This paper introduces a framework for upscaling ecosystem services that incorporates spatial interactions, improving model predictions and reducing error in ES supply mapping.

Methods in Ecology and Evolution · Mar 17, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Mobile species' responses to surrounding land use generate trade-offs among nature's contributions to people

Sophie A. O’Brien, Jason M. Tylianakis, Dean P. Anderson, Andrea Larissa Boesing, Hao Ran Lai, Gaëtane Le Provost, Peter Manning, Margot Neyret, Nico Blüthgen, Kirsten Jung, Paul Magdon, Sandra Müeller, Noëlle Valérie Schenk, Michael Scherer‐Lorenzen, Sandra Lavorel

The paper predicts trade-offs among nature's contributions to people based on land-use patterns and species movement, finding that mixed forest-grassland areas maximize beneficial contributions and minimize detrimental ones.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Nov 3, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

Community-level plant functional strategies explain ecosystem carbon storage across a tropical elevational gradient

Dickson Gerald Mauki, Peter Manning, Matthias Schleuning, Andreas Hemp, David Schellenberger Costa, Natalia Sierra Cornejo, Joscha N. Becker, Andreas Enßlin, Gemma Rutten, Tim Appelhans, Margot Neyret

The paper examines how community-level plant functional strategies influence carbon storage across an elevational gradient, finding two key strategies linked to carbon stocks.

Journal of Ecology · Sep 26, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology