We generate population dynamics from a mechanistic plant-soil feedback model, then apply a general theoretical framework to show that the modification of a pairwise interaction by a third plant depends on its germination phenology. Our results highlights the importance and potential prevalence of time-dependent interactions in plant communities and...

Using a global network of tree diversity experiments (TreeDivNet) spread across three continents and three biomes, we explored the effects of tree species richness on predation across varying climatic conditions. Our findings provide evidence that tree diversity strengthens top-down control of insect herbivores by birds but not by arthropods, underscoring...

Why does coral bleaching occur regularly, at a cost to the coral host? Here, we use a theoretical model to explore the possibility that coral bleaching is a mechanism for their obligate, algal symbionts to infect the next generation of hosts. We show that under this model, shifts towards more bleaching-tolerant symbioses may not be a result of climate...

We propose to adapt niche and fitness differences from modern coexistence theory and apply them to species interactions over time. We investigated how the exploitation of a biotic resource (plant) by phytophagous arthropods affects their interactions and found that species switch between intra- and interspecific facilitation, and strong and weak competition....

Ecology Letters, Volume 27, Issue 5, May 2024.

Species-to-species and species-to-environment interactions play a crucial role in community dynamics. However, disentangling these interactions in species-rich communities is challenging due to the ‘curse of dimensionality’. We have developed a novel approach to overcoming this problem, which reveals highly individualistic dynamics in coral reef fish...