Press Releases

(May 6, 2021) – University of Delaware researchers developed a text alert system to help fishers avoid Atlantic sturgeon and to provide them with a three-day forecast highlighting where sturgeon will be in the future.

(May 18, 2021) Researchers have analyzed how environmental factors influence the growth and health of corals and found that more species of corals are living in the mangrove forests than in nearby shallow reefs.

(May 17, 2021) – A new open-access research collection published in Ecosphere reveals unexpected lessons drawn from decades of rich data from the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network.

(May 10, 2021) – Researchers conducted experiments on the North Carolina coast to determine how an invasive marine fouling species interferes with recovery in the aftermath of natural disasters.

(May 6, 2021) –A Japanese student’s backyard observations and email correspondence with an insect ecologist have led to a new understanding of the activity patterns of rhinoceros beetles.

(May 3, 2021) – A study published in Ecological Applications from the University of California, Davis, and UC Santa Cruz suggests that green energy and species conservation goals may come into conflict in California’s Mojave Desert.

Dr. Rebecca Ostertag has been elected a 2021 Fellow of ESA or her “outstanding intellectual leadership in the areas of tropical forest ecology and conservation and a deep commitment to mentoring and enhancing diversity in the next generation of ecologists.