Highlighted Research


Figure 1 adapted from my JANE 2019 paper
Warming can destabilize predator–prey functional responses

We investigated the impact of temperature on the functional response of a predator-prey pair. We found that it switched from a Type III to a Type II at the highest temperature. We used simulations to show the destabilizing effect of this change.

Figure 1 adapted from my ELE 2022 paper
Forecasting in the face of ecological complexity

We quantified how ecological complexity affects forecast skill of species abundances within and across systems. We found that in general we forecasted generalist species (many but weak interactions) better than specialist species.

Figure adapted from my Ecology 2024 paper
Using forecasts to improve monitoring in community ecology

We show how forecasts deteriorate with decreasing sampling frequency across all taxa in a unique lake plankton data set. We then turn the tables and discuss how forecast skill can help with the optimization of sampling and monitoring in community ecology.