How much are Greece’s beaches really worth? 🇬🇷🏖️ Our new study integrates #tourism expenditures, public willingness to pay for beach #conservation, and geotagged social media data to map the cultural #EcosystemServices of ~2,100 beaches. A tool for smarter coastal #planning and conservation. 🌐🌍🧪

What happens after a forest dies, a coral reef bleaches, or an oyster bed collapses? A study of 10 ecosystems reveals that they carry memory. The material remains of foundation species can shape resilience, recovery, or collapse for decades in a changing climate. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The potential of marine species for drug discovery, just posted to the Value in nature blog: mscaterino.pika.page/posts/fishin... #biodiversity #nature 🌐

Sad to hear of the passing of Robert Ricklefs - a giant of Ecology who simultaneously pushed forward big ideas at multiple biological levels yet took time for detailed natural history .. McGill does a nice job summarizing his impressive contributions 🌐🧪 dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/r...

Many biotic interactions occur via chemical compounds released in the environment. Here the authors review the field of chemical ecology & discuss the importance of investigating landscape-scale chemodiversity as an emergent, dynamic property of biological communities www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📖 Published📖 SOUPE: An R package to test and optimise the phylogenetic and ecological representativeness of a taxonomic sample 🧪 🌍 🖥️ 🔎 Read more:

As deforestation in the Amazon falls, fresh evidence shows that the rainforest can withstand global warming, but only if there is a worldwide effort to stop cutting it down. go.nature.com/4edMYKy

[🌐 Webinar] The next #CESABINAR will be on the 25th of June on the results of the #MAESTRO group, with Arnaud Auber (@ifremer.bsky.social). ❗Due to a technical issue, the last Cesabinar on #INTRACO has been rescheduled to the 11th of June 🔎All info: bit.ly/40zrT7v 🧪🌐

Climate determines the plant characteristics that favor naturalization. In cold or dry regions, successful newcomers must be similar to native plants to survive. In hot and humid regions, distinctiveness makes new plants more competitive. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/Lnla50Z8VyU

Check out our new paper on integrating experimental and observational approaches to facilitate the scaling of species interactions to biodiversity patterns @funecology.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🪱How much do we know about soil diversity in Latin America? A new review by @laumoreno.bsky.social found major knowledge gaps: research is concentrated in Brazil & tropical forests, while mesofauna, microfauna, & other ecosystem functions receive less attention. We need more regional collaborations!

How do social networks become adaptive? From self-organisation and phase transitions to cultural learning, social networks are shaped by feedback between individual interactions and collective dynamics. Check my new @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A new global map of phytoplankton nutrient stress reveals that ocean productivity is tightly linked to the supply of nutrients from the deep ocean. As surface waters warm and stratify, nutrient stress is increasing, providing a physiological link to climate change. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A 2021 #ScienceReview showed how the rapidly changing soundscape of modern oceans impacts marine life globally—and how mitigating these impacts is key to achieving a healthier ocean. Learn more on #WorldOceansDay: https://scim.ag/4ueX7ML

We've reimagined Data Papers in "Ecology"! For over 20 years, we've been the home for peer-reviewed datasets. Our Data Paper Editors have refreshed the guidelines to fit current data standards. Learn more on the Data Papers hub! esa.org/publications...

A proposal for the standardization of units and symbols in ecology 🧪🌐 " I suggest that the Ecological Society establish a study group ... to formulate a system of standards .. to facilitate communications ... in an era when parochial isolation impedes understanding." www.jstor.org/stable/20166...

We are in the Age of Humans - the Anthropocene. Our new article (open access) shows how even with a moderate future emissions scenario, global temperature will still be elevated by 3-4°C in the year 3000! Lifetime of our CO2 in the air is that long. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Want to think about ecology differently this summer? Still some spots at the 2026 Unifying Ecology Across Scales GRC. www.grc.org/unifying-eco...

Biodiversity loss will decrease the future creditworthiness of nations Agarwala+ doi.org/10.1038/s415... "financial markets are systematically underpricing nature related risks, with consequences for public finances, nature and financial stability."

Infrastructure for African mines destroying forests at 34 times the rate of the mines themselves phys.org/news/2026-06...

Niche Differentiation of Native Species Promotes Biotic Resistance to Invasion in Freshwater Fishes Worldwide 🔗 buff.ly/oy4zCGU

I’m really excited about this paper, which links #seaweed species’ nitrate uptake & photosynthesis rates w/ functional #traits, providing a predictive framework for understanding roles in nutrient cycling & productivity. 🌊🦑🧪📏🌐 @jngriffy.bsky.social @intertidaleco.bsky.social @mle425.bsky.social

Dr. Julie Aleman will be giving this month's Funk Biogeography Seminar! Join us on June 24th to learn more about the dynamics and mechanisms of tropical ecosystem stability through time. Learn more about the seminar and and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/ju...

