Sarah Cuprewich Wins ESA 2025 Graduate Student Policy Award
The award helps graduate students bridge science and policy by providing training in communication and advocacy before they meet with lawmakers.
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Invasive weed threatens Southern California’s deserts
New research reveals how Saharan mustard, a nonnative species, disrupts desert plant diversity and weakens recovery from climate swings.
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Study finds trees in southern subtropical forests more tolerant to soil acidification and phosphorus deficiency
A research team with the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that trees in subtropical forests are better at coping with soil acidification (and the nutrient deficiency it causes) than herbs.
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Stevenson University Students Present Research at Ecological Society of America Meeting
Six Stevenson students and three faculty members attended the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America held April 4-6 at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA.
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March research news from the Ecological Society of America
Linking elk pregnancy to elk “foodscapes”, climate impacts on bee gut microbiomes and more from ESA’s journals.
Tropical bounty: How forests can turn into chemical factories
A research team uncovered the ecological forces that drive remarkable chemical diversity of trees in the Andes Mountains.
Lesser Long-Nosed Bats are Long-Distance Flight Phenoms
A new study reveals overnight flights over the Gulf of California and migrations of over 1,000 miles.
MEDIA ADVISORY: Save the Date for ESA’s 2025 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland
The Ecological Society of America is convening August 10-15 for its 2025 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential
Researchers seek to understand the environmental factors that influence the distribution of hantavirus in rodent populations across the United States.
ESA Spotlights Bumble Bee Research from Neal Williams Lab
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.
Research news from the Ecological Society of America
Overlooked city lichens, what traditional ecological knowledge can teach us about modern forestry practices and more from ESA’s journals.
Fish use sharks as shields to ambush prey, study reveals
Scientists have revealed for the first time that some fish sneak up on their prey by hiding behind sharks.
Sustainable agriculture through cooperation
What motivates farmers to participate in cooperative nature conservation measures?
Time is not the driving influence of forest carbon storage, U-M study finds
It is commonly assumed that as forest ecosystems age, they accumulate and store more carbon—but new research finds that it’s more complicated than that.
Raymond Erskine receives Ecological Society of America Graduate Student Policy Award
The award provides graduate students hands-on training and science policy experience including interacting with congressional decision-makers, federal agency officials and ecologists who work in the science and public policy arena.
Ecological Society of America Bestows Prestigious Graduate Student Policy Award to Morgan State’s Chichedo Duru
Chichedo Duru, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry’s Bioenvironmental Science program, is the recipient of the 2025 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award from the Ecological Society of America.
New analysis reveals recovery of Bonelli’s eagle, a threatened species, in Western Europe
A new analytical method represents a step forward for understanding wildlife populations—and identifying the best strategies to conserve them.
NASA Takes to the Air to Study Wildflowers
For many plant species, flowering is biologically synced with the seasons; scientists are clocking blooms to understand our ever-changing planet.
Fatunsin Selected for Science Policy Training for Ecological Advocacy
Alabama A&M Ph.D. student Olufemi Fatunsin earns the 2025 Ecological Society of America Policy Award.
Wild bees thrive among diverse flower communities, Concordia study shows
New research finds that a mix of corolla sizes offers strong opportunities to promote urban biodiversity.