Tadashi Fukami

Diversity of vector-dispersed microbes peaks at a landscape-defined intermediate rate of dispersal

The paper shows that bacterial diversity peaks at an intermediate dispersal rate mediated by landscape characteristics in flower-visiting insect vectors.

Heatwaves strengthen historical contingency in species interactions: evidence from nectar microbes

The paper shows heatwaves increase the impact of arrival history on yeast-bacterium interactions in nectar, altering nectar acidity and affecting hummingbird preference.

Transient species can increase resident metapopulation size by modifying local conditions and regional connectivity

The paper shows that transient bacterial species can increase resident yeast population sizes by altering local productivity and regional connectivity in a metapopulation model.

Priority effects drive fungal and nematode emergence from insect larvae

The paper investigates priority effects between fungi and nematodes in insect larvae, finding that fungi arrive first and exclude nematodes, with a bacterium mediating this exclusion.

Dispersal kernels influence the magnitude of environmental, biotic, and stochastic effects on the maintenance of metacommunity diversity

The paper investigates how dispersal kernels affect metacommunity diversity by simulating their impact on environmental, biotic, and stochastic factors.

Priority Effects Can Shape Strain-Level Community Assembly and Function in a Bioluminescent Symbiosis

The paper shows that priority effects strongly influence the assembly and function of a microbial symbiosis in sea urchin cardinalfish.

Regional species coexistence despite local priority effects: the overlooked role of dispersal-community feedback

The paper shows dispersal-community feedback promotes regional species coexistence by linking microbe-pollinator interactions to plant-scale competition and spatial partitioning.

The development of ecological systems along paths of least resistance

The paper shows that ecological systems develop in a sequenced order from fast-to slow-growing taxa due to environmental resistance minimization, supported by theoretical and empirical evidence.