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🆕 in "Ecological Monographs": Static models miss the mark—adding nonlinear, density-based facilitation helps predict coexistence, persistence, and realistic community dynamics
📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🆕 in "Ecological Monographs": Static models miss the mark—adding nonlinear, density-based facilitation helps predict coexistence, persistence, and realistic community dynamics
📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
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A 🆕 #OpenAccess Concise Review in "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment": What makes public engagement work? A review of 6 key attributes that help scientists connect meaningfully with communities—and vice versa
📄Six elements of effective public engagement with science
doi.org/10.1002/fee....
📄Six elements of effective public engagement with science
doi.org/10.1002/fee....
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A 🆕 #OpenAccess Concise Review in "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment": What makes public engagement work? A review of 6 key attributes that help scientists connect meaningfully with communities—and vice versa
📄Six elements of effective public engagement with science
doi.org/10.1002/fee....
📄Six elements of effective public engagement with science
doi.org/10.1002/fee....
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Another amazing paper from Tara Christensen - with a surprising result that nectar generalists (butterflies) are declining more than specialists. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Specialized flower visitation in montane butterflies is associated with positive population trajectories over time
Insect biodiversity is under threat from multiple stressors, including climate change and extreme weather. For butterflies, nectar resource use is an understudied trait in relation to population traj....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Another amazing paper from Tara Christensen - with a surprising result that nectar generalists (butterflies) are declining more than specialists. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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What to with you analysis of ecological data when you are missing some data points?
Check out this @ESAMonographs paper summarizing approaches and providing guidelines!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check out this @ESAMonographs paper summarizing approaches and providing guidelines!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Missing data in ecology: Syntheses, clarifications, and considerations
In ecology and related sciences, missing data are common and occur in a variety of different contexts. When missing data are not handled properly, subsequent statistical estimates tend to be biased, ....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
What to with you analysis of ecological data when you are missing some data points?
Check out this @ESAMonographs paper summarizing approaches and providing guidelines!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Check out this @ESAMonographs paper summarizing approaches and providing guidelines!
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Next up in our series on career opportunities in ecology: Christopher Adkinson from Geosyntec Consultants & William Bethel from Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Join us 11/18 at 2:00 PM ET for a conversation about career pathways & an opportunity to get direct advice!
https://ow.ly/By6f50XpwP0
https://ow.ly/By6f50XpwP0
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Next up in our series on career opportunities in ecology: Christopher Adkinson from Geosyntec Consultants & William Bethel from Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Join us 11/18 at 2:00 PM ET for a conversation about career pathways & an opportunity to get direct advice!
https://ow.ly/By6f50XpwP0
https://ow.ly/By6f50XpwP0
Deadline extended! At the request of a few nominators, we are extending the deadline for ESA Awards, Fellows & Early Career Fellows nominations to 11/20. Take advantage of this opportunity to elevate & celebrate important contributions to ecology -- get started today! https://esa.org/about/awards/
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Deadline extended! At the request of a few nominators, we are extending the deadline for ESA Awards, Fellows & Early Career Fellows nominations to 11/20. Take advantage of this opportunity to elevate & celebrate important contributions to ecology -- get started today! https://esa.org/about/awards/
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The @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social (ESA) Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) program is excited to host another Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) in Spring 2026. Participants will explore #4DEE Framework. Deadline to apply is Nov 21: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#HigherEd #STEMM #AcademicSky
#HigherEd #STEMM #AcademicSky
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social (ESA) Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) program is excited to host another Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) in Spring 2026. Participants will explore #4DEE Framework. Deadline to apply is Nov 21: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#HigherEd #STEMM #AcademicSky
#HigherEd #STEMM #AcademicSky
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The November cover of "Ecological Monographs" is here! British Columbia vineyards set the scene for new research on fungal pathogens, which reveals how human transit & agriculture may be driving some fungi toward broader host ranges
See the issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15577015...
See the issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15577015...
November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The November cover of "Ecological Monographs" is here! British Columbia vineyards set the scene for new research on fungal pathogens, which reveals how human transit & agriculture may be driving some fungi toward broader host ranges
See the issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15577015...
See the issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15577015...
