Applied Ecology Section of ESA
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The Applied Ecology Section seeks to encourage research and the sponsorship of meetings to facilitate communication of results in all phases of the application of ecological principles to the solution of practical environmental problems associated with providing for the needs and requirements of our increasing human population. The Section specifically encourages active and sustained relationships with and among those specialists in public policy, public administration, law, engineering, education, urban and regional planning, public health, political science, agriculture, and natural resources who use ecological principles in the resolution of their problems. Each year the Section awards travel money to students who are traveling to the ESA Annual Meeting to make presentations in applied ecology.

Chairs Corner

Shibu Jose, Chair

Welcome to the Applied Ecology Section webpage of the Ecological Society of America. We hope you find this site useful. We have provided information on the officers of the section, annual activities, our bylaws, and past and current newsletters.

The Applied Ecology Section of ESA is the second-largest and third-oldest of the active sections within this Society. The Section was established in 1971 and has a two-fold purpose:

1) To facilitate communication about applying ecological principles to solve practical environmental problems, and 2) To encourage liaison with specialists in policy, administration, planning, health, agriculture and natural resource management who use ecological principles to resolve problems.

The officers of the Applied Ecology Section are here to assist you. In addition to the Chair, we have a vice-chair (Dr. Scott Roberts) and a secretary (Dr. Becky Kerns). Currently our main activities include symposia sponsorship, student travel grants, and a mixer we hold jointly with the Applied, Agroecology, Rangelands, Long-Term Studies and Soil Ecology Sections. We had a great international response to the Section's announcement for student scholarships in 2005 and 2006, and recipients included students from the U.S., Newfoundland, Argentina, France, and Benin (Africa). These activities are aligned with ESA's long-range plan and vision; therefore, we have been receiving funds from ESA's long-range planning grants. The Section Officers are in frequent communication by email and conference calls to focus our work. We have sponsored one Symposium and one Organized Session for the 2007 Annual Meeting. We will also be providing travel assistants to two students.

We want to make membership in this section relevant to you and to cultivate close links between research and application. Feel free to contact us with any comments or suggestions.

Best regards!
Shibu Jose, Chair, Applied Ecology Section

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