Conservation Maven: News Feed

The challenge of managing disease in wildlife: the case of elk in Yellowstone

Rob Goldstein — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:33 +0000

Profiting from invasive plants: the challenge of controlling the horticultural industry

Rob Goldstein — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:38 +0000

Delimiting the boundaries of a species invasion (with no prior info)

Rob Goldstein — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:38 +0000

When it comes to successfully controlling invasive species, managers face the critically important step of figuring out the extent of the invasion. Researchers have developed and tested an innovative approach for accomplishing this challenging task...

The impact of snorkeling on fish and macroalgae communities

Rob Goldstein — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:41 +0000

Evaluating protected areas in China and North Korea

Rob Goldstein — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:54 +0000

Automating bird surveys with remote sensors

Rob Goldstein — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:00:51 +0000

Researchers have developed and tested an automated system for remotely surveying birds based on their vocalizations. The system involves using pole-mounted, remote sensors to collect ongoing acoustic data...

Protecting Europe's last, old-growth forests

Rob Goldstein — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:09 +0000

Can marine reserves boost fish populations outside their borders?

Rob Goldstein — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:14 +0000

Stopping aquatic hitchhikers: an interview with an innovator in conservation marketing

Rob Goldstein — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:00:34 +0000

An innovative approach for monitoring tidal wetland restoration success

Rob Goldstein — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:06:27 +0000

Quantifying open space loss from urban sprawl

Rob Goldstein — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:37 +0000

Using GPS to remotely observe wildlife behavior

Rob Goldstein — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:23 +0000

GPS plays an important role in wildlife conservation by enabling managers to track the movements of animals. 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...

Plant a tree to save a fish: riparian woodlands as stream temperature regulators

Rob Goldstein — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:55 +0000

Research blog of the year - 2010 Finalist

Rob Goldstein — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:50:33 +0000

We would like to thank researchblogging.org for selecting Conservation Maven as a 2010 Finalist for Research Blog of the Year. Please check out researchblogging.org to see the other finalists and the site's great compilation of blog postings on peer reviewed scientific research.

Not all species are created equal (in the eyes of scientific study)

Rob Goldstein — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:28 +0000