Sonia Kéfi

The diversity of interaction types drives the functioning of ecological communities

The paper studies how diverse interaction types in ecological communities affect species diversity and functioning, finding that they increase the slope of the diversity-functioning relationship.

Species-specific adaptations determine how aridity and biotic interactions drive the assembly of dryland plant communities

This study identifies facilitation and aridity as major drivers of plant community assembly in drylands, with competition becoming significant under extreme aridity.

A continuum of specialists and generalists in empirical communities

The paper analyzes ecological networks to show a continuum of specialists and generalists, finding that diversity peaks in networks with intermediate connectance due to physical constraints.

The Ecological Forecast Horizon, and examples of its uses and determinants

The paper introduces the ecological forecast horizon as a framework to assess the limits of ecological predictions across time, space, and phylogeny, using case studies to illustrate its applications and determinants.

mangal - making ecological network analysis simple

The paper introduces a data specification and tools for ecological network analysis to improve data access, standardization, and reproducibility.