UW Postdoctoral Research Associate to Receive ESA’s Cooper Award
Dulcinea Groff, a University of Wyoming postdoctoral research associate, has been named the recipient of ESA’s William Skinner Cooper Award.
Dulcinea Groff, a University of Wyoming postdoctoral research associate, has been named the recipient of ESA’s William Skinner Cooper Award.
(March 31, 2022) – Polygynous cranes, fungus-farming ants, light pollution impacts on migrating birds in Central America, and more in the Ecological Society of America’s journals.
A new study published in Ecological Applications by researchers from the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science discovered aircraft-measured spectral differences in the foliar traits of ʻŌhiʻa lehua trees that would later develop visible signs of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.
(March 17, 2022) – Pathogenic hantavirus persists in marsh rice rats near New Orleans, drones fill gaps in ocean monitoring, and more in the Ecological Society of America’s journals.
Two newly published research studies from the U.S. Geological Survey show that, depending on their size and body condition, invasive tegu lizards from South America could survive in cooler, northern climates.
(February 23, 2022) – A gazelle’s extraordinary journey across Mongolia, improvements to raccoon vaccination strategies, and more in the latest research from the ESA journals.
A new study delves into the competitive mechanisms that lead to decreased kill rates by wolves, and examined whether they were the same between continents.
(January 31, 2022) – A new seed dispersal mechanism, public conservation voting for gray wolves, the oldest living tree in the European Union and more in the Ecological Society of America’s journals.
(January 13, 2022) – A wayfaring Arctic hare, eBird during COVID-19, and more in the latest research from the ESA journals.
Animals that have strong site fidelity are having a difficult time adjusting to land-use change, says new research from the University of Wyoming and the University of Washington.
The recovery of the fisher, a charismatic, long-tailed forest carnivore, will likely be hindered by the increasing frequency and intensity of future wildfires, new research by Oregon State University indicates.
Concerns over foodborne risk from birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers, according to research from the University of California, Davis, that found low instances of E. coli and Salmonella prevalence.
When non-native fish species that are prized by anglers overlap with baby spring chinook salmon in Oregon reservoirs, they consume more salmon fry than native fish per individual, new research finds.
(October 27, 2021) – The latest research from ESA’s journals: Tallying tropical vertebrates – Animal personalities – Deep-sea ecosystems – And more
(October 20, 2021) – The latest research from ESA’s journals: Tropical versus temperate fruits – Carnivorous cattle – Forecasting the future of Yellowstone and U.S. wilderness – And more
Researchers gathered data on watering hole communities over the course of two years to investigate how herbivore activity affects vegetation on the savannas of central Kenya.
The Galápagos’ simulated future is a warmer and wetter one, which could have cascading ramifications for the archipelago and its inhabitants.
A research team from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that found that two grassland sites in Inner Mongolia differed markedly in their aboveground net primary production responses to soil moisture, with greater sensitivity at the more arid site.
Results of a new study by ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst show that 1,330 nurseries, garden centers and online retailers are still offering hundreds of invasive plant species as ornamental garden plants. This includes 20 species that are illegal to grow or sell nationwide.
(June 3, 2021) – Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computer simulation tool that allows them to predict future attacks on crops or forests by pests and diseases, as well as test management strategies to contain them.