2016 Election Results

Governing Board

President-elect

Laura F. Huenneke (Northern Arizona University) ude.uannull@ekenneuH.aruaL

(1 year as President-elect August 2017–August 2018, President August 2018–August 2019, and Past President August 2019–August 2020)

Vice President for Finance

Evan DeLucia (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign) ude.sionillinull@aiculed

(3-year term August 2017–August 2020)

Vice President for Public Affairs

Frank Davis (University of California, Santa Barbara) ude.bscu.nerbnull@dwf

(3-year term August 2017–August 2020)

Member-at-Large

Gillian Bowser (Colorado State University) ude.etatsolocnull@reswobg

(one position; 2-year term August 2017–August 2019)

Board of Professional Certification

Damian Preziosi (Integral Consulting, Inc) moc.proc-largetninull@isoizerpd
Sylvie Brouder (Purdue University) ude.eudrupnull@reduorbs

(Two positions; terms are for three calendar years starting 1 January 2017 and ending 31 December 2019)

Journals and Publications

With ongoing global change, landscape structure changes are expected to be a driver of extinction rates of temperate zone ectotherms. In a study by Rozen-Rechels et al. in the May issue of Ecological Monographs, the authors conclude that changes in water availability, coupled with rising temperatures, might have a drastic impact on the population dynamics of some ectotherm species.

Ecological Monographs

News

Elementary school student publishes peer-reviewed beetle research

A Japanese student’s backyard observations and email correspondence with an insect ecologist have led to a new understanding of the activity patterns of rhinoceros beetles.

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Solar Development: Super Bloom or Super Bust for Desert Species?

A study published in the journal Ecological Applications from the University of California, Davis, and UC Santa Cruz suggests that green energy and species conservation goals may come into conflict in California’s Mojave Desert.

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UH Hilo’s Ostertag elected a 2021 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

Dr. Rebecca Ostertag has been elected a 2021 Fellow of ESA or her “outstanding intellectual leadership in the areas of tropical forest ecology and conservation and a deep commitment to mentoring and enhancing diversity in the next generation of ecologists.

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Math Professor Receives Best Paper Award From Ecological Society of America

Erik Van Vleck, professor of mathematics, along with his co-authors, was awarded the 2021 Robert P. McIntosh Award as the best nominated paper in vegetation ecology in the previous two years by the vegetation section of ESA.

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