{"id":50,"date":"2019-03-04T15:57:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/2018\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2019-03-29T15:24:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T15:24:07","slug":"communicating-the-science-of-ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/2018\/communicating-the-science-of-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Communicating the Science of Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESA&#8217;s offices covering public affairs and publications routinely seek opportunities to share the work of ecologists &#8212; ESA members and authors in our journals &#8212; whose research and other efforts advance the science of ecology and educate policymakers and the public about the value and importance of our science. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esablog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read more about it on the Ecotone blog<\/a> or through any of ESA&#8217;s hundreds of touchpoints in the press.<\/p>\n<h3>ESA Research in the News<\/h3>\n<p>The ESA promotes research articles by issuing press releases and working with universities, organizations, and federal agencies that also seek to obtain press exposure. We regularly post news articles based on our journal articles. Here are some notable examples from 2018:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ecology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sexually selected infanticide by male red squirrels in advance of a mast year 10.1002\/ecy.2158\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2018\/03\/15\/news\/red-squirrels-kill-offspring-male-rivals-when-food-abundant-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada\u2019s National Observer<\/a> 3-15-18<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-bewhiskered-butchers-scientists-discover-a-dark-truth-about-red\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Globe and Mail Canada<\/a> 3-15-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Potential role of bird predation in the dispersal of flightless stick insects 1002\/ecy.2230\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/06\/05\/science\/stick-insects-eggs-birds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Times<\/a> 6-5-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/science\/lab-notes\/why-stick-insects-might-be-into-birds-eating-their-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Yorker<\/a> 6-2-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/news\/article\/Stick-insects-have-a-very-strange-parenting-12950398.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> 5-29-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/speaking-of-science\/wp\/2018\/05\/29\/stick-insects-have-a-very-strange-parenting-strategy-the-world-eats-their-young-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Washington Post<\/a> 5-29-18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Protocooperation among small polyps allows the coral Astroides calycularis to prey on large jellyfish 10.1002\/ecy.2413\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-45022553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a> 7-31-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/animals\/2018\/07\/corals-gang-up-snack-jellyfish-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/science\/2018\/07\/30\/corals-filmed-eating-jellyfish-first-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph<\/a> 7-30-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Please, more tears: a case of a moth feeding on antbird tears in central Amazonia 1002\/ecy.2518\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_asia\/article\/j54g93\/rare-footage-captures-moth-drinking-tears-from-a-sleeping-birds-eyeball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vice<\/a> 10-10-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/watch-moth-gently-slurp-tears-slumbering-bird-180970430\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smithsonian Magazine<\/a> 9-28-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ecological Monographs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diel predator activity drives a dynamic landscape of fear 1002\/ecm.1313\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billingsgazette.com\/lifestyles\/recreation\/yellowstone-elk-are-skilled-at-working-around-wolf-s-schedule\/article_8771e651-29e6-5cb4-ab00-8376b82e593c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Billings Gazette<\/a> 6-24-18<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/wolves-yellowstone-arent-scaring-away-elks-national-park-2693610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Business Times<\/a> 6-22-18<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter 10.1002\/ecm.1331\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Science_News\/2018\/09\/12\/Scientists-measure-the-ecological-benefits-of-death-decomposition\/2691536769545\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UPI<\/a> 9-12-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/scientists-measure-the-ecological-benefits-of-death-decomposition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Breitbart News<\/a> 9-12-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ecological Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eco\u2010evolutionary rescue promotes host\u2013pathogen coexistence 10.1002\/eap.1792\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovermagazine.com\/d-brief\/2018\/10\/03\/frog-population-adapts-to-deadly-fungus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discover Magazine<\/a> 10-3-18<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2018\/10\/181003102730.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Daily<\/a> 10-3-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Deconstructing the King megafire 10.1002\/eap.1752\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/wildfires-make-their-own-weather-and-matters-fire-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science News<\/a> 9-9-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ecosphere<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interacting and non\u2010linear avian responses to mixed\u2010severity wildfire and time since fire 10.1002\/ecs2.2291\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/23062018-new-research-on-avian-response-to-wildfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eurasia Review<\/a> 6-23-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2018\/06\/180622190858.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Daily<\/a> 6-22-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2018-06\/pbcs-nro062218.