Lena Sachsenmaier: Forest growth resistance and resilience to the 2018–2020 drought depend on tree diversity and mycorrhizal type

2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Lena Sachsenmaier’s ‘Forest growth resistance and resilience to the 2018–2020 drought depend on tree diversity and mycorrhizal type’ is one of those shortlisted…

Haben Blondeel: Tree diversity reduces variability in sapling survival under drought

2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Haben Blondeel‘s ‘Tree diversity reduces variability in sapling survival under drought’ is one of those shortlisted for the award. About the paper: Forests…

Karl Andraczek: Weak reciprocal relationships between productivity and plant biodiversity in managed grasslands

2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Karl Andraczek‘s ‘Weak reciprocal relationships between productivity and plant biodiversity in managed grasslands’ is one of those shortlisted for the award. About…

Woody plant encroachment in forest-grassland mosaics: How do woody plant functional traits change above and below-ground?

Raissa Jardim, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, describes her article: Unveiling above- and below-ground ecological strategies that underlie woody plant encroachment in grasslands, in both English and Portuguese. Woody plant encroachment in forest-grassland mosaics Forests and grasslands aren’t always neatly separated ecosystems. In many places they coexist side by side, creating beautiful but complex mosaics…

Fiona Seaton: A diversity of diversities: Do complex environmental effects underpin associations between below- and above-ground taxa?

2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Fiona Seaton’s ‘A diversity of diversities: Do complex environmental effects underpin associations between below- and above-ground taxa?’ is one of those shortlisted…

Daiki Takahashi: Deer grazing drove an assemblage-level evolution of plant dwarfism in an insular system

2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Daiki Takahashi’s ‘Deer grazing drove an assemblage-level evolution of plant dwarfism in an insular system’ is one of those shortlisted for the…

How does camelid intensity influence the diversity and stability of Andean grasslands?

Ana Patricia Sandoval-Calderon and Yann Hautier, Utrecht University, discuss their article: Andean grassland stability across spatial scales increases with camelid grazing intensity despite biotic homogenization Nestled high in the Andes, a vibrant yet fragile ecosystem thrives under the watchful gaze of camelids. These ancient grasslands have been shaped over centuries by the grazing habits of…

Karina Guo: Using machine learning to link climate, phylogeny and leaf area in eucalypts through a 50-fold expansion of leaf trait datasets

2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Karin Guo’s ‘Using machine learning to link climate, phylogeny and leaf area in eucalypts through a 50-fold expansion of leaf trait datasets’…

Joshua Brian: Release from aboveground enemies increases seedling survival in grasslands

2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Joshua Brian’s ‘Release from aboveground enemies increases seedling survival in grasslands’ is one of those shortlisted for the award. About the paper:…

Eugénie Mas: Drought effects in Mediterranean forests are not alleviated by diversity-driven water source partitioning

2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Eugénie Mas’s ‘Drought effects in Mediterranean forests are not alleviated by diversity-driven water source partitioning’ is one of those shortlisted…