Dr. Rodríguez-Gironés and colleagues have a paper in the Journal in Early View titled Possible role of weaver ants, Oecophylla smaragdina, in shaping plant-pollinator interactions in SE Asia. Read the paper here. The authors have provided a short synopsis of the paper and some great photos of weaver ants and their interactions with pollinators on flowers. Predators can alter…
Pierre Mariotte and colleagues have a paper in the Journal in vol 101:3 titled Subordinate plant species enhance community resistance against drought in semi-natural grasslands. Read the paper here. The authors have provided a short synopsis of the paper and a photo.
The next issue of Journal of Ecology will be published online soon. We are really pleased to announce that the Editor’s Choice article from issue 101:3 is “Specialist species of wood-inhabiting fungi struggle while generalists thrive in fragmented boreal forests” by Nordén et al. Read a commentary on the paper below, written by Journal of Ecology Associate Editor…
Dr. Brian Brassard and colleagues have a paper in the Journal in vol 101:1 titled Tree species diversity increases fine root productivity through increased soil volume filling. Read the paper here. The authors have provided a short synopsis of the paper and a nice photo.
Dr. Jesse Lasky and colleagues have a paper in the Journal in early view titled Trait-mediated effects of environmental filtering on tree community dynamics. Read the paper here. The authors have provided a short synopsis of the paper and a few photos.
Ali Zakir and colleagues have a paper in the Journal in early view “Herbivore-induced plant volatiles provide associational resistance against an ovipositing herbivore”. Read the paper here. The authors have provided a short synopsis of the paper and a photo.
Brian Brassard and company have a paper in the Journal in volume 101:1 titled “Tree species diversity increases fine root productivity through increased soil volume filling”. Read the abstract here.
Castagneyrol and company have a paper in the Journal in Early View titled “Plant apparency, an overlooked driver of associational resistance to insect herbivory”. Read the paper here. The authors have provided a short synopsis of the paper and a few photos.
The #BES12 meeting has come and gone.Here are some notes from some of the talks I attended: Francesco de Bello – Gave a talk on “Functional species pool framework to disentangle biotic and abiotic effects on community assembly ” – Read his related paper by de Bello in Ecology here. I just completed an interview with Francesco…
Zakir and company have a paper in Early View titled “Herbivore-induced plant volatiles provide associational resistance against an ovipositing herbivore”. Read the paper here. The authors have provided a short synopsis of the paper and a photo.
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