How do tree seedlings respond to multiple climate stressors?🌴 📖Our meta-analysis shows that CO₂ boosts growth, but only if drought isn't present. The combination of CO₂, drought and temperature mainly had additive effects🌳 🔎Read more: buff.ly/agUryqs

🖥️We applied machine learning to satellite image pairs to detect tundra shrub expansion and explore the climatic and landscape-scale factors that influence this crucial form of Arctic environmental change in remote ecosystems of northern Siberia. 🌲 Read here: buff.ly/3B79Vyc

🌱Relationships between seed predation and floral sex ratio were assessed in an andromonoecious alpine herb. Male-biased sex expression was advantageous under severe predation, suggesting a selective force promoting the local evolution of floral traits🌀 Read here 👇:

We're thrilled to announce our first-ever webinar! @hollietree.bsky.social & @pettorelli.bsky.social will be joining us to discuss how Integrated Nature-Climate Action can strengthen policy responses to biodiversity loss & climate change 🌍🧪 Learn more & register for free here 👇 bit.ly/4mJGwx2

🌿First evidence reveals tropical epiphytes exhibit weak yet species-specific leaf–root ¹⁵N fractionation compared to soil-rooted plants, with opposing fractionation trends driven by distinct mechanisms. @JEcology @XTBGcas 🌿 🔍Article: buff.ly/fjJI2R6

🐝🌷 Our October issue is out now! 👉 buff.ly/0wpbZ17 The cover image shows a bumble bee foraging for nectar from a flower of Halenia elliptica in a species-rich alpine meadow. Photo credit: Wen Huang. Read more: buff.ly/YkNmwN3

🌼 In open biomes, plant height can be unrelated to plant age. This study assesses plant age by counting annual growth rings within sections of stem base🧪🌎

🌿Using data from a biodiversity experiment, researchers show that N and CO2 decreased species diversity at various spatial scales, indicating potential for reorganization of grassland systems by increasingly favouring a small subset of dominant species🧪🌎

☀️The mechanisms underlying drought resistance differed between native & invaded communities: changes in biomass triggered by complementarity effects positively determined drought resistance in native communities🧪🌎

🌿Liana diversity, abundance and basal area were influenced mainly by tree species richness, precipitation and soil nutrients. Liana diversity and density were positively associated with precipitation 🧪🌎 🔍Article: buff.ly/6N7Vhq6 📰Blog: buff.ly/TKRw6UU

🌡️ Native grassland plants fare better under drought than introduced plants. However, this advantage is mitigated when other global change drivers, such as elevated temperature, increased nutrients, and elevated CO2, are considered alongside drought🧪🌎

💧Ecosystems with high species diversity and community stoichiometric homeostasis of phosphorus are more resistant and stable in response to external algal bloom disturbances 👇

🌿 Nitrogen inputs threaten non-N mineral nutrition and nutritional stability of forage in grasslands due to biodiversity loss🧪🌎

🌦️Teleconnections promote differential tree growth modes at large geographical scales, which is of particular importance for the carbon cycle, given the substantial amount of carbon stored in latewood🧪🌎

🌱Shading plays a dominant role in recruitment, but stochastic factors and seed limitations can alter outcomes over time. Understanding how these forces interact is key to predicting vegetation patterns and potential shifts in dryland ecosystems🧪🌎 buff.ly/tMoeKZ4.

🌴Cinoglu et al. show that only small-scale disturbances & subsequent competition for light can stabilize the coexistence of demographic groups along the growth-survival and stature-recruitment trade-off axes @cfarrior.bsky.social 🧪🌎 🔍Article: buff.ly/xgNwK4Q 📰Blog: buff.ly/OTa5VvY

🌿 Internal stem decay is not a major source of error for carbon stock estimates in managed temperate forests of Central Europe 🧪🌎

There are just two weeks left to apply for our 2026 Associate Editor Mentoring Scheme! ⏰🌏 If you're based in the Global South and interested in learning about the peer review process through hands-on experience then learn more below 🧪👇 bit.ly/47uwYlD

🚨 Don't forget to sign up to our MEE live! next week 🚨 In this free online workshop, Ata Kalirad joins us to talk about their recent paper on Ecological Graph Theory, a method to simulate competition in structured populations 🌍 🧪 Find out more about the workshop and register 👇 buff.ly/o6opuoG

This #PeerReviewWeek we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has reviewed for us over the last year 📖 We really appreciate the time and effort spent in helping us to publish quality research 🌟 List here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

🏝️Increasing densities of conspecific trees and seedlings reduced seedling survival more on larger & more isolated islands. These were linked to rise in insect herbivore richness on larger islands, & less fertile soils on more isolated islands🧪🌎

Did you know that all of our journals offer authors the chance to improve their manuscript's clarity for free? ✍️ This #PeerReviewWeek check out our post which explains why we made the decision to offer the Writefull service to all 👇 https://f.mtr.cool/rooofhshdm

🏔️Plant communities along Swiss mountain roads are warming: species are shifting upslope, but low cover of gained and lost species masks the species turnover. Presence-only models reveal clear thermophilization signal in just 10 years🧪🌎

🌿Competition alters plant species’ fitness responses to a soil texture/fertility gradient in an edaphically variable California annual grassland, contributing to mismatched variation in fitness & occurrence along this gradient🧪🌎

This year's winners have been announced for our ECR Reviewer Prize! 🏆🌎🧪 This #PeerReviewWeek, we're highlighting the vital role that many #ECRs play in #PeerReview. Find out more below 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2025/09/16/w...

