Tag: functional traits

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Bruno Bellisario, From Refuge to Buffet: Decoding Fish Roles in Seagrass Ecosystems 

In this week’s blog post, we’re getting served an interesting dish all about seagrass! Author Dr. Bruno Bellisario explains the fascinating world of seagrass meadows from the article: “The fingerprint of functional strategies in Mediterranean seagrass fish assemblages”. Bruno discusses the importance of seagrass ecosystems on fish communities, and the complexity behind how they’re used, highlighting why we shouldn’t say seagrasses have a singular ecological … Continue reading Bruno Bellisario, From Refuge to Buffet: Decoding Fish Roles in Seagrass Ecosystems 

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Haldane Prize Winner

Congratulations to Yuguo Yang, winner of the 2024 Haldane Prize!

Functional Ecology is delighted to announce that the winner of the 2024 Haldane Prize is Yuguo Yang! The Haldane Prize is awarded annually for the best paper published in the journal by an early career researcher. Winner: Yuguo Yang Research: Trade-offs in rooting strategy dimensions along an edaphic gradient in a grassland ecosystem Yuguo is a postdoctoral scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory working with Dr. Romy … Continue reading Congratulations to Yuguo Yang, winner of the 2024 Haldane Prize!

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Marion Boisseaux: trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology

In this new blog post, Marion Boisseaux, a postdoc at California State University, presents her work ‘Shifting trait coordination along a soil-moisture-nutrient gradient in tropical forests’. She discusses the knowledge gaps in functional traits studies, presents the importance of looking at multiple components to understand plants responses, and shares her wish to transmit the relevance of ecophysiology to everyone. A French translation of this blog … Continue reading Marion Boisseaux: trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology

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Behind the paper, Translation

Marion Boisseaux: trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology (Français)

À propos de l’article Dans le cadre de la théorie de la niche écologique, l’environnement agit comme un filtre et sélectionne les espèces d’une communauté locale. Le concept de filtrage environnemental explique que tous les organismes ne peuvent pas s’établir et persister dans tous les environnements. Les études qui examinent les relations entre les traits fonctionnels et l’environnement soutiennent souvent l’idée que les gradients environnementaux … Continue reading Marion Boisseaux: trait combinations and their effects on tree physiology (Français)

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Gisele Biem: Amazonian tree species differently invest in stem and twig wood depending on their environment 

In this new post Gisele Biem, postdoc researcher at National Institute for Amazon Research and State University of Mato Grosso, presets her work ‘Ecosystem type affects how Amazonian tree species invest in stem and twig wood’. She talks about the importance of wood density for trees, discusses how traits can upscale to global C models, and shares the beauty of her study sites.   About the … Continue reading Gisele Biem: Amazonian tree species differently invest in stem and twig wood depending on their environment 

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Kerstin Pierick: Above- and belowground strategies of tropical montane tree species are coordinated and driven by small-scale nitrogen availability 

In our last post Kerstin Pierick, postdoc at the University of Göttingen, discusses her last PhD thesis chapter ‘Above- and belowground strategies of tropical montane tree species are coordinated and driven by small-scale nitrogen availability’. She presents her astonishing study system, discusses the connection between environment and traits and remembers the importance of changing the point of view to understand nature.  A Spanish translation of … Continue reading Kerstin Pierick: Above- and belowground strategies of tropical montane tree species are coordinated and driven by small-scale nitrogen availability 

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Behind the paper, Translation

Kerstin Pierick: Las estrategias aéreas y subterráneas de las especies arbóreas montanas tropicales están coordinadas e impulsadas por la disponibilidad de nitrógeno a pequeña escala 

En nuestro último post, la postdoc Kerstin Pierick de la Universidad de Göttingen presenta el último capítulo de su tesis doctoral ‘Las estrategias aéreas y subterráneas de las especies arbóreas montanas tropicales están coordinadas e impulsadas por la disponibilidad de nitrógeno a pequeña escala’. Kerstin presenta su impresionante sistema de estudio, discute la conexión entre ambiente y rasgos, y nos recuerda la imporatncia de cambiar … Continue reading Kerstin Pierick: Las estrategias aéreas y subterráneas de las especies arbóreas montanas tropicales están coordinadas e impulsadas por la disponibilidad de nitrógeno a pequeña escala 

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Guangqi Zhang: A whole-tree perspective on the role of non-structural carbohydrates in resource allocation trade-offs along the tree economics spectrum 

In our latest blog post, Guangqi Zhang, postdoc at INRAE (France), presents his paper “Not all sweetness and light: non-structural carbohydrate storage capacity in tree stems is decoupled from leaf but not root economics”. He discusses the importance of considering multiple traits, shares his happiness for the publication of his research, and encourages ecologists to keep moving with eastern philosophy.  About the paper  Plant functional … Continue reading Guangqi Zhang: A whole-tree perspective on the role of non-structural carbohydrates in resource allocation trade-offs along the tree economics spectrum 

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Chaoqing Song: Tree demography in a moist tropical forest: Response to water stress and associations with plant functional traits

In this new post, PhD candidate at University of Sun Yat-sen University, Chaoqing Song, presents his work ‘Differential tree demography mediated by water stress and functional traits in a moist tropical forest’. He shows the importance of water for tree survivability, highlights how functional traits can help us to understand demography, and thanks data collectors who help to enable science to advance.  About the paper … Continue reading Chaoqing Song: Tree demography in a moist tropical forest: Response to water stress and associations with plant functional traits

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Camila Madeiros: What are you doing in a place like this? Connecting plants’ climate preferences with functional traits

Camila Medeiros—a post-doc at University of California Los Angeles, USA—presents her work ‘Predicting plant species climate preferences on the basis of mechanistic traits’. She discusses the connection between traits and niches, shows how to do ecology with small budgets, and highlights the need to transfer scientific knowledge to general audiences. About the paper By using mechanistic traits, our paper improves the ability to predict plant … Continue reading Camila Madeiros: What are you doing in a place like this? Connecting plants’ climate preferences with functional traits

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