New Orleans greenery post-Katrina reflects social demographics more than storm impact
Poetic post-apocalyptic visions of nature reclaiming city neighborhoods obscure public policy breach in disaster recovery, ecologists say
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Sustainable Northwest receives environmental offsets from the Ecological Society of America
2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, 8 August 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 206-553-9964, LLester@esa.org PORTLAND, Ore. — The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will donate over $22,000 to local non-profit Sustainable Northwest’s Forest Program, to offset the…
Weighing the benefits of incidental habitat protection
2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, 2 August 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org Regulations on land use that have been put in place to protect water quality, human lives, and property, may also protect…
Adorable alpine animal acclimates behavior to a changing climate
2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, 1 August 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org As climate change brings new pressures to bear on wildlife, species must “move, adapt, acclimate, or die.” Erik Beever and colleagues…
ESA to Hold New Special Policy Forum at Annual Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Monday, 24 July 2017 Contact: Alison Mize, 202-833-8773 ext. 205 (work) or 703-625-3628 (mobile), alison@esa.org In the wake of the change in administration in January, the political landscape has become more challenging to navigate for scientists seeking to conduct research and inform policy. The new administration in Washington has proposed significant cuts to federal spending on scientific…
Art inspiring ecological science, inspiring art
2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, 20 July 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org Ecologists and artists will explore the intersection of their craft in two back-to-back Ignite-style sessions on Tuesday, August 8,…
Getting to the roots of Sahara mustard invasion in the American Southwest
UC Irvine doctoral student David Winkler reports on whence the invasion originated and what enabled Sahara mustard to adapt so successfully at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici Selected as 2017 ESA Regional Policy Award Winner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Tuesday, 11 July 2017 Contact: Alison Mize, 202-833-8773 ext. 205 (work) or 703-625-3628 (mobile), alison@esa.org The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present its tenth annual Regional Policy Award to U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), representative of Oregon’s 1st congressional district, during the Society’s Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon in August. The award recognizes an elected…
From theory to practice: lessons in ecosystem services from Indonesian mangroves to Oregon estuaries
2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, 5 July 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org Ecological researchers care deeply about the health of the systems they study, but do not always know how to put into practice…
U.S. Exit from the Paris Agreement Disregards Science and Endangers Global Environment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2017 Contact: Alison Mize, 703-625-3628, alison@esa.org Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the United States is abdicating its role as the world leader in using science-based information to inform policy. Business, political, and scientific leaders the world over are condemning the decision. More than 190…
Tree-climbing goats disperse seeds by spitting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, 23 May 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org In dry southern Morocco, domesticated goats climb to the precarious tippy tops of native argan trees to find fresh forage. Local herders occasionally prune the bushy, thorny trees for easier climbing and even help goat kids learn to climb. During the bare autumn season, goats…
ESA announces the recipients of the 2016 Murray F. Buell and E. Lucy Braun Student Awards
Awards recognize students for outstanding research presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, 22 May 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org The Ecological Society of America recognizes Michael J.M. McTavish and Julienne E. NeSmith for outstanding student research presentations at the 101st Annual Meeting of the Society in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in August 2016. ESA…
102nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America convenes in Portland, Ore.
Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, 11 May 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org Environmental scientists from 50 U.S. states, U. S. territories, and countries around the world will converge on Portland, Oregon this August for the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of…