In review:
[8] Maruki, T., He, X., Hechler, R.M., Gamero, W.M., Gros, M., Fussmann, G.F., Gonzalez, A., Fugère, V., & Cristescu, M.E. Environmental transcriptomics reveal the responses of freshwater eukaryotes to heat and nutrient stressors. In review, Genome Research
Articles:
[7] Hechler, R.M., & Krkosek, M. (2026). Ecological stability through nonlinear fluctuations and the portfolio effect. In press, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
[6] Cooper, N., et al. (incl. Hechler, R.M., & 136 others). Data- and code-archiving in the British Ecological Society journals: present status and recommendations for future improvements. In press, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
[5] Hechler, R.M., & Krkosek, M. (2026). Temperature variation and life history mediate nonlinearity in fluctuations of marine fish populations worldwide. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 0(0), 1-10.
[4] Hug, L.A., Hatzenpichler, R., Moraru, C., Soares, A., Meyer, F., Heyder, A., The Data Reuse Consortium [incl. Hechler, R.M. & 221 others], & Probst, A.J. (2025). A roadmap for fair reuse of public microbiome data. Nature Microbiology, 10(10), 2384–2395.
[3] *Semeniuk, C.A.D., et al. [incl *Hechler, R.M. & *13 others]. (2024). On increasing equity and inclusion of early-career professionals for conferences and conference networking in Canadian fisheries and aquatic science societies. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 81(11), 1606-1620.
*Equal contributions by all, ordered alphabetically and by career stage
[2] Hechler, R.M., Yates, M.C., Chain, F.J.J., & Cristescu, M.E. (2023). Environmental transcriptomics under heat stress: Can environmental RNA reveal changes in gene expression of aquatic organisms? Molecular Ecology, 34(13), e17152. [From the Cover]
Harry Smith Prize 2024 recipient for the best paper published by an ECR in Molecular Ecology
Institutional nomination for Frontiers Planet Prize 2025 by McGill University
[1] Kagzi, K., Hechler, R.M., Fussmann, G.F., & Cristescu, M.E. (2022). Environmental RNA degrades more rapidly than environmental DNA across a broad range of pH conditions. Molecular Ecology Resources, 22(7), 2640-2650.
Commentary / news & views:
[3] Hechler, R.M., & Krkosek, M. (2026). Nonlinearity in marine fish populations is amplified by temperature variation and fast life histories. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 0(0), 1-2.
[2] Hechler, R.M. (2025). Quantifying species interactions in the Anthropocene. Nature Reviews Biodiversity, 1(2), 89.
[1] Hechler, R.M., & Cristescu, M.E. (2024). Revealing population demographics with environmental RNA. Molecular Ecology Resources, 24(4), e13951.
Natural history notes:
[2] Hechler, R.M., & Krkosek, M. (2023). Pacific herring spawns transfer energy to coastal ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 21(8), 397.
[1] Hechler, R.M. (2021). Crow predation on intertidal invertebrates. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 19(9), 493.
Book chapter:
[1] McGarvey, D.J., Hechler, R.M., Troutman, A & Falke, J.A. Fish Assemblages. In Methods in Stream Ecology, 4th Edition. Editors: Hauer, F.R., Lamberti, G.A., Tank, J.L., & Hall, R. Academic Press, Boston, MA. [in press, available in 2026]