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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 22h
And read Hofmann et al.'s study of connectivity modeling using African wild dog data: doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 22h
Track down our new "Ecosphere" October issue! The cover features an African wild dog from Botswana's Okavango Delta, from a study showing that realistic movement models can better predict connectivity as seasonal floods reshape the landscape Browse the issue: tinyurl.com/4dse2ejb
Cover of the October 2026 issue of Ecosphere
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
You found us!🌿
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And read Heard et al.'s study of the combined impacts of urbanization and disease on threatened Growling Grass Frogs: doi.org/10.1002/eap....
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Our Bulletin's October cover star is a young Growling Grass Frog in Australia, captured during an "Ecological Applications" study that found that urbanization and disease can work together to drive amphibian declines Browse the new Bulletin issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23276096...
Cover of the October 2026 issue of the ESA Bulletin
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And read Gallo et al.'s study on the legacy effects of discriminatory housing policies: doi.org/10.1002/fee....
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Take the scenic route to our October issue of "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment", whose cover features Chicago parkland and highlights research showing that historically redlined neighborhoods often have fewer, smaller, and less-connected greenspaces Browse the issue: tinyurl.com/mr23f8rs
Cover of the October 2026 issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Find the #OpenAccess study in our journal "Ecosphere": doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🆕 in our journal "Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment"⬇️
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And read Cheeke et al.'s study of techniques for prairie restoration: doi.org/10.1002/eap....
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Flutter over to our new October issue of "Ecological Applications", whose cover captures a scene from a long-term Kansas prairie restoration experiment. The study behind the image found that native soil microbes can help accelerate grassland recovery Browse the issue: tinyurl.com/mr3ua9xn
Cover of the October 2026 issue of Ecological Applications
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thanks for this contribution to "Ecology"!
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Annemarie van der Marel @annemariemarel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our paper is out in Ecology @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social! We found that an extreme drought year drove a local population of a social rodent to extinction. A sobering example of how climatic extremes can drive population collapse. Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And read Wyngaarden & DeMarche's study illustrating the importance of considering detection probability in rare plant research here: doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New "Ecology" cover alert! This aerial view captures researchers surveying Georgia’s granite outcrop pools, home to rare endemic species like snorkelwort. A recent study showed that repeat surveys are key for reliable detection Browse the issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19399170...
Cover of the October 2026 issue of Ecology
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks for your contribution to "Ecological Applications" - and for the beautiful cover shot! 🦋
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Tanya Cheeke @tanyacheeke.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Excited to share that our soil microbes & prairie restoration work is featured on the cover of the current issue of Ecological Applications! with co-authors Reb Bryant, Gunner Davies, @lizkoziol.bsky.social, & Jim Bever esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19395582...
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Ecological Applications: Vol 36, No 7
<em>Ecological Applications</em> is an applied ecology journal discussing the applications of ecological science research for policy, management, and solving environmental problems.
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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.myatproto.social · 06/10/2026
Designed to be Forgotten: Visual Anonymization in Ecological Publishing. Bring back the unique personalities of journals. bring back diversity in design, argues @emoqanaki.bsky.social Happy to have published this in the latest Bulletin of the ESA @esajournals.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1002/bes2...
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ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Communicating Science
• Open Access

Designed to be Forgotten: Visual Anonymization in Ecological Publishing
Ehsan Moganaki

First published: 08 September 2026 | https://doi.org/10.1002/bes2.70102 |
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For over three centuries, the visual identity of scientific journals served as a mark of institutional and disciplinary heritage. In recent years, however, an industry-wide consolidation of journal publishing has been accompanied by a convergence toward standardized, interchangeable layouts. I argue that the transition to homogeneous designs is not a technical inevitability but a production optimization, one that often subordinates reader engagement and disciplinary identity to production efficiency. Layout functions as an access structure, shaping how readers navigate and interpret the scientific record. Therefore, its impoverishment is a communicative loss, not merely an aesthetic one. I contend that ecology, a field defined by diversity at every scale, has particular reason to resist the visual anonymization of its journals and to treat layout as a meaningful dimension of scientific communication.
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thanks to you & your coauthors for this contribution to "Ecology"!🌲
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New and #OpenAccess in our journal "Ecology"⤵️
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Carlos M Herrera @cmhmaliani.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Not everything is dire after fire. Mother plant exposure to fire subsequently enhances the size and germination of seeds. Nice paper in Ecology @esajournals.bsky.social, by @gegunde.bsky.social, @calacastellanos.bsky.social and @jgpausas.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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Maternal plant exposure to fire enhances offspring germination
Plants that resprout after fire experience drastically altered conditions in post-fire environments. However, the effects of plant exposure to fire on offspring traits remain understudied. Many respr....
