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Thursday, 8 February 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Alison Mize, 202-833-8773 ext. 205, alison@esa.org   Washington D.C.—The ESA Governing Board announced today that Dr. Catherine O’Riordan, interim co-CEO and chief operating officer of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), will join the Society’s staff as its new executive director on April 16. O’Riordan, an ocean scientist and highly accomplished association…

Tuesday, 19 December 2017 For Immediate Release Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org     In a frozen lake in Quebec, tiny red creatures zip about under the ice. Guillaume Grosbois and Milla Rautio, researchers at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Saguenay, Québec, Canada report the discovery of active life in a winter lake today in the Ecological Society…

Dark nights offer best chance of survival for sixbar wrasse leaving the open ocean for the reef, but risky moonlit swims may grant a fitness edge to survivors Monday, 18 December 2017 For Immediate Release Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org Parents’ choices about when to breed have lifelong consequences for offspring. For the sixbar wrasse, the flexibility of…

A study published in Ecological Monographs follows 9,685 wandering albatrosses throughout their long lives, seeking the intrinsic differences that make some individuals outstanding performers Thursday, 7 December 2017 For Immediate Release Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org When ecologists study populations of animals, they commonly round off the individuality of individuals, treating animals of the same species, sex, and…

The recovery of the wild turkey is a great restoration success story. But concerns have been rising over the specter of declines in some areas. Lack of reliable tools to estimate abundance of turkeys has increased uncertainty for managers. So wildlife researchers at Michigan State University investigated how to harvest wild turkeys sustainably when information is imperfect in a study published this fall in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Ecological Applications.

Montana scientists project pathways to wider mating pools in the Northern Rockies, based on characteristic movements of male bears

Penguins caught on camera eating jellyfish Monday, 25 September 2017 For Immediate Release Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org   Footage from penguin-mounted mini video recorders shows four species of penguin eating jellyfish and other gelatinous animals of the open ocean, a food source penguins were not previously believed to partake of, scientists report this month in the Ecological…

Thursday, 21 September 2017 For Immediate Release Contact: Alison Mize, 202-833-8773 ext. 205, Alison@esa.org Rich Pouyat, National Program Leader for Air and Soil Quality Research, United States Forest Service became President of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) on August 11, 2017 during the Society’s annual meeting in Portland, Oregon. Elected by the members of ESA for a one-year term,…

Poetic post-apocalyptic visions of nature reclaiming city neighborhoods obscure public policy breach in disaster recovery, ecologists say

2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, 8 August 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 206-553-9964, LLester@esa.org   PORTLAND, Ore. — The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will donate over $22,000 to local non-profit Sustainable Northwest’s Forest Program, to offset the…

2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, 2 August 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org     Regulations on land use that have been put in place to protect water quality, human lives, and property, may also protect…

2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, 1 August 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org   As climate change brings new pressures to bear on wildlife, species must “move, adapt, acclimate, or die.” Erik Beever and colleagues…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Monday, 24 July 2017 Contact: Alison Mize, 202-833-8773 ext. 205 (work) or 703-625-3628 (mobile), alison@esa.org In the wake of the change in administration in January, the political landscape has become more challenging to navigate for scientists seeking to conduct research and inform policy. The new administration in Washington has proposed significant cuts to federal spending on scientific…

2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, 20 July 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org       Ecologists and artists will explore the intersection of their craft in two back-to-back Ignite-style sessions on Tuesday, August 8,…

UC Irvine doctoral student David Winkler reports on whence the invasion originated and what enabled Sahara mustard to adapt so successfully at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Tuesday, 11 July 2017 Contact: Alison Mize, 202-833-8773 ext. 205 (work) or 703-625-3628 (mobile), alison@esa.org The Ecological Society of America (ESA) will present its tenth annual Regional Policy Award to U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), representative of Oregon’s 1st congressional district, during the Society’s Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon in August. The award recognizes an elected…

2017 Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America: Linking biodiversity, material cycling and ecosystem services in a changing world 6–11 August 2017   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, 5 July 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org Ecological researchers care deeply about the health of the systems they study, but do not always know how to put into practice…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2,  2017 Contact: Alison Mize, 703-625-3628, alison@esa.org Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org   By withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change, the United States is abdicating its role as the world leader in using science-based information to inform policy. Business, political, and scientific leaders the world over are condemning the decision. More than 190…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, 23 May 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org   In dry southern Morocco, domesticated goats climb to the precarious tippy tops of native argan trees to find fresh forage. Local herders occasionally prune the bushy, thorny trees for easier climbing and even help goat kids learn to climb. During the bare autumn season, goats…

Awards recognize students for outstanding research presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, 22 May 2017 Contact: Liza Lester, 202-833-8773 ext. 211, LLester@esa.org   The Ecological Society of America recognizes Michael J.M. McTavish and Julienne E. NeSmith for outstanding student research presentations at the 101st Annual Meeting of the Society in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in August 2016. ESA…