Publications Committee

The ESA Publications Committee works on behalf of the Governing Board to advance the Society’s mission and goals through the dissemination of scholarly research via the journal publication program. The Publications Committee is responsible for:

Advising the Editors-in-Chief and Governing Board on publication strategy, assessing relevant publication metrics, and recommending future projects, strategic initiatives, and direction
Ensuring that guidelines are created to address issues and meet the needs of the Editors-in-Chief, authors, reviewers, and publications staff
Reviewing the performance of Editors-in-Chief who are candidates for reappointment and providing a list of recommended candidates to the Governing Board when Editor-in-Chief positions become vacant
Reviewing the operations and strategy of the Society’s journals and recommending changes to publication policy in consultation with Editors-in-Chief, ESA publications staff, and the Society’s publisher

Composition:

Chair: This committee may not be chaired by a Governing Board Member
Members: 1 Governing Board member and others as appointed

Committee Members

Angee Doerr, Chair (2023 – 2026)
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Sara Baer (2021 – 2024)
Kai Zhu (2021 – 2024)
Michelle Montgomery (2023 – 2026)
Christopher Lepczyk (2023 – 2026)
Pramit Verma (2023 – 2026)
Jay Lennon, Governing Board Representative (2022 – 2025)
Kaleigh Fisher, Early Career Representative (2022 – 2024)
Mahal Bugay, Student Representative (2023 – 2024)
Cynthia Hudson Vitale, Librarian Representative (2022 – 2025)

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Journals & Publications

Ecology

Adult female elk (Cervus canadensis) in northeastern Washington, USA, balance shifting risks from cougars, wolves, and humans by altering habitat preferences according to the time of day. In their study published in the April issue of Ecology, Ganz et al. found that humans caused most adult female elk deaths through hunting and vehicle collisions, and elk prioritized avoiding humans over wolves and cougars in the daytime, when humans are most active. At night, elk primarily avoided cougars and wolves (when these carnivores primarily hunt) and preferred areas near human activities, which reduced exposure to the threat of wolf predation.

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