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Cover | SCAPE 2024 Pollination Ecology
Joint special issue with Journal of Pollination Ecology: SCAPE 2024 Pollination Ecology
Journal Update | Journal of Avian Biology launches a new article type
To help launch our new article type, ‘Methods and Tools’, we have put together a Virtual Issue of method-focused Research Articles or Short Communications that have been published in the journal during the last three years.
Cover | The Shape-Shifting Plants of Temporary Ponds
A study across Morocco found that differences in growth and reproduction along a climate gradient are driven largely by phenotypic plasticity rather than local adaptation. Photo by Laïla Rhazi.
New Editor | Billur Bektaş, subject editor for Ecography
We welcome Billur Bektaş to our Ecography editorial board! She is a plant ecologist interested in understanding the effects of climate change on plants from individuals and populations to entire communities.
Cover | Shifting Ages, Shifting Skies
The cover photo features a Magnolia Warbler in migration in Maine. The photo complements the manuscript, which explores how age- and species-specific differences in migration speed and phenology drive spatiotemporal shifts in the age structure of migrant communities during fall migration. Photo credit: Dylan Osterhaus.
Special Issue | Guest editor interview: new frontiers in migration physiology
We asked the guest editors Tiia Kärkkäinen, Pablo Salmón and Barbara Helm how the issue came together, what discoveries that surprised them most, and why the field remains wide open for the next generation of curious minds.
Cover | Red Deer in a Warming Caspian
As an endangered subspecies in Iran, the Caspian red deer faces increasing pressure from poaching, climate change, habitat fragmentation, and restricted access to suitable refuges, underscoring the urgent need for effective conservation.
Study | Familiar Faces Matter for Black Rhinos
A new study of nearly 70,000 sightings reveals that black rhinos, despite being considered solitary, form long-term associations with familiar individuals. These relationships may help reduce aggression, but social interactions can also carry survival costs—especially for calves.
Editor’s Choice | Citizen Science Reveals Hidden Migration Timelines
The editor’s choice for our May issue is “Climatic variation affects seasonal survival of an alpine bird species” by Mckinlay et al.
Cover | How do disease outbreaks reshape the cost of migration?
Our 2026 issue 2 cover depicts a rough-legged buzzard/hawk, photographed by Neil Paprocki.
E4 award papers over the years
The E4 Award is given every year to an early-career research scientist who writes an exceptional Review manuscript. The winner receives a €1000 cash prize and the runner-up receives €500. Our early-career E4 award papers are more downloaded and cited than the average research paper for Ecography.
Cover | First Come, First Served on Hawaiʻi’s Coral
On Hawaiian reefs, a field experiment shows that early-arriving competitors and predators can strongly shape who gets to live on coral colonies. Photo by Erik Brush.
Cover | Modelling LULC effects on biodiversity: a review of practices and risks
This month’s cover photo features a marsh, which is one of the last visible signs of a palaeochannel of the Rhone river, now dedicated to host the Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) among other conservation targets. Photo by Arnaud-Willm-Tour du Valat.
Study | Counting deer from the sky: drones in steep terrain
For species like red deer (Cervus elaphus), obtaining precise and accurate population estimates is essential. Traditional survey methods often struggle; therefore we explored how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used to estimate absolute population density of red deer in such challenging environments.
Study | Targeting Conservation for First Migrations
Throughout the world, each spring and fall, billions of birds migrate. But, due to a multitude of threats and stressors, populations of avian migrants have declined widely and are now the focus of widespread conservation action.
Cover | EcoViz: a visualization tool for forest landscape model simulations
This month’s cover photo features the a scene in the Berchtesgaden National Park in Germany and depicts the hypothetical forest state in the year 2150, blending "symbolic rendering" with a photo-realistic rendering.
Cover | The Herbal Nest Sanitizer
A study of Corsican blue tits shows that adding aromatic plants to nests can reduce bacterial diversity supporting that birds use these plants to protect their offspring from harmful microbes. Illustration by Hélène Dion-Phénix.
Award | Announcing the new NJB Review Award
We are happy to announce the inaugural competition for the NJB Review Award, given to an early career research scientist with an exceptional mini-review manuscript. Deadline: 30 November 2026.
New senior board for Ecography
We are excited to share a couple of updates to the journal’s editorial structure and board. These are meant to further strengthen what Ecography already does best while ensuring both continuity and renewal.
Cover | Plant performance and diversity in roadside and railway habitats
Special issue section on plant performance and diversity in roadside and railway habitats