A. P. Beckerman

EcologicalNetworksDynamics.jl: A Julia package to simulate the temporal dynamics of complex ecological networks

The paper introduces a Julia package for simulating temporal dynamics of ecological networks with diverse interaction types and environmental drivers.

Evidence for a trade-off between glyphosate resistance and anti-grazer defence in green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

This study investigates whether glyphosate resistance in green algae incurs a trade-off with anti-grazer defense, finding context-dependent extrinsic costs.

Glyphosate resistance evolution to lethal and sublethal doses in chemostat populations of model organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

This study evaluates glyphosate resistance evolution in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under lethal and sublethal doses, finding resistance from standing genetic variation but limited fitness cost trade-offs.

A framework for reconstructing ancient food webs using functional trait data

This paper introduces PFIM, a model that reconstructs ancient food webs using functional trait data, showing it can predict ~70% of trophic interactions in modern systems and ~90% when enforcing interaction distributions.

Overconfidence undermines global wildlife abundance trends

The paper shows current abundance trend estimates are unreliable due to unaccounted phylogenetic, spatial, and temporal structures, and introduces a new framework to improve accuracy and uncertainty estimation.

Innovation and elaboration on the avian tree of life

The paper examines megaevolutionary patterns in bird beak diversity, finding that elaboration is common across scales while innovation drives major phenotypic changes through gradual processes.

Extinction cascades, community collapse, and recovery across a Mesozoic hyperthermal event

This study models food web structure during a Mesozoic hyperthermal event, finding that extinction targeted benthic guilds and recovery lagged biodiversity recovery.

Mesostats -- A multiplexed, low-cost, do-it-yourself continuous culturing system for experimental evolution of mesocosms

This paper describes a low-cost, multiplexed chemostat system for microbial experimental evolution, specifically for studying algae adaptation to herbicides.

Stabilizing selection shapes variation in phenotypic plasticity

The paper tests stabilizing selection on phenotypic plasticity in Daphnia pulex by analyzing genetic variation in anti-predator defenses under predation risk.

Niche and neutral processes leave distinct structural imprints on indirect interactions in mutualistic networks

The paper examines indirect interactions in pollination networks using motif analysis, finding distinct structural patterns associated with neutral and niche-based processes.

Global analysis reveals complex demographic responses of mammals to climate change

The paper analyzes how climate change affects mammal demographics globally, finding that most species experience mixed demographic responses with some rates increasing and others declining.