Press Releases — Page 27

(March 31, 2022) – Polygynous cranes, fungus-farming ants, light pollution impacts on migrating birds in Central America, and more in the Ecological Society of America’s journals.

A UBCO researcher says collaborative recovery moves Klinse-Za caribou from the brink of extinction.

Larger and strictly protected areas are clearly more effective, according to biologists from Utrecht University and international colleagues. Examining the biodiversity of more than 700 natural areas worldwide, their study could help pinpoint the most suitable areas for protection.

A new study finds that preserving tree cover may be essential in helping gray foxes survive alongside coyotes in rural areas.

A new study published in Ecological Applications by researchers from the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science discovered aircraft-measured spectral differences in the foliar traits of ʻŌhiʻa lehua trees that would later develop visible signs of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.

(March 17, 2022) – Pathogenic hantavirus persists in marsh rice rats near New Orleans, drones fill gaps in ocean monitoring, and more in the Ecological Society of America’s journals.

Two newly published research studies from the U.S. Geological Survey show that, depending on their size and body condition, invasive tegu lizards from South America could survive in cooler, northern climates.

Scientists from the Ryan Institute in NUI Galway have published the first record of a Noble False Widow spider feeding on a protected species of Pipistrelle bats in the UK. 

New research provides a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of emerald ash borer and associated adaptation strategies on wildlife species dependent on black ash wetland forests. 

Researchers from around the U.S., Canada, and Switzerland using remote sensing to study plant communities report that plant traits we can sense from satellites and airplanes can provide valuable insights into what’s going on beneath the soil.

(February 23, 2022) – A gazelle’s extraordinary journey across Mongolia, improvements to raccoon vaccination strategies, and more in the latest research from the ESA journals.

Two students from The University of New Mexico, Benjamin Gerstner and Cassandra Miller, have been named to participate in ESA’s Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award 2022 cohort.

Two Auburn University graduate students, Amanda Alva and Lynn Von Hagen, have been selected as recipients of the ESA’s 2022 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award.

Researchers pull from Thoreau’s findings to investigate how climate change is affecting local environments.

Adding diversity to restoration projects can buffer them against hurricanes, droughts and other climate extremes.

British colonization of Australia, together with the effects climate change, is likely to have contributed to the recent catastrophic wildfires in southeast Australia, a new study has found.

University of Queensland researchers and global marine experts have developed a framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species.

As green crab invasion worsens in the state of Washington, a new analysis method could help contain future invasions and prevent new outbreaks using water testing and genetic analysis.

Mae Rennick has been selected to receive ESA’s 2022 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award. She joins 43 other graduate students from across the country to participate in virtual Congressional visits taking place later this month.

Jessica Murray will meet with Utah policymakers as a 2022 Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award recipient.