Although natural resource management encompasses a wide range of disciplines, those with the closest ties to conservation biology are the renewable resources: forestry, fisheries management, range management, and especially wildlife management. How do practitioners in these disciplines view conservation biology? Some describe conservation biology as being entirely different from their disciplin...

1. This document is WEC 207 and one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida. First published: April 2006. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for more publications. 2. Emma Willcox is a Graduate Student and William M. Giuliano is an ...

DOC Science Internal Series is a published record of scientific research carried out, or advice given, by Department of Conservation staff or external contractors funded by DOC. It comprises reports and short communications that are peer-reviewed. Individual contributions to the series are first released on the departmental website in pdf form. Hardcopy is printed, bound, and distributed at reg...

In North America and Europe, land-use decisions that affect wildlife habitat often are made at the local government level. atural resource conservation agencies have little regulatory authority to influence these decisions, but frequently are asked o provide scientific support because local jurisdictions do not have staff with the necessary background in wildlife ecology. ome of this scientific...

Characterization of broom fibers for PRB in the remediation of aquifers contaminated by heavy metals C. Fallico, S. Troisi, A. Molinari, and M. F. Rivera University of Calabria, Department of Soil Conservation, Rende (CS), Italy Received: 11 January 2010 – Accepted: 11 February 2010 – Published: 25 February 2010 Correspondence to: C. Fallico ([email protected]) Published by Copernicus Publi...

Contemporary conservation science benefits from the perspectives of a variety of different disciplines, including a recent synergy with physiology, an interface known as 'conservation physiology'. To evaluate the degree of interaction between conservation and animal/plant physiology, we conducted three bibliometric analyses. We first pursued the use of the term 'conservation physiology' since i...

Features provide a comprehensive global overview of extent and diversity of grasslands. Analyzes how humans shaped grasslands through millennia of use and which role they play in present-day agriculture. Quantifies the role of grasslands as biodiversity hotspots as well as the drivers threatening these. Evaluates the ecosystem services grasslands provide e.g. in terms of soil protection and car...

The concept of biodiversity encompasses the diversity life and preservation natural ecosystems to foster species’ evolution. Humans entail for survival, well-being, comfortable living. This study investigates publication growth trends worldwide research domain in management. Scopus database was utilised retrieve 949 articles this investigation. analysis consisted six primary parameters: (1) dis...