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We are a group of researchers interested in ecological networks

Publications

Weather modulates spider trophic interactions: the interactive effects of prey community structure, adaptive web building and prey choice

Published in Authorea, 2022

This paper assesses the temporal variation in spider diets in agroecosystems and looks at whether this is related to meteorological variation

Recommended citation: Cuff, J.P., Windsor, F.M., Tercel, M.P.T.G., Bell, J., Symondson, W.O.C. & Vaughan, I.P. (2022). "Weather modulates spider trophic interactions: the interactive effects of prey community structure, adaptive web building and prey choice." Authorea. 1-36. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.167025244.48870292/v1

Using motifs in ecological networks to identify the role of plants in crop margins for multiple agriculture functions

Published in Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2022

This paper provides a motif-based method for understanding network structures of agronomic importance

Recommended citation: Tavella, J., Windsor, F.M., Rother, D.C., Evans, D.M., Guimarães Jr., P.R., Palacios, T.P., Lois, M. & Devoto, M. (2022). "Using motifs in ecological networks to identify the role of plants in crop margins for multiple agriculture functions." Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 331, 107912. https://doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/8rvzf

Networking nutrients: how nutrition determines the structure of ecological networks

Published in Authorea, 2022

This paper discusses the role of nutrients as drivers of trophic interactions and new avenues of research along these lines

Recommended citation: Cuff, J.P., Evans, D.M., Vaughan, I.P., Wilder, S., Tercel, M.P.T.G. & Windsor, F.M. (2022). "Networking nutrients: how nutrition determines the structure of ecological networks." Authorea. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.165296710.03877564/v1

Mismatch between IUCN range maps and species interactions data illustrated using the Serengeti food web

Published in EcoEvoRxiv, 2022

This paper shows that adjusting species distributions based on ecological interaction data shows large mismatches in different biogeographical datasets

Recommended citation: Higino, G., Windsor, F.M., Banville, F., Dansereau, G., Forero Muñoz, N.R. & Poisot, T. (2022). "Mismatch between IUCN range maps and species interactions data illustrated using the Serengeti food web." EcoEvoRxiv. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/8rvzf

Overcoming the pitfalls of merging dietary metabarcoding into ecological networks

Published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2021

This paper reviews the use of metabarcoding in ecological networks and best practices.

Recommended citation: Cuff, J.P., Windsor, F.M., Tercel, M.P.T.G., Kitson, J.J.N. & Evans, D.M. (2021). "Overcoming the pitfalls of merging dietary metabarcoding into ecological networks" Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Early View. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.13546

Influence of European Beech (Fagales: Fagaceae) Rot Hole Habitat Characteristics on Invertebrate Community Structure and Diversity

Published in Journal of Insect Science, 2021

An investigation of the invertebrate community structure of rot hole habitats in European Beech woodlands across the UK.

Recommended citation: Cuff, J.P., Windsor, F.M., Gilmartin, E.C., Boddy, L. & Jones, T.H. (2021). Influence of European Beech (Fagales: Fagaceae) Rot Hole Habitat Characteristics on Invertebrate Community Structure and Diversity Journal of Insect Science. 21(5), 7. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab071

Hydrological, physicochemical and metabolic signatures in groundwater and snowmelt streams in the Japanese Alps

Published in Journal of Hydrology, 2021

An analysis of the hydrology of different groundwater and snowmelt fed streams in the Japanese Alps

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Docherty, C.L., Brekenfeld, N., Tojo, K., Krause, S. & Milner, A.M. (2021). Hydrological, physicochemical and metabolic signatures in groundwater and snowmelt streams in the Japanese Alps Journal of Hydrology. 600, 126560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126560

Identifying plant mixes for multiple ecosystem service provision in agricultural systems using ecological networks

Published in Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021

A data paper detailing a multilayer genetic algorithm that can be used to select mixes of plant species that can provide multiple ecosystem services simultaneously.

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Tavella, J., Rother, D.C., Raimundo, R.L.G., Devoto, M., Guimarães Jr., P.R. & Evans, D.M. (2021). Identifying plant mixes for multiple ecosystem service provision in agricultural systems using ecological networks. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58(12), 2770-2782. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14007

Global variation in freshwater physicochemistry and its influence on chemical toxicity in aquatic wildlife.

Published in Biological Reviews, 2021

This paper reviews our understanding of how water physicochemistry alters chemical toxicity in aquatic ecosystems.

Recommended citation: Pinheiro, J.P.S., Windsor, F.M., Wilson, R. & Tyler, C.R. (2021). "Global variation in freshwater physicochemistry and its influence on chemical toxicity in aquatic wildlife." Biological Reviews. 96(4), 1528-1546. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12711

Environment and food web structure interact to alter the trophic magnification of persistent chemicals across river ecosystems

Published in Science of the Total Environment, 2020

This paper investigates how the structure of river food webs affects the transfer of POPs.

