The advantage of changing sex in fish population recovery
A new study in Ecological Applications explores how sex-changing fish species can actually recover from overfishing faster than fixed-sex species.
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ESA Selects 2020 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award Recipients
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is honored to announce this year’s Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) recipients. This award provides graduate students with the opportunity to receive policy and communication training in Washington, DC before they meet lawmakers.
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Seeds in Tibet face impacts from climate change
A new study published in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Ecological Applications examines how warming and increased precipitation (rain and snow) harms the seeds in the ground of the Tibetan Plateau and elsewhere.
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Pollinating opossums confirm decades-long theory
In Brazil there is a plant so strange that researchers predicted – and 27 years later, proved – that opossums are key to its pollination.
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Media Advisory: Wildfire, Forest Management, and Climate Resources
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has updated its virtual issue on “Wildfire, Forest Management, and Climate.” ESA scientists with expertise on wildfire drivers, ecosystem impacts, and other related issues are available for comment and to respond to questions and inquiries.
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Silverswords may be gone with the wind
In a new study in Ecological Monographs, researchers seek to understand recent population declines of Haleakalā silverswords and identify conservation strategies for the future.
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Bats in attics might be necessary for conservation
Researchers investigate and describe the conservation importance of buildings relative to natural, alternative roosts for little brown bats in Yellowstone National Park.
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Ecological Society of America Announces New Members Elected to Governing Board
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is proud to announce the election results for its governing board members.
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Bigger doesn’t mean better for hatchery-released salmon
A recent study in Ecosphere examines hatchery practices in regard to how the Chinook salmon that are released back into the natural waterways in the PNW are affecting wild populations.
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Tracking wild pigs in real time and understanding their interaction with agro-ecosystems
A new study in Ecological Applications investigates how the success of a wild pig invasion may be dependent on how they use their surrounding food resources
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