Protected areas can reduce poverty of local communities
Development, Protected Areas A groundbreaking study from researchers in Georgia unexpectedly finds that protected areas in two developing countries - Thailand and Costa Rica - have actually reduced poverty in local communities over time...
An index for assessing the ecological effects of altered river flow
Freshwater, Invertebrates Canadian scientists have developed an index for assessing rivers' ecological health after dams or other human impacts have altered flow patterns. The index is based on the sensitivity of macroinvertebrates to river flow...
Using a habitat affinity approach to assess restoration success
Grassland, Invertebrates, Restoration Scientists have presented an interesting method for measuring the success of ecological restoration. The basic concept of the habitat affinity approach is that it assesses the degree to which the species composition at a restoration site reflects that of the target habitat community...
Experts give tricks of the trade on tallgrass prairie restoration
Grassland, Restoration "A common problem in conservation is that the wealth of experience and knowledge that practitioners gain over time is not well aggregated and shared." This is the sentiment that motivated Helen Rowe from Purdue University to interview 38 experienced tallgrass prairie managers about what they have learned from conducting ecosystem restoration on their preserves...
Study links spearfishing with reef fish crisis
Fish, Marine, Recreation 