New book on effects of plant diversity on plant-herbivore interactions edited by @xmoreira.bsky.social et al. is out! Juri Felix and I have contributed a chapter on role of tree traits in mediating effects of forest diversity on herbivores: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

🌿 We are hiring a new 2-yr postdoc in @econovoau.bsky.social at @aarhusuniint.bsky.social, on large-#herbivore ecology, trophic #rewilding & novel ecosystems- asking when alien & feral #ungulates enhance biodiversity & when they contribute to degradation🐪🐎🦓 Deadline: 28 June 2026. Details below 👇

🎉 Great news! The paper ‘Extrafloral nectaries influence lepidopteran herbivore communities and network structure in the Brazilian Cerrado’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Iasmim De-Freitas and co-authors is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/9) 👉 doi.org/q8kq @xmoreira.bsky.social #Cerrado #PlantScience

🌍Hoy, 25 de mayo, se celebra el #DíadeÁfrica 💡El #CSIC promueve vínculos estables de cooperación científica con instituciones africanas para fomentar el talento científico en el continente 🔬Actualmente, el organismo tiene en marcha 30 proyectos en distintos países de #África

🏝️Plants follow the island rule for leaf size: small-leaved mainland species grow bigger on islands, large-leaved species shrink, producing no net change overall. Herbivory and climate had little effect @xmoreira.bsky.social 🔍 Article: buff.ly/Gd5sazI 📰 Blog: buff.ly/WEpau1Z

New paper published at @journalofecology.bsky.social testing the Island Rule in plants besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Global insular leaf size shifts follow the island rule, independently of insect herbivory and macroclimate

We found a positive, non-linear, saturating relationship between mainland and island leaf sizes, reflecting an island rule-like pattern. Small-leaved mainland species tend to develop larger leaves on...

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Just received @martin-nunez.bsky.social book from my institution!

🌿 Join us to learn about the newly published review ‘The effect of herbivory on pollinators: a revisited meta-analysis’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Stephanie Haas-Desmarais and co-authors. 🧵(1/9) 👉 doi.org/qd2p @xmoreira.bsky.social #FloralBiology #PollinationEcology #Plantscience #AoBpapers

Quiroga et al (2025) Bottom–up and top–down drivers influence urbanization effects on insect herbivory in oaks @oikosjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/oik.... @xmoreira.bsky.social

PhD applications are now open @treesdla.bsky.social for 2026 intake. Have a look at a project on effects of forest diversity on floral reward production for pollinators that we advertise with @philstevenson.bsky.social. Do apply/get in touch if you are interested! www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/eff...

More research on serpentine soils! Authors incorporated plant trait and herbivory measurements to better understand how serpentine soils influence aboveground plant-herbivore interactions and community structure! Thanks @xmoreira.bsky.social and team for sharing your work!

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Our new study about plant-herbivore interactions in serpentine soils The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions - Moreira - 2025 - Ecology - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New paper about trade-offs between defensive strategies link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Soil phosphorus mediates trade-offs between constitutive and induced defences in young pine trees - Planta

Main conclusion Nutrient availability, namely soil phosphorus, modulates trade-offs between constitutive and induced defences in maritime pine, with high phosphorus weakening these trade-offs and shap...

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📰New paper from #ECOEVO group @xmoreira.bsky.social @mbgcsic.bsky.social in #EcologicalEntomology. 🔥Tittle: "Complex interactions in ant–plant mutualisms: The role of multiple ant food resources in mediating plant defence, pollination and fitness in a tropical shrub" Link 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/een....

Complex interactions in ant–plant mutualisms: The role of multiple ant food resources in mediating plant defence, pollination and fitness in a tropical shrub

Our results show that ants reduced leaf herbivory on plants offering both EFN and trophobiotic insects. Although ants did not directly affect pollinator behaviour, leaf herbivory in plants hosting t.....

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To meet the targets of the #UN Rio Conventions (#UNCCD, #UNFCCC & #CBD) we must bend the curve of land degradation. Our latest Review in @natureportfolio.nature.com #Nature discusses how to do it by 2050 by urgently transforming global food systems rdcu.be/eACfr #KAUST

Serpentine soils naturally have few nutrients & lots of heavy metals—a new #OpenAccess Report in "Ecology" considers how these rough conditions shape ecosystems from California to Sweden⬇️

Xoaquín Moreira@xmoreira.bsky.social · last yr.

Our new study about plant-herbivore interactions in serpentine soils The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions - Moreira - 2025 - Ecology - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Our new study about plant-herbivore interactions in serpentine soils The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions - Moreira - 2025 - Ecology - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions

Serpentine soils, known for high heavy metal content and low nutrients, create harsh conditions for plants and herbivores. Although previous research has explored how serpentine soils affect herbivor....

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New paper testing how island residence time drives phytochemical diversity in the Canarian flora Macroevolutionary Patterns of Phytochemical Diversity in a Macaronesian Archipelago - Moreira - 2025 - Global Ecology and Biogeography - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Macroevolutionary Patterns of Phytochemical Diversity in a Macaronesian Archipelago

Aim Plant specialised metabolites are highly diverse and serve various functions, yet the different forms of phytochemical complexity and their drivers are often not fully understood. In this contex...

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My first trip to the Canary Islands was with a group of friends when we were 19 years old—we went there to hike up Mount Teide. Now, every summer, the islands have become my "field office" for research

Please share. We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social #PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

Incredible news! Our lab mate Carla Vázquez González has been awarded a 5-yr contract from the prestigious Ramón y Cajal program! www.aei.gob.es/sites/defaul...

¡ULTIMOS DÍAS! Venga, animaros a pedir algo para hacer en Cazorla. Os aseguro que nadie se arrepiente de trabajar allí. ¡Nos vemos por los barrancos!

Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre - AEET@eco-aeet.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 PROYECTOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN @eco-aeet.bsky.social + @sibecol.bsky.social + @aillimnologia.bsky.social Convocatoria de proyectos de investigación para investigadores en primeras etapas de carrera científica 2025. Abierta a miembros de AEET, SIBECOL, AIL y sociedades hermanas SPECO y SEEEE

New paper accepted showing that the invasion of the island endemic Rumex lunaria to Lanzarote challenges typical enemy release expectations, as non-native populations experienced higher herbivory www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Insect herbivory and leaf defensive traits in native and non-native populations of an endemic plant in a Macaronesian archipelago

The spread of island endemic plants to new islands is an emerging topic, yet the mechanisms driving such invasions remain unclear. While herbivory-rel…

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