Jean-Philippe Lessard
(he/him/his) Ecologist working on biodiversity-related questions | Climate change and range dynamics | Anything related to bugs | Editor-in-Chief @ESAMonographs
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- Reposted by Jean-Philippe Lessard📢 A new publication from our team is now out in the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social BULLETIN! 👉 doi.org/10.1002/bes2... It shows how community, collaboration, & multilingual science are not extras—they are essential for equity in ecology. 🌎 📢Please share to amplify Latin American voices!
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardIn the ESA Bulletin: A review of the #ESA2024 symposium “Nuestra Comunidad: The Role of Latin American Networks in Supporting Ecologists Throughout Their Careers,” organized by the Latin America and the Caribbean Chapter ⬇️
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe Lessard⚠️ Editorial Expression of Concern for the Report : Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances 🪲 DOI:10.1126/science.aax9931 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌐🧪🌍🦤
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- Unbelievable
- Interesting work
- Some empirical evidence that diversifying editorial boards benefit journals via impact on reviewer selection. Nice work @martin-nunez.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/WADIGJ...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardNew paper out! Savary, Tannier & Foltête. 2026. The negative impact of urban sprawl on biodiversity: a simulation approach to genetic diversity in European cities. Land.Urb.Plan. doi.org/10.1016/j.la... Sprawled cities could host less biodiversity than compact ones for the same overall built-up area
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardDid all of science peak in 2021 and is yet to recover from the pandemic? Jeremy Fox has a new post about this. I know my own productivity didn’t go up (altho citations did!) even in the 1st year of covid (existential fights for tenure can do that) & I’ve continued to struggle with motivation since.
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardProud of @emmamarjakangas.bsky.social for showcasing her insights on seed dispersal vulnerability to global change, a key part of her #EcoNet #MSCA project with me at @econovoau.bsky.social. Take-home: habitat change main driver of vulnerability, but adaptability is high 📢⏩ doi.org/10.1111/ele....
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardNew paper out! 🐦📊 We realease AVONICHE, a global dataset with detailed information on the proportional use of 32 foraging niches, combining dietary categories with the behaviours and substrates used to access resources. Openly access the paper and data in GEB: doi.org/10.1111/geb....
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardHappy to see our analysis on scaling up temperature x nutrient interactions from populations to communities published in Ecological Monographs @esajournals.bsky.social! 📈
- Ecologists recognize the importance of integrating across scales, yet our models often target specific scales. Our new paper presents models of population growth that scale up to explain community-level patterns, including interactions of temperature, light & nutrients. doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardThanks for this contribution to "Ecological Monographs"!🌟
- My 1st thesis chapter is out in #EcologicalMonographs! 🎉 With @curromolina.bsky.social @ibartomeus.bsky.social How is #climatechange reshaping plant–pollinator timing (phenological overlap) in Mediterranean ecosystems? Can #biodiversity buffer mismatches? Find out here👇 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardExcited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
- Peat patches are expanding in the arctic tundra, possibly due to climate warming Ecological Monographs article: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @esajournals.bsky.social media coverage: esa.org/blog/2025/12...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardThrilled to share that @corriemoreau.bsky.social and I have a new paper out in Evolution, digging into the varied ways that extreme worker plasticity impacts genome evolution in turtle ants! Paper 📃: doi.org/10.1093/evol... Image 📸: Steven Wang, tinyurl.com/2rbjbyjh
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardReining in large for-profit academic publishers and valuing researchers for quality over quantity must be central as we reimagine the future of scholarly publishing.
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardSeed dispersal by 🦜🦇 underpins rainforest recovery. We want to understand more about its timing + traits driving recovery through obs, exp + genomic data. Ready to join the @reassemblynet.bsky.social team working in Ecuadorian Chocó? Pls apply to our 4-yr PhD position @sgn.one: tinyurl.com/2pkryc99
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardWhat are the most pressing questions about the status of #insects? Our survey is available here in multiple languages: bit.ly/insectquestions! #insect #entomology #biodiversity
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardNew study on arthropod declines @natecoevo.nature.com 🪲 In two time series @jena-experiment.bsky.social & @bexplo.bsky.social we show how community (dis)assembly underpins local biomass declines. It mostly boils down to species loss, with identity losing relevance. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- 📢 Over 90% of local insect biomass decline in German grasslands is explained by species loss. “By the end of the study period, species loss, regardless of rarity or size, had become the main driver of decline”, says @bmwildermuth.bsky.social of #iDiv and @uni-jena.de www.idiv.de/majority-of-...