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This month's "Ecosphere" cover features a common tern captured during a study on what these birds feed their chicks as ocean conditions change
Find the whole issue here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...
Find the whole issue here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This month's "Ecosphere" cover features a common tern captured during a study on what these birds feed their chicks as ocean conditions change
Find the whole issue here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...
Find the whole issue here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21508925...
Apply to join our 12-hour 4DEE Whole Course Planning Writing Retreat. We welcome applications w/ syllabi, modules & assessment rubrics from faculty who have already incorporated 4DEE and are ready to go to the next level.
Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/FuMR50XmrHk
Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/FuMR50XmrHk
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Apply to join our 12-hour 4DEE Whole Course Planning Writing Retreat. We welcome applications w/ syllabi, modules & assessment rubrics from faculty who have already incorporated 4DEE and are ready to go to the next level.
Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/FuMR50XmrHk
Learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/FuMR50XmrHk
Your input on an actionable research agenda is due tomorrow! We value the contributions of ecologists in all sectors and at all career levels.
The ESA Task Force on Actionable Ecological Research seeks input on advancing actionable, solutions-oriented, community-wide research priorities. Please review & share your thoughts by 11/5. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUttCw5mCGZvkfK-wjXIpD7XAj6w64TUJlwMqV9LCEn1U58A/viewform
Actionable ecological science priorities: An ESA community survey
ESA periodically convenes the scientific community to advance collective, forward-looking research agendas that can inform science agencies and sponsors, elevate and coordinate ecological research for and with communities, and guide science policy and governance.
The ESA Task Force on Actionable Ecological Research seeks your input on advancing the next iteration of community-wide research priorities that are solutions-oriented and actionable for solving urgent societal challenges. We will compile survey results to foster discussion, engage users of ecological information, and communicate...
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Your input on an actionable research agenda is due tomorrow! We value the contributions of ecologists in all sectors and at all career levels.
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Did you know "Ecology" publishes Statistical Innovations papers?
These articles spotlight cutting-edge methods that tackle pressing ecological questions and advance data analysis in the field. Learn more in our author guidelines: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
These articles spotlight cutting-edge methods that tackle pressing ecological questions and advance data analysis in the field. Learn more in our author guidelines: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Did you know "Ecology" publishes Statistical Innovations papers?
These articles spotlight cutting-edge methods that tackle pressing ecological questions and advance data analysis in the field. Learn more in our author guidelines: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
These articles spotlight cutting-edge methods that tackle pressing ecological questions and advance data analysis in the field. Learn more in our author guidelines: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...
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🔥Hot off the press:
We assessed intensities of hunting and recreation on the temporal activity of red & roe deer, wild boar, red fox, and lynx in the Bavarian Forest National Park, finding that hunting is a strong driver behind wildlife temporal behavior!
📄Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/eap....
We assessed intensities of hunting and recreation on the temporal activity of red & roe deer, wild boar, red fox, and lynx in the Bavarian Forest National Park, finding that hunting is a strong driver behind wildlife temporal behavior!
📄Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/eap....
Temporal displacement of the mammal community in a protected area due to hunting and recreational activities
Recreation (i.e., hiking and biking) and hunting can occur simultaneously in time and space, and both sources of disturbance affect wildlife behavior, leading to reactions resembling anti-predator be...
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🔥Hot off the press:
We assessed intensities of hunting and recreation on the temporal activity of red & roe deer, wild boar, red fox, and lynx in the Bavarian Forest National Park, finding that hunting is a strong driver behind wildlife temporal behavior!
📄Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/eap....
We assessed intensities of hunting and recreation on the temporal activity of red & roe deer, wild boar, red fox, and lynx in the Bavarian Forest National Park, finding that hunting is a strong driver behind wildlife temporal behavior!
📄Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/eap....
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🆕 in "Ecological Applications": On California's Santa Cruz Island, long-term data reveal complex vegetation shifts after removal of feral sheep, cows & pigs
📄Plant composition dynamics following non-native ungulate removal: Convergence, divergence, and novel ecosystems
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
📄Plant composition dynamics following non-native ungulate removal: Convergence, divergence, and novel ecosystems
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
November 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🆕 in "Ecological Applications": On California's Santa Cruz Island, long-term data reveal complex vegetation shifts after removal of feral sheep, cows & pigs
📄Plant composition dynamics following non-native ungulate removal: Convergence, divergence, and novel ecosystems
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
📄Plant composition dynamics following non-native ungulate removal: Convergence, divergence, and novel ecosystems
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
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Thank you @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social's Theoretical Ecology Section for the Best Theory paper award for our @science.org paper on eco-evo emergence of macroecological scaling!
esa.org/theory/award...
esa.org/theory/award...
