Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is a benefit of membership of the Ecological Society of America. International in scope and interdisciplinary in approach, Frontiers focuses on current ecological issues and environmental challenges. Frontiers is aimed at professional ecologists and scientists working in related disciplines.
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Molecular detection techniques can be used in species monitoring, pathogen surveillance, dietary analysis, and a variety of other ecological applications. In the February 2020 issue of Frontiers, Mosher et al. present a communication framework that can help to guide collaborative partnerships between laboratory scientists, resource managers, and ecologists who employ these techniques.

Mangrove forests provide storm protection and other valuable ecosystem services but are prone to damage from major tropical cyclones, such as Typhoon Trami in the Northwest Pacific in September 2018. In the August issue of Frontiers, Mo et al. analyzed data from more than 1850 tropical cyclones worldwide over four consecutive decades, which revealed that cyclone-induced damage to mangrove systems takes around 6 months to be detected – longer than previously understood. As mangrove systems in certain regions, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, are projected to experience increased risk from cyclones under climate change, management efforts in such hotspots must seek to support and improve mangrove resilience.