Long overdue, but the main results of my metacommunity experiment are finally out!
Different aspects of spatial network structure shape ecological dynamics at different scales—connectivity boosts biomass overall, but locally it can do the opposite. 🔬🧫🌐
Does body size predict abundance the same way in all environments, as predicted by the Metabolic theory of Ecology? Our new study challenges this assumption. Read it here: 📄 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
Researchers from #Eawag have conducted an extensive meta-analysis of field studies worldwide to better understand how land-cover changes in the watershed influence freshwater food webs.
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@florianaltermatt.bsky.social #foodwebs #landuse
A brief delve into the recent science history of network theory (including food webs)
Mark Novak, @kecoblentz.bsky.social, John DeLong FTW - a very cool paper I need to dig carefully through!
Super awesome new paper in #MEE describing #causal #detection of shifts in #biodiversity! So many great insights here—a must read for those interested in #causalinference
And love Fig 3! Congrats team! @lsantinieco.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/2041...
Organismal abundance typically declines with increasing body size, with metabolic theory predicting a universal size–abundance slope of –0.75. Using protist microcosms across gradients of species ric...
One in six species on Earth experienced extraordinarily high temperatures across more than 25% of their range in 2024--the hottest year on record. For most, this was the second year of extreme heat, likely compounding risks. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Dr. Joan Dudney
🌍📢 Postdoc alert | 3-yr starting 1/1/26
Understand how ecosystem stability is changing across space and through time using niche modelling, pinpoint at-risk species/regions, and build tools that drive conservation action🌿🧭📈
👉 tinyurl.com/2w2we5z8
#Ecology #Jobs #Biodiversity #RStats
Benjamin Rosenbaum
Oikos
Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are
Watch our latest video, in full, on YouTube - youtu.be/CYlon2tvywA
Network topology differentially shapes ecological processes across scales in experimental metacommunities https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.17.719207v1
