Introducing the campest katydid of all time. 🦄💅🏽👸💞 Why would this animal (Arota festae) have evolved this way, other than to look utterly fabulous? We have unleashed some (slightly whacky) thoughts, now out in @esajournals.bsky.social. Photo credit: @zekerowe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... 1/n
Figure demonstrating how the ordering of temperatures through time determines whether an ectothermic population experiencing those temperatures will go extinct
Thrilled to share that my first dissertation chapter is now published at Ecology! dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
We embed TPCs into population dynamics to show how changing temperatures' ordering — not just its distribution — increases extinction risk (i.e. heatwaves matter!)
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Cover of the March 2026 issue of Ecology
The March cover of "Ecology" is bursting with color! This Long‑tailed Broadbill is just one example of the plumage diversity captured in a new data paper that compiles RGB‑derived plumage classifications for more than 10,000 bird species & subspecies
Browse the issue: tinyurl.com/4a9tax3e
⌛️ICYMI *today is the final day* to submit your talk or poster abstract for the ESA Great Lakes Regional Conference at Cleveland State. Get your science on the program! esa.org/greatlakes/c...
Science communicators, this one is for you: Our SCIP fellowship is a unique opportunity for practical training and mentorship while developing products for U.S. national parks. Applications are open, and TODAY at 3:00 PM ET we're hosting an info event: https://ow.ly/tWx950YrfjU
Ecologists & friends of the Mid-Atlantic region (and beyond!), *now* is the time to register for this year's chapter meeting at Towson University. Walk-ins are welcome but the only way to join the awards banquet or field trip is to pre-register ... and that closes March 12! https://ow.ly/KNz150YrcS7
Final call! This how-to session is a great introduction to the process and practice of peer review.
🆕*Bridging Values & Science* is a 3-part, interactive course that explores how environmental values, humanities perspectives & scientific insight can be woven into ecology curricula & professional practice. Perfect for anyone interested in interdisciplinary connections! https://ow.ly/cYEQ50YpBIT
The March cover of "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment" is turning heads! This striking photo of a mountain lion comes from a recent study that tracked young pumas as they navigated California’s fragmented landscapes
Browse the issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15409309...
Free to student members! On Monday, get this high-level how-to on peer review and why it's important to advancing the science. esa.org/career-devel...
Emerging land & resource managers, this one is for you! Get an intro to managing invasive plant species straight from a professional. Next Wednesday at 3:00 PM ET: esa.org/career-devel...
Thanks to all the Hill offices who welcomed our Graduate Student Policy Awardees last week! From congressional office meetings to Capitol steps, they shared how federal research investments power discovery, innovation & education.
Read more about the 2026 GSPA recipients: https://ow.ly/Bsxh50YpavC
LTER has a flurry of opportunities coming up:
1) Site Exchanges (lternet.edu/stories/site...) Deadline: March 16
2) Synthesis Skills for Early Career Researchers (lternet.edu/ssecr/) March 31
3) Request for Synthesis Proposals (lternet.edu/stories/requ...) Deadline: September 16
Spread the word!
Reminder that pre-registration for our Mid-Atlantic meeting is open, but it also closes NEXT WEEK. Registering early is the only way to get on the list for the banquet and field trip, and you don't even want to see the line at the desk on Saturday morning ...
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Join us next week for the next episode in our series on ecology careers! March 10 at 2:00 PM ET https://esa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M7SbAyIJRKerbE4F7j-ncQ
It's #WorldWildlifeDay! Check out the Animal Ecology track in Ecosphere -- every article fully open access & advancing "new ecological theories involving the world’s fauna." EIC Sunshine Van Bael
ESA Journals
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/21508925/animal-ecology
🖌️New workshop! After a very successful first appearance by Nancy Lowe, we're bringing her back for *Creative Thinking for Ecology Education*. Learn to apply evidence-based creative thinking tools directly to teaching & outreach challenges in this 2-part workshop. https://ow.ly/sPSw50Yo4L1
A very friendly reminder that the abstract deadline for our Great Lakes Regional Conference is next week! *Great Lakes Ecology: Where Everything Meets* is a great opportunity to highlight new findings, applications & methods from research to management to education! https://ow.ly/p4N750Yo2nq
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Need an introduction to peer review? We got you covered -- this short workshop from David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 will cover the general how-tos and importance of peer review, and provide an understanding of how and where it fits in the publishing process. https://ow.ly/nkjH50YmwVh
Using a Bayesian integrated population model built over 40y of data and environmental covariates, our team discovered that precipitation contributed significantly to variation in population growth rate in the European pied flycatcher. doi.org/10.1002/eap.... @esajournals.bsky.social
Ecologists -- researchers, students, practitioners, educators, all -- in the Great Lakes region, now is the time to submit your abstract for our 2026 Great Lakes Regional Conference! This year's theme? *Great Lakes Ecology: Where Everything Meets*. https://ow.ly/wCTo50YlRqS
Grab your (second cup?) of coffee and join our Invasion Ecology Section for "Plant invasion dynamics along the Louisiana Gulf coast" by Yaolin Guo today at 10:00 AM! https://ow.ly/GSS050YlSsc
Meeting ID: 239 874 841 730 9
Passcode: WC67kK6b
Bears. Bees. Bear-beekeper conflict transformation. Join us tomorrow at noon ET for this unique webinar exploring not just restoration in a post-fire environment, but how resilient socio-ecological systems can be built from the (literal) ashes. https://ow.ly/2yq950YlSi2
Privileged to be with @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social's Public Affairs Office in DC, learning how the federal appropriations process works as part of the Katherine McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award! Feeling lucky to be surrounded by smart, devoted scientists.
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We're very excited for this year's Mid-Atlantic Chapter meeting at Towson University March 27-29. Registration is open -- come see the record number of submitted presentations & network with folks from around the region! https://esa.org/midatlantic/conference-information/#registration
I’m truly excited and honored to moderate this conversation with two scientists I deeply admire, whose work has profoundly shaped my research journey. 📢Join us tomorrow!
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If you haven't registered yet, now's a great time! *From Field to Figure: A Beginner’s Guide to Taming Messy Data in R* is coming up tomorrow at 2:00 PM ET -- get a gentle, hands-on intro to ecological data analysis. https://esa.org/career-development/professional-development-from-esa/#fieldtofigure
a headshot of Nathan Kiel
@nathankiel.bsky.social is a plant ecologist & postdoc associate at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He seeks to positively contribute by participating in a review on best practices for data curation in large ecological databases and contributing data to public repositories.
a headshot of Amanda Droghini
Amanda Droghini is a data manager with a background in wildlife ecology at the Alaska Center for Conservation Science. She is dedicated to making ecology more reproducible and is keen to help authors implement best practices for sharing their data and their code.
We're a little late for #LoveData26 but it's never too late to introduce our new data editors! These folks will guide our authors' compliance with ESA's Open Research Policy.
