Functional Traits Predict Sensitivity of Forest Birds to Habitat Disturbance in Tropical Countryside

This blog post is provided by Ian Ausprey and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘Functional response traits and altered ecological niches drive the disassembly of cloud forest bird communities in tropical montane countrysides‘, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study they examine how functional response traits related to morphology, diet, foraging behaviour and environmental niche breadth of birds predict … Continue reading Functional Traits Predict Sensitivity of Forest Birds to Habitat Disturbance in Tropical Countryside

Impact of land use on emerging diseases: a One Health perspective

How do rapid changes in the world around us affect the risk of emerging diseases in people and wildlife? Olivier Restif, Lucinda Kirkpatrick, Sandra Telfer, David Redding, Harriet Bartlett, Orly Razgour, Greg Albery, and Sophie Vanwambeke report on their thematic session presented at the Ecology Across Borders event held in Liverpool, December 2021. Despite its exceptional impact, the COVID-19 pandemic is only the latest in … Continue reading Impact of land use on emerging diseases: a One Health perspective