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A friendly reminder #ESA2026 workshop, short course, special session & field trip proposals are due 12/4 @ 5:00 PM ET. These sessions add immense value & help to transmit vital scientific skills & insights to other ecologists. Help make this program great!
https://ow.ly/ewLM50Xyo07
A promotional image of ecologist Adriana L. Romero Olivares, with a quote written next to her: "I organized this special session to bring attention to the impacts of global change on drylands, which are often overlooked compared to other ecosystems, and to connect with others working on similar systems. The session revealed shared research themes and highlighted key knowledge gaps than can help move the field forward."
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Thankful for our members and their commitment to each other -- as of last week's deadline, we received the greatest number of awards and fellows nominations as we had in many years. 👏👏Well done to you all ... and stay tuned for leadership nominations in the coming weeks!
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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🆕 & #OpenAccess in "Ecological Applications": Ocean models, particle tracking, and DNA data reveal marine larval routes linking deep-sea seamounts

📄Seamount larval dispersal networks: A potential strategy for conserving ecological connectivity from deep-sea mining
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
Modeled larval dispersal networks. The results for depths of (a) 100 m, (b) 600 m, (c) 1000 m, and (d) 1500 m are shown. Yellow, thicker edges indicate higher dispersal probabilities. The edges with dispersal probabilities of <0.1% are shown in black. The edges are directional, curving counterclockwise from the beginning points to the end points. Red indicates seamounts with contract areas for cobalt-rich crust exploration as of July 2024; magenta indicates seamounts whose contract area was relinquished in July 2024; and blue indicates other seamounts. The bathymetric contours are drawn at intervals of 2000 m
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Spatial distribution of rare and common phytoplankton taxa is controlled by geospatial and physicochemical variables esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #jcampubs
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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🧪🐷🦌New paper out today on (lack of) competition between native deer and wild pigs: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Leveraging multiple data sources to assess competition between introduced wild pigs and native deer
Introduced species have diverse impacts on native wildlife and ecosystems. Negative effects of introduced species on native species through competition or amensalism are frequently hypothesized, but ...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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⚡️ New Paper ⚡️
“Indigenous invisibility: Gaps in education about Indigenous peoples among environmental decision-makers” led by Dr. Brittany Hunt (Virginia Tech).

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #EnvironmentalJustice #Lumbee #geosky 🌎
Indigenous invisibility: Gaps in education about Indigenous peoples among environmental decision‐makers
Millions of Indigenous people belong to hundreds of Tribal nations and self-determined communities throughout the United States. Many of these groups continue to steward lands and waters that have sh...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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🆕 & #OpenAccess in "Ecological Monographs": Coexistence in the Serengeti isn’t simple: body size, dental traits, and water needs together shape how herbivores divide space and food

📄Multidimensional resource partitioning by Serengeti herbivores
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
Multidimensional resource partitioning by large herbivores. Herbivores can reduce interspecific competition for food by selecting different sites (space), different plant taxa, and different plant organs. In this graphic, herbivores partition space, plant species, and organs in relation to three key trade-offs: Grazer-browser continuum, forage quality–quantity continuum, and water requirements continuum. Here, we use functional traits as proxies for the positioning of 15 large-herbivore species along these three axes to integrate multiple dimensions of food partitioning. We investigate their ability to explain partitioning of space and plant taxa (we did not consider partitioning of plant parts in this study). Underlined traits have been used as proxies for the three dimensions in this study
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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🆕 in "Ecology": Who spreads more disease - males or females? At least in water fleas, it depends on temperature

