Harvard Forest Ecologist appointed Editor in Chief

Harvard Forest Senior Ecologist Aaron Ellison has been appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Ecological Monographs, one of four journals published by the Ecological Society of America. He will be the first independent Editor-in-Chief of Ecological Monographs in nearly 40 years (the editorial boards of Ecology and Ecological Monographs were consolidated in 1972). As part of this shift in editorial oversight, Ecological Monographs' scope will change. Beginning in 2009, Ecological Monographs will publish not only monographic papers that describe complex, multifaceted ecological studies but also will publish comprehensive reviews that establish new benchmarks in the field, define directions for future research, contribute to fundamental understanding of ecological principles, and derive principles for ecological management in its broadest sense.