📰Published📰Leaf C:P ratio as a universal indicator of photosynthesis in subtropical woody species: Stoichiometric thresholds and metabolic trade-offs🍃 buff.ly/wnjANvP 🧪🌍️

Climatic Legacies Drive Spatial Aggregation of Plants in Drylands 🔗 buff.ly/kFi89at

A new #InsideBiodiversity episode is out now — a deep look at global mammal trends with Prof. Carlo Rondinini.
 🐹 He explains why a quarter of mammals are threatened, why Europe is seeing wildlife return, and why tropical regions face accelerating declines.
 🎧Listen: insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

It is increasingly urgent to understand and minimize trade-offs between renewable energy expansion and biodiversity conservation. Here, Zhou et al. identify conflicts between conservation priorities and renewables in China in the coming decades. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hot off the press, the latest issue of The Eco Update is live! 🌐 The Energy-Agriculture-Biodiversity Nexus 🌎 Unsustainable Lies of the Ruling Class 📷 Nature Photo of the Month ✊ In Defense of Action 🌲 Ecofiction Review: Boreal www.briefecology.com/the-eco-upda...

🌿 BE20 Keynote Speaker Line-up 🌍🎤 We are thrilled to welcome an outstanding group of international scientists and researchers to the BE20 Conference as our keynote speakers. ✨ #BE20conference

What have we actually learned from empirical applications of Modern Coexistence Theory? We reviewed 84 studies from the last two decades to find out. Read our new synthesis in Ecology Letters here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Robust projections of risks to the Amazon rainforest Amazonian deforestation is altering atmospheric moisture transport; as a result, even low levels of global warming could trigger dieback of most of the remaining forest. 🌐🧪https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01158-8 🌐🧪

REVIEW Global Peatland Carbon Pool Sizes: Current Estimates, Uncertainties, and Future Research Directions 🔗 buff.ly/s1chid5

GeoLibre v0.5.0 is out! This update significantly expands data format support, making it easier to work with a wide range of geospatial datasets in a lightweight, modern GIS environment.

🌐 Global Ecology Feed Digest, May 18 – June 18 | 59 posts ✨Crafted with 💚 for you to read and share 👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g... 📩 DM if you’d like to receive the digest by email every two weeks. 🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

When does management using artificial intelligence lead to unintended consequences? A case study using ‘smart’ traps 🌎🌐🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Viruses are highly abundant in the oceans, but there is one place you won't typically find them: in global ocean ecosystem models... until now. Introducing "vDarwin", an explicit integration of viruses into the MITgcm/Darwin global ecosystem framework: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... a 🧵

We got our first common paper out #theLifeOfRetaria with @sandinmm.bsky.social , @raphaelmorard.bsky.social, @nicolecoots.bsky.social, @mattgr3co.bsky.social, Nicolaas Glock and Natalia Llopis-Monferrer - first product of our seminar series! check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Invasive Fishes Interact With Temperature to Reshape Community Size Structure Across Climatic Zones 🔗 buff.ly/8JV63e8

Satellite hindcasts of foliar traits reveal a subtle but consistent relaxation of conservativeness in a biodiverse mountain grassland over the last four decades vist.ly/55v5w #FunctionalTraits #LeafEconomicsSpectrum

New paper out in New Phytologist 🌱 After centuries of research in Europe, we have studied only ~37% of all seed-dispersal interactions. Birds of prey, ants, and rodents are among the most understudied - yet researchers rarely flag them as gaps! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

ICYMI: Lage-scale analysis shows the importance of freshwater insects such as mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies for riparian avian communities www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And for those interested in more nuanced considerations of natural capital, see our paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New research show biological invasions disrupt the relationship between size spectrum and trophic interactions in freshwater fish communities🌍 🐟️ 📈 🔎 Read more: buff.ly/9RvuSYJ

Using phytometers, we show that plant species loss in a species-rich meadow does not weaken competition or free up resources, highlighting the complexity of biodiversity–competition relationships. 🔗🔓 doi.org/10.1111/1365... Paper in @journalofecology.bsky.social led by Eva Janíková 🌍🌐📏

Doubled-edged Dispersal! In the Anthropocene, animals disperse a lot of things. From seeds and nutrients, to pathogens and invasives. Our new paper discusses the need to balance trade-offs when both desirable and undesirable functions occur simultaneously www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌿 We are hiring a new 2-yr postdoc in @econovoau.bsky.social at @aarhusuniint.bsky.social, on large-#herbivore ecology, trophic #rewilding & novel ecosystems- asking when alien & feral #ungulates enhance biodiversity & when they contribute to degradation🐪🐎🦓 Deadline: 28 June 2026. Details below 👇

Happy to release v2 of the @global-ecology.bsky.social Digest 🌐✨💚 The new version includes: • weekly wrap-ups • improved visualisation • archives A curated feed into biodiversity & global change research for anyone on to share online here 👉 globalecologybs.github.io/feeddigest.g... 🧪🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁

Coral reefs are increasingly threaten by marine heatwaves, but what pushes corals past their breaking point? New in @ScienceAdvances @science.org: we found that corals can lose the microscopic system that helps move oxygen around their tissues during heat stress 🪸 doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Spatial+: a relatively easy way to address spatial confounding doi.org/10.1111/biom... Comparison with other methods: doi.org/10.1007/s131... #statistics #rspatial

The role of response diversity in promoting community stability depends on disturbance regimes and is shaped by species interactions. Stability following pulse disturbances was highest when multiple interacting species uniformly exhibited strong resistance or fast recovery