Dung beetle-mammal dung interaction networks are resilient across a gradient of forest disturbance

This blog post is provided by Li Yuen Chiew and Eleanor M. Slade and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Tropical forest dung beetle-mammal dung interaction networks remain similar across an environmental disturbance gradient”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Li Yuen Chiew: I am a conservation ecologist, whose research focuses on biodiversity conservation and ecosystem ecology, with a particular interest … Continue reading Dung beetle-mammal dung interaction networks are resilient across a gradient of forest disturbance

How global heating can disconnect tropical forests from freshwater ecosystems

This blog post is provided by Liam Nash and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for his article “Warming of aquatic ecosystems disrupts aquatic-terrestrial linkages in the tropics“, with co-authors Pablo Antiqueira, Gustavo Romero, Paula de Omena, and Pavel Kratina, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Liam is currently doing a PhD at Queen Mary University of London on aquatic-terrestrial linkages around the world. Throughout … Continue reading How global heating can disconnect tropical forests from freshwater ecosystems