Community Ecology Journal
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Community Ecology is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on community ecology and population studies. Part of Springer Nature and Akadémiai Kiadó.
IF (2024): 2.0; SJR: Q2 (in Ecology)
springer.com/journal/42974
IF (2024): 2.0; SJR: Q2 (in Ecology)
springer.com/journal/42974
📰🌾A new article compared plant communities in #graveyards of different ages in #Pakistan.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
📰🌾A new article compared plant communities in #graveyards of different ages in #Pakistan.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PlantsOfPakistan #botany #ecologyresearch
📚 📑Recently published #bookreviews:
🐦 R. Chenery - #Birds of the Lesser #Antilles
🐝 M. Lihoreau - What do #bees think about?
🦊 S. W. Buskirk: - Carnivoran ecology
🇲🇬 S. M. Goodman (ed.) - The new natural history of #Madagascar
🔗Links in the comments! 👇
#ecologybook #bookreview #carnivores
🐦 R. Chenery - #Birds of the Lesser #Antilles
🐝 M. Lihoreau - What do #bees think about?
🦊 S. W. Buskirk: - Carnivoran ecology
🇲🇬 S. M. Goodman (ed.) - The new natural history of #Madagascar
🔗Links in the comments! 👇
#ecologybook #bookreview #carnivores
October 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
📚 📑Recently published #bookreviews:
🐦 R. Chenery - #Birds of the Lesser #Antilles
🐝 M. Lihoreau - What do #bees think about?
🦊 S. W. Buskirk: - Carnivoran ecology
🇲🇬 S. M. Goodman (ed.) - The new natural history of #Madagascar
🔗Links in the comments! 👇
#ecologybook #bookreview #carnivores
🐦 R. Chenery - #Birds of the Lesser #Antilles
🐝 M. Lihoreau - What do #bees think about?
🦊 S. W. Buskirk: - Carnivoran ecology
🇲🇬 S. M. Goodman (ed.) - The new natural history of #Madagascar
🔗Links in the comments! 👇
#ecologybook #bookreview #carnivores
In a new #openaccess paper, temporal niche partitioning was investigated among six #mesocarnivores — #Mustela erminea, #Neogale vison, #Martes americana, #Pekania pennanti, #Gulo gulo, & #Lynx canadensis — in Canada
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #carnivore
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #carnivore
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 AM
In a new #openaccess paper, temporal niche partitioning was investigated among six #mesocarnivores — #Mustela erminea, #Neogale vison, #Martes americana, #Pekania pennanti, #Gulo gulo, & #Lynx canadensis — in Canada
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #carnivore
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #carnivore
📰🌳🌾In a new study, plant communities were classified and indicator species were identified in relation to edaphic and topographic factors in Karak, Pakistan.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #IndicatorSpecies #VegetationScience
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #IndicatorSpecies #VegetationScience
October 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
📰🌳🌾In a new study, plant communities were classified and indicator species were identified in relation to edaphic and topographic factors in Karak, Pakistan.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #IndicatorSpecies #VegetationScience
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology #IndicatorSpecies #VegetationScience
📑 🦟A new study investigated how #LandUse, distance from the river and the forest, and the number of residents influence #mosquito ( #Culicidae ) composition, abundance, and species richness in western Amazonia.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology
October 6, 2025 at 5:22 AM
📑 🦟A new study investigated how #LandUse, distance from the river and the forest, and the number of residents influence #mosquito ( #Culicidae ) composition, abundance, and species richness in western Amazonia.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #communityecology
📑🦋 #Butterfly diversity is predominantly shaped by #seasonality rather than topographic or vegetative variables in tropical dry deciduous forests of India
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#researchpaper #ecologyresearch #tropicalforest #topography #communityecology
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#researchpaper #ecologyresearch #tropicalforest #topography #communityecology
September 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
📑🦋 #Butterfly diversity is predominantly shaped by #seasonality rather than topographic or vegetative variables in tropical dry deciduous forests of India
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#researchpaper #ecologyresearch #tropicalforest #topography #communityecology
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#researchpaper #ecologyresearch #tropicalforest #topography #communityecology
📑🆓A recent #OpenAccess paper aimed to evaluate carabid beetle communities in various #agroecosystems and identify potential indicator species linked to management practices
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #beetle
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #beetle
September 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