📄The sicker sex is plastic: Thermal plasticity determines sex biases in pathogen transmission
doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Some possible forms of sex-specific plasticity in each infection component and how they may lead to non-intuitive predictions for sex-biases in pathogen transmission. Using a horizontally transmitted pathogen as an example, transmission capacity through each sex depends on the sex-specific differences in host susceptibility, pathogen loads, and death rates. Hypothetically, each component could have a unique form of sex-specific plasticity – susceptibility might be plastic only for males (i.e., sex-specific), equally plastic in both sexes in the same direction (i.e., equivalent), and equally plastic in both sexes but in opposing directions (i.e., divergent). Yet considering overall disease spread would suggest a strong male-bias in transmission in environment 1, but no bias at all in environment 2, and that this shift in the extent of the ‘sicker sex’ (in regard to the sex where pathogen transmission is highest) would be underpinned entirely by plasticity in male transmission only.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Next week, don't miss this unique workshop on an excellent technique for effective ecology education!
ecologicalsociety.bsky.social Ecological Society of America @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social · 15d
New workshop! *Drawing as a Teaching Tool for Learning in the Ecology Classroom, Lab & Field* 12/2 @ 2:00 PM ET. Learn practical drawing tools to enhance observation, generate questions, spark interest & encourage exploration @sciencecandance.bsky.social
https://ow.ly/2WkF50XqEaL
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November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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ICYMI: Last week's chat with Christopher Adkison & William Bethel on their personal career journeys in ecology.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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New jobs this week!
*Asst Prof Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Fisheries & Natl Resources Mississippi State University
*Chair Coastal & Marine Sciences, VIMS William & Mary
*Plant Conservation Postdoc San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
*Asste or Full Prof UTSA

See more & apply https://ow.ly/QsJj50XwTCt
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18 jobs to view and apply for now with ESACareers Career Center
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November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Take three minutes to look at pretty birds, explore radar data, and see how we connect the structure of skies to MacArthur's ideas of niche partitioning. 📡🐦☁️🎧
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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A new blog post by ESA member @climategeek.bsky.social shares perspectives from attending COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference being held in Belém, Brazil. Hear about what she has seen, what major themes are emerging & what's to come. https://ow.ly/Wo5f50XuJna
a photo of the entrance of the COP30 meeting in Brazil, on a dark night it is a well-lit, colorful facade with people milling about in the entranceway; photo credit: Astrid Caldas
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Why do so many ecologists share common feelings of disconnection between their research goals and real-world impact? 🌍

Our new article in #FE&E explores the constraints that limit ecological research and how we can mitigate them. 👇

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Overcoming barriers that limit the impact of ecological research
Ecology and conservation researchers have diverse goals that often include both personal career aspirations and desires to enhance the well-being of the natural world and its inhabitants. Perception ....
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November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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🌟 It’s that time of year again—time to renew your
@ecologicalsociety.bsky.social membership! 🌟

Make the most of it by joining @esalatamcarib.bsky.social to connect with our global community.

💡 Joining 1 chapter is free, and extras are just $5.

📣 When you renew, select “Latin American Chapter”!
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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📣New workshop series! *Future-proof Your Science Career* from Cassie Briggs, PhD at Success in Science Career Coaching is a 3-part series kicking off in January. Join individual events or register for the bundle to save even more! https://ow.ly/Oqbf50XualQ
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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🆕 & #OpenAccess in "Ecological Monographs": Roots and fungi team up differently as forests age, resulting in movement along a nutrient acquisition continuum over time

📄Root-mycorrhizal foraging strategies shift with forest age more than with nitrogen manipulation
doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
Nutrient foraging continuum shifts with stand age in the temperate larch forest. Tree nutrient foraging depends on (c) root and (d) mycorrhizal traits, and (b) associated fungi and (a) interacts with soil-associated fungi. (e) When a young sapling grows, the root system architecture parameters, such as root biomass or root length density, allometrically grow with the shoot (gray line); however, the proportion of carbon investment to resource acquiring organs is likely to decrease as the forest ages, and the root segment metabolic activity, such as respiration, declines (brown line). As a result, the ectomycorrhizal fungi foraging type adapts to the combinations of root carbon supplies and the quantity and quality of soil nutrients; thus, long-distance exploration types are likely to become short-distance types when soil inorganic N accumulates over time. Overall, the nutrient foraging shifts from an “explorative strategy” of young stands to a "conservative strategy" of mature stands.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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New deep sea ecology research in our #OpenAccess journal "Ecosphere"!⬇️
squamiferum.bsky.social C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum.bsky.social · 8d
[New Paper] Reveals an unexpectedly high animal diversity at Nankai Trough cold seeps: 80 species incl. >10 new discoveries!
OPEN ACCESS in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecosphere:
doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