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eureka Alert<\/a> 6-22-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Confirmation of arboreal habits in Dromiciops gliroides: a key role in Chilean Temperate Rainforests 10.1002\/ecs2.2424\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2018\/10\/181018105313.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Daily<\/a> 10-18-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2018-10\/esoa-sam101818.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eureka Alert<\/a> 10-18-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Wildfire-mediated vegetation change in boreal forests of Alberta, Canada 10.1002\/ecs2.2156\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/edmonton\/alberta-s-boreal-forest-fires-climate-change-edmonton-1.4592967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBC<\/a> 5-26-18<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalobserver.com\/2018\/03\/26\/news\/half-albertas-boreal-forest-could-disappear-due-fires-and-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada\u2019s National Observer<\/a> 5-26-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environmental benefits of leaving offshore infrastructure in the ocean 10.1002\/fee.1827\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/from-rigs-to-reefs-researchers-encourage-authorities-to-rethink-oil-rig-removal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News<\/a> 7-31-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/10072018-oil-rigs-could-end-their-days-as-valuable-artificial-reefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eurasia Review<\/a> 7-10-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The environmental cost of animal source foods 10.1002\/fee.1822\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2018\/06\/24\/a-shellfish-diet-might-be-even-better-than-going-vegan_partner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salon<\/a> 6-24-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/agenda\/2018\/06\/these-meat-and-fish-choices-hurt-the-environment-most\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Economic Forum<\/a> 6-14-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/news-ani\/your-choice-in-non-vegetarian-matters-118061100613_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Standard<\/a> 6-11-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Historical and potential future importance of large whales as food for polar bears 10.1002\/fee.1963\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/polar-bears-may-soon-feast-whale-carcasses-global-warming-blame-180970506\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smithsonian Magazine<\/a> 10-10-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enn.com\/articles\/55711-polar-bears-gorged-on-whale-carcasses-to-survive-past-warm-periods-but-strategy-won-t-suffice-as-climate-warms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental News Network<\/a> 10-10-18\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ESA Press Releases<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/birds-can-mistake-some-caterpillars-for-snakes-can-robots-help\/\">Birds\u00a0can mistake\u00a0some caterpillars for snakes; can\u00a0robots help?\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0460-e1544473633546-150x150.jpg\" \/>Researchers observe a defense mechanism for caterpillars can attract unwanted attention <strong>December 17, 2018\u00a0<\/strong> <br \/>\nWhen a caterpillar disguises itself as a snake to ward off potential predators, it should probably expect to be treated \u2026 <a class=\"pfpReadMore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/birds-can-mistake-some-caterpillars-for-snakes-can-robots-help\/\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/esa-voices-concern-about-epas-effort-to-weaken-the-clean-water-rule\/\">ESA voices concern about EPA\u2019s effort to weaken the Clean Water Rule<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wetlands_GoofFreePhotos-150x150.jpg\" \/><strong>December 11, 2018<\/strong> <br \/>\nThe Ecological Society of America is concerned with the proposed rule issued today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \u2026 <a class=\"pfpReadMore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/esa-voices-concern-about-epas-effort-to-weaken-the-clean-water-rule\/\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/ecologists-ask-should-we-be-more-be-more-transparent-with-data\/\">Ecologists Ask: Should We Be More Transparent with Data?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Tornado-May-3-1999-7-miles-south-of-Anadarko-Oklahoma-150x150.jpg\" \/>Open, readily-usable data sets and code will grow more important in future scientific research, saving time and effort for reviewers, investigators, and authors \u00a0<strong> October 26, 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Computational reproducibility \u2026 <a class=\"pfpReadMore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/ecologists-ask-should-we-be-more-be-more-transparent-with-data\/\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/south-american-marsupials-discovered-to-reach-new-heights\/\">South American Marsupials Discovered to Reach New Heights<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/monito-del-monte-charrier-5-150x150.jpeg\" \/>For the first time, scientists catch on camera a tiny marsupial climbing higher than previously thought in the forest canopy \u00a0 <strong>October 18, 2018<\/strong> <br \/>\nIn the Andean forests along \u2026 <a class=\"pfpReadMore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/south-american-marsupials-discovered-to-reach-new-heights\/\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/alaskan-carbon-assessment-has-implications-for-national-climate-policy\/\">Alaskan Carbon Assessment Has Implications For National Climate Policy<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Untitled-150x150.png\" \/>A special article collection in Ecological Applications looks into how the carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases stored in forests, permafrost, lakes, and rivers interact \u00a0 October 5, 2018\u00a0 <a class=\"pfpReadMore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/alaskan-carbon-assessment-has-implications-for-national-climate-policy\/\">Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.org\/esa\/public-affairs\/esa-communications\/press-releases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Read the rest of ESA&#8217;s press releases here<\/em><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESA&#8217;s offices covering public affairs and publications routinely seek opportunities to share the work of ecologists &#8212; ESA members and authors in our journals &#8212; whose research and other efforts advance the science of ecology and educate policymakers and the public about the value and importance of our science. 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