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Programs

CESU Grant Program

A New Opportunity to Apply for Research Funding through ESA ESA is launching a new program to provide members with additional opportunities to apply for research funding. We are a partner of the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CHWACESU), which regularly issues requests for proposals for funded research opportunities. We encourage ESA members whose institutions are not already part…

PlantingScience

Master Plant Science Team A Sponsored Opportunity for Graduate Students Download ESA Master Planting Science Team brochure [PDF] The Ecological Society of America invites graduate students to join the 2020-2021 PlantingScience Master Plant Science Team. Applications are due August 7, 2020. The Master Plant Science Team is designed to provide compensation for a cohort of 5 graduate students who make a…

SEEDS HJ andrews field trip forest break time.

Ecology Education

Online Teaching Resources for online teaching In response to the mounting pressure for faculty to switch to online teaching within a very short time to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 virus, we have compiled a list of teaching resources to provide assistance during this transitional period. This page includes links about switching to online teaching, addressing accessibility, and connecting with different online teaching communities to share…

Science Engagement

The ESA Panel on Vegetation Classification provides impartial scientific expertise to agencies and partners, and represents the expertise of professional ecologists spanning academic, agency, and non-governmental sectors.

Training

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Efforts to manage non-native taxa – such as the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) in New Zealand, here shown in its native Australia – can be complicated when those species exhibit charismatic qualities. In the August issue of Frontiers, Jarić et al. discuss how the “charisma” of certain invasive alien species may affect their likelihood of introduction, their depiction in the media, and their acceptance by society.

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

News

Mayor Erin Mendenhall Selected as 2020 ESA Regional Policy Award Winner

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) names The Hon. Erin Mendenhall, Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT, as its 13th annual Regional Policy Award recipient. The ESA award recognizes an elected or appointed local policymaker whose record reflects the use of ecological science to inform policy decisions.

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National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) to Have Large Virtual Presence at Ecological Society of America’s 2020 Annual Meeting

by Battelle/NEON 7/30/2020 Read this release at Battelle: https://www.battelle.org/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-detail/national-ecological-observatory-network-(neon)-to-have-large-virtual-presence-at-ecological-society-of-america-s-2020-annual-meeting BOULDER, Colorado (July 30, 2020)—At the 2020 ESA Virtual Meeting, NEON scientists will be joining and hosting virtual sessions to present their latest ecological developments and provide insights on new avenues of research that empower scientists to more capably address complex questions and pressing issues in ecology. The 2020 ESA Meeting, “Harnessing the Ecological Data Revolution,” is focused on the massive…

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LTER at ESA 2020

by the LTER Network 7/30/2020 Read this release at LTER: https://lternet.edu/stories/lter-at-esa-2020/ The year 2020 is the 40th anniversary of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network and we were looking forward to grand celebration at the Ecological Society of America’s 2020 Meeting. While we cannot share our enthusiasm in person this year, meeting participants will find a cornucopia of pre-recorded…

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