ESA News & Events

Managing the ESA budget

Blogpost from ESA President Laura Huenneke

ESA Welcomes Kathryn Cottingham as Editor in Chief of Ecology

In her new role, Cottingham will lead Ecology in publishing research articles from across the biological and ecological sciences.

ESA announces the recipients of the 2018 Student Awards

The Ecological Society of America recognizes Sara P. Bombaci, Jacqueline J. Peña, and Joshua Scholl for awards for outstanding student research.

The Future of Journals in the Face of Open Access

Blogpost from ESA President Laura Huenneke

ESA joins the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment

ESA has joined the Societies Consortium on Sexual Harassment as one of the 100 inaugural members.

Call for New ESA Rapid Response Team Members

We are expanding the Society’s Rapid Response Team (RRT), a diverse group of about 50 ecologists who are subject matter experts and help ESA address policy and media opportunities in a timely and effective manner. ESA invites any member to apply to be a member of the RRT.

Ecological Society of America announces 2019 award recipients

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present the 2019 awards recognizing outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity, and lifelong commitment to the profession during the Society’s Annual Meeting in Louisville, Ky.

ESA Member Opportunity: Attend the ESA Southwestern Chapter Communicating Science Workshop, June 7

The ESA Communicating Science workshop is designed to address the needs of ecologists to communicate scientific information in a variety of public and professional interactions. This workshop will build participants confidence and skill set for public engagement with media, Congress, and other audiences. It also provides a professional development opportunity to develop broader impact skills.

Ecological Society of America announces 2019 Fellows

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce its 2019 Fellows. The Society’s fellowship program recognizes the many ways in which its members contribute to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and management and policy.

Diversity of ecological careers

Blogpost from ESA President Laura Huenneke

Large ‘herbivores of the sea’ help keep coral reefs healthy

By Pennsylvania State University 1/8/2020 Selective fishing can disrupt the delicate balance maintained between corals and algae in embattled Caribbean coral reefs. Removing large parrotfish, which graze on algae like large land mammals graze on grasses, can allow the algae to overtake the corals, with potentially dire consequences for reef health. New experimental research suggests that maintaining a healthy size…

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Study shows animal life thriving around Fukushima

By University of Georgia 1/6/2020 Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, researchers from the University of Georgia have found that wildlife populations are abundant in areas void of human life. The camera study, published in the Journal of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, reports that over 267,000 wildlife photos recorded more than 20 species, including wild…

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Amazon forest regrowth much slower than previously thought

By Lancaster University 12/20/2019 The regrowth of Amazonian forests following deforestation can happen much slower than previously thought, a new study shows. The findings could have significant impacts for climate change predictions as the ability of secondary forests to soak up carbon from the atmosphere may have been over-estimated. The study, which monitored forest regrowth over two decades, shows that…

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Journals and Publications

Mountain pine beetle epidemics are an increasingly common forest disturbance that can alter avian species occurrence patterns. In the December 2019 issue of Ecosphere, Mosher et al. investigated how one such epidemic altered the species-level occurrence and community-level turnover of the avian community in the Helena National Forest, Montana, USA, and identified a variety of responses, with some species decreasing in occurrence and others thriving.

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