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Gyn-Ecology
by John Weier
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 36
Turn Signals
by Eric Wagner
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 37
When Lemurs Fly
by Eric Wagner
Vol. 9 No 2 (April-Jun) page 39
Collect Calls
by John Weier
Vol. 9 No 1 (January-March) page 31
The Courage of Prediction
by W. Wayt Gibbs
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-December) page 31
Run Silent, Run Deep
Underwater robot spies on whales
by Katharine Sanderson
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-Decmeber 2007) page 37
A Fine Weave
Microchip technology exposes illegal wildlife products
by Shilpa Kannan
Vol. 8 No 4 (October-Decmeber 2007) page 38
Identified Flying Objects
An automated birdwatcher scans the skies for rare species
Vol. 8 No 3 (July-Sept 2007) page 34
Email, Phone, Data: All in One Fish
Tracking marine life with BlackBerry technology
by Eric Sorensen
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 35
Top Down Inquiry
Lighter-than-air glider cruises tropical treetops
Vol. 8 No 2 (Apr-Jun 2007) page 36
by Nancy Bazilchuk
People to Watch in 2007: Martin Wikelski
Insect tracker.
by John Nielsen
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 14
Choral Reefs
An inexpensive device monitors ocean health through sound.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 39
Wildlife Flight Recorder
An on-board computer revolutionizes the study of animal behavior.
by Eric Sorensen
Vol. 8 No. 1 (January-March 2007) page 35
Feathers with Zip Codes
Isotope signatures revolutionize how we track animals.
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 36
Age Is Only Skin Deep
A new technique could end whaling for scientific purposes.
by Carina Dennis
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 35
The Greatest Map on Earth
Spin around the planet in 3-D or zoom to a single ant colony.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-September 2006) pages 35-37
Hitchhiker's Guide to Ocean Currents
Follow the sweep and surge of ocean currents in real time.
by Nancy Bazilchuck
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-Sept 2006) page 37-38
Four Futures
The seeds of the future are to be found in the extremes of the present. So our wildest ideas are the ones that give us insights into the surprises of the next few decades.
by Erik Ness
Vol. 6 No. 4 (October-December 2005) pages 20-27
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 28-34
Sniffing with Precision
Detection dogs push the limits of field-monitoring techniques
by Joshua Brown
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page
SPIDA-web
Artificial neural networks fill in for taxonomists
by Erik Ness
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 35-36
A Better Distorted View
The physics of diffusion transforms the way we see maps
by Ivars Peterson
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 38-39
The Elephant Listening Project
Bioacoustic monitoring portends a sweeping change in our ability to listen in on the cacophony of the wild world—and perhaps even make sense of it
by Douglas Fox
Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 30-37
Hi-Tech Monitoring
When asked what other tool has delivered a comparable advance to the field, biologist John Anderson’s answer is succinct and telling—binoculars
by Martha Baer
Vol. 5 No. 2 (Spring 2004) page 30-37
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 20-21
Virtual Ecosystems
Animated by a few simple yet baffling rules, virtual ecosystems growing in supercomputers bear an uncanny resemblance to real ones. The simulations challenge conventional wisdom about extinctions and invasions
by W. Wayt Gibbs
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 12-19
Auditing Conservation in an Age of Accountability
Instead of seeing conservation as just a good cause, people are starting to ask, "What are your results?"
by Jon Christensen
Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 2003) page 12-19
Evidence-based Conservation
Discrepancy between practice and evidence has led to the development of evidence-based medicine. Do we need a similar revolution for conservation?
by William Sutherland
Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 2003) page 39-41
GIS-Based Conservation Planning
powerful tool to be used with caution
by David Stokes and Peter Morrison
Vol. 4 No. 1 (Winter 2003) page 38-41
Ground Truthing Conservation
Why biological exploration isn’t history
by Alan Rabinowitz
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 20-25
Using the Internet to Build a Conservation Network
by Jason van Driesche
Vol. 3 No. 3 (Summer 2002) page 36-40
How Much Data Is Enough?
Quantifying risk and measuring recovery: Lessons from the California gray whale
by Scott Norris
Vol. 3 No. 1 (Winter 2002) page 28-32
Ecological Modeling
A guide for the nonmodeler
by Steven L. Peck
Vol. 2 No. 4 (Fall 2001) page 36-39
Linking Citizens with Scientists
How Illinois EcoWatch uses volunteers to collect ecological data
by Carolyn Latteier
Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 2001) page 31-34
Speaking the Language of Remote Sensing
How to use change detection techniques for monitoring
by Doug Muchoney and Bob Unnasch
Vol. 2 No. 2 (Spring 2001) page 35-37
Coordinating an International Monitoring Program
The declining amphibian task force
by Sarah DeWeerdt
Vol. 2 No. 1 (Winter 2001) page 28-31
Simulating Management with Models
Lessons from ten years of ecosystem management at Eglin Air Force Base
by Jeff Hardesty, Jonathan Adams, Doria Gordon, and Louis Provencher
Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 26-31
Finding Value in Pre-existing Data Sets
Ecological effects of raven populations in the Joshua Tree National Park
by William I. Boarman and Sharon J. Coe
Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2000) page 32-34
Articles highlighted in Journal Watch:
Jellyfish Thrive in Overfished Seas
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 10
Earlier Spring, Bigger Fires
Vol. 7 No. 4 (October-December 2006) page 9
Extinction Blind Spots
Vol. 7 No. 3 (July-Sept 2006) pages 7-8
Climate-Driven Epidemic Wipes Out Frogs
Vol. 7 No. 2 (April-June 2006) pages 7-8
Selective Logging Doubles Amazon Forest Damage
Vol. 7 No. 1 (January-March 2006) page 13
Shrinking Buffers Undercut Protected Tropical Forests
Vol. 6 No. 3 (July-September 2005) page 13
Projected Extinctions Threaten Vital Ecosystem Services
Vol. 6 No. 2 (April-June 2005) page
Thousands of Divers Pivotal to Major Seahorse Survey
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 6
Wetlands Need Bigger Buffers
Vol. 6 No. 1 (January-March 2005) page 13
Conservation in 3-D
LIDAR systems put everything into perspective by John Weier Vol. 5 No. 3 (Summer 2004) page 39-41
Dung Could Help Restore Mediterranean Grasslands
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 8
Nonlethal Carnivore Control
Vol. 5 No. 1 (Winter 2004) page 9-10
Species vs. Ecosystem Recovery
Vol. 4 No. 4 (Fall 2003) page 5-6
Estimating Species Number
Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 2003) page 11
First Practical Test for Monitoring Shark Trade
Vol. 3 No. 4 (Fall 2002) page 8
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