📑🆓A recent #OpenAccess paper aimed to evaluate carabid beetle communities in various #agroecosystems and identify potential indicator species linked to management practices
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #beetle
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #beetle
🆓📑 A new #OpenAccess paper reveals the power of asymmetry analysis in examining causality and identifying critical interactions in #foodweb models. 💻
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologicalnetwork #bioticinteraction #modeling #ecologyresearch
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologicalnetwork #bioticinteraction #modeling #ecologyresearch
August 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
🆓📑 A new #OpenAccess paper reveals the power of asymmetry analysis in examining causality and identifying critical interactions in #foodweb models. 💻
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologicalnetwork #bioticinteraction #modeling #ecologyresearch
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologicalnetwork #bioticinteraction #modeling #ecologyresearch
📑🆓 A new #OpenAccess paper highlights the important role of interspecific interactions in community selection processes on plant #traits. 💻🌿
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #modeling #PlantTraits #communityecology
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #modeling #PlantTraits #communityecology
Partitioning observed community selection on plant traits into direct selection and selection that is mediated by interspecific interactions - Community Ecology
A one-step community trait selection model is proposed and fitted to observed changes in pin-point plant cover data from a manipulated grassland experiment, in which the level of nitrogen input was va...
link.springer.com
August 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
📑🆓 A new #OpenAccess paper highlights the important role of interspecific interactions in community selection processes on plant #traits. 💻🌿
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #modeling #PlantTraits #communityecology
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #modeling #PlantTraits #communityecology
📰A NEW study investigated the role of alien plant species as resources of #hummingbirds by comparing the seasonal plant-bird interaction networks in a Mexican cloud forest.
🔗https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42974-025-00263-4
#hummingbird #alienspecies #pollination #ecologyresearch
🔗https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42974-025-00263-4
#hummingbird #alienspecies #pollination #ecologyresearch
July 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
📰A NEW study investigated the role of alien plant species as resources of #hummingbirds by comparing the seasonal plant-bird interaction networks in a Mexican cloud forest.
🔗https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42974-025-00263-4
#hummingbird #alienspecies #pollination #ecologyresearch
🔗https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42974-025-00263-4
#hummingbird #alienspecies #pollination #ecologyresearch
📑 A NEW study assessed the effects of twenty distinct land use practices on soil properties, earthworm populations, and crop yields.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #soilhealth #agriculture
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #soilhealth #agriculture
July 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM
📑 A NEW study assessed the effects of twenty distinct land use practices on soil properties, earthworm populations, and crop yields.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #soilhealth #agriculture
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecologyresearch #soilhealth #agriculture
✍️⏳ Registration for the 5th Community Ecology Conference closes in one month, on August 10 ‼️ 🌐🌍
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.
🔗 akcongress.com/comec/
#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.
🔗 akcongress.com/comec/
#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology
July 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
✍️⏳ Registration for the 5th Community Ecology Conference closes in one month, on August 10 ‼️ 🌐🌍
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.
🔗 akcongress.com/comec/
#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology
We are still accepting poster abstracts until the deadline.
🔗 akcongress.com/comec/
#ecology #ecologyconference #communityecology
📑NEW PAPER!
Species composition and density of #woodpecker communities differs across forest management regimes and forest types in the Eastern #Himalaya.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#woodpeckerbird #BirdCommunity #ecologyresearch #ecology #forestmanagement #birdecology
Species composition and density of #woodpecker communities differs across forest management regimes and forest types in the Eastern #Himalaya.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#woodpeckerbird #BirdCommunity #ecologyresearch #ecology #forestmanagement #birdecology
June 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
📑NEW PAPER!
