Press Releases — Page 28

A new study delves into the competitive mechanisms that lead to decreased kill rates by wolves, and examined whether they were the same between continents.

A new study suggests native plant diversity matters less than seeding species with the ability to persist in poor soils.

A Kobe University Graduate School of Science professor explores the potential mutualism between squirrels and Amanita species.

Stony Brook University graduate students Isabella Betancourt and Abigail J. Costigan, from the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences’ Marine Conservation and Policy program, have been selected for ESA’s Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award (GSPA) 2022 cohort.

(February 3, 2022) – ESA is honored to announce the Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award 2022 cohort. This award provides graduate students with the opportunity to participate in a virtual Congressional Visits Day.

A new analysis found that in crowded forests, trees were less tolerant of fire damage and were more susceptible to post-fire bark beetle attack.

UBCO researchers say restoring linear features may expand a wolf’s range, helping to reverse caribou declines.

Some marine species can help protect others from climate change by shielding them from heat, according to a new study by Texas A&M University at Galveston and other scientists.

(January 31, 2022) – A new seed dispersal mechanism, public conservation voting for gray wolves, the oldest living tree in the European Union and more in the Ecological Society of America’s journals.

A multiyear study spanning the physics, biology, ecology, and evolution of transparency in Lepidoptera conducted by several groups provides unique perspectives on the use of wing transparency in Lepidoptera self-defense.

A recently published study led by University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa researchers brought together experts from the fields of oceanography, genetics, ecology, fisheries biology, and social sciences to develop unprecedented insights into the natural and commercial flow of fish.

(January 20, 2022) – After a competitive and rigorous search process, The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce Madhusudan Katti as the new executive editor of the Bulletin.

(January 13, 2022) – A wayfaring Arctic hare, eBird during COVID-19, and more in the latest research from the ESA journals.

Animals that have strong site fidelity are having a difficult time adjusting to land-use change, says new research from the University of Wyoming and the University of Washington.

The recovery of the fisher, a charismatic, long-tailed forest carnivore, will likely be hindered by the increasing frequency and intensity of future wildfires, new research by Oregon State University indicates.

Concerns over foodborne risk from birds may not be as severe as once thought by produce farmers, according to research from the University of California, Davis, that found low instances of E. coli and Salmonella prevalence.

In a new study, University of Utah biologists found that mice at California monarch overwintering sites consume monarch butterflies.

A new nationwide analysis of 122 plans from 20 US cities, published today in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, found that many plans fail to explicitly define green infrastructure.

Habitat conservation can help buy time for heat-sensitive species in the face of climate change – but it might also leave them in a trap by preventing them from adapting in time, according to a new study recently published in the journal Ecology.

Research from a Texas A&M Galveston marine biologist shows mussel beds protect other species during hot days, highlighting the importance of protecting vulnerable habitats.