Ecological Applications was launched in 1991 to highlight applications of ecological science to environmental problems. Originally a quarterly, it expanded to six issues in 2000, and has been published eight times a year since 2007 (Volume 17). “Special issues” are published occasionally; they are accommodated within the annual numbering scheme. “Ecological Applications is concerned broadly with the applications of ecological…
The journal Ecological Monographs was launched by ESA in 1931 to accommodate longer articles than could be published in Ecology. Criteria specified submissions should be more than 20 pages. With the advent of Ecological Applications in 1991, Ecological Monographs also now publishes applied papers that are too long for that journal. “Papers published in Ecological Monographs provide integrative and complete…
By Kiyoko Miyanishi Reprinted from the ESA Bulletin, Vol 96(4), October 2015, pp 513-518. A caveat on this series of Bulletin articles on ESA by decade: this is not any kind of official history of ESA but simply one person’s selective summary of interesting information gleaned from reading past ESA Bulletins. During the sixth decade, ESA membership rose from ~3000…
ESA’s primary technical journal, Ecology, has been published since 1920. This monthly publication publishes research and synthesis papers on all aspects of ecology, with particular emphasis on papers that develop new concepts in ecology, that test ecological theory, or that lead to an increased appreciation for the diversity of ecological phenomena. Read full Aims and Scope. Explore contents of Ecology…
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, issued quarterly, contains announcements of meetings of the Society and related organizations, programs, awards, articles, and items of current interest to members. As ESA’s oldest journal, it is the official record of the Society’s business. The Bulletin is open access. The Bulletin also contains annual reports of the Society and its chapters,…
Orie L. Loucks, October 2, 1931 – September 10, 2016 This brief profile is based, in large part, on notes by Dennis Knight from an oral history interview with Orie Loucks on August 7, 2013, at the 98th meeting of ESA in Minneapolis. Full obituary here. Orie Loucks grew up on a southern Ontario farm, where he attended a country…
Outgoing ESA president Dr. Monica Turner highlighted ESA’s first century as she directed attention to present accomplishments and plans for the decades ahead. Her presidential address, The Turn of the Century (28 mb), included callouts to the centennial celebrated last year in Baltimore, as well as to HRC’s role in drawing attention to the organization’s history. In recognizing the 20th…
The July Bulletin of the ESA offers a wealth of history-related material, collected here (along with a few republished from April) for your browsing convenience. Resolutions honoring the memories of recently deceased ecologists: Historical Records Committee Newsletter: Upcoming Sessions at the Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Bill Reiners reflects on the “Cowles-Cooper” tradition in plant ecology, as demonstrated by Murray…