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, the Cambridge Philosophical Society, and the Higher Education Academy.

• PhD: The Ecology and Diversity of the Animal Communities of a Rainforest Canopy Epiphyte
  Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, 2003

’Rydwyf yn fodlon goruchwylio cwrs PhD

2025

• CyhoeddwydBedrock 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., Ion 2025, Yn: Geoderma. 453, 117136.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydWood trait-decay relationships vary with topography and rainfall seasonality in a subtropical forest in China
  Wu, D., Chen, Y., Ellwood, M. D. F., Shao, Z., Wang, Y., H. C. Cornelissen, J. & Chu, C., 11 Chwef 2025, Yn: Journal of Ecology. 113, 3, t. 763-777
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2024

• CyhoeddwydExtinction and Ecosystem Function Debt Across Dispersal Rate and Behaviour in a Heterogeneous Metacommunity Model
  Ai, D., Ostling, A. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 28 Hyd 2024, Yn: Diversity and Distributions. 30, 12
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuIntraspecific 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 Maw 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Soil Ecology Letters. 6, 4
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydParental 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., Gorff 2024, Yn: Journal of Biogeography. 51, 7, t. 1185-1198 14 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2023

• CyhoeddwydTree species richness increases spatial variation but not overall wood decomposition
  Donghao Wu, D., Seibold, S., Pietsch, K., Ellwood, M. D. F. & Yu, M., 4 Meh 2023, Yn: Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2022

• CyhoeddwydA spatially implicit model fails to predict the structure of spatially explicit metacommunities under high dispersal
  Ai, D. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Rhag 2022, Yn: Ecological Modelling. 474, 110151.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydDifferential effects of vegetation and climate on termite diversity and damage
  Wu, D., Seibold, S., Ellwood, M. D. F. & Chu, C., Rhag 2022, Yn: Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 12, t. 2922-2935 14 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydFungal 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., Awst 2022, Yn: Oikos. 2022, 8, t. e08992
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydPublic 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., Meh 2022, Yn: Journal of Oil Palm Research. 34, 2, t. 248-260
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2021

• CyhoeddwydComparable 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 Chwef 2021, Yn: Science of the Total Environment. 754
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydPlant-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 Hyd 2021, Yn: Ecological Entomology. 46, 5, t. 1026-1035 10 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2020

• CyhoeddwydA 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 Ion 2020, Yn: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydBird's nest ferns promote resource sharing by centipedes
  Phillips, J. W., Chung, A. Y. C., Edgecombe, G. D. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Maw 2020, Yn: Biotropica. 52, 2, SI, t. 335-344 10 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydEpiphytic suspended soils from Borneo and Amazonia differ in their microbial community composition
  Donald, J., Maxfield, P., Leroy, C. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Gorff 2020, Yn: Acta Oecologica. 106
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydFungal 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 Tach 2020, (Authorea).
  Allbwn ymchwil: Papur gweithio › Rhagargraffiad
• CyhoeddwydSoil 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 Chwef 2020, Yn: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29, 2, t. 345-354 10 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2018

• CyhoeddwydSpecies abundance distributions as a proxy for the niche-neutrality continuum
  Wang, X., Ellwood, M. D. F., Ai, D., Zhang, R. & Wang, G., 1 Meh 2018, Yn: JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY. 11, 3, t. 445-452 8 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydTemporal 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 Ion 2018, Yn: Ecology and Evolution. 8, 1, t. 120-127 8 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe 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 Maw 2018, Yn: RESTORATION ECOLOGY. 26, 2, t. 220-226 7 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2017

• CyhoeddwydBiogeochemistry 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. (gol.). Cham: Springer International Publishing, t. 129-149 21 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
• CyhoeddwydColonisation of epiphytic ferns by skinks and geckos in the high canopy of a Bornean rainforest
  Donald, J., Clegg, J. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2017, Yn: Herpetological Bulletin.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydHow tropical epiphytes at the Eden Project contribute to rainforest canopy science
  Donald, J., Maxfield, P. J., Murray, D. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2017, Yn: Sibbaldia. 14, t. 55-68 14 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydPhysical 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 Rhag 2017, Yn: Forests. 8, 12
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2016

