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haldane prize

Haldane Prize 2025 | Jiawei Zhang: Spatial distribution and driving factors of microbial necromass carbon in coastal wetlands of China

2025 HALDANE PRIZE SHORTLIST: Jiawei Zhang discusses the paper “Spatial distribution and driving factors of microbial necromass carbon in coastal wetlands of China“, which has been shortlisted for Functional Ecology’s 2025 Haldane Prize for Early Career Researchers. About the Paper Our paper explores how microbial necromass carbon (MNC)—carbon derived from dead microorganisms—is distributed across China’s coastal wetlands and what drives its accumulation. Coastal wetlands are key … Continue reading Haldane Prize 2025 | Jiawei Zhang: Spatial distribution and driving factors of microbial necromass carbon in coastal wetlands of China

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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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