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New findings from #TheScientificNaturalist, in our journal "Ecology": doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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Experimental Interaction Ecology @eisenhauerlab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New paper by Lettenmaier er al. on how canopy openness and deer interactively shape earthworm biomass in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecology: "Native earthworms and roe deer in temperate forests: Friends in the sun, foes in the shade" 🪱🦌🌳🌞 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... @christianristok.bsky.social
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thanks for this contribution to "Ecology"!🔥
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new Report in "Ecology"👇
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you for this contribution to "Ecosphere"!🛰️
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Brooke Rose @mbrookerose.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Check out our new paper on integrating satellite observations and species distribution modeling for monitoring California oak woodlands published in Ecosphere 🌳 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Photo of TNC's Randall Preserve (credit: co-author Maria Viteri)
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thank you for this contribution to "Ecosphere"!✨
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Gabby Palomo, PhD @gabspalomo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New paper just published! I am so proud of this work I did with @cregabrodsky.bsky.social and Diana Lafferty: The Role of holistic mentorship in Academia. We discuss how mentors can scaffold unique mentoring plans to guide mentees and students. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The role of holistic student mentorship in academia
Recruitment and retention of diverse students and future faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is essential for ensuring the STEM fields, like ecology, become more inclu....
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From the Freshwater Ecology track of our journal "Ecosphere"⬇️
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Daniel Rieker @dan-rie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New 📄 out led by @chao-guo.bsky.social In addition to elevation and local conditions we further investigated the effects of invertebrates across substrates, again with partly contrasting effects. It’s super interesting how different decomposition of various substrates takes place
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thanks for this contribution to "Ecological Applications"!✨
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🆕 in "Ecological Applications" ⤵️
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Now out in our journal "Ecology"👇
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thanks for this contribution to "Ecology"!🌾
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New—and #OpenAccess—in our journal "Ecology"!⬇️
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Dr. Drew Brayshaw 🌊🪨 @drewbrayshaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No indeterminate growth freshwater lobster god for North America 🦞 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Find the study in #TheScientificNaturalist series from our journal "Ecology": doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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Matthew Brousil @mbrousil.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This one has been in the works for a while and I'm excited to see it out! Thanks @mishafredmeyer.bsky.social!
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Stephanie Hampton @sehampton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Labor of love published! We integrated fatty acid database created by @awegalloway.bsky.social with under-ice freshwater phytoplankton data to understand how nutrition available to lake food web shifts seasonally! Under-ice plankton are nutritious! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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nichemodelling.bsky.social @nichemodelling.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Seasonal dynamism or model realism: What drives better predictions of landscape connectivity?
Connectivity modeling is central to conservation science, yet most studies assume static landscapes and fixed species-habitat preferences, thus overlooking seasonal dynamics. Additionally, many rely ...
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now out in the Animal Ecology track of our journal "Ecosphere" ⤵️
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Cameron Thrash @jcamthrash.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Nutritional content of phytoplankton communities under ice esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #jcampubs
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thanks for this contribution to "Ecological Monographs"!✨
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Now out in "Ecological Monographs" ⬇️
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weecology @weecology.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We just released annotated drone imagery for over 50,000 individual birds of 6 widely distributed species. This #OpenData includes bounding boxes and species identifications and is designed for help (pre)train computer vision models for individual bird detection and classification. 🌎🧪
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EverWatch airborne bird imagery dataset for detection and classification of Everglades wading birds
Large-scale monitoring of populations and communities using airborne remote sensing is increasingly central to a broad range of research, management, and decision-making efforts. Performing this work...
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thanks for this contribution to "Ecology"!🌟
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Ethan White @ethanwhite.weecology.org · 22/09/2026
Interested in airborne monitoring using computer vision? We (@weecology) just released annotated data with bounding boxes and species IDs for over 50,000 individual birds of 6 widely distributed species from our drone work in the Everglades. doi.org/10.1002/ecy....
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EverWatch airborne bird imagery dataset for detection and classification of Everglades wading birds
Large-scale monitoring of populations and communities using airborne remote sensing is increasingly central to a broad range of research, management, and decision-making efforts. Performing this work....
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Research published in #TheScientificNaturalist series of our journal "Ecology" ⤵️
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🆕 in "Ecological Applications" ⬇️
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