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Journal of Ecology, a @BritishEcolSoc journal, publishing original plant ecology research for a global audience

London, UK
Joined July 2009
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๐Ÿ„ AM fungal colonization of the dominant grass remained reduced, revealing a mismatch between above-ground recovery and below-ground legacies Find out more ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/c0QBsLw
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๐Ÿฆ  Together, these findings show that seed-derived bacterial community structure is associated with host phylogeny in wild Medicago and breeding-related trait differentiation in cultivated alfalfa Find out more๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/SAlzPq0
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๐ŸŒฟ Explicit consideration of community composition is important when canopy spectral variability is used to infer plant alpha diversity across plant communities Find out more ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/VQRGNw9
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๐ŸŒท These findings demonstrate that increasing dominance of exotic plants can generate microbial legacies that progressively favour exotic plants over native plants ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/TjGJPjm
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๐Ÿ„ These findings indicate that elevated plant colonisation drives shifts towards faster-growing, decomposition-oriented microbial communities ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/K5yhJPz
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๐ŸŒพ This study highlights the value of long-term multifactorial experiments and suggests that the interplay of limiting factors can help predict mechanistic context dependence in plant colonisation ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/yi7M5ai
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๐Ÿชฑ These findings provide direct experimental evidence that plants maintaining plant integrity is critical for sustaining high multifunctionality and biologically buffered stability under global change ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/23K6DIQ
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Navigating evidence synthesis in applied ecology ๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ In this Editorial, we aim to untangle the complexity of evidence synthesis methods & set out practical guidance for authors such as... ๐Ÿ‘‰design expectations ๐Ÿ‘‰common pitfalls ๐Ÿ‘‰making evidence useful for ecological management
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๐Ÿชพ This study suggests that the intricate relationship between species abundance and PSF is closely implicated in the dynamics of local species coexistence ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/SaWYGSG
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๐Ÿšจ new podcast episode! ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ we spoke with Nevo Sagi about his recently published paper, "carbon flow to generalist predators shifts between plant- and fungal-derived resources in highly seasonal ecosystems" ๐ŸŽง๏ธ you can listen to the full episode here: buff.ly/NZoWKph
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๐ŸŒพ These results show that methodological choices in trait selection and metrics influence conclusions about functional diversity ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/bryQC1m
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How should we measure biodiversity outcomes for nature finance? ๐Ÿ’ต If you're interested in answering this question, join our next Policy Lab & help us to inform policymakers, practitioners, & the finance sector! ๐Ÿ’ญ Find out more & apply here: buff.ly/FwLiLgO
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๐ŸŒฟ These findings reveal that FGR provides a structural template for biotic resistance, whereas functional identity determines whether this template translates into resource pre-emption or community vulnerability ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/kJwODf6
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๐Ÿ„ This study demonstrates that maintaining an asymmetrically mixed mycorrhizal strategy is critical for maximizing forest tree species diversity, rather than dominance by a single type ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/iOg3fbO
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๐ŸŒ This study suggests that the optimal spatial resolution of predictors in SDMs should be guided less by the size of individuals and rather by the spatial extent required to sustain minimum viable populations ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/TEMcHta
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๐ŸŒฑ These findings reveal that N enrichment reshapes sapling life-history strategies by altering trait-mediated resource allocation and physiological sensitivity to climatic stress ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/bA6KgRm
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๐Ÿ„โ€๐ŸŸซ Efforts to promote a sustained boreal forest C sink require interrogating linkages between ECM community traits and their emergent effects on soil decay and tree growth ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/jIhz6Qy
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๐ŸŒฒ These results highlight that interactions among hydraulic impairment, nutrient imbalance, foliar senescence and unfavourable soil conditions amplify climatic stress in the studied populations of Mediterranean pines ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/04k6tQa
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๐ŸŒฟ Plant canopies host recruit species that exhibit a wide diversity of climatic niches, which may play a role in maintaining biodiversity under ongoing and future climate change ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/v3vnvq1
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๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ These results suggest that shrub species identity is a decisive regulator of plant and arthropod diversity and their coupling across aridity gradients ๐Ÿ‘‰๏ธ buff.ly/bZ6vE1Z
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