Species composition and density of #woodpecker communities differs across forest management regimes and forest types in the Eastern #Himalaya.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#woodpeckerbird #BirdCommunity #ecologyresearch #ecology #forestmanagement #birdecology
Species composition and density of #woodpecker communities differs across forest management regimes and forest types in the Eastern #Himalaya.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#woodpeckerbird #BirdCommunity #ecologyresearch #ecology #forestmanagement #birdecology
📑🐸A new study highlights the importance of permanent lentic environments in small traditional rice paddies and surrounding area for conserving #amphibians
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #frogs #amphibian #wetlands
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #frogs #amphibian #wetlands
June 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📑🐸A new study highlights the importance of permanent lentic environments in small traditional rice paddies and surrounding area for conserving #amphibians
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #frogs #amphibian #wetlands
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#ecology #ecologyresearch #frogs #amphibian #wetlands
📰🐸🐍🏔️A new study explored the taxonomic richness of #amphibians 🐸and #reptiles 🦎 across different mountainous regions 🏔️ of Mexico, allowing for the location of high priority #Conservation sites ( #hotspot).
🔗 rdcu.be/eosVy
#ecologyresearch #mountainecosystem
🔗 rdcu.be/eosVy
#ecologyresearch #mountainecosystem
May 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
📰🐸🐍🏔️A new study explored the taxonomic richness of #amphibians 🐸and #reptiles 🦎 across different mountainous regions 🏔️ of Mexico, allowing for the location of high priority #Conservation sites ( #hotspot).
🔗 rdcu.be/eosVy
#ecologyresearch #mountainecosystem
🔗 rdcu.be/eosVy
#ecologyresearch #mountainecosystem
📑 🌿 NEW study about #plantdiversity and spatial structure (configuration, distribution, and connectivity) of protected #mangrove patches in eastern Africa mapped with Sentinel-2B satellite imagery
🔗 rdcu.be/envk2
#researchpaper #communityecology #MangroveEcosystem #ecologyresearch
🔗 rdcu.be/envk2
#researchpaper #communityecology #MangroveEcosystem #ecologyresearch
May 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
📑 🌿 NEW study about #plantdiversity and spatial structure (configuration, distribution, and connectivity) of protected #mangrove patches in eastern Africa mapped with Sentinel-2B satellite imagery
🔗 rdcu.be/envk2
#researchpaper #communityecology #MangroveEcosystem #ecologyresearch
🔗 rdcu.be/envk2
#researchpaper #communityecology #MangroveEcosystem #ecologyresearch
📑🦀A new study assessed the spatio-temporal composition of coral-associated #crustaceans and its correlation with physicochemical variables, habitat structure, and human impact.
🔗 rdcu.be/emkzW
#coralreef #coral #ecologyresearch #communityecology #MarineEcology #MarineEcosystem #researchpaper
🔗 rdcu.be/emkzW
#coralreef #coral #ecologyresearch #communityecology #MarineEcology #MarineEcosystem #researchpaper
May 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
📑🦀A new study assessed the spatio-temporal composition of coral-associated #crustaceans and its correlation with physicochemical variables, habitat structure, and human impact.
🔗 rdcu.be/emkzW
#coralreef #coral #ecologyresearch #communityecology #MarineEcology #MarineEcosystem #researchpaper
🔗 rdcu.be/emkzW
#coralreef #coral #ecologyresearch #communityecology #MarineEcology #MarineEcosystem #researchpaper
📰New paper!
👉 The success of invasive species depends on their trophic role as well as the fragmentation and loss of habitat in omnivorous food webs
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#invasivespecies #habitatloss #habitatfragmentation #ecologyresearch #foodwebs
👉 The success of invasive species depends on their trophic role as well as the fragmentation and loss of habitat in omnivorous food webs
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#invasivespecies #habitatloss #habitatfragmentation #ecologyresearch #foodwebs
May 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📰New paper!
👉 The success of invasive species depends on their trophic role as well as the fragmentation and loss of habitat in omnivorous food webs
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#invasivespecies #habitatloss #habitatfragmentation #ecologyresearch #foodwebs
👉 The success of invasive species depends on their trophic role as well as the fragmentation and loss of habitat in omnivorous food webs
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#invasivespecies #habitatloss #habitatfragmentation #ecologyresearch #foodwebs
📰New paper!
💧🌾Plant species richness and water quality of ponds depend on the management of the surrounding grasslands.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#grasslandmanagement #pond #vegetation #WaterQuality #ecologyresearch #research
💧🌾Plant species richness and water quality of ponds depend on the management of the surrounding grasslands.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#grasslandmanagement #pond #vegetation #WaterQuality #ecologyresearch #research
April 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
📰New paper!
