Emilie Ellis

A new paper demonstrates a clear latitudinal gradient in responses of the Finnish moth communities to warming climate. This work is based on the Finnish #mothmonitoring dataset gathered @syke.fi.

Recent community warming of moths in Finland is driven by extinction in the north and colonisation in the south - Nature Communications As Finland’s climate warms, cold-adapted moths are disappearing in the north while warm-loving species move in from the south. This shift in insect communities highlights the threat climate change pos...

🚨 Just out in Nature Communications from my current work with fantastic collaborators @rececochange.bsky.social !

We show that moth communities are experiencing an overall “warming,” with a clear latitudinal pattern: extinction in the north and colonisation in the south.
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Cool new research by @e-ellis1.bsky.social Moths & hoverflies are more sensitive to urbanisation than bees, but urban trees boost moth species richness in UK cities. #teammoth 🌍 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Check out the coverage of our @royalsociety.org Proc B paper out today.

Drivers of nocturnal and diurnal pollinating insect declines in urban landscapes | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Insect pollinators are essential for terrestrial ecosystems, delivering key ecosystem functions in the face of anthropogenic disturbance. Urbanization may be a key threat to pollinator communities. Ho...

🚨New research in Proc B! We show hoverflies & moths are more sensitive to urbanisation compared to bees, but tree canopies & semi-natural greenspaces help boost urban pollinator diversity. doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

My sister Orla and team just changed our understanding of the fossil record! 😍

Check out our new paper just published in PNAS! Our cross-taxon analysis (🦅🌿🦋) revealed that boreal communities are losing cold-affiliated species + becoming thermally homogenised under climate warming.
Led by Jussi Mäkinen
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2415260122

@pnas.org @rececochange.bsky.social

The Winter Solstice is one of my favourite days of the year! It only gets better from here ☀️