Dr Farnon Ellwood

Senior Lecturer in Ecology & Conservation

  1. Article › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  2. Bird's nest ferns: Islands of biodiversity in the rainforest canopy

    Fayle, T. M., Ellwood, M. D. F., Turner, E. C., Snaddon, J. L., Yusah, K. M. & Foster, W. A., 2008, In: Antenna. 32, p. 34-37 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  3. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  4. A Research Agenda for Microclimate Ecology in Human-Modified Tropical Forests

    Jucker, T., Jackson, T. D., Zellweger, F., Swinfield, T., Gregory, N., Williamson, J., Slade, E. M., Phillips, J. W., Bittencourt, P. R. L., Blonder, B., Boyle, M. J. W., Ellwood, M. D. F., Hemprich-Bennett, D., Lewis, O. T., Matula, R., Senior, R. A., Shenkin, A., Svatek, M. & Coomes, D. A., 17 Jan 2020, In: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    A spatially implicit model fails to predict the structure of spatially explicit metacommunities under high dispersal

    Ai, D. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Dec 2022, In: Ecological Modelling. 474, 110151.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. An intriguing new genus of scuttle fly [Diptera: Phoridae] from Borneo

    Disney, R. H. L. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2001, In: Fragmenta Faunistica. 44, 2, p. 319-328

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Arthropod abundance, canopy structure, and microclimate in a Bornean lowland tropical rain forest

    Dial, R. J., Ellwood, M. D. F., Turner, E. C. & Foster, W. A., 1 Sept 2006, In: Biotropica. 38, 5, p. 643-652 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Accepted/In press

    Bedrock modulates the elevational patterns of soil microbial communities

    He, X., Wang, R., S. Goll, D., Augusto, L., Nunan, N., Ellwood, M. D. F., Gao, Q., Huang, J., Qian, S., Zhang, Y., Shu, Z., Li, B. & Chu, C., 6 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Geoderma.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Bird's nest ferns promote resource sharing by centipedes

    Phillips, J. W., Chung, A. Y. C., Edgecombe, G. D. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Mar 2020, In: Biotropica. 52, 2, SI, p. 335-344 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Canopy ferns in lowland dipterocarp forest support a prolific abundance of ants, termites, and other invertebrates

    Ellwood, M., Jones, D. & Foster, W., 1 Dec 2002, In: Biotropica. 34, 4, p. 575-583 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Colonisation of epiphytic ferns by skinks and geckos in the high canopy of a Bornean rainforest

    Donald, J., Clegg, J. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2017, In: Herpetological Bulletin.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Comparable canopy and soil free-living nitrogen fixation rates in a lowland tropical forest

    Van Langenhove, L., Depaepe, T., Verryckt, L. T., Fuchslueger, L., Donald, J., Leroy, C., Moorthy, S. M. K., Gargallo-Garriga, A., Ellwood, M. D. F., Verbeeck, H., Van Der Straeten, D., Penuelas, J. & Janssens, I. A., 1 Feb 2021, In: Science of the Total Environment. 754

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. Competition can lead to unexpected patterns in tropical ant communities

    Ellwood, M. D. F., Bluethgen, N., Fayle, T. M., Foster, W. A. & Menzel, F., 1 Aug 2016, In: Acta Oecologica. 75, p. 24-34 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Differential effects of vegetation and climate on termite diversity and damage

    Wu, D., Seibold, S., Ellwood, M. D. F. & Chu, C., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 12, p. 2922-2935 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. Doubling the estimate of invertebrate biomass in a rainforest canopy

    Ellwood, M. & Foster, W., 3 Jun 2004, In: Nature. 429, 6991, p. 549-551 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Epiphytic suspended soils from Borneo and Amazonia differ in their microbial community composition

    Donald, J., Maxfield, P., Leroy, C. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Jul 2020, In: Acta Oecologica. 106

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  17. Establishing the evidence base for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function in the oil palm landscapes of South East Asia

    Foster, W. A., Snaddon, J. L., Turner, E. C., Fayle, T. M., Cockerill, T. D., Ellwood, M. D. F., Broad, G. R., Chung, A. Y. C., Eggleton, P., Khen, C. V. & Yusah, K. M., 27 Nov 2011, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 366, 1582, p. 3277-3291 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Extinction and Ecosystem Function Debt Across Dispersal Rate and Behaviour in a Heterogeneous Metacommunity Model

    Ai, D., Ostling, A. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 28 Oct 2024, In: Diversity and Distributions. 30, 12

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Fungal phylogeny and plant functional traits structure plant–rhizosphere fungi networks in a subtropical forest

    Zhu, C., Wang, Z., Luo, W., Feng, J., Chen, Y., He, D., Ellwood, M. D. F., Chu, C. & Li, Y., Aug 2022, In: Oikos. 2022, 8, p. e08992

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Ground rules

    Dawkins, T. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2015, In: Biologist. 62, p. 26-30 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. How tropical epiphytes at the Eden Project contribute to rainforest canopy science

    Donald, J., Maxfield, P. J., Murray, D. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2017, In: Sibbaldia. 14, p. 55-68 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. E-pub ahead of print

    Intraspecific functional traits and stable isotope signatures of ground-dwelling ants across an elevational gradient

    He, X., Liu, S., Nakamura, A., Ellwood, M. D. F., Zhou, S., Xing, S., Li, Y. & Wen, D., 14 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Soil Ecology Letters. 6, 4

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  23. Line Insertion Techniques for the Study of High Forest Canopies

    Ellwood, M. D. F. & Foster, W. A., 2001, In: Selbyana. 22, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  24. Macrobenthic assemblage structure in a cool-temperate intertidal dwarf eelgrass bed in comparison with those from lower latitudes

