Summary of Science, Activities, Programs, and Policies That Influence the Rangewide Conservation of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) US Geological Survey http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2013/1098/ …This report documents and summarizes several decades of work on sage-grouse populations, sagebrush as habitat, and sagebrush community and ecosystem functions based on the recent assessment and findings of the USFWS under consideration of … Continue reading »
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Climate Change Vulnerability of Native and Alien Freshwater Fishes of California: A Systematic Assessment Approach
PLOS ONE (Published: May 22, 2013) / Peter B. Moyle, Joseph D. Kiernan, Patrick K. Crain and Rebecca M. Quiñones http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0063883 [Abstract] Freshwater fishes are highly vulnerable to human-caused climate change. Because quantitative data on status and trends are unavailable for most fish species, a systematic assessment approach that incorporates expert knowledge was developed to determine … Continue reading »
The State of Nature
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds http://www.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/science/stateofnature/index.aspx Scientists working side-by-side from 25 wildlife organisations have compiled a stock take of our native species – the first of its kind in the UK. The report reveals that 60% of the species studied have declined over recent decades. More than one in ten of all the … Continue reading »
The Arctic Resilience Report
Swedish Environment Institute / by Katarina Axelsson, Marcus Carson and Annika E. Nilsson http://sei-international.org/publications?pid=2315 This report presents the findings of the first half of an international collaboration to examine the resilience of Arctic social and ecological systems amid rapid change… In some contexts, social, political, economic and ecological drivers may be of greater significance than … Continue reading »
H.R. 739, Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013
Congressional Budget Office http://www.cbo.gov/publication/44118 [Summary] As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013 H.R. 739 would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop, no later than one year after the bill’s enactment, a management plan for the Chesapeake Bay Program and restoration activities related to the bay. EPA … Continue reading »
Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides
National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=18344 The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are responsible for protecting species that are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and for protecting habitats that are critical for their survival. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for … Continue reading »
Evolutionary Change During Experimental Ocean Acidification
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (April 23, 2013, v110 n17 p6937-6942) / by Melissa H. Pespeni, Eric Sanford, Brian Gaylord, Tessa M. Hill, Jessica D. Hosfelt, Hannah K. Jaris, Michèle LaVigne, Elizabeth A. Lenz, Ann D. Russell, Megan K. Young and Stephen R. Palumbia http://www.pnas.org/content/110/17/6937.short Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) conditions are driving unprecedented changes … Continue reading »
BISON, a Species Discovery Tool (Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation)
US Geological Survey http://bison.usgs.ornl.gov/ [From Press Release] Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation or BISON is the only system of its kind; a unique, web-based Federal resource for finding species in the U. S. and territories. Its size is unprecedented, offering more than 100 million mapped records of nearly every living species nationwide and growing. And the vast majority … Continue reading »
Predicting Climate Effects on Pacific Sardine
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (April 16, 201,3, v110, n16, p6430–6435) / by Ethan R. Deylea, Michael Fogarty, Chih-hao Hsieh, Les Kaufmand, Alec D. MacCall, Stephan B. Munch, Charles T. Perretti, Hao Ye, and George Sugiharaa, http://www.pnas.org/content/110/16/6430.short For many marine species and habitats, climate change and overfishing present a double threat. To manage … Continue reading »
National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy
The National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Partnership http://www.wildlifeadaptationstrategy.gov/strategy.php The purpose of the Strategy is to inspire and enable natural resource professionals and other decision makers to take action to conserve the nation’s fish, wildlife, plants, and ecosystem functions, as well as the human uses and values these natural systems provide, in a changing … Continue reading »
