Karl Andraczek: Weak reciprocal relationships between productivity and plant biodiversity in managed grasslands
2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Karl Andraczek‘s ‘Weak reciprocal relationships between productivity and plant biodiversity in managed grasslands’ is one of those shortlisted for the award. About…...
[read more]Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:15:00 +0000
Woody plant encroachment in forest-grassland mosaics: How do woody plant functional traits change above and below-ground?
Raissa Jardim, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, describes her article: Unveiling above- and below-ground ecological strategies that underlie woody plant encroachment in grasslands, in both English and Portuguese. Woody plant encroachment in forest-grassland mosaics Forests and grasslands aren’t always neatly separated ecosystems. In many places they coexist side by side, creating beautiful but complex mosaics…...
[read more]Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:24:53 +0000
Fiona Seaton: A diversity of diversities: Do complex environmental effects underpin associations between below- and above-ground taxa?
2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Fiona Seaton’s ‘A diversity of diversities: Do complex environmental effects underpin associations between below- and above-ground taxa?’ is one of those shortlisted…...
[read more]Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:15:00 +0000
Daiki Takahashi: Deer grazing drove an assemblage-level evolution of plant dwarfism in an insular system
2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Daiki Takahashi’s ‘Deer grazing drove an assemblage-level evolution of plant dwarfism in an insular system’ is one of those shortlisted for the…...
[read more]Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000
How does camelid intensity influence the diversity and stability of Andean grasslands?
Ana Patricia Sandoval-Calderon and Yann Hautier, Utrecht University, discuss their article: Andean grassland stability across spatial scales increases with camelid grazing intensity despite biotic homogenization Nestled high in the Andes, a vibrant yet fragile ecosystem thrives under the watchful gaze of camelids. These ancient grasslands have been shaped over centuries by the grazing habits of…...
[read more]Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:33:41 +0000
Karina Guo: Using machine learning to link climate, phylogeny and leaf area in eucalypts through a 50-fold expansion of leaf trait datasets
2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Karin Guo’s ‘Using machine learning to link climate, phylogeny and leaf area in eucalypts through a 50-fold expansion of leaf trait datasets’…...
[read more]Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:15:00 +0000
Joshua Brian: Release from aboveground enemies increases seedling survival in grasslands
2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Joshua Brian’s ‘Release from aboveground enemies increases seedling survival in grasslands’ is one of those shortlisted for the award. About the paper:…...
[read more]Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:15:00 +0000
Eugénie Mas: Drought effects in Mediterranean forests are not alleviated by diversity-driven water source partitioning
2024 HARPER PRIZE SHORTLIST: For the next two weeks, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2024 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Eugénie Mas’s ‘Drought effects in Mediterranean forests are not alleviated by diversity-driven water source partitioning’ is one of those shortlisted…...
[read more]Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:15:00 +0000
How beech trees fare under drought: Lessons from recent climate extremes
Guangqi Zhang, UMR SILVA – INRAE, Grand-Est Nancy Research Center, discusses his article: Analyzing resilience of European beech tree to recurrent extreme drought events through ring growth, wood anatomy and stable isotopes As the climate warms, extreme weather events like droughts are expected to become more frequent and intense. A recent extreme and recurrent drought…...
[read more]Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:37:08 +0000
2024 Harper Prize Shortlist: Early Career Research Award
The Harper Prize is awarded annually by the British Ecological Society for the best paper in Journal of Ecology by an early career author. We are pleased to present the shortlisted papers for the 2024 award, published in Volume 112: Daiki Takahashi: Deer grazing drove an assemblage-level evolution of plant dwarfism in an insular system Eugénie Mas: Drought effects in Mediterranean forests…...
[read more]Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:40:00 +0000
