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Fresh Water
Beavers are drought insurance
by Scott Norris
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 9
Fish invasions linked to GDP
by Fred Pearce
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 11
Underwater Electric Kites
by John Weier
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 38
Long-Distance Killer
Pesticides are the latest suspect in mysterious frog decline
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 7
Muddy Waters
We’re increasing sediment in the world's rivers, yet only a tiny fraction of it ever reaches its coastal destination. Without dams, the picture would be dramatically different.
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) pages 40-41
Capturing a River's Memory
Artificial Neural Network pinpoints land use changes in a watershed
by Nancy Bazilchuk
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) pages 36-38
Liquid Assets
The Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in central Mexico is a water factory. Can an ambitious federal program convince water users to foot the bill for the hydrological services?
by Katherine Ellison & Amanda Hawn
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page
Edge Walking on the Urban Fringe
One man’s uncompelling is another man’s biodiversity.
by Kevin Krajick
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005)
Pipe Dreams
If the twentieth century was the era of the megadam and the ecological destruction of the world's rivers, the twenty-first century could be different. It could. But will it?
by Fred Pearce
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 20-27
Ecological Reform School
In New York, wetland violators pay a different kind of fine
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 9-10
Can Protected Areas Quench our Thirst? Print Only
Fresh drinking water provides a powerful argument for protected areas worldwide.
by Nigel Dudley and Sue Stolton
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 30-31
Reflections on the Pond
The pond is the universal icon for wetlands. But to Joy Zedler, ponds are the ecological equivalent of fast-food chains, an emblem of the homogenization of the contemporary landscape.
by Sarah DeWeerdt
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 20-27
Lost and Found
In Lake Victoria, researchers have rediscovered an “extinct” fish cichlid. Capitalizing on this serendipitous conservation opportunity, they have found a way to reconcile species recovery and fisheries.
by Sarah DeWeerdt
Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 2003) page 32-38
Opening Rivers to Trojan Fish
The ecological dilemma of dam removal in the Great Lakes
by Ross Freeman with Bill Bowerman and others
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 35-40
Buy a Fish, Save a Tree
Safeguarding sustainability in an Amazonian ornamental fishery
by Scott Norris with Ning Labbish Chao
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 30-35
Context Matters
Considerations for large-scale conservation
by Reed F. Noss
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 10-19
Ecological Modeling
A guide for the nonmodeler
by Steven L. Peck
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 34-38
Harnessing the Restoration Potential of Artificial Floods
by Reed F. Noss
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 34-38
Turning a Radical Idea into Reality
Removing Edwards Dam in Augusta, Maine
by Robin Meadows
Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2001) page 32-35
Stream Temperature Assessment
Using thermal infrared remote sensing
by Russell N. Faux and Bruce McIntosh
Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 38-39
Articles highlighted in Journal Watch:
Leave It to Beavers
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 10
Salmon Farms Create Deadly Clouds of Sea Lice
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 13
A Good Fish for the Wine
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 11
Malaria Linked to Deforestation
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 9-10
Ship Noise Stresses Freshwater Fish
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 11-12
Plantations Drink Streams Dry
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) page 13
Road Salt Turns Streams Toxic
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 8
Biodiversity May Curb West Nile Virus
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 9
Endangered Native of Alien Invader?
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) page 8-9
Common Herbicide Lethal to Wetland Species
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) pages 36-38
Wetlands Need Bigger Buffers
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 13
Wading Birds Rarer in “Conserved” Areas
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 6-7
Gold Mining Sediment Threatens Fish and People
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 6-7
Groundwater Crisis Threatens Subterranean Biodiversity
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 6-7
Habitat Diversity Critical to Restoration
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 9-10
Getting the Most out of Rivers
Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2003) page 11
Pesticides Linked to Amphibian Declines
Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2003) page 8
Hatchery Salmon May Threaten Wild Populations
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 6-7
Salmon and Hydropower May Be Able to Coexist
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 6-7
Conservation of the Matrix I: Salamanders in Headwater Streams
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 6-7
Protecting Waterbirds from Watercraft
Vol. 3 No. 2 (Spring 2002) page 9
Waterbird Habitat: Are Ricefields as Good as Marshes?
Vol. 2 No. 4 (Fall 2001) page 6-7
Fish-Stocking May Spread Amphibian Disease
Vol. 2 No. 4 (Fall 2001) page 7-8
Can We Really Create Marshes?
Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 2001) page 4
More Lakeshore Houses Can Mean Smaller Fish
Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2001) page 4
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