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Dr Farnon Ellwood

Teaching & Research Lectureship

farnon.ellwood@bangor.ac.uk

0000-0002-9052-1146

Dr Farnon Ellwood

View Dr Farnon Ellwood’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Overview

As an entomologist specialising in community ecology, I am interested in the patterns and processes structuring natural and modified ecosystems. My work combines theoretical ecology with experiments to understand how the evolutionary relationships of tropical arthropods influence their ecological interactions. My field sites are in Danum Valley, an area of pristine tropical rainforest in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, and in the neighbouring oil palm plantations. My ultimate goal is to develop theoretical frameworks that can be used to conserve tropical biodiversity by informing sustainable management practices.

I am a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Society of Biology, and the Higher Education Academy.

Qualifications

  • BSc: Animal Science Newcastle University
  • PhD: The Ecology and Diversity of the Animal Communities of a Rainforest Canopy Epiphyte. University of Cambridge

Publications

2022

  • PublishedA 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDifferential 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedFungal 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPublic 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedComparable 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPlant-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 journal › Article › peer-review

2020

  • PublishedA 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedBird'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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedEpiphytic 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedFungal 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
    Research output: Other contribution
  • PublishedSoil 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2018

  • PublishedSpecies 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTemporal 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2017

  • PublishedBiogeochemistry 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 proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedColonisation 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedHow 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPhysical 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2016

  • PublishedCompetition 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2015

  • PublishedGround rules
    Dawkins, T. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2015, In: Biologist. 62, p. 26-30 5 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

  • PublishedMigration 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2012

  • PublishedPositive 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSpatial 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2011

  • PublishedEstablishing 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedMacrobenthic 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedOn 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2009

  • PublishedStochastic 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2008

  • PublishedBird'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 journal › Article

2006

  • PublishedArthropod 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 Sep 2006, In: Biotropica. 38, 5, p. 643-652 10 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2004

  • PublishedDoubling 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2002

  • PublishedCanopy 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTechniques 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 proceeding › Chapter
  • PublishedTechniques 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 proceeding › Chapter

2001

  • PublishedAn 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 journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedLine 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 journal › Article › peer-review

2000

  • PublishedThe 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 Sep 2000, In: Biotropica. 32, 3, p. 515-522 8 p.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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