The hunt for sustainability in African rainforests: bushmeat and hunter-gatherers

Posted on November 1, 2016

NOSS – The hunt for sustainability in African rainforests: bushmeat and hunter-gatherers Andrew J. Noss, Daniel J. Ingram Article first published online: NOV 2016 Conservation Biology newsletter, Africa Conservation Telegraph ABSTRACT: Unsustainable hunting threatens both biodiversity and local livelihoods. Three recent publications summarize collaborations of researchers representing an array of institutions working on hunting and wildlife […]

Utilization of the SAVANNA model to analyze future patterns of vegetation cover in Kruger National Park under changing climate

Posted on October 17, 2016

BUNTING, SOUTHWORTH – Utilization of the SAVANNA model to analyze future patterns of vegetation cover in Kruger National Park under changing climate Erin L. Bunting, Timothy Fullman, Gregory Kiker, Jane Southworth Article first published online: 17 OCT 2016 Ecological Modelling DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.09.012 ABSTRACT: Within southern Africa’s savanna ecosystems, woody and herbaceous species have differing growth characteristics that […]

Banana xanthomonas wilt continues to spread in Tanzania despite an intensive symptomatic plant removal campaign: an impending socio-economic and ecological disaster

Posted on September 16, 2016

BLACKBURN – Banana xanthomonas wilt continues to spread in Tanzania despite an intensive symptomatic plant removal campaign: an impending socio-economic and ecological disaster Mpoki M. Shimwela, Randy C. Ploetz, Fen D. Beed, Jeffrey B. Jones, Jason K. Blackburn, Shabani I. Mkulila, Ariena H. C. van Bruggen Article first published online: 16 SEPT 2016 Food Security DOI: 10.1007/s12571-016-0609-3 […]

Differences between Pygmy and Non-Pygmy Hunting in Congo Basin Forests

Posted on September 2, 2016

NOSS – Differences between Pygmy and Non-Pygmy Hunting in Congo Basin Forests John E. Fa, Jesús Olivero, Miguel Angel Farfán, Jerome Lewis, Hirokazu Yasuoka, Andrew Noss, Shiho Hattori, Masaaki Hirai, Towa O. W. Kamgaing, Giuseppe Carpaneto, Francesco Germi, Ana Luz Márquez, Jesús Duarte, Romain Duda, Sandrine Gallois, Michael Riddell, Robert Nasi Article first published online: 2 […]

Reference and Baseline Hematocrit Measures for the Threatened New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and Comparison with Sympatric Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Rabbits

Posted on August 2, 2016

RYAN – Reference and Baseline Hematocrit Measures for the Threatened New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and Comparison with Sympatric Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) Rabbits S. J. Ryan , E. J. Gavard , A. E. Cheeseman , J. B. Cohen , C. M. Whipps Article first published online: 13 JUL 2016 Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine […]

Utilizing Multiple Lines of Evidence to Determine Landscape Degradation within Protected Area Landscapes: A Case Study of Chobe National Park, Botswana from 1982 to 2011

Posted on July 29, 2016

HERRERO, SOUTHWORTH, BUNTING – Utilizing Multiple Lines of Evidence to Determine Landscape Degradation within Protected Area Landscapes: A Case Study of Chobe National Park, Botswana from 1982 to 2011 Hannah V. Herrero, Jane Southworth, and Erin Bunting Article first published online: 28 JUL 2016 Remote Sensing DOI: 10.3390/rs8080623 ABSTRACT: The savannas of Southern Africa are an important […]

Smallholders, Agrarian Reform, and Globalization in the Brazilian Amazon: Cattle versus the Environment

Posted on July 7, 2016

SIMMONS, WALKER – Smallholders, Agrarian Reform, and Globalization in the Brazilian Amazon: Cattle versus the Environment Ritaumaria Pereira, Cynthia S. Simmons, and Robert Walker Article first published online: 7 JUL 2016 Land DOI: 10.3390/land5030024 ABSTRACT: Smallholder farming in the Brazilian Amazon has changed markedly over the last few decades, following a pervasive swing to cattle production observed […]

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue infection among public sector healthcare providers in Machala, Ecuador

Posted on June 1, 2016

RYAN – Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue infection among public sector healthcare providers in Machala, Ecuador Andrew S. Handel, Efraín Beltrán Ayala, Mercy J. Borbor-Cordova, Abigail G. Fessler, Julia L. Finkelstein, Roberto Xavier Robalino Espinoza, Sadie J. Ryan and Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra Article first published online: 01 JUN 2016 Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines DOI: […]

The Origins, Programs, and Benefits of Age-Friendly Communities

Posted on May 25, 2016

GOLANT – The Origins, Programs, and Benefits of Age-Friendly Communities Stephen M. Golant Article first published online: 25 MAY 2015 The Gerontologist DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw071 ABSTRACT: The emergence of the age-friendly community movement is a programmatic affirmation of what environmental gerontologists have long argued, namely, that the residential environments occupied by older individuals can influence their ability to […]

Demonstrating correspondence between decision-support models and dynamics of real-world environmental systems

Posted on May 24, 2016

SOUTHWORTH – Demonstrating correspondence between decision-support models and dynamics of real-world environmental systems Ray Huffaker, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena, Miguel A. Campo-Bescós, Jane Southworth Article first published online: 24 May 2016 Environmental Modelling & Software DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.04.024 ABSTRACT: There are increasing calls to audit decision-support models used for environmental policy to ensure that they correspond with the […]

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