Ecological Society of America
E5990
The Ecological Society of America is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the science and practice of ecology through research, education, and policy engagement.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ecological Society of America canonical | 14 |
| Applied Ecology Section | 1 |
| Aquatic Ecology Section | 1 |
| Ecological Society of America annual meeting | 1 |
| Ecological Society of America journals | 1 |
| Theoretical Ecology Section | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T81570 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ecological Society of America Context triple: [Robert H. MacArthur, memberOf, Ecological Society of America]
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A.
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
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B.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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C.
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a leading U.S.-based scientific society dedicated to advancing the study and practice of chemistry through research publications, conferences, education, and professional support for chemists.
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D.
American Society for Microbiology
The American Society for Microbiology is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the microbial sciences through research, education, and advocacy.
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E.
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society is one of the oldest horticultural organizations in the United States, dedicated to advancing the art and science of gardening, landscape design, and plant cultivation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ecological Society of America Target entity description: The Ecological Society of America is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the science and practice of ecology through research, education, and policy engagement.
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A.
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union is a nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to advancing Earth and space sciences through research, publications, and conferences.
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B.
National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit society of distinguished scholars in the United States that advises the nation on matters related to science and technology.
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C.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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D.
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society is a leading U.S.-based scientific society dedicated to advancing the study and practice of chemistry through research publications, conferences, education, and professional support for chemists.
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E.
American Society for Microbiology
The American Society for Microbiology is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the microbial sciences through research, education, and advocacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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professional association ⓘ scientific society ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ESA ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| engagesIn |
policy advocacy
ⓘ
public outreach ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| field |
conservation biology
ⓘ
ecology ⓘ environmental science ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
applied ecology
ⓘ
basic ecological research ⓘ biodiversity conservation ⓘ ecological education ⓘ ecosystem management ⓘ global change ecology ⓘ restoration ecology ⓘ science-policy interface ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Henry Chandler Cowles
ⓘ
Victor E. Shelford ⓘ |
| hasMembership |
educators
ⓘ
policy professionals ⓘ resource managers ⓘ scientists ⓘ students ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Ecological Applications
ⓘ
Ecological Monographs ⓘ Ecology ⓘ Ecosphere ⓘ Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Ecological Society of America
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Applied Ecology Section
Ecological Society of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Aquatic Ecology Section
Education Section ⓘ Human Ecology Section ⓘ Ecological Society of America self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Theoretical Ecology Section
Vegetation Section ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.esa.org/ ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) ⓘ |
| offers |
education resources
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policy fellowships ⓘ professional development programs ⓘ |
| organizes |
annual meeting
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scientific conferences ⓘ short courses ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| publishes | peer-reviewed scientific journals ⓘ |
| purpose |
advancement of ecological science
ⓘ
engagement in environmental policy ⓘ promotion of ecological research ⓘ support of ecological education ⓘ |
| regionServed | international ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ecological Society of America Description of subject: The Ecological Society of America is a leading professional organization dedicated to advancing the science and practice of ecology through research, education, and policy engagement.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ecological Society of America
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hasSection
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Ecological Society of America
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Applied Ecology Section
Ecological Society of America
→
hasSection
→
Ecological Society of America
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Aquatic Ecology Section
Ecological Society of America
→
hasSection
→
Ecological Society of America
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Theoretical Ecology Section
this entity surface form:
Ecological Society of America journals
subject surface form:
Education Section (Ecological Society of America)
subject surface form:
Education Section (Ecological Society of America)
this entity surface form:
Ecological Society of America annual meeting