Dr Farnon Ellwood

Senior Lecturer in Ecology & Conservation

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

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

    Compton, SG., Ellwood, MDF., Davis, AJ. & Welch, K., 1 Sept 2000, In: Biotropica. 32, 3, p. 515-522 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Ground rules

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

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

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

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

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

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

    Ellwood, MDF., Jones, DT. & Foster, WA., 1 Dec 2002, In: Biotropica. 34, 4, p. 575-583 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. E-pub ahead of print

    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., 19 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Biogeography.

    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. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  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. 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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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