Functional Ecology
@FunEcology
Functional Ecology, a @BritishEcolSoc journal Publishes high impact papers on ecology, including physiological, behavioural and evolutionary ecology.
☀️Our July Issue is out now!☀️ 📙The purple-throated carib, a large #hummingbird endemic to the islands of the Lesser Antilles. Photo credit: Maximilian Vollstädt🐦 Read it here👇 buff.ly/2ohUs7e

📰Published📰 Threespine #sticklebacks differ in their characteristics, which, together with #warming, can modify the whole #ecosystem🐟 buff.ly/ZiWRRbP
📰Published📰 #Deciduous rather than #coniferous forests support #soil organic carbon stabilization as #microbial necromass in the topsoil🌳 buff.ly/fdG5Cz5
📰Published📰#Mangrove restoration enhances #bluecarbon sequestration and its stability 🔵 buff.ly/wBqOx16
👀Behind the Paper!👀 🌊Bruno Bellisario explores the fascinating world of #seagrass meadows, discusses the importance of the “big picture”, and shares his love for prog #rock🤘 Read it here👇 buff.ly/k9j2K5Z
📰Published📰#Mountain #Microbes and #Plants: A High-Elevation Partnership ⛰️ buff.ly/Iyo6Xzw
🔊Author Amanda E Martins has recorded a podcast in Portuguese about this article! Listen to it here👇 🟢Spotify: buff.ly/kKfDA6Z 🟥YouTube: buff.ly/XOc0PfM
📰Published📰 Climate-induced shifts in long-term tropical tree reproductive #phenology: insights from #species dependent on and independent of biotic #pollination🌼 buff.ly/FGwmHDe
📰Published📰 Shared #leadership can promote success in #collaborative research networks in #ecology🤝 buff.ly/1KLkLNa
📰Published📰 #Plant functional diversity shapes soil microbial #communities in temperate #grasslands of northern China🌱 buff.ly/jAYYXif
📰Published📰The position of sex organs affects #pollen transfer between flowers: an experiment using 3D-printed #flowers🌼 buff.ly/RtTWMHw
📰Published📰How Organisms Use #Light to #Communicate in the #Dark🔦 buff.ly/WazDLCa
📰Published📰 #Phenological turnover matters when making #trait-based predictions of #plant-#pollinator interactions🐝 buff.ly/ol0Zrxd
📰Published📰Improving #Soil Multifunctionality Through Crop Choice for #Sustainable #Agriculture🚜 buff.ly/qB06aHv
📰Published📰It’s cool to be clear: clearwing #butterflies heat up more slowly than opaque butterflies, yet they live in cooler #habitats🦋 buff.ly/NfjG7tp
📰Published📰#Nutritional dynamics in fungus-growing #termites: integration of biological nitrogen fixation and microbial amino acids🐜 buff.ly/DkVWbQl
📰Published📰 A “nutrient war” between #plants and #microbes? How fallow helps restore balance in #rice fields🌾 buff.ly/1BJFn0u
🍎Five Functional Ecology articles were recently featured in a virtual issue about Nutritional Ecology, organized by @wildlifesociety's Nutritional Ecology Working Group! 📖Read the full virtual issue here: 👉buff.ly/NdS9Mgy

📰Published📰 Retention of ancestral traits and parallel #evolution across #environments partially explain the coexistence of closely related #trees 🌳 buff.ly/pKWsupS
🤝Meet the Editor: Blog post out now!🤝 ✍️Functional Ecology Senior Editor Ji Chen delves into his #research, discusses how he's finding the #editor role and shares the advancements in #ecology he hopes to see💡 Read it here👇 buff.ly/hYxIImZ
📰Published📰 Responses of a cold-water #fish to the combined effects of an emerging #pathogen and higher #temperature🐟 buff.ly/Vymdmj2
📰Published📰 Coarse woody debris #decomposition along an elevation gradient alleviates #soil microbial P limitation but intensifies C limitation at Wuyishan National Park🏞️ buff.ly/2S7kVpw