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social's Theoretical Ecology Section for the Best Theory paper award for our @science.org paper on eco-evo emergence of macroecological scaling!
esa.org/theory/award...
esa.org/theory/award...
October research highlights from our journals! From Arctic food webs to beaver-powered fire resilience, biodiversity maintenance & sea star recovery — explore the latest ecological science in our new tip sheet📰
Find it here: esa.org/blog/2025/10...
📷 by Sean Johnson-Bice
Find it here: esa.org/blog/2025/10...
📷 by Sean Johnson-Bice
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
October research highlights from our journals! From Arctic food webs to beaver-powered fire resilience, biodiversity maintenance & sea star recovery — explore the latest ecological science in our new tip sheet📰
Find it here: esa.org/blog/2025/10...
📷 by Sean Johnson-Bice
Find it here: esa.org/blog/2025/10...
📷 by Sean Johnson-Bice
Society awards and honors matter. As Porche Spence told us, "receiving the ESA Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award profoundly enhanced my professional standing." This year's nomination deadline is 11/13, just a few days away -- get started now! https://esa.org/about/awards/
![North Carolina A&T State University's Porche Spence photographed in the field, with a quote from her superimposed: "Receiving the ESA Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award profoundly enhanced my professional standing, acting as a catalyst for growth and distinction. [It] fostered invaluable new collaborations and networking opportunities with colleagues at my university and across professional organizations, providing amazing career-accelerating opportunities."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h5oaklvdt66bu6wb5syxxvyv/bafkreia5xo4gvmnkrxs55fwv4qexpkouthgsjvismn2ab3ogg4pbzsnmfy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Society awards and honors matter. As Porche Spence told us, "receiving the ESA Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award profoundly enhanced my professional standing." This year's nomination deadline is 11/13, just a few days away -- get started now! https://esa.org/about/awards/
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How the #arts and #science can jointly protect #nature – our new article on building synergies between #art and #biodiversity #conservation now published in in Front. Ecol. Environ. @esajournals.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
How the #arts and #science can jointly protect #nature – our new article on building synergies between #art and #biodiversity #conservation now published in in Front. Ecol. Environ. @esajournals.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Ochre sea star populations on the Oregon Coast are showing signs of recovery, with many individuals from a recent "baby boom" now reaching adulthood and restoring their ecological role. doi.org/g98bj6
As ochre sea star 'baby boomers' grow up, species is showing signs of recovery
The "baby boom" of ochre sea stars that followed a population crash a decade ago is enabling the species to recover on the Oregon Coast, according to new research by scientists at Oregon State University and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
phys.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ochre sea star populations on the Oregon Coast are showing signs of recovery, with many individuals from a recent "baby boom" now reaching adulthood and restoring their ecological role. doi.org/g98bj6
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New paper! Terns differ in how they respond to changes in prey availability in the Gulf of Maine, with implications for the growth of their chicks. Isotopes + provisioning watches show that terns face trade-offs between prey quality & foraging distance.
dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New paper! Terns differ in how they respond to changes in prey availability in the Gulf of Maine, with implications for the growth of their chicks. Isotopes + provisioning watches show that terns face trade-offs between prey quality & foraging distance.
dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
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Don't forget to join us next Monday, November 3, for the Statistical Methods webinar series we are co-hosting with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section.
Dr. Richard Schuster will share about “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package.”
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Dr. Richard Schuster will share about “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package.”
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: EFI-ESA Stats Seminar: prioritizr R package. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This Statistical Methods seminar by the Ecological Forecasting Initiative and the Ecological Society of America Statistical Ecology Section is hosting Dr. Richard Schuster from Nature Conservancy of C...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Don't forget to join us next Monday, November 3, for the Statistical Methods webinar series we are co-hosting with the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Statistical Ecology Section.
