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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.522-322 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Mon, 01 Apr 2019 03:45:16 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Conservation Maven: News Feed</title><link>http://conservationmaven.com/frontpage/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:00:21 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.522-322 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><item><title>Invasive species starting upstream may have advantages, study finds</title><category>Freshwater</category><category>Invasive</category><category>Research Briefs</category><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:24:03 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towards coral reef collapse</title><category>Marine</category><category>Research Briefs</category><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:33:55 +0000</pubDate><link>http://conservationmaven.com/frontpage/discovery-of-predictable-sequence-towards-coral-reef-collaps.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">362075:3912779:13087086</guid><description><![CDATA[An international team of scientists has achieved a major breakthrough in fishing sustainability of coral reefs which could play a vital role in preventing their collapse...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://conservationmaven.com/frontpage/rss-comments-entry-13087086.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Oil spill impact on marsh fish species detected</title><category>Energy</category><category>Fish</category><category>Marine</category><category>Research Briefs</category><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:20:01 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species recovers enough to be removed from the federal endangered species list, the public trust doctrine – the principle that government must conserve natural resources for the public good – should guide state management of wildlife, scientists say...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://conservationmaven.com/frontpage/rss-comments-entry-13074961.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Weeds are vital to the existence of farmland species</title><category>Agriculture</category><category>Biodiversity</category><category>Research Briefs</category><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:07:17 +0000</pubDate><link>http://conservationmaven.com/frontpage/weeds-are-vital-to-the-existence-of-farmland-species.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">362075:3912779:13074746</guid><description><![CDATA[Weeds, which are widely deemed as a nuisance plant, are vital to the existence of many farmland 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targeted land protection tools</title><category>Planning</category><category>Policy</category><category>Preservation</category><category>Research Briefs</category><dc:creator>Rob Goldstein</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:26:32 +0000</pubDate><link>http://conservationmaven.com/frontpage/comparing-urban-growth-boundaries-with-targeted-land-protect.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">362075:3912779:12883031</guid><description><![CDATA[A recent analysis of the effectiveness of several regulatory and land protection mechanisms provides evidence of their ability to work together to achieve focused conservation that provides both societal and natural resource benefits...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://conservationmaven.com/frontpage/rss-comments-entry-12883031.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Decline of species at dams and weirs more severe than previously believed</title><category>Fish</category><category>Freshwater</category><category>Research 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