UW’s Joshua Lawler named fellow of Ecological Society of America
Joshua Lawler, a University of Washington professor in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, has been named a 2021 fellow of ESA.
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Regional Habitat Differences Identified for Threatened Piping Plovers on Atlantic Coast
Piping plovers, charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches, rely on different kinds of coastal habitats in different regions along the Atlantic Coast, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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ORNL-led team recognized for impactful sustainability research
A 2017 study from ORNL that shows the far-reaching impacts of U.S. cities’ energy consumption on regional ecosystems has received the 2021 Sustainability Science Award from ESA.
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UF scientists help wildlife parks mobilize against poaching
A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Florida has developed new decision-making tools to help park managers put a dent in the multibillion-dollar illegal wildlife trade while staying within their budgets.
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Erika Zavaleta honored for diversity efforts by Ecological Society of America
ESA has chosen Erika Zavaleta, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, to receive our 2021 Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award.
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Ecological Society of America Honors Baylor Environmental Science Researcher with Sustainability Science Award
Ryan A. McManamay, Ph.D., assistant professor of environmental science at Baylor University, is among the recipients of the Sustainability Science Award announced today by the ESA.
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Professor’s fight to protect Hawaiʻi’s forests earns national recognition
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo biology professor Rebecca Ostertag has been elected a 2021 fellow of the nation’s largest organization of professional ecologists.
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In a study published in the journal Ecological Applications, a Duke-led team mined 35 years of satellite images of a 245,000-acre area in the state’s Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula.
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You didn’t see this on ‘Spongebob’: Cannibal sea star babies
A faculty-undergraduate research team from William & Mary documented cannibalism amongst juvenile sea stars.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Ecological impacts of Brood X cicadas – experts available for comment
In anticipation of the upcoming arrival of Brood X cicadas in the eastern U.S., several experts are available to discuss the ecological impacts of synchronized mass insect emergences.
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