Dr. Richard Schuster will share about “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package.”
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
Dr. Richard Schuster will share about “Decision support using the {prioritizr} R package.”
Register at: bit.ly/3H9A3wt
The Applied Ecology Section is hosting a webinar series for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
11/6, 7:00 PM ET *Where to draw the line? Using movement data to inform conservation decisions and conserve migratory waterbirds in East Asia* by Chi-Yeung (Jimmy) Choi: https://ow.ly/u2sQ50XkyYo
11/6, 7:00 PM ET *Where to draw the line? Using movement data to inform conservation decisions and conserve migratory waterbirds in East Asia* by Chi-Yeung (Jimmy) Choi: https://ow.ly/u2sQ50XkyYo
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ESA Applied Ecology Webinar I: Dr. Jimmy Choi. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ESA Applied Ecology Webinar I: Dr. Jimmy Choi. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Applied Ecology Section is hosting a webinar series for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
11/6, 7:00 PM ET *Where to draw the line? Using movement data to inform conservation decisions and conserve migratory waterbirds in East Asia* by Chi-Yeung (Jimmy) Choi: https://ow.ly/u2sQ50XkyYo
11/6, 7:00 PM ET *Where to draw the line? Using movement data to inform conservation decisions and conserve migratory waterbirds in East Asia* by Chi-Yeung (Jimmy) Choi: https://ow.ly/u2sQ50XkyYo
Our MacArthur Award is given every other year for meritorious contributions by a mid-career ecologist. In addition to cash and a globe, winners give the MacArthur lecture at the Annual Meeting.
Whose work will you recognize? Start your nomination today! https://esa.org/about/awards/
Whose work will you recognize? Start your nomination today! https://esa.org/about/awards/
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Our MacArthur Award is given every other year for meritorious contributions by a mid-career ecologist. In addition to cash and a globe, winners give the MacArthur lecture at the Annual Meeting.
Whose work will you recognize? Start your nomination today! https://esa.org/about/awards/
Whose work will you recognize? Start your nomination today! https://esa.org/about/awards/
Reminder: Please submit your thoughts to the task force by next Wednesday, 11/15!
The ESA Task Force on Actionable Ecological Research seeks input on advancing actionable, solutions-oriented, community-wide research priorities. Please review & share your thoughts by 11/5. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUttCw5mCGZvkfK-wjXIpD7XAj6w64TUJlwMqV9LCEn1U58A/viewform
Actionable ecological science priorities: An ESA community survey
ESA periodically convenes the scientific community to advance collective, forward-looking research agendas that can inform science agencies and sponsors, elevate and coordinate ecological research for and with communities, and guide science policy and governance.
The ESA Task Force on Actionable Ecological Research seeks your input on advancing the next iteration of community-wide research priorities that are solutions-oriented and actionable for solving urgent societal challenges. We will compile survey results to foster discussion, engage users of ecological information, and communicate...
docs.google.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Reminder: Please submit your thoughts to the task force by next Wednesday, 11/15!
Join us for a special water cooler chat hosted by the Inclusive Ecology Section -- Law & Policy in the Ecology Classroom 10/30 at 4:00 PM ET by Ohio Wesleyan's Laurel Anderson
https://esa.zoom.us/meeting/register/qtZ41TL0QFC0lKWVTmdmhg
https://esa.zoom.us/meeting/register/qtZ41TL0QFC0lKWVTmdmhg
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Law & Policy in the Ecology Classroom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join us on Thursday October 30 at 4 pm ET for a conversation about civic engagement and discussing STEM-related law and policy in the classroom. In small groups, on we’ll share ideas and experiences related to questions such as, how do I foster a classroom environment where students can respectfully share their perspectives and feel empowered to make a difference on an issue they care about?
esa.zoom.us
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Join us for a special water cooler chat hosted by the Inclusive Ecology Section -- Law & Policy in the Ecology Classroom 10/30 at 4:00 PM ET by Ohio Wesleyan's Laurel Anderson
https://esa.zoom.us/meeting/register/qtZ41TL0QFC0lKWVTmdmhg
https://esa.zoom.us/meeting/register/qtZ41TL0QFC0lKWVTmdmhg