underground: How different mycorrhizal fungi help trees find the nutrients they need

Yuanzhi Yang, Qiuyue Gong, Ganxin Feng, Yuke Li, Jieyi Liu, Xiangyang Liang, Xuelian Tan, Xubing Liu, Dong Dai, Minxia Liang This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research articl…

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📰Published📰Individual bumble #bees have unique #foraging repertoires, which may influence the spread of bee #diseases🐝 buff.ly/P7iWXHc

Individual bumble bees have unique foraging repertoires, which may influence the spread of bee...

Tallisker L.H. Weiss, Wee Hao Ng, Stephen P. Ellner, Christopher R. Myers, Nils Napp, Emith Uyanwatte, Scott H. McArt This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which…

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📰Published📰When early life changes the #brain, #behaviour does not always follow🧠 buff.ly/KdPtAzY

When early life changes the brain, behaviour does not always follow

Pablo Recio, Dalton C. Leibold, Ondi L. Crino, Christopher R. Friesen, Daniel W.A. Noble This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Animals n…

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📰Published📰#Mediterranean tree growth in the context of #climatechange: effects of #drought and #soil macrofauna🌡️ buff.ly/nOIZfZi

Mediterranean tree growth in the context of climate change: effects of drought and soil macrofauna

Justine Laoué, Alexandru Milcu, Johanne Nahmani, Sandra Barantal, Sylvain Coq, Nathalie Fromin, Emmanuel S. Gritti, Lenka Kovácsová, Stephan Hättenschwiler This is a plain language summary of a Fun…

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📰Published📰#Shrubs benefit from being functionally more conservative and distinct from neighbor #trees🌳 buff.ly/NIpmRPG

Shrubs benefit from being functionally more conservative and distinct from neighbor trees

Sai Peng, Chen Chen, Helge Bruelheide, Pablo Castro Sánchez-Bermejo, Anpeng Cheng, Xianglu Deng, Sylvia Haider, Shan Li, Yi Li, Ting Tang, Yujie Xue, Haoru Yan, Bo Yang, Bernhard Schmid, Keping Ma,…

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📰Published📰How #coastal #wetland plants survive over time under #climatechange🌡️ buff.ly/XPJbUxJ

How coastal wetland plants survive over time under climate change

Li-Chen Tang, Renping Jiang, Wenwen Liu, Steven C. Pennings This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Climate change, including global warmi…

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📰Published📰Land use #intensification and abrupt changes in central #European #grasslands 🌱 buff.ly/PvteaXe

Land use intensification and abrupt changes in central European grasslands

Hugo Saiz; Lena Neuenkamp; Caterina Penone; Klaus Birkhofer; Nico Bluthgen; Steffen Boch; Michael Bonkowski; Francois Buscot; María Rosario Felipe-Lucia; Anna Maria Fiore-Donno; Markus Fischer; Mar…

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👀Behind the Paper!👀 Author Vinícius Brito discusses how #competition among #pollen donors changes over a #flower visits, mastering the art of quantum-dot labelling, and pondering #luck🦇🌺 Read it here👇️ buff.ly/ayPETes
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The Data Management Better Science Guide has been updated! 🚨 A big thank you to Natalie Cooper and Robert Barber for editing the guide, and everyone who contributed to the writing! (1/3)
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📰Published📰#Threat level and #sound production mode modulate #acoustic warnings and defensive biting in #snakes🐍 buff.ly/2Yz1hBp

Threat level and sound production mode modulate acoustic warnings and defensive biting in snakes

Nicolas Van Zele, Simon Baeckens, Matéo Millet, Elsa Daniaud, Rémi Ksas, Marc Jaeger, Olivier Calvez, Thierry Lengagne, Olivier Lourdais This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology res…

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📰Published📰Out of the #fire and into the frying pan: hostile post-fire #thermal conditions reduce activity windows for #reptiles🦎 buff.ly/0IKYM1B

Out of the fire and into the frying pan: hostile post-fire thermal conditions reduce activity...

Max Tibby, Heather Neilly, Karl Vernes, Eric J. Nordberg This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Reptiles depend on their surroundings to …

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📰Published📰Prebiotics for the #soil: a #chemical boost to help restore degraded land🦠 buff.ly/m0BTJZL

Prebiotics for the soil: a chemical boost to help restore degraded land

Farzad Aslani, Sofia I.F. Gomes, T. Martijn Bezemer This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Restoring a forest takes more than planting tr…

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📰Published📰Beyond Observed #Diversity: A completeness-based #invasion theory💡 buff.ly/gcrGPQd

Beyond Observed Diversity: A completeness-based invasion theory

Yanjie Liu This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Biological invasions pose a profound threat to global biodiversity and ecosystem functi…

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📰Published📰How #tree roots associate with rhizosphere #soil microbial communities in subtropical #forests🌳 buff.ly/STlOC20

How tree roots associate with rhizosphere soil microbial communities in subtropical forests

Yuemei Zhang, Junchen Ye, Yao Kang, Yangchunzi Liao, Ziwen Jiao, Wenjing Meng, Lin Chang, Bing Liu, Yilin Li, Ziwen Gao, Ning Li, Hui Sun, Lin Huang This is a plain language summary of a Functional…

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Missed our last MEE live? You can now find it on our Youtube! In this this webinar, Antica Culina introduces the concept of Risk of Bias (RoB), and discusses why RoB assessment matters for producing reliable systematic reviews and meta-analyses. buff.ly/B2GOVNe

MEE live! Risk of Bias in ecology and evolution: Why does it matter,...

Risk of Bias (RoB) assessment is an essential part of evidence synt...

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