The Ecological Society of America was founded on 28 December 1915 in Columbus, Ohio, when about fifty scientists meeting alongside the American Association for the Advancement of Science voted to form the society, with Victor E. Shelford serving as its first president. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., it publishes the peer reviewed journals Ecology, Ecological Monographs, Ecological Applications, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, and Ecosphere, holds an annual meeting, and works to unify the science of ecology and promote the responsible application of ecological knowledge to environmental problems.
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Founded YearSourced to the subject's own account FounderSourced to the subject's own accountVictor E. Shelford and about fifty founding members 1 SeatSourced to the subject's own accountWashington, D.C., United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Eugene Odum, Scientists President of the Ecological Society of America in 1964, the year he announced the establishment of systems ecology.
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1. Ecological Society of America (Wikipedia)
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On December 28, 1915, in Columbus, Ohio, at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a group of about 50 people voted to form the Ecological Society of America, adopted a constitution, and set the next meeting.
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