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Ecological Research
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Ecological Research publishes original papers on all aspects of #ecology, in both aquatic and terrestrial #ecosystems. ©The Ecological Society of Japan
🌐 https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14401703
Original website: https://esj.ne.jp/er/
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Response to Kishida et al. (2022): Asian black bears show stronger introgression signal with brown than American black bears

Emily E Puckett
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D-statistics/ hybridization/ phylogeography/ Ursidae/ Ursus
November 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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#OpenAccess
Dimensional consideration of the relationship between organism abundance and body size

Ford Ballantyne IV
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

dimensional analysis/ energetics/ life history/ scalingA
A dimensional analysis is used to identify functional relationships between organism abundance and energy, body size, and ecological interactions. The most parsimonious result is consistent with an exponent of −1 for the scaling relationship between abundance and body size. Other values can be obtained by considering life history and other ecological interactions.
November 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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The impact of slope position on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau subalpine meadows

Youyan Chen, Minxia Liu et al
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multi-threshold method/ plant diversity/ soil #biodiversity
1. Slope position can alter plant–soil–soil organism interactions, ultimately affecting EMF. 2. Plant phylogenetic diversity and soil ciliate diversity are the strongest drivers of EMF. 3. Biotic and abiotic factors together mediate EMF at different slope positions.
November 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Abundance of plastics in an agricultural environment and their selection for nest building by the great tit (Parus major)

Mireya Castelló-Martínez et al
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agricultural crops/ environmental pollution/ landfill/ nesting behavior/ #ornithology
We find that Great Tit as other agricultural nesting birds in terrestrial environments use the plastic in built nest and they select the plastic type and colour.
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Influence of land use evolution on ecological environment quality in the mountainous areas of Shiqian, Southwest China: Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving exploration

Quan Wang, Xiu Li
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ecological restoration
Based on the land use data from Shiqian County during 2005 to 2020, methods such as spatial autocorrelation, centroid migration, and multiple logistic regression were employed to explore the spatiotemporal differentiation characteristics of land use change and its ecological environment effects, as well as the explanatory degree of driving factors. The results show that Shiqian County, as a typical mountainous area, demonstrates that, under the guidance of the local government and relevant departments, land use in the karst mountainous region has gradually developed in a rational direction, and the ecological environment has gradually improved.
October 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Canopy cover instigating feces deposition on paved roads in urban areas

Harsh Yadav, Yuki Iwachido, Takehiro Sasaki
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birds/ endozoochory/ fecal deposition/ #seed dispersal/ urbanization/ #ornithology
Paved roads in urban areas impact seed dispersal by altering feces deposition patterns within and near forest fragments. This study in Yokohama, Japan, recorded 1976 feces on paved roads and found that canopy cover significantly influenced deposition. The findings suggest that paved roads contribute to seed dispersal disservice, highlighting the need for management of paved roads in urban forests to mitigate their effects on ecological processes.
October 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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#OpenAccess
Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes

Yen-Hua Yeh, Hidenori Deto, Tadashi Miyashita
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

food web/ grassland/ Lycaenidae/ mutualistic ant/ precipitation
The defensive function of mutualistic ants for the Reverdin's Blue butterfly against two groups of parasitoids (tachinid flies and mermithid nematodes) differs among ant species, and this is affected by the number of precipitation days in the larval period of the butterfly. Camponotus japonicus is the most effective against flies, while Lasius japonicus against nematodes. The effect of rainfall is negative for fly parasitism but positive for nematode parasitism. Note that darker blue circles in the triangle indicate lower AIC values.
September 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Assessing seepage-spring dwelling amphipod and isopod resilience to environmental warming using stable isotopes as a metabolic plasticity proxy

Tara Amberger, Daniel W Fong, Stephen E MacAvoy
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#climate/ invertebrate/ metabolism
September 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Changes in a macrozoobenthic assemblage after beach nourishment based on local knowledge in a brackish lagoon

