Sentences with phrase «prbo conservation science»

Jennifer Lavers, of Australia's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in the University of Tasmania, and Alexander Bond, of the United Kingdom's Centre for Conservation Science, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, walked two beaches, methodically counting, collecting, and categorizing the garbage.

Visit the Regenstein Learning Campus with the Nature Play Garden and relocated Butterflies & Blooms exhibition and the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center with interactive exhibits and the Green Roof Garden.

Our conservation science experts work on our wildlife sanctuaries and beyond to ensure that the nature of Massachusetts continues to thrive.

«We are delighted that Jon has accepted this position, which ensures that management of one of Mass Audubon's most mission - critical and identifiable programs will be overseen by a scientist of both impressive ability in the field and substantial research experience,» Director of Conservation Science Jeff Collins said.

Wellfleet Bay conducts conservation science research and protects endangered, threatened, and at risk wildlife, including sea turtles, diamondback terrapins, coastal waterbirds, and Atlantic horseshoe crabs throughout the Outer Cape, and protects rare and iconic Cape Cod habitats on its 1,100 acre Sanctuary.

And fewer deer could mean more plants go uneaten, according to Chris Darimont, a professor of conservation science at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, who was not involved in the study.

Khadka has published an article in the journal Conservation Science (CS) detailing his rediscovery of the small rabbit - like species.

To make yourself more marketable, it helps to have a particular skill, says David Gibbons, head of conservation science at the RSPB.

Ornithologist Eduardo Inigo - Elias, senior research associate with the conservation science program at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, talks about the challenges of studying migratory birds and how improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba will help his field

He's a senior research associate with the conservation science program at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

That overlap helps hammerheads to perceive depth as they hunt, says Demian Chapman of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University in New York.

But other artists are pushing conservation science into uncharted areas, with work fashioned from materials as diverse as soap and chocolate, blood and faeces (yes, some modern art really is crap).

But, according to evolutionary biologist John Gittleman of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, the research raises the point that «it's not effective to do conservation science one species at a time.

Portland State University professor Angela Strecker says understanding where species may live in the future given climate change impacts is an important consideration for conservation science.

«It's an important accomplishment and a useful first step,» says Ellen Pikitch, who directs the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University.

Kenya - based elephant ethologist and conservationist Joyce Poole agrees that tracking and technology can build on each other in a way that invites participation in conservation science.

The paper's authors reviewed recent studies in conservation science, looking at rates of species extinction, distribution and protection to determine where there were crucial gaps in knowledge, where threats to species are expanding and how best to tailor protection efforts to be successful.

«As databases coalesce and policymakers have access to greater information, we see real and improving successes for conservation science,» Gittleman said.

In a recent study published by Point Blue Conservation Science (Point Blue) and Audubon California in the journal Western Birds, scientists document the importance of irrigated agricultural crops in California's Central Valley to a conspicuous shorebird.

Professor of Conservation Science and Director of the Centre for Ecology & Conservation at the University of Exeter's Penryn campus and the lead author warned that as plastic pollution increases more and more turtles are likely to become entangled.

Point Blue Conservation Science.

«Conservation science and policy applications of the marine vessel automatic identification system (AIS)-- a review,» appears in the online edition of the Bulletin of Marine Science.

«Plants, animals, and people all depend on forests and may all face additional challenges as temperatures increase and precipitation patterns shift,» said John Shuey, a co-author of the study and Director of Conservation Science for the Indiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

AIS data have important applications in conservation science including describing baseline vessel use of a maritime area, assessing or modeling actual or potential environmental impacts, and monitoring environmental compliance.

The authors claim that most of the conservation science is missing the point when it comes to climate change.

Advance conservation science and provide science that informs stewardship of natural and cultural resources by expanding scientific research programs in parks;

Previous research from Cambridge and elsewhere has shown sparing land for nature by producing more food per field is the «least worst option» for both biodiversity and greenhouse gas emissions, says co-author Andrew Balmford, Cambridge professor of conservation science.

A NEW VIEW Conservation science, color theory and art history came together to produce this recolorization of Vincent van Gogh's The Bedroom.

