Bradshaw
Highlighting, discussing and critiquing the science of conservation that has demonstrated measurable, positive effects for global biodiversity.
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Conservation Bytes
http://ConservationBytes.com/
Highlighting, discussing and critiquing the science of conservation that has demonstrated measurable, positive effects for global biodiversity.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 654 )
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Get Serious About Divestment
We are a sensitive and conflict-avoiding lot, aren’t we? Most scientists I know absolutely dread reprisals of any form, whether they are from a colleague... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Give Some Flair to Your Scientific Presentation
–As the desert spring came to the great Centre Red,Scores of sandalled folk from tin birds descend-ed.Alice Town had been invaded,bearded alike and... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Innate Cruelty and Exploitation: Does Biodiversity Stand a Chance?
Earlier this year I took my daughter to the South Australian Museum, as I often do on weekends. We usually have lunch at the Art Gallery, and then wander the... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
InvaCost – Estimating the Economic Damage of Invasive Insects
This is a blosh (rehash of someone else’s blog post) of Franck Courchamp‘s posts on an exciting new initiative of which I am excited to be a part.... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXVI
Here are 8 more biodiversity cartoons (with a human population focus, given recent events) for your conservation-humour fix (see full stock of previous... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Human Population Size: Speeding Cars Can’t Stop Quickly
Here at ConservationBytes.com, I write about pretty much anything that has anything remotely to do with biodiversity’s prospects. Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
It’s Not All About Cats
If you follow any of the environment news in Australia, you will most certainly have seen a lot about feral cats in the last few weeks. Read more
Posted on 20 October 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Australia Should Have a More Vibrant Ecological Culture
Another great social event bringing ecologists togetherI’ve always had the gut feeling that Australia punched above its weight when it comes to ecology and... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
How I Feel About Climate Change
Angry. Furious. Livid. And a just little bit sad.Well, I’m not pissed off with ‘climate change’ per se – that would be ridiculous. Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
How to Review a Scientific Paper
Following one of the most popular posts on ConservationBytes.com, as well as in response to several requests, I’ve decided to provide a few pointers for... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Farewell to an Environmental Hero: Tony McMichael
I had some sad news today – a visionary in human health and environmental integrity, Professor Tony McMichael, passed away last night from advanced influenza... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
We Treat Our Wildlife Like Vermin
Just a little of the dog fence’s carnage and cruelty at work.I’ve pointed out in several posts on ConservationBytes.com just how badly Australia is doing in... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Demonising the Hellbender
Not ‘Hellraiser’, FFS – ‘hellbender’Here’s one by my new PhD student, Leah Collett:–I have never heard of the hellbender before. “Brilliant name”, I thought. Read more
Posted on 18 September 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Attention Ecologists: Journal Ranking Survey
In the interest of providing greater transparency when ranking the ‘quality’ of scientific journals, we are interested in collecting ecologists’ views on the... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Evidence-based Conservation Advocacy Can Work
Colin ‘Captain Hook’ BarnettJust before knock-off time last Friday, I received some inspiring news. It’s not often in conservation science that the news is good... Read more
Posted on 15 September 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XXV
Here are 6 more biodiversity cartoons for your conservation-humour fix (see full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’ compendia here). Read more
Posted on 07 September 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
High-altitude Ecology
A constant hazard in the Tibetan Plateau – yakjamI’ve been out of the social-media loop for a few weeks, hence the abnormally long interval since my last post. Read more
Posted on 28 August 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
World Heritage Species
Having just attended the Baker Stebbins Legacy Symposium on Invasion Genetics in Pacific Grove, California, I have had a rare bit of leisure time between my... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
We Generally Ignore the Big Issues
I’ve had a good week at Stanford University with Paul Ehrlich where we’ve been putting the final touches1 on our book. It’s been taking a while to put... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2014 ENVIRONMENT -
A Fairer Way to Rank Conservation and Ecology Journals in 2014
Normally I just report the Thomson-Reuters ISI Web of Knowledge Impact Factors for conservation-orientated journals each year, with some commentary on the... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2014 ENVIRONMENT