📰🌱A newly published paper shows how the number of #invasivespecies in a native #plantcommunity affects community properties, e.g., richness, diversity, invasibility and interspecific interactions. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #biodiversity #invasion

📖Recently published bookreviews: S. van Noort & G. Broad: #Wasps of the world N. Mathevon - The voices of nature J. A. Vucetich - The biology & #conservation of animal populations J. Schimel - Your future on the faculty 🔗 See the links in the comments! 👇 #bookreview #scicomm

📑 💻 A new study found that both dynamical and topological #foodweb #stability increase 📈 with food web size, independently of ecosystem type 🏞️. It also highlights the potential importance of generation time in assessing food web stability. 🔗https://rdcu.be/e7mXr

📰🌿🌊A new study focused on the impact of habitat size on #macrophyte species richness and invasions in tropical #floodplains, and identified disproportionate #invasion impacts in small waterbodies. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📑🐦 A new study focuses on the distribution and diversity of #birds in an unprotected ecological corridor between three #nationalparks in #Ethiopia to reveal its conservational importance. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #BiodiversityConservation #Biodiversity

📑🐍 Reyes-Puig et al. studied the diversity of #amphibians and #reptiles in the upper Napo River basin along an altitudinal gradient. They found greatest diversity in the lowlands, while the mountains host more #endemic and #endangeredspecies 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📰🧪🔬A new paper presents how long-term adaptation to elevated temperatures influences competition among #cyanobacteria (Microcystis aeruginosa), #chlorophytes (Desmodesmus armatus), and #diatoms (Mayamaea permitis), in #microcosm and in lake #mesocosms link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📑💻🌊A new #openaccess paper reveals that boreal species invasion in Barrents Sea decreased the food web's capacity to withstand pulse perturbations, while increasing its resistance to press perturbations 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #disturbance #FoodWebs #ecologyresearch

📰💻🌳An #OpenAccess paper by David K. Swanson has been published on the strengths of using Ward’s method with non-Euclidean distance measures for clustering #plantcommunity data. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #vegetationscience #vegetation #openaccessresearch #communityecology

📰🐦🌳 A new study examined #bird assemblage dynamics over 20 years in a primaeval beech-fir forest in Slovakia and found that species reordering and turnover were the main drivers of the long-term dynamics 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #birdecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #birds

📰💻🗺️A new study investigated how overlapping vs. non-overlapping temporal settings of occurrence data affect the performance and ecological interpretation of #SpeciesDistributionModels (SDMs) 🔗 rdcu.be/eRRLo #ecologyresearch #spatialecology

🐝📑 A new study investigated the role of functional relatedness in shaping the co-occurrence patterns of #bee species associated with #brinjal, a key tropical crop plant. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #functionaltrait #agroecology #agroecosystem #ecologyresearch #pollinators

📰🌾A new article compared plant communities in #graveyards of different ages in #Pakistan. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch

📚 📑Recently published #bookreviews: 🐦 R. Chenery - #Birds of the Lesser #Antilles 🐝 M. Lihoreau - What do #bees think about? 🦊 S. W. Buskirk: - Carnivoran ecology 🇲🇬 S. M. Goodman (ed.) - The new natural history of #Madagascar 🔗Links in the comments! 👇 #ecologybook #bookreview #carnivores

In a new #openaccess paper, temporal niche partitioning was investigated among six #mesocarnivores — #Mustela erminea, #Neogale vison, #Martes americana, #Pekania pennanti, #Gulo gulo, & #Lynx canadensis — in Canada 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecologyresearch #researchpaper #carnivore

📰🌳🌾In a new study, plant communities were classified and indicator species were identified in relation to edaphic and topographic factors in Karak, Pakistan. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #IndicatorSpecies #VegetationScience

📑 🦟A new study investigated how #LandUse, distance from the river and the forest, and the number of residents influence #mosquito ( #Culicidae ) composition, abundance, and species richness in western Amazonia. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology

📑🦋 #Butterfly diversity is predominantly shaped by #seasonality rather than topographic or vegetative variables in tropical dry deciduous forests of India 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #researchpaper #ecologyresearch #tropicalforest #topography #communityecology

📑🆓A recent #OpenAccess paper aimed to evaluate carabid beetle communities in various #agroecosystems and identify potential indicator species linked to management practices 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecologyresearch #researchpaper #beetle

🆓📑 A new #OpenAccess paper reveals the power of asymmetry analysis in examining causality and identifying critical interactions in #foodweb models. 💻 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecologicalnetwork #bioticinteraction #modeling #ecologyresearch

📑🆓 A new #OpenAccess paper highlights the important role of interspecific interactions in community selection processes on plant #traits. 💻🌿 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecologyresearch #modeling #PlantTraits #communityecology

📰A NEW study investigated the role of alien plant species as resources of #hummingbirds by comparing the seasonal plant-bird interaction networks in a Mexican cloud forest. 🔗https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42974-025-00263-4 #hummingbird #alienspecies #pollination #ecologyresearch

