Functional Ecology

23/10/2026

📰Published📰Nitrogen stimulation of soil carbon content differs between two types of mycorrhizal-dominated ecosystems 🌱

Yuanliu Hu, Ji Chen, Dafeng Hui, Richard P. Phillips, Ying-Ping Wang, Yiqi Luo, Guoyin Chen, Yiren Zhu, Xiaolin Huang, Jianling Li, Qi Deng This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology …

23/10/2026

📰Published📰The same temperature swings can help or hurt overwintering bumble bee queens 🐝

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Jordan R. Glass, Sarah A. Waybright, D.M. Shayne Dodge, Ellen C. Keaveny, Sabrina A. White, Michael E. Dillon This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be …

23/10/2026

📰Published📰Single-species cover cropping in agricultural fields at a large scale may homogenize the soil microbiome🌱

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Sibo Shi, Teng Yang, Xin Gong, Saisai Cheng, Xiaoyun Chen, Xianping Li, Manuel Delgado Baquerizo, Linchuan Fang, Manqiang Liu This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research artic…

22/10/2026

📰Published📰Herbivory enhances cadmium foraging in an invasive hyperaccumulaing plant 🌱

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Jingge Kuang, Zhili Pan, Linrui He, Ziyan Zhang, Evan Siemann, Yi Wang This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Biological invasions and he…

22/10/2026

📰Published📰Improved use of deep soil water promotes radial growth during drought 💧

Ziqiang Liu, Xiaodi Wang, Zhaowang Huang, Martín Hadad, Jiang Jiang This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here Seasonal shortages of soil wate…

16/10/2026

📰Published📰 Plant invasion in mountain ecosystems reduces soil micro-food web complexity at higher elevations🏔️

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Runjie Jiao, Yunjian Xu, Xiao Xu, Yi Wang, Jihua Wu, Xiaoli Cheng, Rongzhen Liu, Bo Li, Yupeng Geng This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here…

15/10/2026

👀Behind the Paper!👀

Read it here👉️https://buff.ly/UmS8NKe

Author Cristóbal Anguita explores the concept of a compensatory ecological trap, the challenge of operating at very different timescales, and the importance of allowing a research question to mature🐦️

A Spanish translation of this blog post is available here👇️
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In this ‘Behind the Paper’ post, author Cristóbal Anguita – a researcher at the Wildlife Ecology Laboratory at the University of Chile – discusses his article “When is…

15/10/2026

📰Published📰Teamwork underground: How different mycorrhizal fungi help trees find the nutrients they need🌳

Yuanzhi Yang, Qiuyue Gong, Ganxin Feng, Yuke Li, Jieyi Liu, Xiangyang Liang, Xuelian Tan, Xubing Liu, D**g Dai, Minxia Liang This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research articl…

14/10/2026

📰Published📰Individual bumble bees have unique foraging repertoires, which may influence the spread of bee diseases🐝

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13/10/2026

📰Published📰When early life changes the brain, behaviour does not always follow🧠

Pablo Recio, Dalton C. Leibold, Ondi L. Crino, Christopher R. Friesen, Daniel W.A. Noble This is a plain language summary of a Functional Ecology research article which can be found here. Animals n…