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A new analysis that combines census data and information on lakes finds that critical sampling and monitoring is less likely to occur in lakes surrounded by marginalized communities.

A team of Michigan State University researchers found that lakes in communities of color were three times less likely to be sampled at least once than lakes in white communities.

The impact of rising temperatures on pathogens, dynamics of predatory seabirds and their penguin prey in Antarctica, factors determining the speed of coral reef recovery from disturbance and more.

The findings shed light on how pathogens may be transmitted between wild and managed bees, as well as why pathogens in bees are changing and what can be done to reduce them.

New research suggests wildfires can help management efforts.

New research shows that backyard bird feeders are changing the chemistry of local ecosystems, including introducing a potentially harmful amount of phosphorus into the environment.

United States Department of Agriculture scientists have identified potential ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities across U.S. western rangelands.

The findings have implications for urban forestry and heat island management efforts.

Benjy Sedano-Herrera, recipient of ESA’s Forrest Shreve Research Award, is finding international success through his research in a UNLV Life Sciences lab and his networking outside of it.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Representatives, Federal Agency Representatives and Authors join ESA at its Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif., to discuss the state of nature in the US.

To offset the environmental costs of its 2024 Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif., ESA will donate to Friends of Ballona Wetlands, an organization working to protect Los Angeles’ last coastal wetland.

ESA’s upcoming Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif., Aug. 4–9, features a diverse array of talks and posters dedicated to the study of urban ecology.

ESA will present its 17th annual Regional Policy Award to San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District CEO Heather Dyer on Sunday, Aug 4, 5:00pm PDT, during the ESA Conference Opening Plenary.

Scientists studying biodiversity rely on public data, but USC Dornsife researchers found that butterfly sightings on one popular online platform are skewed by personal preferences.

Experts in fire ecology will converge at ESA’s upcoming Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif., Aug. 4–9, presenting the latest research on the causes and consequences of wildland fire in dozens of talks and posters.

Researchers find trees in parks are more drought-tolerant than species near homes.

Symposia will be a focal point of ESA’s upcoming Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California, Aug. 4-9, offering new insights on nature-based solutions, conserving soil biodiversity, harnessing AI for ecology and much more.

Excess nutrients in bodies of water leads to plankton blooms and turbidity—a new review highlights the need for a consensus definition of this phenomenon.

Tanzanian leopards, already in decline, can’t keep up with hyenas when people are around.

New research shows recovering wolves in northeast Washington are having less of an impact on white-tailed deer populations than other factors.