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🆕 and #OpenAccess in our journal "Ecological Applications" ⬇️
Forest mammals = soil engineers? New findings in "Ecological Monographs" 👇
And read Jacquemont et al.'s study of low-light "animal forests" of the Aegean Sea:
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Our June "Ecosphere" cover dives into the hidden beauty of mesophotic reefs. New research highlights how coral “animal forests” support rich, distinct fish communities—and discusses growing impacts from fishing pressure, including derelict gear
Browse the issue: tinyurl.com/e8j4umu9
Our June "Ecological Applications" cover captures a rare crowd at a desert watering hole. New research shows how water availability can shape mating patterns in endangered Asiatic wild asses and support genetic diversity through smart resource management
Browse the issue: tinyurl.com/3e2ttc7e
And read Kan-Lingwood et al.'s study of how water availability shapes genetic diversity in the Asiatic wild ass
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Our paper on transient dynamics and nonlinear fitness it out in Ecology! We present a matrix framework that links pulse (one-time) and press (sustained) perturbations, showing how transient nonlinearities and demography shape fitness. (1/3)
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Input from new study
Jeffrey R. Baldock et al. 2026. Riverscape heterogeneity shapes population diversity for a migratory fish. Ecological Applications
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Great work by @scuba-timmer.bsky.social et al, resurveying #kelp forest communities. Based on “recently discovered aerial imagery & subtidal quadrat data from 1972, we recreated historical baselines for kelps & associated benthic macroalgae in a global hotspot within the northern Salish Sea….“ 🦑🌊
A new research roundup from ESA Journals!📰
From art as ecological data to owl-powered pest control, clownfish biodiversity, nature’s rights, bird responses to predators & fin whale hotspots—discover the latest insights: https://ow.ly/uNIw50Z9V2s
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The distribution of resources influences interactions in wild populations by affecting movement, space-use patterns, and, as a result, mating systems. Limited resources may reduce encounters between ...
Study by Brian Timmer @scuba-timmer.bsky.social shows north Salish Sea kelp forests between Vancouver Island and the Mainland were affected earlier than first thought by ocean warming.
#environment #climatechange #oceanwarming #globalwarming
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🐗🎺📣Mammal zoogeochemical effects change litter and soil biogeochemistry in a tropical rainforest 🌴🌴
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Our new paper with #wildlife #experiments #cameratraps shows mammalian biomass transforms #litter and #soil quantity and quality in the jungle
😵+Unexpected climate effects
Disturbances can occur as short-lived pulses (e.g., storms) or sustained presses (e.g., chronic drought). Much work in ecology has developed methods to help predict how natural populations respond to...
Climate change is restructuring ecological communities globally, yet the impacts are often underestimated or poorly resolved due to the lack of historical baselines. In temperate oceans, biologically...
Bull kelp in the northern Salish Sea appears to have collapsed decades earlier than widely recognized. Most of the loss occurred between 1972 and 1984, before the later heat waves that drew wider attention. doi.org/hb64dg
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New research from the University of Victoria (UVic) has found that some kelp forests around Vancouver Island were disappearing far earlier than scientists previously thought, highlighting that climate change has been altering ecosystems long before most people were aware anything was wrong.
