C. Frost

Tripartite networks show that keystone species can multitask

The paper examines if keystone species importance spans multiple ecological niche dimensions using tripartite interaction networks and finds it does, independently of abundance.

Predicting direct and indirect non-target impacts of biocontrol agents using machine-learning approaches

This study uses machine learning to predict direct and indirect non-target impacts of biocontrol agents by analyzing host-parasitoid networks, finding that random forest models outperformed KNN in predicting interactions.

Invasive freshwater snails form novel microbial relationships

This study compares the microbiota of native and invasive freshwater snails, finding distinct microbial communities in invaders and suggesting novel symbioses form during invasion.

Plant seeds are primed by herbivore-induced plant volatiles

The paper investigates how seed exposure to herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) affects growth, reproduction, and defense in Arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago truncatula, finding that specific HIPVs like indole reduce herbivore performance without affecting defense gene induction.