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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.’

To learn more about the causes of recent seismic shifts in insect populations, scientists at Davidson College and Catawba College collaborated on a three-year research project with more than 50 other scientists to examine the impact of temperature variation on insects in North America. The research was published in the scientific journal Ecology in late March.

Scientists at Catawba College and Davidson College collaborated on a three-year research project with over 50 other scientists to examine the impact of temperature variation on insects in North America. The research was published in the scientific journal Ecology in late March.

Research published in Ecology took a closer look into candy-striped spider’s behaviour and found that the result of their stealth attacks could have substantial impacts on ecosystems.

The greater amount of Japanese barberry growing on a property, the greater amount of Lyme disease-carrying ticks you are likely to have.

There’s a surprising and highly influential link between invasive earthworms, white-tailed deer and tree harvesting in northern forests, according to new research from the University of Minnesota.

When the sea ice vanishes, Antarctic seals become silent. This is the main conclusion of a new article just published by Dr Ilse van Opzeeland’s research group.

A University of Oregon ecologist has been awarded a fellowship from the Ecological Society of America for research and outreach that has proven her an exceptional leader.

by Folke Mehrtens, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research April 17, 2023 Wenn das Meereis verschwindet, verstummen antarktische Robben. Das ist das Ergebnis eines Fachartikels, den eine Gruppe um Dr. Ilse van Opzeeland jetzt veröffentlicht hat. Die Biologin forscht am Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) und am Helmholtz-Institut für Funktionelle Marine Biodiversität an der…

Native bees in the Oregon Coast Range are diverse and abundant in clearcut areas within a few years of timber harvest but their numbers drop sharply as planted trees grow and the forest canopy closes, research by Oregon State University shows.

Deteriorating habitat conditions caused by climate change are wreaking havoc with the timing of bird migration. A new study demonstrates that birds can partially compensate for these changes by delaying the start of spring migration and completing the journey faster – but the strategy comes with a decline in overall survival.

Current SW CASC Natural Resource Workforce Development Fellow (NRWD), Elijah Catalan, was recently named a 2023 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award recipient from the Ecological Society of America.

Jim Bever, University of Kansas Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a senior scientist at the Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research, is one of seven scientists across the U.S. who have been named fellows of ESA this year.

Two University of Michigan faculty members have been chosen as 2023 Fellows of the Ecological Society of America, the world’s largest community of professional ecologists.

New research examines grassland natural restoration following two consecutive years of extreme drought manipulation, and explores the carry-over effects of the extreme drought event on plant community structure and function.