M. K. Thomas

Conservation applications of niche modeling: native and naturalized ferns may compete for limited Hawaiian dryland habitat

The paper uses ecological niche modeling to assess competition between native and naturalized ferns in Hawaiian dryland habitats, finding significant overlap and conservation risks.

Temperature and resources interact to shape phytoplankton size-abundance relationships at a continental scale

The paper examines phytoplankton size-abundance relationships across 1048 freshwater lakes, finding the slope varies with temperature and nutrients, contradicting the metabolic theory of ecology's prediction of a -3/4 slope.

Complex effects of chytrid parasites on the growth of the cyanobacterium Planktothrix rubescens across interacting temperature and light gradients

This study examines how temperature and light interact to influence the dynamics of Planktothrix rubescens and its chytrid parasite, showing shifts in equilibrium outcomes with changing environmental conditions.

The need for unrealistic experiments in global change biology

The paper argues for more comprehensive experiments on phytoplankton responses to climate change by using multiple levels of temperature and CO2 to better predict future population dynamics.

The evolution of competitive ability for essential resources

This study evolves Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under different resource limitations and finds that competitive abilities for resources can improve without trade-offs, altering competition outcomes.

Quantifying cell densities and biovolumes of phytoplankton communities and functional groups using scanning flow cytometry, machine learning and unsupervised clustering

The predictability of a lake phytoplankton community, from hours to years

This study uses machine learning to assess the predictability of phytoplankton communities in a lake across multiple time scales, finding high predictability from hours to months and novel ecological trade-offs.