Research news from the Ecological Society of America’s journals
How meerkats cope with heat and drought, the process turning dryland ecosystems from methane sinks into methane sources and more from ESA’s journals.
How meerkats cope with heat and drought, the process turning dryland ecosystems from methane sinks into methane sources and more from ESA’s journals.
Using historical nursery catalogs to predict plant invasion, incorporating animal communities into assessments of ecosystem health and more from ESA’s journals.
First place was awarded in a tie to two Stockbridge students presenting their respective research projects in the graduate student poster competition at the Mid-Atlantic Ecological Society of America annual meeting.
The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity and lifelong commitment to the profession.
A pandemic of lianas is sweeping through tropical forests, reducing their ability to store carbon and limiting their role in mitigating climate change. Two recent studies highlight the issue.
Linking elk pregnancy to elk “foodscapes”, climate impacts on bee gut microbiomes and more from ESA’s journals.
The Ecological Society of America is convening August 10-15 for its 2025 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Ecological Society of America recently spotlighted bumble bee research from the laboratory of pollinator ecologist Neal Williams, a professor in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.
Overlooked city lichens, what traditional ecological knowledge can teach us about modern forestry practices and more from ESA’s journals.
Alabama A&M Ph.D. student Olufemi Fatunsin earns the 2025 Ecological Society of America Policy Award.
A new study confirms local origins of young Chinook salmon in California’s restored Putah creek for the first time.
New study finds Phyllaplysia taylori is an outsize climate-resilient ally for coastal ecosystems.
The award provides graduate students with science policy training and the opportunity to meet with congressional policymakers on Capitol Hill.
How beetles make wood more burnable, the impact of nighttime illumination on animals and more from ESA’s journals.
New research from Japan’s Mt. Norikura shows that birds breeding at high elevations rely on insects that originate downslope.
Poking holes in the “tens rule” of invasion ecology, the use of artificial intelligence to identify individual animals and more from ESA’s journals.
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.
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.
A new study examines how multiple species of bumblebee can coexist despite using the same floral resources.
Van Bael will assume editorial leadership and oversight for the journal, which publishes research over a broad range of focal areas – ranging from agroecosystem ecology and disease ecology to eco-education, statistical theory and methodology.