Interesting new study on how Sunda leopard cats adapt to fragmentation of their habitat by oil palm and the importance of management practices that mitigate risks and enhance habitat connectivity to ensure their long-term survival. esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🦌Ever wondered how deer survive in deep snow? ❄️Akamatsu et al. in @EcologicalRes uncover the ways deer flexibly forage diverse plants during harsh winters. The authors used mountain skiing to track feeding marks! esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A unique review by Ojima et al. in @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social takes a community ecology approach to the development of infant gut microbiome. They explore how dispersal, drift, selection, and diversitification influence the establishment of bifidobacteria. doi.org/10.1111/1440...

🌱📅New study by Wakai et al. @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social digitizes Japan's crop calendars (grains/veggies/fruits). Essential data for understanding agroecosystems in the context of climate change. esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📚 Many young researchers joined our workshop on academic publishing in ecology at #ESJ2025 in snowy Sapporo❄️ I wish they gained many insights from journal editors and hope their future papers will be published successfully!

We were honored to celebrate with our Awardees at the ceremony. Congratulations to all!👏 From left to right: Hiroshi Tomimatsu (EiC of Ecological Research @hrstm.bsky.social ), Kohmei Kadowaki, Naoyuki Nakahama @naoyukinkhm.bsky.social, Samuel R. P.-J. Ross #ESJ72 #ERPaperAward

Soil microbes are key to predict ecosystem responses. A new study by Orita et al. @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social showed soil C & N affect microbial biomass and composition across Japan🦠. Temperature, soil pH, plant traits also play roles. esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Mature beech trees redistribute soil water, equal to ca. 10% of stand #transpiration, from deeper moist #soils to dry surface soils, where seedlings of different #tree species take it up. New #hydraulicredistribution paper with TUM & BoKu Ecophys groups: doi.org/10.1111/plb....

An analysis of forest plant traits from across the tropical Americas suggests that forests are not changing fast enough to keep up with #ClimateChange. Learn more in this week's issue of Science: scim.ag/3QLYhyc

Get ready for our May issue of @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social!🌟It features a special collection of research on ecosystem responses to air pollution, including long-term studies from Japan and Norway. esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Unveiling the hidden partnerships of rare orchids: A journey into symbiotic mysteries Kenji Suetsugu discusses symbiotic relationships between #orchids & #mycorrhizal #fungi, & highlights the need to combine multiple techniques to unveil nature's secrets 🧪🌎 functionalecologists.com/2025/03/04/u...

New @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social study by Siqueira et al. finds frog🐸taxonomic & functional diversity decline with elevation.🏔️High species turnover emphasizes the need to conserve entire mountain habitats, as montane species may be vulnerable. esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Thanks to @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social for the award! This was a truly collaborative work with Ieva Bebre and Hannes Riebl as part of @enricounigoe.bsky.social, and I’m happy to have it recognized. 🥳🐭🌲🌳

<NEWS> 🏆2024 Ecological Research Paper Award (25th)🏆 Of the papers published in Vol.39, six articles have been chosen by editorial board members as "excellent papers". Congratulations to the authors of the Award-winning articles!👏 Check out our website and jump to the articles! ☞ esj.ne.jp/er/

Protecting intact forests & managing young mangroves is key to reducing C emissions. 🌿🌍 A new @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social study assesses carbon stock, losses & emissions from mangrove conversion in Malaysia. esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Effective wildlife management starts with reliable data🦆 A new article in @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social primarily estimates the breeding population of 25 common waterbird species, while it also offers valuable records of rare and exotic birds in European France. doi.org/10.1111/1440...

Fungal fairy rings: history, ecology, dynamics and engineering functions imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1383...

Our new paper, based on data from 1,705 studies, shows that pesticides are toxic to organisms they are not intended to harm, including fungi, microbes, plants, insects, & vertebrates such as ourselves. Questions the wisdom of applying over 3 million tonnes of them every year...

New paper with my former student, who is captivated by moles, is out @ecologicalresearch.bsky.social. We (mostly him🙂) searched for mole tunnels while trekking along mountain trails and estimated their relative population density. It's not something that can be done easily! doi.org/10.1111/1440...

Preprint alert!🚨 You want biomass data without clipping the vegetation? Use your smartphone for a 3D scan! In our manuscript you get instructions & a complete Jupyter notebook for immediate use! doi.org/10.32942/X2T... 🪴+📱=💚 #biodiversity #ecology #globalchange #photogrammetry

新しい論文が出ました！ Passive acoustic monitoring for assessing forest bird distribution and identifying conservationally important areas in a subtropical forest landscape - Inoue - Ecological Research - Wiley Online Library doi.org/10.1111/1440...

#OpenAccess Nationwide diversity of symbolic “city flowers” in Japan is increasing Yoichi Tsuzuki, Haruna Ohsaki, Yawako W. Kawaguchi et al doi.org/10.1111/1440... awareness of local governments/ biocultural diversity/ ecosystem services/ manual web scraping/ temporal trend

Check out our new paper using our database and pipeline to uncover novel diversity in AMF! As always, made possible by an amazing team effort ✨ dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

Data paper of the #JaLTER's soil EcoPlate Project is out! I joined! Nakamura et al. 2024. Physiological profiling of the soil microbe community using the EcoPlate and assessment of soil properties at 74 planted forest sites across Japan. Ecol Res. esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...