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Ecological Society of America Announces 2024 Leadership Election Results

The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce its recent election results for four Governing Board positions and three positions for its Board of Professional Certification.

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Recent research news from the Ecological Society of America

The influence of changing rainfall on invasive grasses, how a major crop pest responds to heat waves, the substitution of one group of predators for another in salt marshes and the impacts of herbivores on grassland to shrubland transition in the Chihuahuan Desert.

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October research news from the Ecological Society of America

Poking holes in the “tens rule” of invasion ecology, the use of artificial intelligence to identify individual animals and more from ESA’s journals.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: US Nature Town Hall

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Representatives, Federal Agency Representatives and Authors join ESA at its Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif., to discuss the state of nature in the US.

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Media Tip Sheet: Fire Ecology at #ESA2024

Experts in fire ecology will converge at ESA’s upcoming Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif., Aug. 4–9, presenting the latest research on the causes and consequences of wildland fire in dozens of talks and posters.

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Media Tip Sheet: Symposia at #ESA2024

Symposia will be a focal point of ESA’s upcoming Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California, Aug. 4-9, offering new insights on nature-based solutions, conserving soil biodiversity, harnessing AI for ecology and much more.

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ESA Announces Recipients of 2024 Awards

The Ecological Society of America is pleased to announce the winners of its 2024 awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to ecology in new discoveries, teaching, sustainability, diversity and lifelong commitment to the profession.

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