📑 A NEW study assessed the effects of twenty distinct land use practices on soil properties, earthworm populations, and crop yields. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecologyresearch #soilhealth #agriculture

✍️⏳ Registration for the 5th Community Ecology Conference closes in one month, on August 10 ‼️ 🌐🌍 We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline. 🔗 akcongress.com/comec/ #ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology

📑NEW PAPER! Species composition and density of #woodpecker communities differs across forest management regimes and forest types in the Eastern #Himalaya. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #woodpeckerbird #BirdCommunity #ecologyresearch #ecology #forestmanagement #birdecology

📑🐸A new study highlights the importance of permanent lentic environments in small traditional rice paddies and surrounding area for conserving #amphibians 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecology #ecologyresearch #frogs #amphibian #wetlands

📰🐸🐍🏔️A new study explored the taxonomic richness of #amphibians 🐸and #reptiles 🦎 across different mountainous regions 🏔️ of Mexico, allowing for the location of high priority #Conservation sites ( #hotspot). 🔗 rdcu.be/eosVy #ecologyresearch #mountainecosystem

📑 🌿 NEW study about #plantdiversity and spatial structure (configuration, distribution, and connectivity) of protected #mangrove patches in eastern Africa mapped with Sentinel-2B satellite imagery 🔗 rdcu.be/envk2 #researchpaper #communityecology #MangroveEcosystem #ecologyresearch

📑🦀A new study assessed the spatio-temporal composition of coral-associated #crustaceans and its correlation with physicochemical variables, habitat structure, and human impact. 🔗 rdcu.be/emkzW #coralreef #coral #ecologyresearch #communityecology #MarineEcology #MarineEcosystem #researchpaper

📰New paper! 👉 The success of invasive species depends on their trophic role as well as the fragmentation and loss of habitat in omnivorous food webs 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #invasivespecies #habitatloss #habitatfragmentation #ecologyresearch #foodwebs

📰New paper! 💧🌾Plant species richness and water quality of ponds depend on the management of the surrounding grasslands. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #grasslandmanagement #pond #vegetation #WaterQuality #ecologyresearch #research

📰🏔️New paper about how #earthworm communities and the presence of exotic species change along #altitude and with forest type in the #himalayas 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429... #ecologyresearch #researchpaper #ecology #communityecology

📰New paper! 🦠🌳The structure and functioning of #soil bacterial co-occurrence networks change across #vegetation types in the Brazilian Cerrado 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429... #communityecology #ecologyresearch #EcologicalNetwork #bacteria

📰Discover the hidden #biodiversity of #caves with our latest papers: 👉A research paper about cave zonation and habitat selection of cave-dwelling fauna in a Brazilian cave 👉A review about factors influencing #invertebrate community structure in caves Links in the comments! #communityecology

🗓️❗️Early bird registration and abstract submission deadline are extended till 1⃣7⃣ April 2025! Come and show us your research! 🔗See the registration link in comments! 👇 #ecologyconference #ecology #communityecology

📢Don't forget to send your abstract to the ComEc5 conference! Abstract submission closes on 3⃣1⃣ March ❗️❗️ 👇See the relevant link and topics in the comments! 👇

📄🐟 In their new paper, Sajina et al. present a case study using the Estuarine Fish Community Index to evaluate the #ecosystemhealth of #estuaries based on their #fish communities. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #CommunityEcology #ecology #FishEcology

It is our pleasure to announce the plenary speakers of the 5th Community Ecology Conference! Do not forget that abstract submission is closing on 31 March! Register now: akcongress.com/comec/ Fb event: fb.me/e/5R91dvZDq #ecology #ecologyconference

📰NEW PAPER! 🐦🏔️ #Agropastoral mosaics reflecting high habitat heterogeneity complement natural forest in retention and conservation of high elevation #birds in the #Himalaya 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecology #ecologyresearch #mountain

It is our pleasure to announce the plenary speakers of the 5th Community Ecology Conference! Do not forget that abstract submission is closing on 31 March! Register now: akcongress.com/comec/ Fb event: fb.me/e/5R91dvZDq #ecology #ecologyconference

📰🆓New #openaccess paper! 🐍 Wenner et al. studied the diet of the smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) to assess the threat it poses to the endangered Hungarian meadow viper (Vipera ursinii rakosiensis) 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecology #predation #snake #Viper

REGISTRATION and abstract submission to the 5th International Conference on Community Ecology is OPEN now! ✍️ ‼️ akcongress.com/comec/ Important deadlines: 31 March 2025 - Early bird / Author registration & abstract submission 10 August 2025 - Standard registration #ecologyconference

📄🆓 A new #openaccess paper is published about how #landuse and #vegetation affect the community composition of #vertebrates associated with Gopher Tortoise burrows in #Florida, USA. 🐢 link.springer.com/article/10.1... #ecology #communityecology