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W.S. Cooper Award

The W. S. Cooper Award is given to honor an outstanding contributor to the fields of geobotany and/or physiographic ecology, the fields in which W. S. Cooper worked. This award is for a single contribution in a scientific publication (single or multiple authored).

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Past Recipients

Recent recipients include Songlin Fei, Johanna M. Desprez, Kevin M. Potter, Insu Jo, Jonathan A. Knott, Christopher M. Oswalt

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Journals and Publications

Across both their native and introduced ranges, European honey bees (Apis mellifera) allegedly compete with cavity-dependent animals for nesting sites. However, evidence of such competition, aside from that observed in artificial nest boxes, is largely absent. In the August issue of Frontiers, Saunders et al. illustrate how long-term empirical studies on the occupancy of natural cavities could help document the presence and ecological outcomes of possible interactions between wild honey bees and cavity-nesting species.

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

News

New report: State of the science on western wildfires, forests and climate change

(August 2, 2021) A team of scientists have produced a synthesis of the scientific literature that lays out the established science on climate change, wildfire and forest management for seasonally dry forests. The three-paper feature gives land managers and others across the West access to a unified resource that summarizes the best-available science on how to manage their landscapes.

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Food systems, emerging contaminants, traditional ecological knowledge and more at the 2021 ESA virtual Annual Meeting

On-demand talks and posters at the ESA 2021 virtual Annual Meeting are now available for viewing; the live plenaries, panels and Q&A sessions will begin on Monday, August 2, 2021.

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Media Tip Sheet: Food Systems and Agriculture

Presentations at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America featuring research on the ecology of agricultural systems and the environmental changes that affect food security worldwide.

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Media Tip Sheet: Pollution, Contamination and Remediation

Presentations at the 106th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America featuring research on human drivers of pollution in natural systems and how these pollutants affect ecosystems, wildlife and human health.

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