• CyhoeddwydCompetition can lead to unexpected patterns in tropical ant communities
  Ellwood, M. D. F., Bluethgen, N., Fayle, T. M., Foster, W. A. & Menzel, F., 1 Awst 2016, Yn: Acta Oecologica. 75, t. 24-34 11 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2015

• CyhoeddwydGround rules
  Dawkins, T. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2015, Yn: Biologist. 62, t. 26-30 5 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2013

• CyhoeddwydMigration and niche partitioning simultaneously increase species richness and rarity
  Ai, D., Chu, C., Ellwood, M. D. F., Hou, R. & Wang, G., 10 Meh 2013, Yn: Ecological Modelling. 258, t. 33-39 7 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2012

• CyhoeddwydPositive 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 Hyd 2012, Yn: JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY. 5, 4, t. 417-421 5 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydSpatial variation in the macrobenthic assemblages of intertidal seagrass along the long axis of an estuary
  Barnes, R. S. K. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 20 Hyd 2012, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 112, SI, t. 173-182 10 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe 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 Chwef 2012, Yn: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 98, t. 119-125 7 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2011

• CyhoeddwydEstablishing 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 Tach 2011, Yn: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 366, 1582, t. 3277-3291 15 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydMacrobenthic 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 Tach 2011, Yn: BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 104, 3, t. 527-540 14 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydOn the vapour trail of an atmospheric imprint in insects
  Ellwood, M. D. F., Northfield, R. G. W., Mejia-Chang, M. & Griffiths, H., 23 Awst 2011, Yn: Biology letters. 7, 4, t. 601-604 4 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydThe significance of shore height in intertidal macrobenthic seagrass ecology and conservation
  Barnes, R. S. K. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 1 Tach 2011, Yn: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 21, 7, t. 614-624 11 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2009

• CyhoeddwydStochastic and deterministic processes jointly structure tropical arthropod communities
  Ellwood, M. D. F., Manica, A. & Foster, W. A., 1 Ebr 2009, Yn: Ecology Letters. 12, 4, t. 277-284 8 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2008

• CyhoeddwydBird'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, Yn: Antenna. 32, t. 34-37 4 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl

2006

• CyhoeddwydArthropod 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 Medi 2006, Yn: Biotropica. 38, 5, t. 643-652 10 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2004

• CyhoeddwydDoubling the estimate of invertebrate biomass in a rainforest canopy
  Ellwood, M. & Foster, W., 3 Meh 2004, Yn: Nature. 429, 6991, t. 549-551 3 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2002

• CyhoeddwydCanopy ferns in lowland dipterocarp forest support a prolific abundance of ants, termites, and other invertebrates
  Ellwood, M., Jones, D. & Foster, W., 1 Rhag 2002, Yn: Biotropica. 34, 4, t. 575-583 9 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydTechniques 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, t. 24-28
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod
• CyhoeddwydTechniques 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, t. 115-119
  Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Pennod

2001

• CyhoeddwydAn intriguing new genus of scuttle fly [Diptera: Phoridae] from Borneo
  Disney, R. H. L. & Ellwood, M. D. F., 2001, Yn: Fragmenta Faunistica. 44, 2, t. 319-328
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
• CyhoeddwydLine Insertion Techniques for the Study of High Forest Canopies
  Ellwood, M. D. F. & Foster, W. A., 2001, Yn: Selbyana. 22, 1
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

2000

• CyhoeddwydThe 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 Medi 2000, Yn: Biotropica. 32, 3, t. 515-522 8 t.
  Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid

• NERC Envision Studentship [Miss Tilly Edwards] 2023-2027: Establishing the relative importance of a rainforest microcosm in oil palm plantations.

• Welsh Crucible 2022-2023: Small worlds solve big problems by revealing the gas exchange of an entire ecosystem.