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2023 Candidate Alex Moore

Alex MooreAssistant ProfessorUniversity of British Columbia Candidate for: Member of the Governing Board My name is Dr. Alex Moore, and I am an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC). I completed my BSc and MSc in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan, followed by a PhD in Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University. During…

2023 Candidate Angee Doerr

Angee DoerrAssistant Professor of PracticeOregon Sea Grant/Oregon State University Candidate for: Member of the Governing Board I am an interdisciplinary ecologist, studying the intersection and human and natural systems, predominately in marine environments. I have a PhD in Ecology from University of California, Davis, and worked for several years as a Research Scientist with Stanford University’s Center for Ocean Solutions before…

2023 Candidate Anjali Boyd

Anjali D. BoydPhD CandidateDuke University Candidate for: Member of the Governing Board I am a Marine Ecologist, Educator, Entrepreneur, and an Elected Official. I received my B.S. in Marine Science from Eckerd College and I am currently a PhD Candidate at Duke University in the Nicholas School of the Environment. In addition to being a Dean’s Graduate Fellow at Duke, I…

2023 Candidate Dale Strickland

Dale StricklandPrincipal Ecologist, Director, Co-founderWestern EcoSystems Technology Inc. (WEST, Inc.) Candidate for: ESA President-Elect I have a BS in Biology and MS in Wildlife Management, University of Tennessee, and a PhD in Ecology, the University of Wyoming. I am Principal Ecologist, Director, and Co-Founder and former President and CEO of WEST, Inc, a company employing more than 500 ecologists, statisticians, and…

2023 Candidate Peter Groffman

Peter GroffmanProfessorCity University of New York Candidate for: ESA President-Elect I am an Ecosystem Ecologist with a focus on nutrient cycling and biogeochemical cycles in a wide range of terrestrial systems; agriculture, forests, wetlands, prairies, deserts, cities. My academic journey started with a B.A. in Environmental Science from the University of Virginia (1980) followed by a Ph.D. in Ecology at the…

REEFS 2023

The following resources will be presented during the REEFS Session at the 2023 ESA Annual Meeting. Time: 10:00AM – 11:30AM PDT Location: D136 Learning Activities  Tuesday, August 8th   10:10-10:40 AM ET (Round 1 Presenters) Acquiring Critical Thinking & Quantitative Skills through a Collaborative Research Proposal Exploring our Relationship with Nature Effects of Woody Encroachment on Native Bird Diversity What…

Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award Alumni

Since 2007, over 150 ESA members and ecologists have received the Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award.  Offered each year, this award gives graduate students hands-on training and science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials, and ecologists who work in the science and public policy arena. Many past recipients are currently working in public policy…

What Goes Into a Field Safety Plan? 

April 25, 2023 @ 3:00 PM ET   Also posted below Description of Water Cooler Chat The National Science Foundation has announced that new or renewal proposals to NSF submitted January 30, 2023 or later that are funded will require that PIs must create a plan for a safe and inclusive work environment for off-campus research activities. Regardless of whether you…

Study Reveals Way to Measure Role of Climate Change in Insect Decline

To learn more about the causes of recent seismic shifts in insect populations, scientists at Davidson College and Catawba College collaborated on a three-year research project with more than 50 other scientists to examine the impact of temperature variation on insects in North America. The research was published in the scientific journal Ecology in late March.

Less Ice, Fewer Calling Seals

When the sea ice vanishes, Antarctic seals become silent. This is the main conclusion of a new article just published by Dr Ilse van Opzeeland’s research group.

“Weniger Eis, weniger rufende Robben

by Folke Mehrtens, Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research April 17, 2023 Wenn das Meereis verschwindet, verstummen antarktische Robben. Das ist das Ergebnis eines Fachartikels, den eine Gruppe um Dr. Ilse van Opzeeland jetzt veröffentlicht hat. Die Biologin forscht am Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) und am Helmholtz-Institut für Funktionelle Marine Biodiversität an der…