Entries in Research Briefs (340)
Estimating how many people are breaking the rules in a protected area
Protected Areas Successful conservation work is largely about getting people to follow the rules. A new study tests an innovative survey methodology to help resource managers figure out how many people are breaking the rules. This is actually a much tougher question to figure out than one might think...
Temperatures rising in major U.S. streams and rivers
Climate, Fish, Freshwater 
Constructing wetlands to sanitize rivers and produce green energy
Freshwater, Wetland A new study from researchers in the Netherlands demonstrates that wetlands can be constructed in strategic locations to clean up rivers while producing enough biomass to serve as a clean energy source...
Conservationists underselling the societal benefits of restoration
Restoration Conservationists are underselling the societal benefits from ecological restoration, according to a group of researchers. The problem, they argue, is that practitioners and scientists are failing to make the connection between ecological restoration and the numerous valuable services to society that ecosystems provide...
When do you call a species "rare"?
Biodiversity, Fish, Planning Wildlife biologists in Virginia have devised a new method for designating species as common or rare based on quantitative analysis of geographic distribution, abundance, and habitat specificity. The approach is designed to provide a rigorous framework that managers and conservationists can use to define priorities and strategies for protecting imperiled species...
The impact of grazing intensity on birds in pastures
Agriculture, Birds 