#Community Ecology

New publication: how trait differences influence competition and invasions in ants

Much of the beauty of biodiversity is found in the diverse physical characteristics or ‘traits’ of organisms, such as their […]

New publication: the power of individuals (plants, that is)

Species-averaged trait response cannot represent community-wide patterns Looking for patterns in the morphological features of plants has been widely used […]

New team member: Mariana Campos

Welcome to Mariana Campos, a new research scientist with the Ecosystem Change Ecology team. Mariana will join the team as […]

Recent graduations from the Ecosystem Change Ecology team

Congratulations to Tori Reynolds, Poasa Nauluvula, Shenade Findlay and Caitlin Nagle! In recent months we have had four of our […]

New publication: logging of Borneo’s rainforests, the impacts on plant communities

How does logging affect the diversity of rainforest understorey plant communities in terms of functional traits and ancestral relatedness? Borneo’s […]

New team member: Tommaso Jucker

Welcome to Tommaso Jucker, a new ECE team research scientist. Tommaso Jucker will join the Ecosystem Change Ecology team at […]

New publication: translating plant cover scores into estimates of leaf area index and biomass

Braun-Blanquet cover scores as a proxy for detailed measurement of community structure. The selective harvest of trees and the cutting […]