Fish, Freshwater, Marine 
A new study in the Journal of Applied Ecology finds that the migration timing of Pacific salmon can affect their survival to adulthood. These results have implications for river managers and others trying to conserve these threatened fish...read more
Development, Protected Areas, Technology-GIS 
Scientists have used GIS to map out undeveloped "buffer zones" surrounding protected areas in the U.S. The findings are a cause for concern...read more
Mammals 
Scientists use satellite imagery and field work to calculate the damage of the Sichuan earthquake on panda habitat. What's the outlook for the endangered icon?
In a new study in the journal Science, a team of researchers find encouraging signs that some ocean ecosystems are improving. Controls on fisheries appear to be decreasing exploitation rates helping some species recover ... read more.
The ESA Annual Meeting has entered it's 3rd full day of activities. One event that really catches my eye is a symposium on managed relocation, a contraversial technique for conserving species in the face of climate change...read more
Development, Fish, Freshwater As I type this, 3500 ecological researchers, professionals, educators, and students are living it up at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Ecological Society of America has kicked off their 94th Annual Meeting. This year's theme is "Ecological Knowledge and the Global Sustainable Society," and many of the presentations focus on the relationship between ecology and the urban environment...read more.
by Callum Roberts
Island Press, 2007, 495 pp.
Reviewed by Rob Goldstein
