It’s still time for change. Submit, review, and edit for society-owned journals only, preferably with smaller academic publishers that offer more support for the scientific community. #BetterPublishing

Enjoying two fabulous sessions on island biogeography at #ibsprague2024.

Wondering what to make of #ibsprague2024 meeting sponsorship by Wiley: good for society & ECRs but seems like an attempt to whitewash their terrible record at J. Biogeography last year (and DDI 2019. Lots to remember & discuss #BetterPublishing qrco.de/beglzQ

Couldn’t agree more!

A tremendous community effort to bring a new multi-species perspective to studies of sea star wasting journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.10…

A society journal Ecological Monographs moreover offers a long-form (40+ page) format which is particularly suited to forward-thinking, comprehensive, treatments of key biogeographical topics

communicating conservation needs imaginative connections with science and art tinyurl.com/4phdfrj9, that's one reason we love working with Revive & Restore and the extended family they've introduced us to, including isabellakirkland.com, helping us see things differently

Make your voice heard in support of horseshoe crabs! The U.S. Pharmacopeia is currently accepting comments to their recently proposed chapter for synthetic alternatives to horseshoe crab blood. Please SIGN THIS LETTER that we will submit in support: forms.gle/2gzzT7ptpCkBQT…

An ambitious project to DNA Barcode all intertidal organisms in California may cut due to declining state revenues. We need 200-300 signatures of California #biodiversity scientists (graduates, postdocs, faculty, NGOs, etc) to try to save the project. For info and to sign, see

If the QR code is not working for you ... calalive.net/3HvAbDb

Expanding our California Conservation Genomics ccgproject.org work cgomo.net/comparative-po… & cgomo.net/community-geno… - a new Postdoc in Comparative Population & Community Genomics of Kelp Forest Ecosystems. See aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01682 to apply

Videos of presentations from the 7th Jellyfish Blooms Symposium are available on the YouTube channel of the University of Kerala. Watch and share! youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Thank you Gavin Newsom Anna Caballero Esmeralda Soria for a budget that supports the University of California’s mission of keeping #HigherEd accessible in CA. This funding will strengthen the UC community & allow us to provide the support students need to succeed. #UCAdvocate

Many likely know already that Bill Hamner died on 06 June. An obituary is now available reflecting on some of his many contributions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/X…. It’s worth delving into his back catalogue too …

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) would like to know more about the challenges you face when publishing. For more information and survey link go to biogeographynews.org/2025/03/06/und… Survey will take ~15 mins to complete. Please respond by 28 March 2025.

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Neat postdoc position: naturalis.nl/en/about-us/jo…

Scientific societies should rethink allowing for‑profit publishers at meetings. They may support the meeting in part, but these same publishers charge unsustainable fees year‑round and undercut academic independence. The trade‑off? Researchers lose. 🔗 peeer.net/2025/08/04/two…

Do we outsource research conferences at our peril? For‑profit event firms reduce our effort, but fees are high and returns to academia low. Would not-for-profit society-organized meetings held at universities benefit the academic community more? 🔗 peeer.net/2025/08/04/two…

Nice update on sea star wasting and the sunflower star, including work by lab alumna Lauren Schiebelhut eopugetsound.org/article/one-my…