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Monitoring air quality in national parks
The National Park Service (NPS) Geographic Information System (GIS) provides technological data used for the Read more
ESA Policy News December 17: Congress passes "CRomnibus" spending bill, Senate committee chairs announced, US Census public comment opportunity
Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Policy Analyst Terence Houston. Read more
Congressional briefing brings together former lawmaker, scientists to consider climate engineering options
On Dec. 4, 2014 the Ecological Society of America (ESA) co-organized a congressional briefing entitled Read more
ESA Policy News December 5: House floats FY 2015 spending deal, NEON scrutinized, Apply for 2015 GSPA
Here are some highlights from the latest ESA Policy News by Policy Analyst Terence Houston. Read more
An elementary school student imagines a food chain. Chris Buddle.
What are the big ecological innovations of the last century? #ESA100
In December 2015, the Ecological Society of America will celebrate a big birthday: 100 years Read more
When polar bears (Ursus maritimus) meet glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreaus) over the remains of a bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), they may be sharing more than a meal. As the warming climate brings animals into new proximity, parasites, viruses, and bacteria can find opportunities to spread to new and naïve hosts, sometimes jumping from birds to mammals, and from marine ecosystems to land ecosystems. Photo credit, USGS.
New diseases travel on the wings of birds in a rapidly changing north
When wild birds are a big part of your diet, opening a freshly shot bird Read more