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Press Release

Lionfish ear-bones reveal a more mobile invasion

Lionfish in Florida are an underwater force to be reckoned with. The biggest threat they pose is not their venomous spines – it is the alarming speed and ferocity with which they invade new waters.

A legal framework for vector-borne diseases and land use

ESA 2019 Preview: Human-induced land use change is the primary driver of EIDs, including those carried by mosquitoes such as malaria, dengue, Zika, EEE, and West Nile. Why, then, does land-use planning often fail to recognize the effects these changes have on the risk of spreading disease?

Sneaky mating may be in female damselfies’ interest

New research on damselflies in northern Africa suggests that females may facilitate the reproductive success of inferior males when their health is at risk.

104th Annual Meeting: Preview and Highlights

The following selected sessions and events at the Annual Meeting delve into this year’s meeting theme.

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.

Pop-up parks deliver big benefits in small spaces

“Pop-up parks” serve important conservation functions by providing small-scale habitat refuges in urban environments and deliver a suite of ecosystem services to urban residents and wildlife alike.

Exotic Pets Can Become Pests with Risk of Invasion

In a new study published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, a team of researchers gain further insight into the dynamics of the exotic pet trade and the role it plays in the introduction of invasive vertebrate populations across the globe.

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.

ESA Tipsheet for May 6, 2019

Get a sneak peek at these new scientific papers, publishing on May 6, 2019, in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

Four gian tortises walk toward the camera with a second group following beind in the background.

Giant Tortoises Migrate Unpredictably in the Face of Climate Change

Unlike many migratory species, Galapagos giant tortoises do not use current environmental conditions to time their seasonal migration.

In the June issue of Ecosphere, Sweet et al. used field measurements and statistical models to predict the distribution of continuously suitable conditions at the end this century for Yucca brevifolia, the iconic species of Joshua Tree National Park. Future species distribution models based on end-of-century downscaled global climate models show that the suitable area for Y. brevifolia will likely be reduced to 80% of the historic range within the park, indicating the importance of maintenance of refugial areas for Joshua trees.

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