🦠 N addition enhanced topsoil multiservices by altering microbial network complexity through changes in plant & soil physicochemical properties🧪🌎 🔍Article: buff.ly/R7k6dWi 📰Blog: buff.ly/piYQeAB

📸Automated cameras taking photos over a seven-year period show that climate warming should lead to greater light availability for spring-flowering forest understory plants 🌷 🔍 Article: buff.ly/KHj0aBx 📰 Blog: buff.ly/BPvtS5X

Did you know that it's officially #PeerReviewWeek? 📑💭 Whether you're looking to learn more about #PeerReview for the first time or want to brush up on some best practice tips, check out our free guide below 👇 https://f.mtr.cool/eoffzyiudg

🏔️New study from the #Ödenwinkel glacier forefield! 3D-laser scans show that vegetation structural complexity uniquely captures competition between vascular plants and bryophytes. 🌱🌿 Structure, not cover, richness, or traits, drives the interactions @mhanusch.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/bYgl6LD

🌳Extensive sampling by volunteers collectors acros the eastern N. America forest revealed that tree species interact with a varying assemblage of fungi across their species range, some of which may promote tree tolerance of extreme climates🌲 Read more:https://buff.ly/skTPguX

🦠Check out this new review of macroalgal degradation experiments, that found that future studies should use standardised approaches and frequent measurements to better estimate how quickly macroalgal carbon is remineralised🌲 Read more here: buff.ly/mqL9IXq

🌲 This study has found that in a wet tropical forest in Puerto Rico, litterfall and stream N concentrations decreased over 29 years despite surges with hurricanes, suggesting increasingly conservative cycling of N.🌎 Read more below! Paper: buff.ly/24TSYX0 "

❄️ Our September issue is out now! 👉 buff.ly/gTI2X5f The cover image shows snowmelt around the base of a deciduous tree. Photo credit: Nathan G. Kiel. Read more: buff.ly/zFEN2O7 🌎🧪

🌎Northern temperate forest tree species at their northern limit in the boreal-temperate ecotone respond individualistically rather than as assemblages to Holocene climate change.🌲 Paper: buff.ly/4XvQESf Blog: buff.ly/tsntpKH

🔎 Recent study suggests that long-term nutrient enrichment may have a greater impact on community composition than diversity across multiple trophic levels, and these changes in community composition can have broad implications for ecosystem functions. 👉 buff.ly/mOVKf7n

🌱🔥🌊 Marine heatwaves impact #seagrass via belowground #microbes! Rhizosphere microbes support growth, but bulk sediment microbes may hinder growth under heat stress. 🦠 buff.ly/04FsN4K

Nitrogen fertilization reduces C and N loss during late stage necromass decomposition in soil. The strength of this effect varied with necromass species but was unexpectedly unrelated to melanin content. 👉 buff.ly/CDjHmFd

🌎This study highlights the importance of considering cyclone disturbances when predicting liana-tree interactions and their impacts on forest dynamics and carbon storage in tropical forests 🌀🌴 👉 buff.ly/n0bXk2z

🌿We are looking for proposals for Grime Reviews series 5: Protected and restored grassy ecosystems as climate solutions.🌾 Proposals are due 1 September. Read more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...

🌾The Functional traits in primary producers: recent advances and future directions special feature is open for proposals!🍄 🌲Proposal submissions close 15 September, more details here: buff.ly/e8PTkMM

⛰️🌳New study examines wood density variation across an elevational gradient from the Andean tree line to the Amazon basin, finding a decline from low to middle elevations, followed by an increase near the tree line. Species composition and disturbances influenced this pattern. 👉 buff.ly/ujConkt

🎙️ our latest podcast episode is live! 👨‍🔬 we spoke with our incredible Research Highlights Editor, Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal, about his research and his experience working as an editor on our journal. 🔉 listen in English here: buff.ly/9ZICMim 🔉 Escucha en español aquí: buff.ly/LX5Hw6k

⏰Time is running out to submit your proposal for our cross-journal Special Feature Novel communities in response to global change! 🌏 Proposal submissions close 31 August👉 buff.ly/2av5bBh

❄️🌳Early snowmelt around the base of deciduous trees ("thaw circles") is likely not the proximate cause of improved plant performance and greater local abundance of the spring-flowering herb, Dutchman’s breeches.🌿 @nathankiel.bsky.social 👉 buff.ly/yUTaDe1

New research identifies a strong connection between biogeochemical niche (BN) and plant biomass in above- and below-ground, and suggest that the BN could serve as a valuable framework for linking elemental composition to ecosystem functions in grasslands.🌿 👉 buff.ly/gyVUlQE

Algae are important to the global carbon cycle, particularly in peatlands where carbon storage capacity is vulnerable to climate change. This mini-review promotes understanding of how the presence/absence of an algal energy pathway can determine the direction of peatland carbon flux. buff.ly/9gA8200

🔎 We are looking for new associate editors to join our Biological Flora team!🌷 🌲Do you have expert knowledge of one or more aspects of diverse species of vascular plants either in Britain and Ireland or in other regions globally?🌺 👉 More info: buff.ly/rmzadTG

Mutual invasion experiments of polyploid duckweed demonstrate that competitive effects and salt stress conditions could not help the overcome the #polyploidy disadvantage to their direct diploid progenitors. @fmortier.bsky.social @yvdp.bsky.social Paper: buff.ly/WisS0YE Blog: buff.ly/IME0FoS

New 5-year field experiment suggests that continued global warming & shrub expansion may negatively affect the stability of natural grassland functions & services, & highlights the importance of temporal asynchrony among species & traits. 🌱 buff.ly/tAUaX0V

💧Water shapes the fate of polyploid plants! In Dianthus broteri, higher polyploids thrive in dry conditions, while lower ploidy levels win when water is abundant, thanks to key functional physiological traits.🌼#Polyploidy buff.ly/alH3z1m