In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Alison Brody, Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Vermont. Walking along a trail at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado, USA, a foul, rotten smell caught my attention. I looked around to find the source and noticed a large plant – Heracleum maximum (Apiacea) also called “Cow Parsnip” – covered in flies which … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Alison K Brody
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Shyam S. Phartyal, Professor at Mizoram University, Aizawl, India. Shyam is a plant ecologist with primary research interests in exploring the fascinating world of wild plant regeneration through seeds across diverse ecosystems, from wetlands to woodlands. His research investigates how environmental factors shape seed traits and how these traits, in turn, influence species distributions and community … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Shyam S. Phartyal
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Chi-Yun Kuo, Associate Professor at Kaohsiung Medical University. Chi-Yun’s primary research interests are in understanding how animals can modify their behaviours as they interact with the environment and how such behavioural changes can alter population and community dynamics. The current research focus of his group is to examine how visual-based associative learning in predators might determine … Continue reading Meet the editor: Chi-Yun Kuo
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Ji Liu, Associate Professor at the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences and a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Spanish National Research Council (CISC)-Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications. Ji’s primary research interests are in ecological stoichiometry and the coupled biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. He aims … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Ji Liu
In this blog post, we hear from Associate Editor Robert Rauschkolb, Professor at the University of Jena, Germany! Robert’s primary research interests are in the understanding of phenological patterns of perennial herbaceous species including influences of abiotic factors, species’ traits and phylogeny. Why did you choose to study your particular research area? The timing of phenological events, like flowering time, are really important for ecosystem … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Robert Rauschkolb
Functional Ecologists 