This is the 1st paper from the June 2025 JAMSTEC x @oceancensus.bsky.social "SHINKAI" cruise.
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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🆕 & #OpenAccess in "Ecological Applications": Tree seeds in the canopy can beat the heat, sometimes fueling surprise forest comebacks after extreme fires

📄Canopy seed survival through extreme fire in non-serotinous conifers: An unexpected source of forest resilience
doi.org/10.1002/eap....
Canopy seed survival conceptual model and key environmental gradients evaluated. (a) Hypothetical timeline of reproductive phenology and its relation to the presence of viable canopy seeds. (b, c) Location of study plots within the Caldor Fire (b) and Dixie Fire (c), with background shading indicating burn date. (d) Drone-derived orthomosaic from 2022 of a section of the Caldor Fire, exhibiting gradients between surviving green trees (green), killed trees with low canopy burn fraction (brown) and killed trees with high canopy burn fraction (gray-black), and indicating the locations of five edge plots (green points), interior plots with low canopy burn fraction (brown points) and interior plots with high canopy burn fraction (black points). (e) An example of a stand with low canopy burn fraction, with abundant yellow pine cones and seedlings. (f) An example of a plot with high canopy burn fraction, with yellow pine cones but few seedlings.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🆕 & #OpenAccess in "Ecology": A new model predicts hibernation changes under warming & is flexible enough for species from bats to bears

📄A mechanistic model of endotherm hibernation applied to the endangered mountain pygmy possum under climate change
doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
Comparison of predicted and observed outputs for regular and hibernating metabolic activity for the (a) hoary bat, (b) mountain pygmy possum, (c) alpine marmot, and (d) black bear. Black circles and triangles are values from laboratory experiments performed on these non-hibernating and hibernating animals, respectively. No data for hibernating black bears could be found. Red and blue lines are predictions from the standard and torpor models, respectively, while the coloured dots represent predictions from models with different physiological parameters.
November 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/17/p...
Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees - Berkeley News
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon whil...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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A 30-year survey of Pacific Northwestern birds indicates that most populations remain stable or have increased at higher elevations, suggesting notable resilience to recent climate warming. doi.org/hbbptp
30-year 'snapshot' of Pacific Northwestern birds shows their surprising resilience
A 30-year "snapshot study" of birds in the Pacific Northwest is showing their surprising resilience in the face of climate change.
phys.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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How are Pacific NW mountain birds responding to climate change?

I got up at 4:00 am for a month to find out.

but first the backstory, or "how I spent seven years telling everyone this project wasn't possible"

new paper here:
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November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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🆕 in "Earth Stewardship": Can outdoor learning reshape kids’ views of nature? A new study measures how flexible these perceptions are, and how much environmental education can make a difference

📄Quantifying plasticity of children's visions of nature
doi.org/10.1002/eas2...
Environmental education as an instrument to nudge people's visions of nature. Visions of nature have three complementary dimensions: normative, expressive, and cognitive, that underlie the relationships and interactions between people and nature. Environmental education can influence these different dimensions of people's visions of nature by facilitating shifts from human-centered to nature-centered views of nature (normative dimension), building positive emotions and associations with nature (expressive dimension), and increasing the understanding of nature functioning (cognitive dimension).
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Congratulations to Luanna Prevost of ABE Tampa, on receiving Ecological Society of America‬’s Eugene P. Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education! https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/chronicles/2025/integrative-biology-professor-earns-top-honor-for-inspiring-next-generation-of-ecologists.aspx
Professor earns top honor for inspiring next generation of ecologists
University of South Florida
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November 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM