The award from the Ecological Society of America recognizes the authors of the scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences.
Cassandra Brooks' research will fill a critical gap in the knowledge of Antarctic toothfish and deepen understanding of biological-physical interactions for fish ecology, while contributing to knowledge of impacts of fishing and environmental change on the Ross Sea system.
“As an interdisciplinary scholar who doesn’t fit neatly into traditional academic boxes, I’m really honored to have my contributions recognized by the premier science organization in the United States,” Delborne said. “I’m also excited to contribute to the AAAS mission of promoting science for the public good."
“It’s very sad if people are compelled to come to California, or anywhere, and remove a wild organism from its natural habitat, and they end up in jail,” Jensen said.
For her Smith Fellowship research, Melissa Cronin will complete a project titled, “Conservation and Food Security Implications of Large- and Small-Scale Fisheries Interactions”. The Smith Fellowship seeks to identify and support early-career scientists who will shape the growth of applied conservation science.
“There are hundreds of species known to be globally critically imperiled or imperiled in this country that have no protection under federal law and often no protection under state law,” said Healy Hamilton. These maps show the places in the U.S. most likely to have plants and animals at high risk of global extinction.
Maria Jesus has petitioned the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Fish and Game Commission to protect the rare Inyo rock daisy, currently imperiled by gold mining claims.
Nick Jensen and colleague Laura Deehan write in the Sacramento Bee that California has the power to meet a large portion of its renewable energy goals without disturbing important habitats and open space.
“I was initially pretty skeptical of the entire idea [of pivoting to fertilizer],” Kevin Kung says. “I didn’t think it was feasible. But the local team really proved me wrong and has validated the improved yield and the impact on farmers. For me, it’s been an inspiring journey.”
Cultural ecosystem services provide multiple benefits to people through material and non-material means. There have been few studies of CES in Vietnam, despite a number of traditions that have long influenced landscape values and management.
