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Researchers suggest this behavior plays a greater ecological role than previously known.

Personality differences that account for varying behaviors within species should be taken into account in ecosystem management, according to new research.

Previous fires may hold the key to predicting and reducing the severity of future wildfires in the western United States as fire activity continues to increase, according to new research.

When non-native fish species that are prized by anglers overlap with baby spring chinook salmon in Oregon reservoirs, they consume more salmon fry than native fish per individual, new research finds.

New findings show how genetics, environmental conditions, and their interactions affect tree mortality and regeneration.

Clarkson Biology Assistant Professor Andrew David was recently elected to a 2-year term as Secretary of the Invasion Ecology section of the Ecological Society of America.

Erika Zavaleta, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, has been selected as one of four ESA Excellence in Ecology Scholars in the first cohort of this new initiative.

(October 28, 2021) – The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce the recipients of the first cohort of the ESA Excellence in Ecology (EEE) Scholars: Dr. Na’Taki Osborne Jelks, Dr. Theresa Wei Ying Ong, Dr. Adriana Lucia Romero-Olivares, and Dr. Erika S. Zavaleta.

New research provides information on an appropriate level of polar bear harvest that meets cultural needs, while accounting for both climate warming and the health of the Chukchi Sea polar bear population.

New research finds that landscaping and yard management decisions can increase wild bird habitat and influence bird biodiversity at the neighborhood and city scale.

(October 27, 2021) – The latest research from ESA’s journals: Tallying tropical vertebrates – Animal personalities – Deep-sea ecosystems – And more

Researchers quantified the percentage of terrestrial vertebrates that call tropical forests home, demonstrating the importance of protecting these ecosystems.

In a new study researchers demonstrated that eelgrass restoration efforts can lead to rapid expansion of restored plots and recovery of ecosystem functions.

(October 20, 2021) – The latest research from ESA’s journals: Tropical versus temperate fruits – Carnivorous cattle – Forecasting the future of Yellowstone and U.S. wilderness – And more

Researchers gathered data on watering hole communities over the course of two years to investigate how herbivore activity affects vegetation on the savannas of central Kenya.

A team of international scientists has gained new insights into the diet, population density and social interactions of a group of Brazilian jaguars.

The Galápagos’ simulated future is a warmer and wetter one, which could have cascading ramifications for the archipelago and its inhabitants.

After suffering mass mortality for years due to infection with a deadly chytrid fungus, some frog populations in Panama now seem to be co-existing with the pathogen.

Early fall wildfires in the western states and the smoke they generate pose a risk to birds migrating in the Pacific Flyway, according to a new study.

According to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, there isn’t a widespread upswing of harmful algae blooms in North American lakes.