Assembly processes inferred from eDNA surveys of a pond metacommunity are consistent with known species ecologies

https://nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecog.07461

#environmentalDNA #eDNA #metacommunity #ecology

Interested in #metacommunity dynamics in #natural systems? I'll be looking for a #PostDoc to study temporary #ponds in the #Camargue using #eDNA & #spatial analyses. Topic is broad & includes #metafoodwebs, #BEF, #parasites, #EcoHealth. Contact me via e-mail if interested!

Read for free ahead of print! "The Stability of Competitive Metacommunities Is Insensitive to Dispersal Connectivity in a Fluctuating Environment" by Yuka Suzuki and Evan P. Economo https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/729601

#metacommunity #dispersal #fluctuation #SpatialStructure #Topology #NetworkAnalysis, #Synchronization #EnvironmentalNoise

#scicomm : One of our pure theory articles was selected for a cover 😀 so we made a #comicstrip instead of another misleading #tippingpoint #metaphor

"A new critical review demonstrates #AlternateStableStates can exist in #metacommunity systems without a Hill function. The revised theory creates new challenges for management of #fisheries and #marine #protectedareas"

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/2

https://www.mdpi.com/files/uploaded/covers/jmse/big_cover-jmse-v12-i2.png

"Environmental DNA captures the internal structure of 2 a pond metacommunity"

https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.12.571176

#environmentalDNA #eDNA #metacommunity #JointSpeciesDistributionModelling #freshwater

"When Do Traits Tell More Than Species about a Metacommunity? A Synthesis across Ecosystems and Scales" by Jeliazkov & Chase
Read now ahead of print! https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/727471

#traits #metacommunity #ecosystems #scales

Thrilled to announce the publication in L&O of our work on the diversity of temporary ponds from bacteria to vertebrates. We found higher alfa and gamma diversity in the tropics than in the Mediterranean, as expected (although not in all taxa), but no differences in beta diversity or temporal variability. #biodiversity #limnology #ecology #Freshwater #bacteria #zooplankton #phytoplankton #macroinvertebrates #amphibia #metacommunity #ponds https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lno.12429

I'm still amazed by this every time. Watch the transient dynamics (relatively synchronous dampening #oscillations) of autotroph biomass in a 5-patch #metacommunity turn into an oscillatory #Turing pattern with completely asynchronous dynamics. #Emergence in #complex #systems #science
AND I'M DOING ACTUAL RESEARCH WITH THIS CAN YOU BELIEVE IT THIS IS SO COOL

DFG funded research unit met for their spring retreat at the joint field site on Spiekeroog. We investigate trophic metacommunities at the land-sea interface using experiments, models, and observations. Lightning talks by early careers, invited talks by Jon Norberg and @stan_harpole , a stats intro, and discussion about synthesis papers made for a full program.
#biodiversity #metacommunity #Waddensea #traitbasedecology @UniOldenburg

Excited about the latest from our lab. Congratulations David B!

Barfknecht, D.F. and Gibson, D.J. (2022), Are #metapopulation species drivers of #metacommunity structure in sandstone outcrop communities?

J Veg Sci. Accepted Author Manuscript e13167.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.13167

Newcomer in Mastodon, escaped from Twitter. I am biogeographer interested in freshwaters and geodiversity-biodiversity relationships. Also ecosystem services fascinate. #macrophytes #macroecology #biogeography #freshwaters #aquaticplants #macroecology #geodiversity #boreal #arctic #lakes #ecosystemservices #plants #gis #geography #spatial #metacommunity #PhysicalGeography #freshwaterecology #biodiversity #sdm #CommunityEcology #plantecology #mapping #maps #limnology #spatialecology

We started the #conference day with a discussion on #PatternFormation and #metacommunity dynamics - thanks @Louzula for sharing your super cool results!
#EcologyMetz2022 #sfe2gfoe2022

Who is going to attend the annual #ecoevo #conference of SFE2 and GFÖ in Metz?

I'll be there, together with Avril Weinbach (postdoc) and Malina Palmer (soon-to-be PhD student). Both will present some really cool #modeling work on mutualistic systems. Are you joining as well? Then please let us know! We would love to get in touch!

#InsectDecline #Metacommunity
#pollination
#mutualism #EcoEvoFeedback #AdaptiveDynamics

#introduction I am a freshwater ecologist based in southernmost Brazil. My research is focused in understanding spatial and temporal patterns of freshwater biodiversity and underlying processes that determine the composition of biological communities in subtropical streams.
#ecology #metacommunity #streams #freshwater