Mary I. O’Connor

This study examines how temperature-dependent changes in herbivore nutrient and carbon requirements affect population dynamics and persistence in herbivore-autotroph systems.

The paper experimentally tests how temperature-dependent dispersal rates affect metacommunity dynamics and biodiversity under warming conditions.

The paper integrates two ecological theories to predict how warming affects competition by reducing niche and fitness differences among species.

The paper shows that dispersal temporarily reduces the thermal sensitivity of ecosystem productivity after a heatwave by homogenizing communities and spreading poorly adapted traits.

The paper synthesizes experimental data showing nitrogen fixation rates increase consistently with temperature across biological scales, supporting enzyme-level thermal constraints.

The paper tests how temperature affects carrying capacity in phytoplankton, finding that population abundance decreases with temperature, consistent with metabolic scaling theory.