Swimming crab trapped in plastic bottle survived two months on the ocean
Researchers investigated this unusual marine mystery, revealing a lesser-known impact of marine plastic pollution on crustaceans.
In July 2026, Associate Professor Dr. Virgil Alexandru Iordache was appointed a member of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Ecological Society of America.
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At this year’s ESA Annual Meeting, researchers will present new findings on the ecological relationships between wildlife, their habitats and the growing influence of human activities across terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems.
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ESA’s upcoming Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, July 26–31, features the latest research on how wildfire is transforming ecosystems and influencing wildlife, as well as strategies to reduce the risks of severe fire.
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Researchers investigated this unusual marine mystery, revealing a lesser-known impact of marine plastic pollution on crustaceans.
The origins of Snake River trout, a simple means of improving prairie restoration and more from ESA’s journals.
At the ESA Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, presentations across the program will examine how ecologists are adapting AI technologies for use in the study and stewardship of natural systems.
As scientists gather in Salt Lake City for this year’s ESA Annual Meeting, many presentations will focus on the ecological challenges and opportunities facing the Intermountain West.
The use of historical art to see ecosystems of the past, owls as a pest-control strategy and more from ESA’s journals.
The Ecological Society of America is convening July 26-31 for its 2026 Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Modeling airplane-bird collisions, visitors to giant otter latrines in Brazil and more from ESA’s journals.
The Ecological Society of America announces its 2026 award recipients, honoring ecologists whose research, teaching, mentorship and leadership have advanced ecological science and its benefits to society.
Supply and demand along birds’ migration routes, beaver impacts on tundra ecosystems and more from ESA’s journals.
Twenty graduate students make up this year’s cohort of Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Awardees.
How rainstorms reshape the trail of environmental DNA in streams, how newcomers to an ecosystem do not always gain an edge from escaping their old enemies and more from ESA’s journals.
The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its recent election results for three Governing Board positions and three positions for its Board of Professional Certification.
A first-time observation of moths drinking a moose’s tears, the expansion of peat patches across Alaska’s North Slope and more from ESA’s journals.
Urban pollinator navigation, the relationship between aging tree roots and soil fungi and more from ESA’s journals.
Tiger conservation, plant-fungal networks in the Arctic and more from ESA’s journals.
Unexpected links between Arctic land and sea, what happened after a major sea star die-off and more from ESA’s journals.
The role of the arts in narrating environmental stories, nighttime cooling in urban parks and more from ESA’s journals.