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Annual Meeting<\/h2>\n

Over 2,500 ecologists gathered in sunny Fort Lauderdale, Florida in August to share ecological research.<\/p>\n

With a rapidly changing climate, altered hydrological and nutrient cycles, dominance of large regions by agricultural and urban ecosystems, and massive movement of species to new continents, the Earth has entered a new epoch characterized by human influence. Understanding the basic principles of ecology will be more important than ever before, to predict how new combinations of species in new environments will develop into functioning, novel ecosystems.<\/p>\n

Building on The Ecological Society of America\u2019s 2015 Centennial meeting\u2014Ecological Science at the Frontier\u2014the 101st annual meeting supported sessions that explored how ecosystem structure and function respond to multiple drivers of change, how resource managers can cope with developing novel ecosystems, and potential benefits and problems that society faces as we progress into the Anthropocene Epoch.<\/p>\n

This year we said goodbye to long-time ESA Meeting Manager, Michelle Horton who retired. ESA thanks her for the dedicated and stellar service to ESA and its members. We also welcomed Christi Nam as our new meeting manager. This year’s meeting was a joint effort between Michelle and Christi and the transition was seamless. President Monica Turner presented Michelle with a recognition of service award during the Scientific Plenary.<\/p>\n

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