The Abiotic Environment
in The Biology of Coral Reefs
June 2009; published online September 2009.
Chapter. Subjects: conservation biology. 11926 words.
Coral reefs are largely restricted to shallow tropical seas, where water is warm, nutrient poor, well illuminated for photosynthesis, and where sufficient calcium carbonate (aragonite) exists in...
Adapting to a Changing Environment
November 2011; published online January 2012.
Book. Subjects: conservation biology. 208 pages.
Societies must choose how they wish to deal with climate change. Not doing anything or pursuing ‘business as usual’ is likely to lead down a path that will have devastating consequences for many...
African National Parks under Challenge: Novel Approaches in South Africa May Offer Respite
in Experimental Approaches to Conservation Biology
September 2004; published online March 2012.
Chapter. Subjects: conservation biology. 9665 words.
This chapter examines wildlife conservation in Africa, focusing on how South Africa is dealing with conservation challenges that are common to all African countries. It describes the obstacles that...
African wild dogs
in The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids
June 2004; published online September 2007.
Chapter. Subjects: conservation biology. 7448 words.
African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) always have low population densities when compared to sympatric large carnivores. Most populations are small, and only a handful exceeds 500. Three of the largest...
Afterword
in Our Natural History
April 2004; published online September 2007.
Chapter. Subjects: conservation biology. 819 words.
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
in Climate Change in California
September 2012; published online January 2013.
Chapter. Subjects: conservation biology. 3392 words.
Climate change is expected to present a wide range of challenges to California agriculture, forestry, and fishing, some of which (e.g., CO2 fertilization) are expected to be positive, while others...
Allee Effects in Ecology and Conservation
February 2008; published online May 2008.
Book. Subjects: conservation biology. 272 pages.
Allee effects are broadly defined as a decline in individual fitness at low population size or density, that can result in critical population thresholds below which populations crash to extinction....
AMERICA'S SERENGETI
in Beyond the Stony Mountains
November 2004; published online September 2007.
Chapter. Subjects: conservation biology. 7108 words.
This chapter describes the experiences and observations of Lewis and Clark as the expedition reached the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers, just east of today's Montana-North Dakota...
Ancestry
in The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids
June 2004; published online September 2007.
Chapter. Subjects: conservation biology. 7499 words.
This chapter discusses the evolutionary history, molecular systematics, and evolutionary ecology of canids. Topics covered include the Hesperocyoninae, Borophaginae, and Caninae subfamilies;...
Arable land
in Habitat Management for Conservation
October 2007; published online January 2008.
Chapter. Subjects: conservation biology. 8651 words.
Arable (also known as rowcrop fields) is land that is cultivated regularly for production of food and, increasingly, bioenergy. The value of arable land to wildlife is heavily influenced by the...