Sep 24, 2010

Conservation Letters - August issue online now


Conservation Letters

 

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August issue is online – read it here for free:

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Table of Contents

 

·         Resolving conflicts in fire management using decision theory: asset-protection versus biodiversity conservation (pages 215–223)

 

·         The natural environment is valuable but not infinitely valuable (pages 224–228)

 

·         Standards for documenting and monitoring bird reintroduction projects (pages 229–235)

 

·         Wildlife-friendly oil palm plantations fail to protect biodiversity effectively (pages 236–242)

 

·         An ounce of prevention: cost-effectiveness of coral reef rehabilitation relative to enforcement (pages 243–250)

 

·         Rural–urban migration brings conservation threats and opportunities to Amazonian watersheds (pages 251–259)

 

·         Importance of estimating dispersal for endangered bird management (pages 260–266)

 

·         Reducing threats to species: threat reversibility and links to industry (pages 267–276)

 

·         Commercializing bycatch can push a fishery beyond economic extinction (pages 277–285)

 

·         Mining and conservation: implications for Madagascar's littoral forests (pages 286–287)

 

·         The difficult road toward real-world engagement: conservation science and mining in southern Madagascar (pages 288–289)

 

 

 

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Conservation Letters is a rapid communications journal publishing urgent research with the most significant implications for conservation interventions. This vital publication aims to communicate the most novel biological and social science research that will transform our perspective  on crucial issues that are relevant across borders. Access to Conservation Letters is imperative to all researchers and policy makers. Recommend to your library today. http://bit.ly/CLrecommend