Jean-Philippe Lessard (he/him/his)
@bugEcology
Ecologist working on biodiversity-related questions | Insects, climate change, ecosystems | Editor in Chief @ESAMonographs | @bugecology.bsky.social
🐥🌿 New review! We synthesize the diverse—and often confusing—methods used to incorporate intraspecific trait variability into functional diversity studies. Our goal: help ecologists pick the right tool for their questions & data. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…
Thanks for this contribution to @ESAMonographs!
New in Ecological Monographs (led by @LeanneNPhelps) we review current research trends and gaps in understanding grassy biomes on Madagascar. Bringing together over 50 researchers, the paper presents a framework to guide future transdisciplinary research. doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70…
Have you see @ESAMonographs promotional video yet? You can go check it out on the home page: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/155770… Thanks to all the editors that agreed to take part in this effort and be "ambassadors" for the journal
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🚨 shorturl.at/3qzIu
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🚨 shorturl.at/3qzIu
Our latest media tip sheet is out, with studies in @ESAMonographs, @ESAStewardship, @ESAApplications, @ESAEcosphere & @ESAEcology including: 🌡️how meerkats take the heat (& drought) 🐟marine heat wave impacts 💦what happens when drylands get wet ...& more! esa.org/blog/2025/06/2…
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. I agree with the general principle dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/y...
This year, at #ICCB2025, I will share our research on butterfly migration. If you are around, come and say hi! Also, feel free to reach out if you are looking for a PhD position. You can find more about our research here: shawanchowdhury.com.
🆕 in the journal: Nutrients delivered from land to reefs via groundwater rev up coral metabolism, impacting carbon cycling, pH and reef growth 📄Terrestrial nutrient inputs restructure coral reef dissolved carbon fluxes via direct and indirect effects doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70…
Check out this new & important paper @ESAMonographs on the future of trait-based ecology written by many of the world-leaders in the field, including our own senior editor @Mar_Sobral_
A 🆕 #OpenAccess Review in @ESAMonographs: 8 key limitations in how we link species traits to ecosystem structure & function, and a to-do list to push the field forward 📄Raunkiæran shortfalls: Challenges and perspectives in trait-based ecology doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70…
Postdoc call in Mechanistic Biodiversity Modelling (up to 6 ya) at my lab @UniBonn. We focus on modelling terrestrial plant communities, island biogeography, range dynamics, eco-evolutionary feedbacks, tropical forests, vascular epiphytes. Pls rt! shorturl.at/CL1ny
Check out our latest review on niche truncation in species distribution models besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…
just published @ESAMonographs THE UNITS OF BIODIVERSITY How, where and what to measure in biodiversity research?
🆕 in our "Method" section: A new framework maps how, where & what we measure in biodiversity research, uniting 130 metrics and clear guidelines so ecologists pick the right tools for the right questions 📄The units of biodiversity doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70…
A Svalbard reindeer graces the cover of our May issue— a nod to Liu et al.'s research that seeks to explain why some animals (like Svalbard reindeer) seem to be migrating less, while others are increasingly on the move Find the full issue: esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15577015/2…
🆕 in the journal: Structural equation modeling reveals links between terrestrial biodiversity, freshwater biodiversity & productivity in a boreal system 📄Cross-boundary connections of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in boreal ecosystems esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
Check out this great paper on how hydraulic system diversity mediates plant coexistence
Excited to share a new paper out now in @ESAMonographs @ESA_org: "Trait diversity in plant communities maintained by competition for water and light" esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
🆕 & #OpenAccess in the journal: Does biodiversity drive ecosystem function? A test across a Swiss stream network 📄Functional macroinvertebrate diversity stabilizes decomposition among leaf litter resources across a river network doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70…
Natural Resources Canada, in collaboration with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans is looking for recent graduates in a field of natural sciences to join the Postdoctoral Research Program. natural-resources.canada.ca/corporate/care…