    Barnes, R. S. K. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Nov 2011, In: BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 104, 3, p. 527-540 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Migration and niche partitioning simultaneously increase species richness and rarity

    Ai, D., Chu, C., Ellwood, M. D. F., Hou, R. & Wang, G., 10 Jun 2013, In: Ecological Modelling. 258, p. 33-39 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. On the vapour trail of an atmospheric imprint in insects

    Ellwood, M. D. F., Northfield, R. G. W., Mejia-Chang, M. & Griffiths, H., 23 Aug 2011, In: Biology letters. 7, 4, p. 601-604 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  27. Published

    Parental material and climate jointly determine the biomass and diversity of soil microbial communities along an elevational gradient on a subtropical karst mountain

    He, X., Zeng, L., Zhu, G., Ellwood, M. D. F., Zhou, L., Huang, J., Wang, C., Li, W., Lin, D., Wei, P., Liu, S., Luo, M., Zhang, Y.-H. & Yang, Y., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Biogeography. 51, 7, p. 1185-1198 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  28. Physical Conditions Regulate the Fungal to Bacterial Ratios of a Tropical Suspended Soil

    Donald, J., Bonnett, S., Cutler, M., Majalap, N., Maxfield, P. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Dec 2017, In: Forests. 8, 12

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Plant-caterpillar food web: Integrating leaf stoichiometry and phylogeny

    Zhu, C., Zhang, M., Chen, Y., Yin, D., He, D., Fang, S., Ellwood, M. D. F. & Chu, C., 1 Oct 2021, In: Ecological Entomology. 46, 5, p. 1026-1035 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  30. Positive interactions can produce species-rich communities and increase species turnover through time

    Wang, Y., Ellwood, M. D. F., Maestre, F. T., Yang, Z., Wang, G. & Chu, C., 1 Oct 2012, In: JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY. 5, 4, p. 417-421 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  31. Published

    Public engagement promotes consumer choice in favour of sustainable palm oil

    Hobbs, L., Phillips, J. W., Staff, A. B., Goss, A., Fogg-Rogers, L. & Ellwood, M. D. F., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Oil Palm Research. 34, 2, p. 248-260

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Soil microbial biomass increases along elevational gradients in the tropics and subtropics but not elsewhere

    He, X., Hou, E., Veen, G. F., Ellwood, M. D. F., Dijkstra, P., Sui, X., Zhang, S., Wen, D. & Chu, C., 1 Feb 2020, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29, 2, p. 345-354 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  33. Spatial variation in the macrobenthic assemblages of intertidal seagrass along the long axis of an estuary

    Barnes, R. S. K. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 20 Oct 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 112, SI, p. 173-182 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Species abundance distributions as a proxy for the niche-neutrality continuum

    Wang, X., Ellwood, M. D. F., Ai, D., Zhang, R. & Wang, G., 1 Jun 2018, In: JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY. 11, 3, p. 445-452 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Stochastic and deterministic processes jointly structure tropical arthropod communities

    Ellwood, M. D. F., Manica, A. & Foster, W. A., 1 Apr 2009, In: Ecology Letters. 12, 4, p. 277-284 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Temporal effects of disturbance on community composition in simulated stage-structured plant communities

    Wang, Y., Wen, S., Ellwood, M. D. F., Miller, A. D. & Chu, C., 1 Jan 2018, In: Ecology and Evolution. 8, 1, p. 120-127 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  37. The critical scale of small-scale spatial variation in ecological patterns and processes in intertidal macrobenthic seagrass assemblages

    Barnes, R. S. K. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 10 Feb 2012, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 98, p. 119-125 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. The flight heights of chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in a lowland bornean rain forest: Fig wasps are the high fliers

    Compton, S., Ellwood, M., Davis, A. & Welch, K., 1 Sept 2000, In: Biotropica. 32, 3, p. 515-522 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. The relative importance of invertebrate and microbial decomposition in a rainforest restoration project

    Donald, J., Weir, I., Bonnett, S., Maxfield, P. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Mar 2018, In: RESTORATION ECOLOGY. 26, 2, p. 220-226 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. The significance of shore height in intertidal macrobenthic seagrass ecology and conservation

    Barnes, R. S. K. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Nov 2011, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 21, 7, p. 614-624 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  41. Published

    Tree species richness increases spatial variation but not overall wood decomposition

    Donghao Wu, D., Seibold, S., Pietsch, K., Ellwood, M. D. F. & Yu, M., 4 Jun 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  42. Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  43. Biogeochemistry in the Scales

    Bonnett, S. A. F., Maxfield, P. J., Hill, A. A. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2017, Mathematical Advances Towards Sustainable Environmental Systems. Furze, J. N., Swing, K., Gupta, A. K., McClatchey, R. H. & Reynolds, D. M. (eds.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 129-149 21 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  44. Techniques for inserting and positioning lines in forest canopies

    Ellwood, M. D. F., 2002, The Global Canopy Handbook: Techniques of Access and Study in the Forest Roof. Global Canopy, p. 24-28

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  45. Techniques for the study and removal of canopy epiphytes

    Ellwood, M. D. F. & Foster, W. A., 2002, The Global Canopy Handbook: Techniques of Access and Study in the Forest Roof. Global Canopy, p. 115-119

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  46. Preprint › Research
  47. Fungal phylogenies and plant functional traits structure root associated fungal networks in a subtropical forest

    Zhu, C., Wang, Z., Luo, W., Feng, J., Chen, Y., He, D., Ellwood, M. D. F., Chu, C. & Li, Y., 20 Nov 2020, (Authorea).

    Research output: Working paperPreprint