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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
Mar 19
EDITORS WANTED AT ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

-QUANTITATIVE ECOLOGY
-THEORETICAL ECOLOGY
-ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY
-EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY
-MARINE ECOLOGY
-PLANT ECOLOGY

EDITORS FOR OTHER DISCIPLINES NEEDED TOO
Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
Mar 17
The Ecological Monographs editorial board is growing! We're now accepting applications from ecologists interested in serving as subject-matter editors🙋

Visit our website for more information:
esa.org/publications/e…

And fill out this form to apply: surveymonkey.com/r/P8R8CTX
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Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
May 5
On mutualism, niches, species distributions, and clownfishes...now #OpenAccess in the journal 👇
Alberto Garcia@agarcjim
May 4
🚨New publication out!

Our results show how biotic dependencies propagate from local interactions to macroecological patterns.

🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70…

#clownfish #mutualism #macroevology
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Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
May 5
May cover reveal! Meet the wasp spider—bold stripes and a big climate story. New research shows its rapid northward spread is fueled by genetic change + plasticity, helping offspring thrive in colder temps

Browse the May issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15577015/2…
Cover of the May 2026 issue of Ecological Monographs
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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
Apr 21
OPEN CALL FOR EDITORS @ESAMonographs !!!

STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!

PLEASE RTW
Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
Mar 17
The Ecological Monographs editorial board is growing! We're now accepting applications from ecologists interested in serving as subject-matter editors🙋

Visit our website for more information:
esa.org/publications/e…

And fill out this form to apply: surveymonkey.com/r/P8R8CTX
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Federico Riva (@rivaecology.bsky.social)@rivaecology
Mar 23
We’re missing a global indicator to track insects. By analyzing thousands of butterfly populations, we highlight both promising signals and key challenges—showing why these taxa are strong candidates for building a Global Index to support conservation. conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…
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Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
Feb 5
Our February cover gets right to the root! This larch root and its fuzzy fungal partner were photographed as part of a study showing how roots & fungal allies shift their foraging strategies as forests age

Find the whole issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15577015/2…
Cover of the February 2026 issue of Ecological Monographs
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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
Jan 14
Fewer citations for ecologists and ecology journals since the pandemic?

dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/sci…
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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
2 Dec 2025
🐜Funded PhD position in Community Ecology and Biogeography, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

🔬Research topics
Ecological and evolutionary determinants of range limits
Assembly of ecological networks
Role of soil arthropods in carbon storage

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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
1 Dec 2025
Check out recent media coverage for this paper in the ESA research newsletter: esa.org/blog/2025/12/0…
Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
19 Nov 2025
🆕 & #OpenAccess in the journal: 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.70…
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.
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Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
26 Nov 2025
🆕 & #OpenAccess in the journal: 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.70…
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
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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
27 Nov 2025
Our research group has an open PhD position! Please share widely!

Possible topics include:

Determinants of range limits

Assembly of ecological networks (eg,
plant-pollinator)

The role of soil arthropods (eg, ants) in carbon storage

Details:
docs.google.com/document/d/1L-…
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Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
19 Nov 2025
🆕 & #OpenAccess in the journal: 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.70…
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.
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Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
10 Nov 2025
🆕 in the journal: 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.70…
Schematic illustrating how species interactions can depend on neighborhood density and identity.
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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
6 Nov 2025
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/ec…
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Ecological Monographs@ESAMonographs
20 Oct 2025
🆕 & #OpenAccess in the journal: thousands of root & soil samples show Arctic plants & fungi aren't picky—they partner with whoever's there

📄Opportunistic partner choice among arctic plants and root-associated fungi is driven by environmental conditions
doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70…
Conceptual setting and approach of this study. To quantify biotic versus abiotic imprints on fungal communities across the Arctic, we examined (A) bioclimatic responses among fungi in the soil vs in the rhizosphere and (B) changes in association specificity along geographic and environmental gradients in the Arctic.
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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
11 Oct 2025
Ebolaviruses Emerged as Human Pathogens Amidst Land Use Change

Check out the video here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/15…

Paper here: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…
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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
2 Oct 2025
New paper alert @ESAMonographs !!!

Bridging the gap between individual specialization and species persistence in mutualistic communities

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…
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Global Change Biology@GlobalChangeBio
18 Sep 2025
We mourn the passing of our Editor-in-Chief Steve Long.

His vision to establish one of the first journals dedicated to Global Change over 30 years ago was truly ahead of its time. Through GCB, researchers have demonstrated that biology & ecosystems are not simply victims of..
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Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)@bugEcology
16 Sep 2025
Nutrients from sewage waste, agricultural runoff, rock weathering and other terrestrial sources make their way to the ocean not only in rivers, but also via groundwater!

@ESAMonographs

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…
Ecological Society@ESA_org
12 Sep 2025
Check out recent research from our journals with our new media tip sheet! Including:
🪸How nutrients from land shape life in the sea
🪻Biocontrol of a widespread wetland weed
🦌Whether wildlife take a hike when humans are around
...and more!

Read it here: esa.org/blog/2025/09/1…
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Entomological Society of America@EntsocAmerica
10 Sep 2025
A 12-year effort by entomologists in Iowa solves some mysteries about an elusive planthopper, Fitchiella robertsonii, including its key host plants and environments, marking a leap forward for prospective conservation of the species. entomologytoday.org/2025/09/10/fit…
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