Community+Ecology, conferences

Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2026 | Stella Wimmer on the conditions affecting arthropod communities during deadwood decomposition

In this blog post, we hear from Stella Wimmer, winner of Functional Ecology’s prize for best presentation by an Early Career Researcher at the BES’ Climate Change and Ecosystem Dynamics Special Interest Group Annual Meeting 2026! Stella discusses the conditions affecting arthropod communities during deadwood decomposition, completing the trip from Germany to the UK by train, and having fun at your first conference! A German … Continue reading Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2026 | Stella Wimmer on the conditions affecting arthropod communities during deadwood decomposition

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Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2026 | Stella Wimmer: die Faktoren aus, die für die totholz-assoziierten Gemeinschaften eine Rolle spielen

Wenn wir über Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf den Wald sprechen und der Gemeinschaften, die ihn bewohnen, dann sprechen wir meist von Veränderungen in einem großen Maßstab: Erderwärmung, die Veränderung der globalen Niederschlagsregimes, eine zunehmende Häufung der Wetterextreme. Doch diese großen Veränderungen entsprechen nicht zwangsläufig den Bedingungen, die von einer Käferlarve wahrgenommen werden, welche sich im Totholz entwickelt. Für sie mag das Makro-Klima nicht die größte … Continue reading Climate Change SIG Annual Meeting 2026 | Stella Wimmer: die Faktoren aus, die für die totholz-assoziierten Gemeinschaften eine Rolle spielen

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ICOM 2026 | Liu. Pei-Chu: The effects of different carbon sources on symbiotic conditions and pH during artificial infection

In this blog post, we hear from the second-place winner of Functional Ecology’s presentation prize at the International Conference on Mycorrhiza (ICOM), Liu. Pei-Chu! Liu. Pei-Chu shares her presentation “Effects of different carbon sources on symbiotic conditions and pH during artificial infection”. She discusses how different bacterial strains affect mycelial growth and interact with fungus, her first time at a large international conference, and her … Continue reading ICOM 2026 | Liu. Pei-Chu: The effects of different carbon sources on symbiotic conditions and pH during artificial infection

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Celebrating the winner of the Best Lightning Talk award at the Aquatic Ecology SIG Annual Meeting 2026, Sarah Sandor!

We’re delighted to celebrate the winner of Functional Ecology’s sponsored prize for the Best Lightning Talk award at the Aquatic Ecology SIG Annual Meeting 2026, Sarah Sandor (she/her)! Read Sarah’s blog post on Relational Thinking, The People and Nature Blog, where she shares the behind the scene details of her prize-winning research, highlights from her academic career so far, and reflections on her experience attending … Continue reading Celebrating the winner of the Best Lightning Talk award at the Aquatic Ecology SIG Annual Meeting 2026, Sarah Sandor!

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Cristóbal Anguita | When easy food becomes risky 

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ post, author Cristóbal Anguita – a researcher at the Wildlife Ecology Laboratory at the University of Chile – discusses his article “When is the bait worth the risk? A mechanistic model of a compensatory ecological trap in seabirds“. Cristóbal explores the concept of a compensatory ecological trap, the challenge of operating at very different timescales, and the importance of taking … Continue reading Cristóbal Anguita | When easy food becomes risky 

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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 abundante y predecible, lo que puede facilitar el forrajeo e incluso aumentar la reproducción o el reclutamiento. Pero esos mismos barcos también pueden representar una fuente importante de mortalidad por captura incidental.  Nuestro artículo nació de una … Continue reading Cristóbal Anguita | Cuando la comida fácil se vuelve peligrosa 

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Vinícius Brito | When bats run out of room for pollen

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Vinícius Brito – a professor at the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil – disucusses the article “Pollen landscape saturation on pollinator bodies reduces pollen deposition by subsequently visited bat-pollinated flowers“, which was recently published in Functional Ecology. Vinícius discusses how competition among pollen donors changes over a flower visits, mastering the art of quantum-dot labelling, and pondering … Continue reading Vinícius Brito | When bats run out of room for pollen

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Vinicis Brito | Por trás do artigo

Sobre o artigo  Nos animais, os papéis sexuais masculino e feminino costumam estar claramente divididos entre os indivíduos. Porém, em muitas plantas, esses papéis são menos distintos, pois uma mesma flor pode desempenhar tanto a função masculina quanto a feminina. Estamos familiarizados com a ideia de que os animais competem pelo acesso a parceiros, mas é menos evidente se as plantas competem, por meio de … Continue reading Vinicis Brito | Por trás do artigo

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Paul Huber | Better together: Do siblings help each other cope with environmental stress?

In this ‘Behind the paper’ blog post, author Paul Huber – a PhD student at the University of Bayreuth, Germany – discusses his article “Context-dependent joint buffering of abiotic stress by parental care and sibling interactions“, which was recently published in Functional Ecology. Paul and team tested whether environmental stress increases social interactions in burying beetles. The answer is complex: it depends on who’s present, … Continue reading Paul Huber | Better together: Do siblings help each other cope with environmental stress?

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Dave Daversa | Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections proliferate during amphibian terrestrial dormancy

In this ‘Behind the Paper blog post, author Dave Daversa discusses his recently published article “Fungal Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) infections proliferate during amphibian terrestrial dormancy“. Dave shares how he and colleagues found Bd circulating in Yosemite toad populations, the implications of this on re-introduction programs, and more broadly, how exploratory research can lead to practical solutions. When I arrived at Yosemite National Park in the … Continue reading Dave Daversa | Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infections proliferate during amphibian terrestrial dormancy

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