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Journals & Publications

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  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

  Maps that display the geographic ranges of species, including the iconic African baobab (Adansonia digitata and its close relatives), have traditionally appeared as oversimplified illustrations. These uniform depictions overlook variations in environmental factors, interspecific interactions, and human pressures that exist across a species’ distribution. In the June issue of Frontiers, Harris et al. explain how adding such detail or “texture” to range maps can help scientists and cartographers improve conservation efforts of imperiled taxa, promote interdisciplinary collaborations, and facilitate stakeholder engagement.

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  Ecology

  Flowers provide resources for bees and other pollinators, but they can also act as transmission hubs for parasites and diseases. In their study published in the July issue of Ecology, Pinilla-Gallego et al. tested whether species identity or floral traits better predict transmission of a gut parasite to bumble bees, and which floral traits promote its transmission.

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  Ecosphere

  Floods and droughts routinely disturb riverine ecosystems, especially in arid regions that experience frequent flash floods and dry summers, such as the highly variable Agua Fria River in Arizona, USA, pictured here. In the June issue of Ecosphere, Baruch et al. documented variation in fish community composition in streams across Arizona to evaluate interactive effects between extreme high- and low-flow events and the long-term disturbance regime on communities over time. The authors found flow regime variability acted as a filter, selecting for adaptive traits that determined how fish communities responded to disturbance events. Streams with more variable flow regimes had lower diversity, but also exhibited less change in response to extreme flow events than streams with more predictable regimes.

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  Ecological Applications

  Two related papers in the July issue of Ecological Applications explore the combined impact of conservation actions. McNay et al. (Article 2580) highlight Indigenous-led conservation efforts which have successfully averted the extirpation of caribou through maternal penning and wolf reductions, tripling the abundance of caribou in less than a decade. Lamb et al. (Article 2581) illustrate how habitat restoration and protection will help these caribou grow rapidly and one day support a culturally meaningful hunt.

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  Ecological Monographs

  Patterns in functional diversity of organisms at large spatial scales can provide insight into possible responses to future climate change. In their study published in the May issue of Ecological Monographs, Sun, et al. investigate thermal acclimation of three species of Takydromus lizards distributed along a broad latitudinal gradient in China. Their results show that temperate lizards express higher metabolic plasticity compared to tropical lizards at multiple levels of biological hierarchies, suggesting increased resilience to climate change. Pictured is a female Takydromus septentrionalis, which is a temperate species showing remarkable metabolic acclimation in response to temperature variation.

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  Bulletin

  In the July issue of the ESA Bulletin, Robin et al. present the highlights of a community conversation about engaging more community college students in field research. Instructors and faculty from an array of United States community colleges shared insights and practices from their experiences designing and implementing accessible, inclusive field research opportunities for their students.

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