Committee on Diversity and Education

The Committee on Diversity and Education works to advance the Society’s mission and goals by promoting excellence in ecology education at all levels and by creating a scientific environment that embraces diversity and allows all professionals to flourish. The Committee is responsible for:

Helping to identify and guide ESA’s education programs:
Shaping ESA programs to enhance recruitment, training and retention of women and minorities in the ecological sciences
Encouraging the equitable treatment and representation of all ecologists, regardless of gender, age, race, sexual orientation or cultural background

Composition

Chaired by the Vice President for Education and Human Resources

Committee Members

Pamela Templer, Vice President for Human Resources, Boston University (2018-2020)
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Betsy Bancroft, Gonzaga University (2016-2021)
Anjali Boyd, Student Section (2019)
Aramati Casper Inclusive Ecology section (2019)
Jennifer Doherty, University of Washington, Education Section (2019)
Tracy Gartner, Carthage College
Nyeema Harris, University of Michigan Black Ecologists Section (2019)
Alycia Crall
Luanna Prevost, 4DEE Chair

Journals and Publications

Wolves and coyotes, such as the eastern wolf (Canis lycaon) pups pictured here in Ontario, Canada, give birth and begin raising oﬀspring in dens that are critical to successful reproduction. Oliveira et al. modeled resource selection by wolves, coyotes, and admixed canids at dens and other pup-rearing sites in a hybrid zone where canids were legally shot and trapped by humans. Their results, reported in the December issue of Ecosphere, found that wolves and coyotes exhibited diﬀerent patterns of resource selection, but that all canids strongly avoided roads, presumably to reduce human-caused mortality. Importantly, pups survived better in packs that selected habitat types associated with abundant prey.

Ecosphere

News

OSU researchers prove fish-friendly detection method to be more sensitive than electrofishing

Scientists at Oregon State University have found that sampling stream water for evidence of the presence of various species using environmental DNA, known as eDNA, can be more accurate than electrofishing, without disrupting the fish.

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Eutrophication turns aquatic omnivores into vegetarians

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam found that the feeding behavior of several invertebrate animals in aquatic food webs is drastically changed by increasing inputs of nitrogen and phosphorus into surface waters.

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Dead Trees Fuel Wildfire Severity in Sierra Nevada

UC Davis scientists found that the presence of recently dead trees on the landscape was a driver of wildfire severity for two large fires that occurred toward the end of the drought and documents the important role recently dead trees can play in exacerbating fire severity.

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Invasive in the U.S., lifesaver Down Under

Researchers from the University of Southern Florida revealed that a monitor lizard should be regarded as an “ecosystem engineer,” a rarity for reptiles.

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Identifying Where to Reforest After Wildfire

A UC Davis team collected post-fire recovery data to develop a unique tool to better understand where to focus forest regeneration efforts.

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Beating the “billion-dollar bug” is a shared burden

A new study suggests that slowing the resurgence of western corn rootworm may require a larger-scale strategy than previously thought.

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Joint impacts of climate change and forest degradation on the survival of Himalayan birds

With increased upward migration of species due to climate change, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science found that this migration only maintained species survival rates when moving to intact forests.

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