By melding scientific measures with human emotional responses and values, National CASC researchers and partners discuss a more holistic way to understand the uncertainties caused by accelerating global changes.
New research reveals how advanced hyperspectral remote sensing and machine learning can equip land managers with tools to prioritize restoration and monitor ecosystem health over time.
A new study suggests hermit crabs are dispersing the seeds of an unusual parasitic plant.
Ecosystems become more resilient to environmental change through “portfolio effects” operating across multiple levels of ecological organization.
Cal Poly Humboldt researchers found that barn owls reduce the number of rodents in vineyards not only by eating them but also scaring them.
For the first time, researchers observed and recorded bats preying on small migratory birds in the air at night.
For the first time, ants were observed using the homes of pests known as coffee berry borers to rear their own young.
Invasive rats on tropical islands are creating winners and losers among the underwater animals near the bottom of the food chain that inhabit surrounding reefs.
In July 2026, Associate Professor Dr. Virgil Alexandru Iordache was appointed a member of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Ecological Society of America.
Study finds winter snowfall shapes summer pond conditions, with implications for biodiversity as California’s climate changes.
The amount of kelp that survives winter storms greatly influences the productivity of the giant kelp forest in the next growing season.
Large language models are transforming research in the life sciences in ways that extend far beyond improving productivity, and are becoming a new normal before scientists have agreed where the limits of their use should be.
Researchers investigated this unusual marine mystery, revealing a lesser-known impact of marine plastic pollution on crustaceans.
In a new synthesis paper, researchers examine the ecological structures and processes that help ecosystems withstand disturbances while continuing to provide the benefits that people and wildlife depend on.
Researchers captured what may be the first recorded evidence of nesting birds aggressively driving away deer.
New research has found that some kelp forests around Vancouver Island were disappearing far earlier than previously thought.
SFI External Professor Brian Enquist (University of Arizona) has been awarded the Ecological Society of America’s prestigious Robert H. MacArthur Award, which celebrates a mid-career ecologist.
A global study shows a strong positive impact of agroforestry on biodiversity—but restoration measures are not a substitute for forest conservation.
Susana Wadgymar, a professor at Davidson College, was recently honored by the Ecological Society of America for her research that sheds light on plants’ ability to weather climate change.
Three students recently represented Kalamazoo College at the 2026 meeting of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Ecological Society of America, where two of them swept the top undergraduate honors for their research presentations.