Ecological Society of America

Ecological Society of America
AbbreviationESA
FormationDecember 28, 1915; 108 years ago (1915-12-28)
Founded atColumbus, Ohio
Type501(c)(3) not-for-profit membership corporation
Legal statusnon profit
HeadquartersWashington, DC
Location
  • US
Region
North America
Productspeer-reviewed journals, newsletters, fact sheets, and teaching resources
ServicesMembership, Meetings, Networking, Professional Career Training, Educational Support, and Financial Awards
Membership
9,000
Official language
English
Executive Director
Catherine O’Riordan
Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Biggs
Director of Public Affairs
Alison Mize
Director of Science Programs
Adrienne Sponberg
Key people
Elizabeth Biggs, Katherine S. McCarter
Main organ
Governing Board, Various Standing Committees
SubsidiariesAgroecology

Applied Ecology Aquatic Ecology Asian Ecology Biogeosciences Black Ecologists Communication and Engagement Disease Ecology Early Career Ecologists Ecological Restoration Education Environmental Justice Human Ecology Inclusive Ecology Invasion Ecology Long-term Studies Microbial Ecology Natural History Open Science Paleoecology Physiological Ecology Plant Population Ecology Policy Rangeland Ecology Researchers at Undergraduate Institutions Soil Ecology Statistical Ecology Student Section Theoretical Ecology Traditional Ecological Knowledge Urban Ecosystem Ecology

Vegetation
Staff (2020)
32
Volunteers (2020)
Hundreds
Websitewww.esa.org

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a professional organization of ecological scientists. Based in the United States and founded in 1915, ESA publications include peer-reviewed journals, newsletters, fact sheets, and teaching resources. It holds an annual meeting at different locations in the USA and Canada. In addition to its publications and annual meeting, ESA is engaged in public policy, science, education, and diversity issues.[1]

ESA's 9,000 members are researchers, educators, natural resource managers, and students in over 90 countries. Members work on a wide range of topics, from agroecology to marine diversity, and explore the relationships between organisms and their past, present, and future environments.[citation needed] As of June 2023 the society has 32 topical sections, six regional chapters, and ten committees.[2]

Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
Entrance of a convention center room with meeting attendees preparing to enter.
Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America
  1. ^ "About ESA". Ecological Society of America. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  2. ^ "Membership Structure – The Ecological Society of America". Retrieved 2023-06-10.