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Behind the paper

Mark Wong: Bonsaiing mangroves to uncover how traits shape – and flip – ant competition

In this ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Mark Wong, a Forrest Fellow at the University of Western Australia, discusses his new article  ‘Functional trait dissimilarity drives arboreal ant community assembly while competitive trait hierarchies shape colony performance in experimental mesocosms’. Mark delves into the world of ant community assembly, discusses how his team overcame unforeseen obstacles in the field, and how his childhood interest … Continue reading Mark Wong: Bonsaiing mangroves to uncover how traits shape – and flip – ant competition

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Behind the paper

Emily Holden: Plants prefer similar neighbours: increasing competition with higher trait dissimilarity.  

In our new post Emily Holden, PhD candidate at University of Alberta (Canada), presents her work ‘Plant trait dissimilarity increases competitive interactions among co-occurring plants’. She talks about confronting contrasting hypotheses, shares how she overcame COVID-19 to do her experiment, and celebrates her grandmother’s gardening skills.  About the paper  A foundational theory in ecology is that similar species will compete strongly as they share niche … Continue reading Emily Holden: Plants prefer similar neighbours: increasing competition with higher trait dissimilarity.  

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