The Haldane Prize is awarded by the British Ecological Society each year for the best paper in Functional Ecology written by an early career author.
The winner of the Haldane Prize 2020 is Renato Morais with his fantastic paper on coral reef energetic shifts following natural disaster.
- Severe coral loss shifts energetic dynamics on a coral reef – Renato A. Morais – read the blog behind the research here
This year’s shortlisted candidates are (in alphabetical order):
- Divergent adaptations in resource‐use traits explain how pikas thrive on the roof of the world – Anderson Feijó – read the blog behind the research here or listen to the podcast here:
- Water potential gradient, root conduit size and root xylem hydraulic conductivity determine the extent of hydraulic redistribution in temperate trees – Benjamin D. Hafner – read the blog behind the research here
- Body temperature, heart rate, and activity patterns of two boreal homeotherms in winter: Homeostasis, allostasis, and ecological coexistence – Allyson K. Menzies – read the blog behind the research here
- Plant roots stimulate the decomposition of complex, but not simple, soil carbon – Jessica Moore – read the blog behind the research here
- Decomposition disentangled: A test of the multiple mechanisms by which nitrogen enrichment alters litter decomposition – Noémie A. Pichon – read the blog behind the research here in English or French
- Nutrient limitation, bioenergetics and stoichiometry: A new model to predict elemental fluxes mediated by fishes – Nina M. D. Schiettekatte – read the blog behind the research here
- Top‐down effects from parasitoids may mediate plant defence and plant fitness – Ching‐Wen Tan – read the blog behind the research here
- High contrast yellow mosaic patterns are prey attractants for orb‐weaving spiders – Po Peng – read the blog behind the research here
Functional Ecologists 