2022 ESA Election Candidates

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All members are strongly encouraged to vote — the members elected to these positions are responsible for the strategic direction of ESA.

All ballots are due by Oct. 21.

President-Elect

Stephanie Hampton, Deputy Director, Biosphere Sciences and Engineering, Carnegie Institution for Science
Diane McKnight, Professor, University of Colorado

Vice President for Finance

Steven Allison, Professor, University of California, Irvine
Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Professor, University of Minnesota

Member of the Governing Board

(select one)

Charles Nilon, Professor, University of Missouri
James Rattling Leaf, Research Associate, University of Colorado-Boulder
Adriana L. Romero-Olivares, Assistant Professor, New Mexico State University

Member of the Board of Professional Certification

(select two)

Joseph A. Bruseo, Professor, Holyoke Community College
Laura Lawlor, Principal, Natural Resources Lead (Ontario), Senior Ecologist, GHD Limited
Drew Rayburn, Director of Conservation Science and Planning, The Nature Conservancy in Colorado
Kat Superfisky, Urban Ecologist, City of Los Angeles

News

Cities have a role to play in bird conservation

Cities provide important connections to nature as well as habitat for many species, according to new research in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

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Woodpecker helps managers promote new life in burned forests

Scientists have created a tool based on the habitat preferences of the black-backed woodpecker to help forest managers make decisions that promote regrowth and biodiversity following wildfires.

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New study shows surprising connection between deer and earthworms

New research, recently published in the journal Ecology, shows that in northern forests, the presence of deer substantially increased the number of earthworms.

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A healthy but depleted herd: Predators decrease prey disease levels but also population size

In a study published online April 26 in the journal Ecology, a University of Michigan-led research team used a pint-sized predator-prey-parasite system inside 20-gallon water tanks to test the ‘healthy herds hypothesis.’

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Journals and Publications

A candy-striped spider (Enoplognatha ovata) feeds on a thread-waisted wasp (Ammophila sp.) at dawn. Three other victims (Prionyx canadensis) of the previous night's marauding hang nearby. At their study site on Canada's West Coast, Scott and McCann observed that candy-striped spiders commonly leave their capture webs to locate and launch sneak attacks on sleeping insects. These introduced spiders are extremely versatile predators with a broad diet dominated by pollinating insects, and likely have strong impacts on insect communities in North America. Scott and McCann's work, published in The Scientific Naturalist section of the May issue of Ecology, highlights the value of observing organisms in their natural environments.

Ecology