«The implications for the global carbon sink are profound,» said Dr Andrew Marshall from the University's Environment Department and Director of Conservation Science at Flamingo Land.

«They're constantly following the rain patterns,» explains Scott Wilbor, conservation science director for the Sky Islands Alliance, a Tucson - based group.

Summarizing the key message of the review study, Prof. Bejder stated, «The recovery of the iconic humpback whales of Australia delivers both hope and optimism, as well as an opportunity to celebrate success at two levels: (1) the successful implementation of contentious international management actions to protect marine species; and (2) the wise and significant investment in conservation science, illustrating how society can respond to strong conservation interventions to achieve outcomes that are not simply for immediate, human material gains.

Animal Planet's series The Zoo shows viewers the biological, veterinary and conservation science at a modern zoo.

Conservation partnerships between protected lands and their non-protected neighbors could significantly improve a region's ability to accommodate species migration in response to shifting climates, according to a study published February 28, 2018 in the open - access journal PLOS ONE by William Monahan of the U.S. National Park Service and David Theobald of Conservation Science Partners, Inc., U.S.

That left 25 types of plants with wide - ranging potential as biofuels, said Doria Gordon, the director of conservation science at the University of Florida.

Conservation biologist John Hogg of the Montana Conservation Science Institute in Missoula and colleagues set out to evaluate the strategy's success.

[1] Handbook on the Use of Lasers in Conservation and Conservation Science, COST Office, Brussels, 2008.

She has published over 30 conservation science papers on topics such as climate vulnerability and adaptation, marine protected areas, conservation planning, coral reef resilience, ocean acidification, sea - level rise, blue carbon, customary tenure, and partnerships between religious groups and conservation.

The Blue Carbon Initiative partners, as well as many other organizations around the world, are working on conservation science, policy and management of blue carbon ecosystems globally.

We recruited Tom Maloney as Director of Conservation Science, who brings to this role twenty years of conservation experience as environmental advocate, natural resource planner, and ecologist.

I would like to bridge that gap between conservation science and people on the ground!

Starting as an intern marine ornithologist working on the Farallon Islands in 1981, Bill spent 15 years as the Director of Marine Ecology at PRBO Conservation Science before establishing the Farallon Institute.

Dr Andy Marshall, Senior Lecturer in York's Environment Department and Director of Conservation Science at Flamingo Land, set up the Schools for Forests campaign with the University's CIRCLE research team after discovering a new species of tree in East Africa.

Researchers from the Pacific Shorebird Migration Project, a joint initiative between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and PRBO Conservation Science, used satellite telemetry to follow the birds» migration.

For the last ten years — through the Food and Conservation Science Program (FACS)-- my students at Hood River Middle School and I have been designing, building, and operating a permaculture - inspired system that allows the depth, complexity, and ownership required to move from a linear pedagogy to a systems - based approach offering the variables and relevance that my students devour.

In fact, in a 2013 National Geographic article, Ken Rosenberg, director of conservation science at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, says that «the top three threats to birds overall are habitat loss, habitat loss, and habitat loss.»

Dr. Jaime Jahncke, California Current Group Director for Point Blue Conservation Science, went on an eight - day research expedition along the California coast in May 2016 and observed about 30 to 80 whales every day — mostly humpbacks and a few gray whales.

«Many aspects of this recovery effort — from its scientific rigor to the collaborative enterprise that drove it — can serve as model [sic] to advance conservation elsewhere,» Scott Morrison, the director of Conservation Science at the Nature Conservancy, said in a press release.

She also manages a portfolio of park stewardship programs, focused on native plant nurseries, historic garden renewal, art in the parks, community - based habitat restoration, and conservation science.

There, Jeff oversaw the veterinary medical program and led and coordinated the aquarium's conservation science division, including conservation partnerships, in - house programs, and educational and advocacy programs and partnerships.

As part of the proceedings, the GGRO — a Parks Conservancy program in cooperation with the National Park Service — will help commemorate the 50th anniversary of a watershed moment in conservation science: the first gathering of biologists convened specifically to stop the disappearance of a species from the planet.