💧🌾Plant species richness and water quality of ponds depend on the management of the surrounding grasslands.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#grasslandmanagement #pond #vegetation #WaterQuality #ecologyresearch #research
💧🌾Plant species richness and water quality of ponds depend on the management of the surrounding grasslands.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#grasslandmanagement #pond #vegetation #WaterQuality #ecologyresearch #research
📰🏔️New paper about how #earthworm communities and the presence of exotic species change along #altitude and with forest type in the #himalayas
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #ecology #communityecology
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #ecology #communityecology
April 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
📰🏔️New paper about how #earthworm communities and the presence of exotic species change along #altitude and with forest type in the #himalayas
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #ecology #communityecology
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...
#ecologyresearch #researchpaper #ecology #communityecology
📰New paper!
🦠🌳The structure and functioning of #soil bacterial co-occurrence networks change across #vegetation types in the Brazilian Cerrado
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...
#communityecology #ecologyresearch #EcologicalNetwork #bacteria
🦠🌳The structure and functioning of #soil bacterial co-occurrence networks change across #vegetation types in the Brazilian Cerrado
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...
#communityecology #ecologyresearch #EcologicalNetwork #bacteria
April 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
📰New paper!
🦠🌳The structure and functioning of #soil bacterial co-occurrence networks change across #vegetation types in the Brazilian Cerrado
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...
#communityecology #ecologyresearch #EcologicalNetwork #bacteria
🦠🌳The structure and functioning of #soil bacterial co-occurrence networks change across #vegetation types in the Brazilian Cerrado
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s429...
#communityecology #ecologyresearch #EcologicalNetwork #bacteria
📰Discover the hidden #biodiversity of #caves with our latest papers:
👉A research paper about cave zonation and habitat selection of cave-dwelling fauna in a Brazilian cave
👉A review about factors influencing #invertebrate community structure in caves
Links in the comments!
#communityecology
👉A research paper about cave zonation and habitat selection of cave-dwelling fauna in a Brazilian cave
👉A review about factors influencing #invertebrate community structure in caves
Links in the comments!
#communityecology
April 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
📰Discover the hidden #biodiversity of #caves with our latest papers:
👉A research paper about cave zonation and habitat selection of cave-dwelling fauna in a Brazilian cave
👉A review about factors influencing #invertebrate community structure in caves
Links in the comments!
#communityecology
👉A research paper about cave zonation and habitat selection of cave-dwelling fauna in a Brazilian cave
👉A review about factors influencing #invertebrate community structure in caves
Links in the comments!
#communityecology
🗓️❗️Early bird registration and abstract submission deadline are extended till 1⃣7⃣ April 2025! Come and show us your research!
🔗See the registration link in comments! 👇
#ecologyconference #ecology #communityecology
🔗See the registration link in comments! 👇
#ecologyconference #ecology #communityecology
April 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🗓️❗️Early bird registration and abstract submission deadline are extended till 1⃣7⃣ April 2025! Come and show us your research!
🔗See the registration link in comments! 👇
#ecologyconference #ecology #communityecology
🔗See the registration link in comments! 👇
#ecologyconference #ecology #communityecology
📢Don't forget to send your abstract to the ComEc5 conference! Abstract submission closes on 3⃣1⃣ March ❗️❗️
👇See the relevant link and topics in the comments! 👇
👇See the relevant link and topics in the comments! 👇
March 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
📢Don't forget to send your abstract to the ComEc5 conference! Abstract submission closes on 3⃣1⃣ March ❗️❗️
👇See the relevant link and topics in the comments! 👇
👇See the relevant link and topics in the comments! 👇
📄🐟 In their new paper, Sajina et al. present a case study using the Estuarine Fish Community Index to evaluate the #ecosystemhealth of #estuaries based on their #fish communities.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#CommunityEcology #ecology #FishEcology
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#CommunityEcology #ecology #FishEcology
Evaluating ecosystem health of estuaries: functional guild and multimetric analysis of fish communities in the Mahanadi and Devi estuaries of Odisha, India |
link.springer.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
📄🐟 In their new paper, Sajina et al. present a case study using the Estuarine Fish Community Index to evaluate the #ecosystemhealth of #estuaries based on their #fish communities.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#CommunityEcology #ecology #FishEcology
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#CommunityEcology #ecology #FishEcology