The Robert H. MacArthur Award is given to an established ecologist in mid-career for meritorious contributions to ecology, in the expectation of continued outstanding ...

A fundamental role of the Science Office is to link the ecological research and management communities. One way that we do this is by facilitating the peer review of planning and management documents ...

The Sustainability Science Award is given to the authors of a scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the ...

Dr. Fernando Maestre received his BsC and PhD in biology from the University of Alicante (Spain) in 1998 and 2002, respectively. He then did a postdoc at Duke University and moved in 2005 to Rey Juan ...

In fall 2017, ESA President Rich Pouyat charged a task force of ESA members to explore strategies for expanding and stabilizing the Society’s membership. We are committed to increasing membership ...

ESA has adopted a society-wide Open Research Policy for its publications to further support scientific exploration and preservation, allow a full assessment of published research, and streamline ...

Applications for 2025 will open in Spring. The purpose of the project is to support communications related to high-profile regional resource initiatives that are addressing the impacts of climate ...

ESA policy staff offer training workshops designed to help ecological scientists engage more effectively with policy makers. Featuring hands-on exercises, the workshops include overviews of the ...

Welcome to the Applied Ecology Section webpage of the Ecological Society of America. We hope you find this site useful. We have provided information on the officers of the section, annual activities, ...

We thank you for your choice of ESA’s certification as a professional credential. As this program evolves, we hope to make better use of the Directory of Certified Ecologists as a way of highlighting ...

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ESA is happy to support access to the Annual Meeting by those who might not otherwise have funding to participate. Other funding provided by ESA’s strategic partners may be helpful to students as well ...