Entries in development (29)
Does land conservation reduce the local housing supply?
Research Briefs | Feb 24, 2010 
The impact of seismic oil exploration on rainforest wildlife
Research Briefs | Feb 23, 2010 
Seawalls may affect abundance of prey for shorebirds, salmon
Research Briefs | Feb 18, 2010 A new study in Puget Sound, Washington, suggests that building seawalls and other shoreline structures may reduce the diversity and abundance of some intertidal invertebrates and coastal insects. Because these creatures are food for salmon, shorebirds, and other wildlife, shoreline armoring might indirectly alter the broader ecosystem...
The impact of tidal flow restrictions on arid marshes
Research Briefs | Feb 16, 2010 What happens to a wetland when you construct a dyke and cut off tidal flow for over two decades? Silvia Ibarra-Obando and fellow researchers looked at the effects of 22 years worth of tidal exclusion on Estero de Punta Banda, an arid estuary 120 km south of the U.S.-Mexico border...
Land conservation programs not strategically targeting projects to control growth
Research Briefs | Feb 15, 2010 A new study looks at whether land conservation programs are targeting their efforts to control the path of development and promote smart growth...
Prioritizing wildlife migration routes for conservation
Research Briefs | Jan 13, 2010 
'Why are wind farms so deadly for bats,' scientists ask
Research Briefs | Dec 18, 2009 Scientists Paul Cryan and Robert Barclay tackle a perplexing question in the newest issue of the Journal of Mammalogy. "Why are wind farms so deadly for bats?" Their article, a synthesis of the research on the topic should be required reading for anyone working on bat conservation, wind development, or for those with a strong interest in either topic...
Mitigation transforms streams and wetlands at landscape level
Research Briefs | Dec 4, 2009 A new study indicates that mitigation programs may actually alter the overall distribution of streams and wetlands across the landscape and consequently modify their function with both negative and positive consequences...