Coordinated Science
A critical assessment of the use of surrogate species in conservation planning in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California (U.S.A.)
Authors: Murphy DD, Weiland PS, Cummins KW Conservation biology has provided wildlife managers with a wealth of concepts and tools for use in conservation planning; among them is the surrogate species concept. Over the past 20 years, a growing body of empirical literature has demonstrated the limited effectiveness of surrogates as management tools, unless it .. read more
Oct
The route to best science in implementation of the Endangered Species Act’s consultation mandate: The benefits of structured effects analysis
Authors: Weiland P, Murphy P. The Endangered Species Act is intended to conserve at-risk species and the ecosystems upon which they depend, and it is premised on the notion that if the wildlife agencies that are charged with implementing the statute use the best available scientific information, they can successfully carry out this intention. We .. read more
Oct
Publication: “Long-Term Changes in Nutrient Loading and Stoichiometry and Their Relationships with Changes in the Food Web…”
Author: Patricia M. Glibert Long-Term Changes in Nutrient Loading and Stoichiometry and Their Relationships with Changes in the Food Web and Dominant Pelagic Fish Species in the San Francisco Estuary, California Nutrient enrichment is an important stressor in coastal ecosystems. This analysis tests the hypothesis that changes in nutrient loads, imbalances in nitrogen:phosphorus, and changes .. read more
May