Bradshaw
Highlighting, discussing and critiquing the science of conservation that has demonstrated measurable, positive effects for global biodiversity.
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Conservation Bytes
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Highlighting, discussing and critiquing the science of conservation that has demonstrated measurable, positive effects for global biodiversity.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 654 )
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Two New Postdoctoral Positions in Ecological Network & Vegetation Modelling...
—With the official start of the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) in July, I am pleased to announce two new... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Journal Ranks 2016
Last year we wrote a bibliometric paper describing a new way to rank journals, which I contend is a fairer representation of relative citation-based rankings... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Human Population Growth, Refugees & Environmental Degradation
The global human population is now over 7.5 billion, and increasing by about 90 million each year. This means that we are predicted to exceed 9 billion people b... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
How to Respond to Reviewers
Just like there are many styles to writing scientific manuscripts, there are also many ways to respond to a set of criticisms and suggestions from reviewers. Read more
Posted on 30 June 2017 BUSINESS, MARKETING & ADVERTISING -
Keeping Lions from Livestock — Building Fences Can Save Lives
Seeing majestic lions strolling along the Maasai Mara at sunset — a dream vision for many conservationists, but a nightmare for pastoralists trying to keep thei... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Protecting One of the World’s Marine Wonders
© CJA BradshawWhile I’m in transit (yet a-bloody-gain) to Helsinki, I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on one of the most inspiring eco-tourism... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Dangers of the Global Road-building Tsunami
New roads can be treacherous — even fatal — for wildlife, native forests, and the global environment.If you don’t believe this, just watch this two-minute... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
It’s Not All About Temperature for Corals
Three of the coral species studied by Muir (2): (a) Acropora pichoni: Pohnpei Island, Pacific Ocean — deep-water species/IUCN ‘Near threatened’; (b) Acropora... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XLII
My travel is finishing for now, but while in transit I’m obliged to do another instalment of biodiversity cartoons (and the second for 2017). See full stock of... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Spring Asynchrony in Migratory Birds
Brent geese flock in the Limfjorden (Denmark) – courtesy of Kevin Clausen. The Brent goose (Branta bernicla) is a migratory goose that breeds in Arctic coasts,... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Who Are the Healthiest People in the World?
Apologies for the little gap in my regular posts — I am in the fortunate position of having spent the last three weeks in the beautiful Villa Serbelloni in the... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XLI
Number 41 of my semi-regular instalment of biodiversity cartoons, and the first for 2017. See full stock of previous ‘Cartoon guide to biodiversity loss’... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Noses Baffled by Ocean Acidification
Clown fish couple (Amphiprion percula) among the tentacles of anemone Heteractis magnifica in Kimbe Bay (Papua New Guinea) – courtesy of Mark McCormick. Read more
Posted on 17 April 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Job: Research Fellow in Palaeo-Ecological Modelling
© seppo.netI have another postdoctoral fellowship to advertise! All the details you need for applying are below.—KEY PURPOSE Scientific data such as fossil and... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Future of Conservation
Last year I posted about a paper that attempted to gauge the opinions of modern-day conservationists about the perceived role of conservation biology today and... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Not 100% Renewable, but 0% Carbon
Anyone familiar with this blog and our work on energy issues will not be surprised by my sincere support of nuclear power as the only realistic solution to... Read more
Posted on 05 April 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Limited Nursery Replenishment in Coral Reefs
blue-striped grunt (Haemulon sciurus)Coral reef fishes are wonderfully diverse in size, form, and function, as well as their need for different habitats... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Credit for Reviewing & Editing — It’s About Bloody Time
As have many other scientists, I’ve whinged before about the exploitative nature of scientific publishing. What other industry obtains its primary material for... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Singin’ in the Heat
Common coqui frog male (Eleutherodactylus coqui, snout-to vent length average ~ 3 cm) camouflaged in the fronds of an epiphyte in the El Yunque National Forest... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2017 ENVIRONMENT -
Job: Koala Data Research Technician
If you live in South Australia, and in Adelaide especially, you would have had to be living under a rock not to have heard of the Great Koala Counts 1 and 2.... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2017 ENVIRONMENT