Conservation Science

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McElwee paper assesses cultural ecosystem services in Vietnam

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.
February 9, 2022
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People of Color in Wildlife Ecology database launched

Christine Wilkinson contributed to the project, saying "we collectively realized that the wildlife-related syllabi in our department were lacking in literature and stories from diverse voices..."
February 8, 2022
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Jensen quoted about commodification of white sage

“This is a problem with our relationship with nature, the idea that wild species are easily turned into commodities,” says Nick Jensen in the LA Daily News. “It’s, in a lot of ways, putting plants at risk for the gain of a small number of people”
February 7, 2022
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2021 Switzer Fellows Book List

Check out the books authored, edited or co-authored by Switzer Fellows in 2021 and dive into topics such as Indigenous teachings, the biology of climate change and sustainable urban planning.
January 27, 2022
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Fraga Wins Award for Outstanding Science to Save Native Plants

A conservation botanist and director of conservation at the California Botanic Garden, Naomi Fraga is the 2021 recipient of the Center for Biological Diversity’s annual E.O. Wilson Award for Outstanding Science in Biodiversity Conservation.
January 6, 2022
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‘We scientists engage in soft diplomacy’: Mongabay Q&A with Christine Wilkinson

Christine shares why hyenas get such a bad rap, her dream of a solar-powered camera-trap grid, and her work bringing together other African American scientists in mammalogy.
January 6, 2022
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Subalusky co-authors study on hippo poop creating 'community guts' in African ponds

New research has found that hippo excrement turns the pools they occupy into extensions of the hippos’ guts, as bacteria and other microbes expelled into the water survive and are shared among the congregating animals.
January 6, 2022
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Stoddard authors report on impact of Hurricane Florence on animals and farmers in North Carolina

Millions of poultry died and thousands of pigs and their waste was washed into local waterways by the millions of gallons, with negative impacts for the health of environmental justice communities and local ecosystems.
November 16, 2021
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Brooks authors paper exploring highly effective management of world's largest Marine Protected Area

As the first large-scale Marine Protected Area (MPA) in areas beyond national jurisdiction, the Ross Sea region MPA sets a precedent for design, adoption, and implementation of other MPAs on the high seas. Together with a team of co-authors, Cassandra Brooks recently published a paper in Marine Policy that highlights the strong management in place within the Ross Sea region MPA, including research and monitoring.
October 27, 2021
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Miner publishes paper on emergent biogeochemical risks from Arctic permafrost degradation

The Arctic cryosphere is collapsing, posing overlapping environmental risks. In particular, thawing permafrost threatens to release biological, chemical and radioactive materials that have been sequestered for tens to hundreds of thousands of years. As these constituents re-enter the environment, they have the potential to disrupt ecosystem function, reduce the populations of unique Arctic wildlife and endanger human health.
October 27, 2021