- Check out recent media coverage for this paper in the ESA research newsletter: esa.org/blog/2025/12...
- 🆕 & #OpenAccess in "Ecological Monographs": Roots and fungi team up differently as forests age, resulting in movement along a nutrient acquisition continuum over time 📄Root-mycorrhizal foraging strategies shift with forest age more than with nitrogen manipulation doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe Lessard🆕 & #OpenAccess in "Ecological Monographs": Coexistence in the Serengeti isn’t simple: body size, dental traits, and water needs together shape how herbivores divide space and food 📄Multidimensional resource partitioning by Serengeti herbivores doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
- Our research group has an open PhD position! Please share widely! Possible topics include: Determinants of range limits Assembly of ecological networks (eg, plant-pollinator) The role of soil arthropods (eg, ants) in carbon storage Details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe Lessard*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardTurns out, a lot of the plants we use for bee habit enhancement are already common and mostly support those darn common generalists! Thanks @joseblanuza.bsky.social for the help getting this across the line besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
- Lots of fun ant hunting with @natejsanders.bsky.social @funkyant.bsky.social and others near Recife during Mirmeco 2025
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardSo proud of this paper 🥳 Could not have done it without the amazing team along side me: Lauren Shoemaker, Lauren Hallett, Peter Vesk, @oscar-godoy.bsky.social and @mmayfieldecology.bsky.social
- 🆕 in "Ecological Monographs": Static models miss the mark—adding nonlinear, density-based facilitation helps predict coexistence, persistence, and realistic community dynamics 📄Neighbor density-dependent facilitation promotes coexistence and internal oscillation doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
- What to with you analysis of ecological data when you are missing some data points? Check out this @ESAMonographs paper summarizing approaches and providing guidelines! esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- So much fun!
- BrilliANT time at #Mirmeco2025 in Recife. A meeting full of enthusiasm & passion for #ants. Fabulous to see all my Brazilian and other ant friends again ❤️
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardApplications are currently being accepted for UBC's ✨️ Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship ✨️ (two positions!!), due Jan. 15 Please share far and wide 🚀 (See thread)
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardEcology faces an accumulation of models but not an accumulation of confidence. Our new paper w/ Jonathan Levine www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @natecoevo.nature.com introduces a rigorous test rooted in queueing theory to falsify inadequate models and build confidence in useful ones.
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardOn Wednesday I will be moderating a webinar organized by the @jappliedecology.bsky.social on Integrated Nature-Climate Action (i.e. Beyond Nature-based Solutions) This will be lead by Drs Hollie Folkard-Tapp & Nathalie Pettorelli Register soon! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/unde...
- Cancer risk across mammals www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- New paper alert at Ecological Monographs!!!
- Curious about how droughts alter mountain stream biodiversity - and why space-for-time substitution is not always a good idea when studying climate change impacts in rivers? Read our latest lab paper, led by Kyle Leathers in Ecological Monographs! @esajournals.bsky.social dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardI’ll be teaching “Introduction to Network Analysis & Modelling” – covering theory, hands-on Python exercises, and applications to real systems. Starts Sept 22 to 1 Oct @eco-aeet.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social More info in this link → www.transmittingscience.com/courses/syst...
- New paper alert at Ecological Monographs !!! Bridging the gap between individual specialization and species persistence in mutualistic communities esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- What sustains biodiversity? 🌿🌸🐝🐦⬛ It’s not just about species, it’s also about individuals. Our new paper in @esajournals.bsky.social Ecol. Monogr. shows how the way individuals specialize on their mutualistic partners can scale up to shape species persistence. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecm....
