Functional Ecology
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A @britishecologicalsociety.org journal, publishing papers that significantly advance the field of ecology, including physiological, behavioural and evolutionary ecology.
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🎆Our November issue is out now!🎆
📙On the cover: A female American alligator guards her nest. Within the nest, developing embryos respond to temperature fluctuations, which will determine if they develop as males or females. Photo credit: Benjamin Parrott🐊
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📙On the cover: A female American alligator guards her nest. Within the nest, developing embryos respond to temperature fluctuations, which will determine if they develop as males or females. Photo credit: Benjamin Parrott🐊
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📰Published📰How energy acquisition and risk-taking by predators shape species interactions in a natural community🐦
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How energy acquisition and risk-taking by predators shape species interactions in a natural community
Andréanne Beardsell, Frédéric Dulude-De-Broin, Gilles Gauthier, Dominique Gravel, Pierre Legagneux, John P. DeLong, Dominique Berteaux, Joël Bêty This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ec…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
📰Published📰How energy acquisition and risk-taking by predators shape species interactions in a natural community🐦
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We have a new paper out in @funecology.bsky.social
"High metabolic sensitivity to hot drought in two declining pine species with constrained physiology" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"High metabolic sensitivity to hot drought in two declining pine species with constrained physiology" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We have a new paper out in @funecology.bsky.social
"High metabolic sensitivity to hot drought in two declining pine species with constrained physiology" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"High metabolic sensitivity to hot drought in two declining pine species with constrained physiology" besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🌿 A great review is more than just a summary or description of past research! They integrate existing studies in new ways to promote discussion & offer new ideas & directions in plant ecology 🌷
📰 Read more about our reviews in our latest blog post 👇
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📰 Read more about our reviews in our latest blog post 👇
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November 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🌿 A great review is more than just a summary or description of past research! They integrate existing studies in new ways to promote discussion & offer new ideas & directions in plant ecology 🌷
📰 Read more about our reviews in our latest blog post 👇
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📰 Read more about our reviews in our latest blog post 👇
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📰Published📰Snake oil in action: geographic and seasonal variability in epidermal lipids shape evaporative water loss in snakes🐍
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Snake oil in action: geographic and seasonal variability in epidermal lipids shape evaporative water loss in snakes
Shahar Dubiner, Noa Kenar, Noa Lavi Shasha, Taly Lapidot Cohen, Yariv Brotman, Shai Meiri, Eran Levin This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found he…
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November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📰Published📰Snake oil in action: geographic and seasonal variability in epidermal lipids shape evaporative water loss in snakes🐍
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📰Published📰An active metabolic response in trees with constrained physiology characterizes pine forest decline under climate change🌲
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An active metabolic response in trees with constrained physiology characterizespine forest decline under climate change
Guillermo Gea-Izquierdo, María B. Fernández de Simón, David Sánchez-Gómez, Dario Martin-Benito, Antonio J. Pérez-Luque, Iria Muiño, Ismael Aranda This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ec…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📰Published📰An active metabolic response in trees with constrained physiology characterizes pine forest decline under climate change🌲
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Don't forget to register for our next MEE live!
Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! ⭐ 🌍 🧪
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November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Don't forget to register for our next MEE live!
Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! ⭐ 🌍 🧪
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Join the authors of ‘DNA Divers: Volunteer-based eDNA capture for local and global marine biodiversity monitoring’ for this free online webinar! ⭐ 🌍 🧪
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📖Cover Stories📖
📙Dr Lori Neuman-Lee shares the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published in 2015!
🐍Lori discusses the challenges of snapping snakes in the field (and in the third trimester!) and her research journey since then
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📙Dr Lori Neuman-Lee shares the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published in 2015!
🐍Lori discusses the challenges of snapping snakes in the field (and in the third trimester!) and her research journey since then
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Cover Stories: Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee
Dr. Lori Neuman-Lee, professor at Arkansas State University, discusses the story behind the cover for Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published all the way back in 2015. Lori is a compar…
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November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📖Cover Stories📖
📙Dr Lori Neuman-Lee shares the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published in 2015!
🐍Lori discusses the challenges of snapping snakes in the field (and in the third trimester!) and her research journey since then
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📙Dr Lori Neuman-Lee shares the story behind the cover of Volume 29, Issue 11 of Functional Ecology, published in 2015!
🐍Lori discusses the challenges of snapping snakes in the field (and in the third trimester!) and her research journey since then
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📰Published📰Sprouting as a functional trait enhancing survival of woody plants during early life stages🌱
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Sprouting as a functional trait enhancing survival of woody plants during early life stages
Chen-Yue Shi, Hong-Tu Zhang, Zhiyao Tang This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Sprouters refer to woody plants that produce sprouts from…
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📰Published📰Sprouting as a functional trait enhancing survival of woody plants during early life stages🌱
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📰Published📰Tree age and maximum height affect leaf drip-tip length in Amazonian rainforest trees🌳
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Tree Age and Maximum Height Affect Leaf Drip-Tip Length in Amazonian Rainforest Trees
Emma C. Grover, Margaret R. Metz, Renato Valencia, Simon A. Queenborough This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Many Amazonian rain fores…
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November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📰Published📰Tree age and maximum height affect leaf drip-tip length in Amazonian rainforest trees🌳
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📰Published📰Bruised but popular: insect damage boosts fruit appeal in the Mediterranean dwarf palm🌴
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Bruised but popular: insect damage boosts fruit appeal in the Mediterranean dwarf palm
Raquel Muñoz-Gallego, Anna Traveset, Jose M. Fedriani This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Animals such as birds and mammals eat the fl…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📰Published📰Bruised but popular: insect damage boosts fruit appeal in the Mediterranean dwarf palm🌴
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Watch Applied Ecology Resource's recent live talk 'Restoring Resilience: Lessons from the Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project in Durban, South Africa' 🌱
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AER Live – Restoring Resilience: Lessons from the Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project in Durban
The Buffelsdraai Reforestation Project, led by eThekwini Municipality, is one of South Africa’s flagship urban ecosystem restoration initiatives. Begun in 2009 as a carbon-offset initiative, for the…
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November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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📰Published📰 The decomposition of fallen leaves in streams could be more affected by future drying than sewage water🍂
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The decomposition of fallen leaves in streams could be more affected by future drying than sewage water
Manuel Pinilla-Rosa, Isabel Muñoz, Francesc Oliva, Itxaso Martinez-Sanz, Rebeca Arias-Real, Jun-Tao Wang, Margarita Menéndez This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research articl…
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November 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
📰Published📰 The decomposition of fallen leaves in streams could be more affected by future drying than sewage water🍂
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Very happy to see the last and my favourite article of the PhD out in @funecology.bsky.social! We show how an invasive moth can alter plant-frugivore interactions in the Mediterranean dwarf palm🦋🏝️🍒🐐
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Trait‐mediated effects driven by an invasive herbivore alter functionally diverse plant–frugivore interactions
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Very happy to see the last and my favourite article of the PhD out in @funecology.bsky.social! We show how an invasive moth can alter plant-frugivore interactions in the Mediterranean dwarf palm🦋🏝️🍒🐐
@imedea.bsky.social @annatraveset.bsky.social
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📰Published📰When a mom needs a break: Weddell seals that skip having a pup get a hormonal reset🦭
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When a mom needs a break: Weddell seals that skip having a pup get a hormonal reset
Amy L. Kirkham, Michelle R. Shero, Gregg P. Adams, Robert McCorkell, Donald Thompson Jr., Roxanne S. Beltran, Shannon Atkinson, Jennifer M. Burns This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ec…
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November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📰Published📰When a mom needs a break: Weddell seals that skip having a pup get a hormonal reset🦭
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📰Published📰 Thirsty lizards may miss danger: how water and energy costs affect predator detection🦎
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Thirsty lizards may miss danger: how water and energy costs affect predator detection
Chloé Chabaud, Jean-François Le Galliard, Simon Agostini, Olivier Lourdais This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Lizards, like many anim…
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📰Published📰 Thirsty lizards may miss danger: how water and energy costs affect predator detection🦎
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📰Published📰Trait coordination reveals the fast-slow plant economics spectrum along the vertical canopy profile in central Amazonian forests🌳
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Trait coordination reveals the fast-slow plant economics spectrum along the vertical canopy profile in central Amazonian forests
Leonardo G. Ziccardi, Tyeen C. Taylor, Marielle N. Smith, Nathan B. Gonçalves, David Kramer, Kleber Silva Campos, Neill Prohaska, Natalia Restrepo-Coupe, Scott R. Saleska, Advanio Inácio Siqueira-S…
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📰Published📰Trait coordination reveals the fast-slow plant economics spectrum along the vertical canopy profile in central Amazonian forests🌳
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📰Published📰Long-term mowing changes how grassland stability responds to rainfall and fertilizer🌧️
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Long-term mowing changes how grassland stability responds to rainfall and fertilizer
Jun Sheng, Pengshuai Shao, Meng Zhou, Fengfeng Cao, Yumeng Guo, Yujia Yuan, Guangyuan Yuan, Zuoqing Jiang, Wen-Hao Zhang, Wenming Bai This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology resear…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📰Published📰Long-term mowing changes how grassland stability responds to rainfall and fertilizer🌧️
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SWOB2025 was such a great meeting - blown away by the student talks in particular! Thanks @sicb.bsky.social and @funecology.bsky.social for the support.
Proud of my student @amberlsingh.bsky.social who gave a nice presentation of her first PhD chapter ! 🦎 🌆
Proud of my student @amberlsingh.bsky.social who gave a nice presentation of her first PhD chapter ! 🦎 🌆
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
SWOB2025 was such a great meeting - blown away by the student talks in particular! Thanks @sicb.bsky.social and @funecology.bsky.social for the support.
Proud of my student @amberlsingh.bsky.social who gave a nice presentation of her first PhD chapter ! 🦎 🌆
Proud of my student @amberlsingh.bsky.social who gave a nice presentation of her first PhD chapter ! 🦎 🌆
🚨New blog series!🚨
📖We're pleased to launch 'Cover Stories', a new blog series which aims to showcase some of the amazing images we’ve had on the Functional Ecology cover over the years, and to get to know the people behind them.
👀Keep an eye on our blog site for posts from next week!
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📖We're pleased to launch 'Cover Stories', a new blog series which aims to showcase some of the amazing images we’ve had on the Functional Ecology cover over the years, and to get to know the people behind them.
👀Keep an eye on our blog site for posts from next week!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨New blog series!🚨
📖We're pleased to launch 'Cover Stories', a new blog series which aims to showcase some of the amazing images we’ve had on the Functional Ecology cover over the years, and to get to know the people behind them.
👀Keep an eye on our blog site for posts from next week!
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📖We're pleased to launch 'Cover Stories', a new blog series which aims to showcase some of the amazing images we’ve had on the Functional Ecology cover over the years, and to get to know the people behind them.
👀Keep an eye on our blog site for posts from next week!
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📰Published📰Seasonal changes in eye tissue and behavior accompany autumn coloration in a wild butterfly population🦋
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Seasonal changes in eye tissue and behavior accompany autumn coloration in a wild butterfly population
Grace E. Hirzel, Noah K. Brady, Keity J. Farfán-Pira, Chance A. Powell, Robert D. Reed, Erica L. Westerman This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be fou…
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November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📰Published📰Seasonal changes in eye tissue and behavior accompany autumn coloration in a wild butterfly population🦋
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📰Published📰Experimentally increased food availability allows for earlier departure in a long-distance migratory shorebird🐦
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Experimentally increased food availability allows for earlier departure in a long-distance migratory shorebird
Thomas K. Lameris, Allert I. Bijleveld, Roeland A. Bom, Julia Karagicheva, Hidde Kressin, Eva M.A. Kok, Sander Lagerveld, Luc G. G. de Monte, Barbara Helm, Theunis Piersma This is a plain language …
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November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📰Published📰Experimentally increased food availability allows for earlier departure in a long-distance migratory shorebird🐦
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👀Behind the Paper!👀
Author Qiwen Guo delves into the underground world of roots, asking "do trees adjust their underground schedule when living with different species?"🌳
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Author Qiwen Guo delves into the underground world of roots, asking "do trees adjust their underground schedule when living with different species?"🌳
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Qiwen Guo | Do trees adjust their underground schedule when living with different species?
In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Qiwen Guo, a PhD student in the Institute of Forest Ecology at BOKU University in Vienna, explores her new article ‘Above- and below-ground…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
👀Behind the Paper!👀
Author Qiwen Guo delves into the underground world of roots, asking "do trees adjust their underground schedule when living with different species?"🌳
Read it here👇
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Author Qiwen Guo delves into the underground world of roots, asking "do trees adjust their underground schedule when living with different species?"🌳
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The Soil Ecology Group, previously known as Plants-Soils-Ecosystems, is back!!! And they are looking for a communications rep!
Apply here to be part of this great group, including @nataliejoram.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan...
Apply here to be part of this great group, including @nataliejoram.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
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Soil Ecology Group - British Ecological Society
Understanding the vital ecosystem services provided by soil
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November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The Soil Ecology Group, previously known as Plants-Soils-Ecosystems, is back!!! And they are looking for a communications rep!
Apply here to be part of this great group, including @nataliejoram.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan...
Apply here to be part of this great group, including @nataliejoram.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
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We are looking for contributors to our series on the Methods Blog, exploring the experiences of ecologists conducting research in remote field stations during the holiday season 🎄
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See previous blogs here 👉 buff.ly/MnMcRqG (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We are looking for contributors to our series on the Methods Blog, exploring the experiences of ecologists conducting research in remote field stations during the holiday season 🎄
See previous blogs here 👉 buff.ly/MnMcRqG (1/2)
See previous blogs here 👉 buff.ly/MnMcRqG (1/2)
🔊Podcast out now!🔊
🎧Author Fernando Gonçalves discusses how pollen protein and amino acid composition influence year-round and seasonal bat–flower interaction networks🦇
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🎧Author Fernando Gonçalves discusses how pollen protein and amino acid composition influence year-round and seasonal bat–flower interaction networks🦇
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🔊Podcast out now!🔊
🎧Author Fernando Gonçalves discusses how pollen protein and amino acid composition influence year-round and seasonal bat–flower interaction networks🦇
Listen here👇
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🎧Author Fernando Gonçalves discusses how pollen protein and amino acid composition influence year-round and seasonal bat–flower interaction networks🦇
Listen here👇
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