External Press Releases — Page 5

A new study highlights the critical link between drought, wildfires and coastal ecosystem transformations.

A new study sheds light on the reproduction of giant sea spiders in Antarctica, behavior that has been largely unknown to researchers for more than 140 years.

Insect pollination is vital for many plants. A new review shows that air pollution caused by humans can disrupt this sensitive process.

A new study spanning more than two decades has found that removal of apex predators from an ecosystem can create lasting changes that are not reversed after they return – at least, not for a very long time.

A recent publication in ESA’s Bulletin uses faculty hiring data and practices to examine how a lack of diverse representation impacts STEM disciplines.

Plant biologists report that a species of tree fern found only in Panama reanimates its own dead leaf fronds, converting them into root structures that feed the mother plant.

Newly published research shows how Adélie penguins within the Ross Sea, Antarctica use sea ice in their annual migrations.

Forests on the west slope of Oregon’s Cascade Range experienced fire much more often between 1500 and 1895 than had been previously thought, according to new research.

A challenge among three housemates to identify species around their inner-Brisbane home led them to document over 1,000 animal, plant, and fungal species, showcasing the rich biodiversity in urban landscapes.

A warmer environment could mean more mosquitos as it becomes harder for their predators to control the population, according to a recent study.

In a first-of-its-kind study for North America, scientists accumulated a list of potential invasive species for Florida, and researchers deemed 40 pose the greatest threat.

Adding protruding rocks to restored streams can help boost the abundance of aquatic insects, benefiting the fish, amphibians, reptiles, and birds that eat them, and promoting overall stream health.

A 20-year experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques — prescribed burning, restoration thinning or a combination of both — are effective at reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire in California.

Using weather radar and bird count data, an international team of researchers reveals that millions of birds take flight after Dutch New Year’s Eve fireworks begin, with effects extending up to 10km away from each pyrotechnics display.

Adkins presents this research with the contributed poster, “Nitrogen Deposition is Not an Indicator of Continental-Scale Soil C Sequestration,” at 5 p.m. Pacific on Wednesday, Aug. 9, at the 2023 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

Jessica Murray publishes in the journal ‘Geoderma’; presents at Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting on the basic mechanisms of soil carbon sequestration in canopy soils from sites in Costa Rica.

New research led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center scientists offers participatory action research as a potential bridge between the macro scope of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the needs and desires of local communities.

Newly published research describes the successful pilot of a novel method to study how well grassland birds are faring on croplands. The study may serve as a model for monitoring wildlife on working lands more generally, which can also include cattle ranches and logged forests.

A new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of corn and soybeans as compared with oil and gas development and other types of agriculture.

A new University of Maryland-led study published online in the journal Ecology found a simple way to take advantage of spiders’ natural ecosystem service of being pest regulators: give tree-dwelling spiders a more diverse habitat.