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardWhy do we keep losing the good ones? RIP Jane Goodall, the trailblazing naturalist whose intimate observations of chimpanzees in the African wild produced powerful insights that transformed basic conceptions of humankind, has died. She was 91.
- Check out Wiley's policy on the us eof AI tools in publishing: authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guide...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardIt is impossible not to love tiger beetles.
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardWe are delighted that our Winter Meeting 2025 in Leuven 🇧🇪 is approaching! Abstract submissions now open: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings Date: December 18-19 Abstract deadline: October 15 Host: Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution at KU Leuven Plenary: Ido Pen & @rmash.bsky.social
- Too bad the article is behind a pay all, but the title says a lot. We don’t talk enough about mental health challenges in academia and most institutions don’t seem to have resources in places to support students and postdocs going through difficult times www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardUPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
- Nutrients from sewage waste, agricultural runoff, rock weathering and other terrestrial sources make their way to the ocean not only in rivers, but also via groundwater! @Ecological Monographs esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
- Check out recent research from our journals with our new media tip sheet! Including: 🪸How nutrients from land shape life in the sea 🪻Biocontrol of a widespread wetland weed 🦌Whether wildlife take a hike when humans are around and more! Read it here esa.org/blog/2025/09... @esajournals.bsky.social
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe Lessard🌍 Species on the Move 2026 #SOTM2026 will come to Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan! 🤩This is an amazing conference with themes from ecological mechanisms to social adaptation + great atmosphere + birding, hiking, and hot springs! 👉 www.speciesonthemove.com ✨Abstracts due November 10, 2025 – don’t miss it!
- Abstracts call closes Nov 10, 2025 ⏰ We hope you’ll join us at SOTM 2026 !!! www.speciesonthemove.com #SOTM2026 #speciesonthemove
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardJoin us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardPlease help us spread the word! Please amplify! We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝 Applications are due October 6 2025. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C... #AcademicJobs #EvoBio
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardConfused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.
- Thanks @christianhof.bsky.social for inviting me to give a keynote #gfoe2025! Lots of interesting talks so far and for coming
- Thanks to @bugecology.bsky.social for a fantastic #gfoe2025 keynote on „Living on the edge - what determines species range limits“!
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardSuper happy to hear @bugecology.bsky.social as keynote on @gfoesoc.bsky.social #gfoe2025 talking about species range dynamics A topic he's also working on w sDiv support @idiv-research.bsky.social Check www.idiv.de/sred
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- Reposted by Jean-Philippe Lessard🚨postdoc opportunity at UBC🚨 applications are now open for the Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, due internally Oct. 15 - www.postdocs.ubc.ca/award/killam... I can nominate 1 person and give feedback on that nominee's materials - if interested plz email me by Sept. 10 - join us!
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardESA is pleased to announce the 2025 cohort of ESA Excellence in Ecology Scholars!🎉 Congratulations to: - Gabriela Garcia - Elvira D'Bastiani @elviradbastiani.bsky.social - Camille Griffith - Estelí Jiménez-Soto Learn more about them: esa.org/blog/2025/02...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardJob alert! Please share. We're looking for an urban ecologist (PhD) to join the research team at the Holden Arboretum. Develop an active research program while supporting stakeholders. 🌳 I'll be at #ESA2025 and happy to chat. #AltAc #HoldenScience #UrbanEcology holdenfg.org/career-and-i...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardAI reviewers prefer AI-written papers
- Being human in an economy populated by AI agents would suck. Our new study in @pnas.org finds that AI assistants—used for everything from shopping to reviewing academic papers—show a consistent, implicit bias for other AIs: "AI-AI bias". You may be affected
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardYes! Come talk to me about publishing in the Bulletin of the ESA! Have an essay or an op-ed about ecology burning inside you or on your computer? Send it my way! A poem? Pictures depicting ecology? Papers on ecology education? We take them all! Find me at #ESA2025 and ask me anything!
