Environmental variability in aquatic ecosystems: Avenues for future multifactorial experiments
The relevance of considering environmental variability for understanding and predicting
biological responses to environmental changes has resulted in a recent surge in variability …
biological responses to environmental changes has resulted in a recent surge in variability …
Widespread analytical pitfalls in empirical coexistence studies and a checklist for improving their statistical robustness
JCD Terry, DW Armitage - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Modern coexistence theory (MCT) offers a conceptually straightforward approach for
connecting empirical observations with an elegant theoretical framework, gaining popularity …
connecting empirical observations with an elegant theoretical framework, gaining popularity …
Cascading impacts of changes in subsidy quality on recipient ecosystem functioning
Resource quantity and quality can differ between adjacent ecosystems, and these
differences can impact subsidies exchanged between ecosystems. The quantity and quality …
differences can impact subsidies exchanged between ecosystems. The quantity and quality …
MacArthur's consumer-resource model: a Rosetta Stone for competitive interactions
J Sakarchi, RM Germain - The American Naturalist, 2025 - journals.uchicago.edu
Recent developments in competition theory—namely, modern coexistence theory (MCT)—
have aided empiricists in formulating tests of species persistence, coexistence, and …
have aided empiricists in formulating tests of species persistence, coexistence, and …
Modeling endosymbioses: Insights and hypotheses from theoretical approaches
Endosymbiotic relationships are pervasive across diverse taxa of life, offering key avenues
for eco-evolutionary dynamics. Although a variety of experimental and empirical frameworks …
for eco-evolutionary dynamics. Although a variety of experimental and empirical frameworks …
What is the price of using the Price equation in ecology?
The Dialogue series is intended to promote critical thinking and the expression of
contrasting or even opposing viewpoints on important ecological topics. Here, seven …
contrasting or even opposing viewpoints on important ecological topics. Here, seven …
Chance and necessity in the assembly of plant communities: stochasticity increases with size, isolation and diversity of temporary ponds
M Arim, V Pinelli, L Rodríguez‐Tricot, E Ortiz… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity emerges from niche mechanisms, in which the combination of traits determines
species performance, and populations drift because of the inherent stochasticity of …
species performance, and populations drift because of the inherent stochasticity of …
Expanding theory, methodology and empirical systems at the spatial–social interface
All animals exhibit some combination of spatial and social behaviours. A diversity of
interactions occurs between such behaviours, producing emergent phenomena at the …
interactions occurs between such behaviours, producing emergent phenomena at the …
Integrating human behavior into structured population models
Human behavior shapes modern ecosystems but is difficult to parse into parameters for
ecological models. We used Bayesian models of human behavior, a stage-structured …
ecological models. We used Bayesian models of human behavior, a stage-structured …
Writing accessible theory in ecology and evolution: Insights from cognitive load theory
Theories underpin science. In biology, theories are often formalized in the form of
mathematical models, which may render them inaccessible to those lacking mathematical …
mathematical models, which may render them inaccessible to those lacking mathematical …