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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:33:25 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/"><rss:title>Conservation Maven: News Feed</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-03-15T07:33:25Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li 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rdf:about="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/delimiting-the-boundaries-of-a-species-invasion-with-no-prio.html"><rss:title>Delimiting the boundaries of a species invasion (with no prior info)</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/delimiting-the-boundaries-of-a-species-invasion-with-no-prio.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-11T10:00:38Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Research Briefs invasive</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[When it comes to successfully controlling invasive species, managers face the critically important step of figuring out the extent of the invasion. 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But sometimes wildlife biologists want to know more than just where an animal is located at any given time - sometimes they also want to know what an animal is actually doing...]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/plant-a-tree-to-save-a-fish-riparian-woodlands-as-stream-tem.html"><rss:title>Plant a tree to save a fish: riparian woodlands as stream temperature regulators</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/plant-a-tree-to-save-a-fish-riparian-woodlands-as-stream-tem.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-02T10:00:55Z</dc:date><dc:subject>FRESHWATER Research Briefs climate fish restoration</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/plant-a-tree-to-save-a-fish-riparian-woodlands-as-stream-tem.html"><img src="http://www.conservationmaven.com/storage/post-images/Browntrout3-1-10.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267490889000" alt="" /></a></span></span>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/research-blog-of-the-year-2010-finalist.html"><rss:title>Research blog of the year - 2010 Finalist</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/research-blog-of-the-year-2010-finalist.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-01T19:50:33Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://researchblogging.org/static/index/page/awards"><img src="http://researchblogging.org/public/static/img/rb_badge_finalist.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267473541481" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
<p>We would like to thank researchblogging.org for selecting Conservation Maven as a 2010 Finalist for Research Blog of the Year. Please check out <strong><a href="http://www.researchblogging.org/static/index/page/awards" target="_blank">researchblogging.org</a></strong> to see the other finalists and the site's great compilation of blog postings on peer reviewed scientific research.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/not-all-species-are-created-equal-in-the-eyes-of-scientific.html"><rss:title>Not all species are created equal (in the eyes of scientific study)</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.conservationmaven.com/frontpage/not-all-species-are-created-equal-in-the-eyes-of-scientific.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-01T12:00:28Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Research Briefs planning</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<span class="ssNonEditable full-image-block"><span><img src="../../storage/post-images/BabyLoggerheadTurtle1.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267391408421" alt="" /></span></span>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>