- Attending #ESA2025 in Baltimore? Join our Editors in Chief & senior editors today (Monday) at 11:45 AM to learn about some of our journals’ less traditional article types! “I can publish that?! Exploring publishing options with ESA’s journals"
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardLooking for a postdoc researcher to study odonates as bioindicators in restored mining sites. Comme join the team! À la recherche d'un.e stagiaire postdoctoral.e pour étudier les libellules comme bioindicateurs des sites miniers restaurés. Vennez vous joindre à l'équipe 😀
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardAttending #ESA2025 in Baltimore? Join our Editors in Chief & senior editors today (Monday) at 11:45 AM to learn about some of our journals’ less traditional article types! “I can publish that?! Exploring publishing options with ESA’s journals"
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe Lessard#ESA2025 attendees: the ESA Publishing Hub is open 10-4 in the Hilton Armistead Room on the 2nd floor. Please stop by if you have any questions for our editors or staff!
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardCome work at the UMich Biological Station as a Michigan Fellow (you don't have to be a biologist)! Apply today: societyoffellows.umich.edu/uncategorize...
- Have you seen Ecological Monographs promotional video yet? You can go check it out on the home page @esajournals.bsky.social: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1557... Thanks to all the editors that agreed to take part in this effort and be "ambassadors" for the journal
- So much of functional trait ecology has not considered intra-specific variation (often for lack of data), but here is a guide to using ITV when the data is available
- Hot off the press 🔥 New Ecological Monographs paper shows why, when and how to include intraspecific trait variability to enhance functional diversity research. Huge shout out to Facundo Palacio for his vision and leadership. Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecm.... #traits #functionaldiversity 📏🌐
- Great opportunity to play an important role in open research with the largest society of ecologists in the world! You can have an impact by working with editors of multiple journals! It comes with a financial compensation! Good way to network if you are EARLY CAREER!!!
- Seeking Data Editors! Are you an ecologist or environmental scientist with a keen interest in open research? We're looking for Data Editors to work with our journals & implement our Open Research Policy. Honorarium provided! 🚨Applications due 7/18🚨 Learn more: shorturl.at/3qzIu
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardHot off the press 🔥 New Ecological Monographs paper shows why, when and how to include intraspecific trait variability to enhance functional diversity research. Huge shout out to Facundo Palacio for his vision and leadership. Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecm.... #traits #functionaldiversity 📏🌐
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe Lessard✨ The Bernhardt Lab at the University of Guelph is recruiting graduate students for 2026! Join us! We have several fully funded grad positions available ✨ Please spread the word! www.bernhardtlab.org/join-us #CSEE2025
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardSeeking Data Editors! Are you an ecologist or environmental scientist with a keen interest in open research? We're looking for Data Editors to work with our journals & implement our Open Research Policy. Honorarium provided! 🚨Applications due 7/18🚨 Learn more: shorturl.at/3qzIu
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardOur latest @esajournals.bsky.social tip sheet is out with studies in Ecological Monographs, Earth Stewardship, Ecological Applications, Ecosphere & Ecology including: 🌡️how meerkats take the heat (& drought) 🐟marine heat wave impacts 💦what happens when drylands get wet & more! esa.org/blog/2025/06...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardGreat workshop this morning led by Mike Dawson on navigating scientific publishing and responsibility and opportunities we have at making it better. Includes great examples of long lasting impacts of society run journals (love seeing @asn-amnat.bsky.social at the top!) #Evol2025
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardPostdoc call in Mechanistic Biodiversity Modelling (up to 6 ya) at my lab @unibonn.bsky.social. We focus on modelling terrestrial plant communities, island biogeography, range dynamics, eco-evolutionary feedbacks, diversity gradients, tropical forests, vascular epiphytes. Pls rt! shorturl.at/CL1ny
- To solve the reviewer crisis, Brian McGill argues that we should review 2 papers for each submission we make to a journal. If your paper gets rejected and you end up submitting to 3 different journals, then you owe the community 6 reviews. dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/y...
- Reposted by Jean-Philippe LessardFrom Ecology's #TheScientificNaturalist👇
- Galls on Solanum lycocarpum plants have been shown to protect Boheman weevil larvae from wildfire heat, with survival linked to the thickness of the gall’s epidermis. doi.org/g9mb9z
