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Slow Research to Understand Fast Change

(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.

Elementary school student publishes peer-reviewed beetle research

(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.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ecological impacts of Brood X cicadas – experts available for comment

(April 8, 2021) – 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.

Ecological Society of America announces 2021 award recipients

(April 6, 2021) – The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce its 2021 Fellows. The Society’s awards program recognizes outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity, and lifelong commitment to the profession.

Media invited to register for 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America

(March 30, 2021) – The 106th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) will be held as an all-virtual meeting. ESA invites press and institutional public information officers to attend for free.

Ecological Society of America announces 2021 Fellows

(March 25, 2021) – The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce its 2021 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.

ESA Statement in Support of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities

(March 23, 2021) – The Ecological Society of America condemns the escalating pattern of crimes occurring in our country over the past year against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.

ESA Selects 2021 Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients

(March 15, 2021) – The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is honored to announce the Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) 2021 cohort. This award provides graduate students with the opportunity to receive policy and communication training before they meet lawmakers.

Whooping cranes steer clear of wind turbines when selecting stopover sites

(March 15, 2021) – A paper published this week in Ecological Applications reports that whooping cranes migrating through the U.S. Great Plains avoid “rest stop” sites that are within 5 km of wind-energy infrastructure.

February research news from the Ecological Society of America

The latest research from ESA’s journals: Snorkelers find rare salamander eggs – An albino plant – Birds and burns – Public parks for native insects – Mountain-traversing seabirds

In an eﬀort to identify the climate warming eﬀects on ecosystem processes carried out by fungi, such as the Laetiporus sulphureus (chicken of the woods or sulphur shelf), Pec et al. assessed fungal diversity, community composition, soil C concentrations, and chemistry in two soil warming experiments performed at the Harvard Forest, Petersham, Massachusetts, USA. The authors found that changes in the relative abundance of fungal functional groups and dominant taxa due to soil warming are associated with losses in total soil carbon. Their findings are published in the May issue of Ecosphere.

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From radioactive rain to hitchhiking tardigrades, particulates in precipitation have big implications for ecosystems

(June 7, 2021) – Researchers from the University of North Texas, Georgia Southern University and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies present new research on the effects of particulate matter found in canopy waterways.

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Oregon State University research shows two invasive beachgrasses are hybridizing

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have identified a hybrid of two species of sand-stabilizing beachgrasses introduced to the Pacific Northwest starting in the early 1900s.

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Survival of migrating juvenile salmon depends on stream flow thresholds

(May 20, 2021) – A new understanding of relationship between stream flows and salmon survival provides a critical tool for balancing water needs in the highly managed Sacramento River.

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Sturgeon Warning System

(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.

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