🔍 In this study, we explored bottom-up trophic dynamics between functional groups of moths and birds in Finland’s boreal region 🦋➡️🐦 Our findings highlight critical dynamics in food webs shaped by species traits. (2/6) #EcologyLetters #TrophicInteractions #BorealEcosystems #Ecology - ThreadSky

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mahtabyazdanian.bsky.social • 55 days ago

🔍 In this study, we explored bottom-up trophic dynamics between functional groups of moths and birds in Finland’s boreal region 🦋➡️🐦 Our findings highlight critical dynamics in food webs shaped by species traits. (2/6)

#EcologyLetters
#TrophicInteractions
#BorealEcosystems
#Ecology

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mahtabyazdanian.bsky.social•55 days ago

🧩 Key findings:
(1) Moths overwintering as eggs or adults appear to have important roles in providing breeding season food for resident and long-distance migrating forest birds. 🐛 ➡️ 🏡🐦/ ✈️🐦🌍 (3/6)

#ResearchHighlights
#ScienceCommunication

mahtabyazdanian.bsky.social•55 days ago

(2) Moth abundance has a stronger bottom-up effect on insectivorous birds at high than at low latitudes, i.e., north-boreal zone 🧭⬆️📍, where breeding seasons are shorter and food webs simpler. ❄️🌳🕸️

(3) Functional traits = 🔑! (4/6)

#FunctionalTraits
#HighLatitudes

mahtabyazdanian.bsky.social•55 days ago

✨ Our approach integrates functional traits and long-term data (26 years!) to show how trophic interactions are shaped by seasonal timing, species traits, and regional diversity. A small step forward in understanding ecosystems amid global insect declines! 🌍📉 (5/6)

#LongTermStudies

mahtabyazdanian.bsky.social•55 days ago

📝 Read the full paper here: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14467.
Huge thanks to my inspirational supervisors Dr. Sami M. Kivelä, Prof. Thomas Merckx and Dr. Tuomas Kankaanpää @bugwebs.bsky.social and co-authors who made this possible! 💡✨🙌
@poyryjuha.bsky.social

To more discoveries in 2025! 🚀🌟 (6/6)

mahtabyazdanian.bsky.social•55 days ago

Not many of our co-authors are on BlueSky yet, and I just realized I missed tagging @aksulehikoinen.bsky.social, one of the key collaborators managing Finland's bird monitoring scheme at @nathist.bsky.social, and @sykefi.bsky.social which manages the national moth monitoring scheme! 🙏😊👏

bmwildermuth.bsky.social•55 days ago

#forestecol 🍁

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