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Pereira, M.G., Morrissey, C.A., Tyler, C.R. & Ormerod, S.J. (2020). "Environment and food web structure interact to alter the trophic magnification of persistent chemicals across river ecosystems." Science of the Total Environment. 717, 137271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137271

Estimating the size distribution of plastics ingested by animals

Published in Nature Communications, 2020

This paper presents an allometric equation linking body size of animals and the size of plastic particle they ingest in natural systems (useful for risk assessments!).

Recommended citation: Jâms, I.B., Windsor, F.M., Poudevigne-Durance, T., Ormerod, S.J. & Durance, I. (2020). "Estimating the size distribution of plastics ingested by animals." Nature Communications. 11, 1594. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15406-6

Natural or synthetic – how global trends in textile usage threaten freshwater environments

Published in Science of the Total Environment, 2020

This review compares the environmental risk of synthetic and natural textile production across the globe.

Recommended citation: Stone, C., Windsor, F.M., Munday, M. & Durance, I. (2020). "Natural or synthetic – how global trends in textile usage threaten freshwater environments." Science of the Total Environment. 718, 134689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134689

Biological traits and the transfer of persistent organic pollutants through river food webs.

Published in Environmental Science & Technology, 2019

This paper investigates how the traits of aquatic organisms affect the flux of pollutants through river food webs.

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Pereira, G.M., Tyler, C.R. & Ormerod, S.J. (2019). "Biological traits and the transfer of persistent organic pollutants through river food webs." Environmental Science & Technology. 53(22), 13246-13256. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05891

River organisms as indicators of the distribution and sources of persistent organic pollutants in contrasting catchments

Published in Environmental Pollution, 2019

This work determines the potential use of organisms as effective indicators of POPs across river systems (in comparison to traditional sediment and water sampling).

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Pereira, G.M., Tyler, C.R. & Ormerod, S.J. (2019). "River organisms as indicators of the distribution and sources of persistent organic pollutants in contrasting catchments." Environmental Pollution. 255(1), 113144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113144

Persistent contaminants as potential constraints on the recovery of urban river food webs from gross pollution

Published in Water Research, 2019

This work shows the incomplete recovery of urban river food webs due to POP contamination.

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Pereira, M.G., Tyler, C.R. & Ormerod, S.J. (2019). "Persistent contaminants as potential constraints on the recovery of urban river food webs from gross pollution." Water Research. 163, 114858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.114858

A catchment‐scale perspective of plastic pollution

Published in Global Change Biology, 2019

A review of the sources, transfer, distribution and effects of plastic pollution in river catchments.

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Durance, I., Horton, A.A., Thompson, R.C., Tyler, C.R. & Ormerod, S.J. (2019). "A catchment‐scale perspective of plastic pollution." Global Change Biology. 25(4), 1207-1221. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14572

Endocrine disruption in aquatic systems: up‐scaling research to address ecological consequences

Published in Biological Reviews, 2017

A review of the effects of endocrine disruption in aquatic environments, focusing on how effects upscale from individuals to ecosystems.

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Ormerod, S.J. & Tyler, C.R. (2018). "Endocrine disruption in aquatic systems: up‐scaling research to address ecological consequences." Biological Reviews 1. 93(1), 626-641. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12360

An inter-catchment assessment of macroinvertebrate communities across groundwater-fed streams within Denali National Park, interior Alaska

Published in Hydrobiologia, 2016

This research describes the composition and structure of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in groundwater-fed streams across Denali National Park, Alaska, USA.

Recommended citation: Windsor, F.M., Grocott, M.T. & Milner, A.M. (2017). "An inter-catchment assessment of macroinvertebrate communities across groundwater-fed streams within Denali National Park, interior Alaska." Hydrobiologia. 785, 373-384. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2944-y

Fishes in a changing world: learning from the past to promote sustainability of fish populations

Published in Journal of Fish Biology, 2015

This paper reviews the threats to fish populations across the globe.

Recommended citation: Gordon, T.A.C., Harding, H.R., Clever, F.K., Davidson, I.K., Davison, W., Montgomery, D.W., Weatherhead, R.C., Windsor, F.M., Armstrong, J.D., Bardonnet, A., Bergman, E., Britton, J.R., Côte, I.M., D’agostino, D., Greenberg, L.A., Harborne, A.R., Kahilainen, K.K., Metcalfe, N.B., Mills, S.C., Milner, N.J., Mittermayer, F.H., Montorio, L., Nedelec, S.L., Prokkola, J.M., Rutterford, L.A., Salvanes, A.G.V., Simpson, S.D., Vainikka, A., Pinnegar, J.K. & Santos, E.M. (2015). "Fishes in a changing world: learning from the past to promote sustainability of fish populations." Journal of Fish Biology. 92(3), 804-827. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.13546