Xiao Feng

Xiao Feng

@ecomodeler.bsky.social

Quantitative ecologist and biogeographer @ UNC Chapel Hill http://lab.fengxiao.info/

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Eric Riddell
@ecophysiology.bsky.social

Phew! With a lot of blood, sweat, and tears over the years, we introduce a new way of thinking about thermal performance curves in endotherms. We propose that thermal imbalance, quantified using net sensible heat flux, provides a helpful axis for predicting performance. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

pnas.orgPNASProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
Xiao Feng
@ecomodeler.bsky.social

🧪A new study from our lab! Led by @luisaguirre.bsky.social: we analyzed 383 pollination, seed-dispersal & host–parasite networks worldwide. Climate mostly shapes network structure, but human impact hits bird- and insect-mediated networks hardest. 📄 doi.org/10.1111/geb.70246 #Ecology #Biogeography

doi.orgThe Multifaceted Effects of Anthropogenic and Climatic Factors on Ecological NetworksAim Biotic interactions, such as pollination, seed dispersal, and parasitism, are key for biodiversity and ecosystem function. Ecological networks quantify the structure of biotic interactions, prov...
Xiao Feng
@ecomodeler.bsky.social

In a follow-up study of HiBAM framework, we ask how important are humans compared with climate in shaping mammalian distributions? We found that human impacts are comparable to, and sometimes exceed, the effects of climate in shaping mammalian distributions 🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

onlinelibrary.wiley.comHuman Impacts, Climate, and Trait‐Mediated Responses in Contemporary Mammal DistributionsAim Human impacts are increasingly recognized as drivers of biogeographic patterns, yet it remains unclear whether they match or potentially surpass climate in shaping species distributions. Here we...
Xiao Feng
@ecomodeler.bsky.social

Excited to share our study of the latitudinal diversity gradient and how it may be modified by humans. Working with millions of bird observations across ~500 cities, we found that cities significantly flattened the diversity gradient for native birds in winter. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

nature.comCities alter the latitudinal diversity gradient of birds in North America - Nature CitiesUrbanization considerably modifies the latitudinal diversity gradient of birds in North America, with native species exhibiting a flatter gradient in cities compared to surrounding areas, particularly...
Xiao Feng
@ecomodeler.bsky.social

We are recruiting graduate students to join the Quantitative Biogeography Lab at UNC Chapel Hill. Our research commonly uses big data and modeling techniques to explore biogeography and biodiversity patterns across large spatial scales 🌎. Please see more details here: lab.fengxiao.info/join/

lab.fengxiao.info join us | Quantitative Ecology and Biogeography Lab The Xiao Lab studies quantitative ecology, biogeography, biodiversity informatics, ecological niche modeling, and global change.

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