Yasushi Miyamoto et al
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hypoxia/ macrozoobenthic invertebrate/ nature-based coastal protection/ macrozoobenthos
August 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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#OpenAccess #SuzukiAward
Temporal beta-diversity patterns are highly dependent on fundamental parameters of neutral dynamics

Ryosuke Nakadai, the recipient of the 9th Young Scholar Award of The Ecological Society of Japan

doi.org/10.1111/1440...

community composition/ demography
Temporal beta diversity describes changes in community composition over time, yet its fundamental properties under neutral dynamics remain unclear. Using simulations, we demonstrate that temporal distance-decay patterns exhibit upper limits and are strongly influenced by four key parameters: the fundamental biodiversity number, local community size, mortality rate, and immigration rate. These findings highlight key differences between temporal and spatial beta diversity, emphasizing the need to account for species pool properties in macroecological studies.
August 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Four seasons of the phototrophic biofilms at the cave entrance zone of Petnica Cave

Kristina Petrović et al
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algae/ cyanobacteria/ #phenology
The study contributes to the seasonal exploration of phototrophic biofilms and ecological parameters at the entrance zone of Petnica Cave. It focuses on the phototrophic biofilm component, with particular attention to the changes in the community over the seasons, the influence of ecological parameters on phototrophic microbial groups, and the appearance and structure of biofilms. The results emphasize the importance of moisture for the composition and resilience of the biofilm and provide insights into the seasonal adaptations of microorganisms in the cave entrance zone ecosystem.
August 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Plateau pika interferes with the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in alpine meadows

Xuejiao Chen et al
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linear mixed model/ multi-trophic biodiversity
August 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Parasite and host contributions to the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional beta diversity of small mammalian hosts' flea faunas: A case study with data from four continents

Boris R Krasnov, Vasily I Grabovsky
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local contributions/ phylogeny
August 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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A big thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! 😊

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July 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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ESJ President Kaoru Kitajima visited our booth at EAFES😊
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July 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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July 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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We're excited to share this happy group photo from #ICSE2025Kyoto!
Thank you to the attendees and many thanks to the committee for providing the image.
June 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Come visit our booth at #ICSE2025Kyoto!

Talk to our team (you might even catch our President, Kaoru Kitajima!), explore our journals, and grab some exclusive takeaways.

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June 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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NOTES AND INSIGHTS
Intraspecific variation in spruce seed palatability perceived by bank voles

Magne Neby
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arvicolinae/ between-individual variation/ food preference/ foraging/ rodent
June 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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#SerpentineEcology
May 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Long-distance endozoochory of fleshy-fruited trees by sika deer in Hokkaido, Japan 🦌

Yoshihiro Tsunamoto et al
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Cervidae/ Cervus nippon yesoensis/ dispersal distance/ GPS tracking/ #seed dispersal
April 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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#OpenAccess
Construction of digital databases of crop-growing calendars for Japanese crops

Atsushi Wakai, Eri Tanaka, Gen Sakurai

☞ doi.org/10.1111/1440...

#climatechange/ agroecosystem/ pest management/ #phenology
April 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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#ESJ72
Thank you to everyone who attended! It was an exciting and valuable time.
ご参加ありがとうございました！
March 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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We were honored to celebrate with our Awardees at the ceremony. Congratulations to all!👏

From left to right: Hiroshi Tomimatsu (EiC of Ecological Research @hrstm.bsky.social ), Kohmei Kadowaki, Naoyuki Nakahama @naoyukinkhm.bsky.social, Samuel R. P.-J. Ross

#ESJ72 #ERPaperAward
March 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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#ESJ72
2024 Ecological Research Paper Award🏆(25th, from Vol39)
Congrats👏🐮🌼🦋

Naoyuki Nakahama @naoyukinkhm.bsky.social et al
Utilization of abandoned land as cattle grazing restores butterfly and flowering plant diversities in Japan
doi.org/10.1111/1440...

#OpenAccess #ERPaperAward
March 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM