Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the Ecological Society of America officially began a working relationship with the signing of a memorandum of understanding during the ESA’s 108th annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, August 7, 2023.
NNA Question 11c: What existing datasets, knowledge sources, information or stories should USGCRP draw from in creating the NNA, and why? List of Existing National and International Nature-focused Assessments and Databases Please note this is a sample of the ecological datasets and sources available. This list is not exhaustive. National USGCRP https://www.globalchange.gov/home Nature Serve https://www.natureserve.org/ Inter-Tribal Environment Council https://www.itecmembers.org/…
Water Cooler Chat October 8th, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic certainly has created challenges to ecological education. It has also created opportunities for innovation and new approaches. Come to learn and contribute to the conversation about how ecological education has been altered by the pandemic. Has it inspired new approaches that will persist beyond the pandemic? How have educators shown resilience…
ESA Water Cooler Chat–April 12, 2021 We invite proposals for virtual field trips for ESA’s 2021 Annual Meeting, August 2-6, 2021. Field trips are encouraged to address the meeting theme, “Vital Connections in Ecology,” if appropriate, but doing so is not necessary — we welcome submissions from any topic in ecology. This water cooler chat will walk you through how…
(April 8, 2021) – In anticipation of the upcoming arrival of Brood X cicadas in the eastern U.S., several experts are available to discuss the ecological impacts of synchronized mass insect emergences.
University of Alberta biologist leads new study on “functional eradication” to curtail numbers of invasive species based on achievable targets for preventing ecological damage.
ESA Water Cooler Chat ~ November 13th, 2020 Celebrate Native American Heritage month with James Rattling Leaf, Sr., Rosebud Sioux Tribe, University of Colorado-Boulder, and Robert Newman, the University of North Dakota from ESA’s Traditional Ecological Knowledge Section as we explore: What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)? How does the power of indigenous knowledge contribute to Western science? What insights…
REEFS is a reoccurring event held during ESA’s Annual Meeting. It is organized jointly by ESA’s Office of Education and Diversity and the Education Section. The following resources were presented during the REEFS Session at the 2016 ESA Annual Meeting. Learning Activities Integration of real world environmental data in computer skill courses TIEEing together past and future climate change How the…
By The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research 6/29/2020 Plants are sprouting earlier and earlier due to climate change, but for roe deer, the timing of fawning is advancing more slowly. This results in changes to the food supply during critical periods of the fawns’ growth. Deer populations at lower altitudes are particularly affected, according to a…
The reality of systemic racial disenfranchisement in the United States has never been so broadly apparent than it is today. Given our mission at the ESA to strive towards diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ) in the field of ecology as well as in society at large, we have dedicated this page to providing readers with a list of resources…
ESA Water Cooler Chat ~ May 29, 2020 It’s all we’ve been thinking about these past three months. No question. This Fall is going to be different. Can students do ecology during shelter-in-place? How can the transformative attributes of field experiences transfer online? How will we know that transformation occurred We’re building a community to work together to adapt to…
By University of Alberta 6/1/2020 North America’s boreal forests are warming and drying from climate change, but they still hold places that can offer refuge for plants and animals, according to University of Alberta scientists who have taken the lead in creating a guide to identify those areas. The information about these sheltered places known as climate-change refugia—including large lakes,…
ESA Water Cooler Chat – April 24, 2020 We are all faced with teaching courses online without giving students access to a traditional field site. This water cooler chat discussed: How can we connect students with the context that is the focus of study or research? How can we connect them to place, even in a virtual environment? Hosted by…
ESA values the diversity of views, expertise, opinions, backgrounds, and experiences reflected among ESA members and the broader ecology community, and is committed to providing a safe, productive and welcoming environment for all participants of ESA meetings, events and communities. ESA’s community platform, Ecologists Collaborating Online (ECO), and ESA’s various other venues for virtual meetings, trainings, and collaboration, can serve…
Pamela Templer, PhD, is an ecosystem ecologist and professor in the department of Biology at Boston University who focuses on plant-microbial interactions and their effects on carbon exchange and nutrient cycling. She is interested in how human activities impact ecosystems through urbanization, air pollution, and climate change. A native of Los Angeles, California, Pam originally majored in music before finding…
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This FAQ is an evolving document and may be updated at any time. To submit suggestions, please send a message to gro.asenull@sgniteem. Selection of Meeting Locations How are meeting sites selected, and by whom? What criteria are used? ESA generally selects the city where the Annual Meeting will be held five years in advance. Meetings must be planned this…
By Virginia Commonwealth University 8/12/2019 Forests in the eastern United States that are structurally complex — meaning the arrangement of vegetation is highly varied — sequester more carbon, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University. The study demonstrates for the first time that a forest’s structural complexity is a better predictor of carbon sequestration potential than tree species…
In This Issue: 104th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America convenes in Louisville, KY Meeting plenaries and symposia explore the meeting theme “Bridging Communities and Ecosystems: Inclusion as an Ecological Imperative.” Honeybees in the Crosshairs EPA affirms the use of the pesticides chlorpyrifos and sulfoxaflor. Congress White House, Congressional leaders reach an agreement to boost nondefense discretionary spending…
In This Issue: Foreign Influence and Collaborations Under Scrutiny in Agencies and in the House National Defense Authorization Act NSF issues ‘Dear Colleague’ letter addressing foreign interference in research. Congress House passes 2020 National Defense Authorization Act including and foreign interference in science provision. Executive Branch A White House plan to critically review climate science in on indefinite hold. Courts…