Biological Conservation Newsletter
No. 173
November 1997
Editor: Jane Villa-Lobos
MEXICAN MANGROVE FORESTS
A team of Smithsonian scientists and colleagues from the United States and Mexico will launch a study of the mangrove forests that lay in the path of Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. The study will determine the level of damage the mangrove stands suffered during that storm and estimate the potential of these forests to recover the ecological functions associated with intact mangrove ecosystems. The study comes at a time when Mexico is considering developing the Yucatan coast from the Sian Kan reserve north to Cancun, an area one-third of the coastline.
Mangroves are an important part of coastal systems that protect shorelines from erosion and storm damage, provide rich habitats and nurseries for a diversity of organisms, and sustain adjacent coral reef and seagrass ecosystems. Hurricanes are a frequent and natural form of intense disturbance to these systems and are thought to play a major role in their organization.
Dr. Ilka Feller, leader of the Smithsonian team and an ecologist at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), first became interested in mangrove reactions to hurricane damage as an outgrowth of extensive work in Belize focussed on the reef and mangrove systems. Turneffe Atoll, Belize was struck by Hurricane Hattie in 1961 and the extent of the damage was documented by world renowned scientist Sir David Stoddard. The study in Puerto Morelos will provide important observations on the recovery processes and enable scientists to distinguish between natural oscillations and unidirectional trends in these coastal ecosystems. For more information, contact Marsha Sitnik, Science Program Administrator, Biodiversity Programs, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 180, Washington, DC 20560; Tel: (202) 786-2821; E-mail: sitnik.marsha@nmnh.si.edu.
RAINFOREST ALLIANCE GRANTS
The Rainforest Alliance's Catalyst Grants Program assists in increasing the effectiveness of under-funded and under-networked, community-based tropical conservation initiatives throughout the world. It responds to and assists individuals and organizations living or working in tropical forest areas that exhibit great potential for effective conservation and the sound management of natural resources. In addition to general conservation projects, the Catalyst Grants Program recognizes that women play a pivotal role as conservationists and seeks to support women's conservation programs worldwide. Grants range from $50 to $3,000.
No formal application is necessary. However, a description of the project and an explanation of the funding needed (no more than two pages in length, in English), along with one recommendation from a respected conservationist or organization attesting to the feasibility of the project should be submitted. If selected for funding, a grantee will be required to submit a report of the project's activities along with any documentation, such as photographs or printed materials.
Applications are accepted throughout the year and can be sent to: Ina F. Chaudhury, Catalyst Grants Coordinator, Rainforest Alliance, 65 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Cambridge University Press announces a new journal, Animal Conservation, which will be launched in 1998. The journal will bring together rigorous scientific studies of the factors which influence the conservation of animal species and their habitats. The journal will be essential reading for conservation biologists working in universities, research institutes, governmental and non-governmental wildlife agencies, and zoos. Papers will be published on: 1) ecology, behavioral ecology and wildlife biology; 2) wildlife disease and epidemiology; 3) evolutionary ecology and genetics; 4) population biology; 5) systematic biology and phylogenetics; 5) biodiversity and biogeography; and 6) management.
For more information, including instructions for contributors, contact: Cambridge University Press, 40 West 20th St., New York, NY 10011-4211; Tel.: (914) 937-9600; Fax: (914) 937-4712; http:www.cup.cam.ac.uk.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an international organization for the conservation of nature, is looking for a creative and talented intern to join the Environmental Education department. This is a paid internship and is located in Washington, DC.
The position will assist with the development and implementation of a national environmental education program called "Windows on the Wild". Job responsibilities will include curriculum development, research, pilot testing, writing and editing, evaluation, training, and special projects.
Requirements: A Bachelor's degree in science education, environmental education, natural history, conservation biology with an emphasis in education, or related field. (A Master's degree preferred, or candidate currently completing graduate course work).
WWF is looking for full-time candidates who can work 6 months starting February 1998. Interested persons should send a resume and cover letter including names of three references to: WWF, Human Resources Department 811A, 1250 24th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037. Attention: EE Intern. For additional information, contact: Eddie Gonzalez at (202) 361-8371; E-mail: eddie.gonzalez@wwfus.org.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
The Center for Conservation Biology at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), is recruiting for a director, who will hold a senior faculty position in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences. The position is available July 1, 1998 and carries a 100% instruction and research appointment. The new Center seeks an internationally recognized scholar to develop an active research and teaching program in support of conservation biology as well as to lead and develop research opportunities for the Center.
Duties will include identification of gaps in the scientific information needed to make effective decisions about conservation-related issues and to develop mechanisms for funding the acquisition and use of that information through the interaction with UCR faculty and external agencies. The Director will also work with Center faculty and technical committees to design appropriate research strategies to solicit proposals from appropriate scientists, and to coordinate the implementation and review of the resulting research.
Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a list
of four references, and a summary of research, teaching, and
administrative goals to: Search Committee, Director, Center for
Conservation Biology, College of Natural and Agricultural
Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521. Review
of applications will begin November 30, 1997 and will continue
until the position is filled.
The Defenders of Wildlife in Washington, D.C. is seeking a wildlife conservation biologist with practical experience in programs to conserve wildlife and biodiversity in the US. The preferred candidate should have a strong science background, with an advanced degree in wildlife management, conservation biology or related field. Familiarity with population biology and GIS would be helpful. The position is responsible for providing scientific guidance to program staff and ensuring scientific accuracy of formal comments, testimony, legal positions and reports. Program emphasis is likely to be on conservation and recovery of selected endangered or at-risk species. Candidates should also have at least two years experience with wildlife management or policy, either at the state or federal level, and must be interested in working in the D.C. area for at least three years. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Interested candidates should send a resume, cover letter and
salary history to Science Search, Defenders of Wildlife, 1101
Fourteenth St., NW, Suite 1400, Washington, DC 20005.
The National Audubon Society (NAS) has an opening for a director of its Latin American and Caribbean Program located in Miami, Florida. With more than 20 years of history working with Audubon chapters and partners in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela and recognizing the importance of these countries to the conservation of birds and their habitat, The Audubon Society has recently created the Latin American and Caribbean Program.
The director of the Latin American and Caribbean Program will promote the NAS's mission of conserving birds, other wildlife and their habitat in Latin America and the Caribbean. He/she will plan, direct, manage and raise funds for all aspects of the program and work with partners to determine strategies and priorities. Candidates should have: 1) an advanced degree in wildlife conservation, environmental studies, Latin American studies, or a related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience; 2) minimum of 5 years experience working in Latin America and/or the Caribbean with grassroots organizations on bird conservation, wildlife or environmental issues; 3) substantial experience in the strategic planning and direction of field programs; 4) expert knowledge within the environmental field, including issues in Latin American and the Caribbean; and 5) successful experience working with a wide variety of volunteers.
Interested candidates should send a resume with cover letter, three professional references and salary history to: Director, Latin American Program Search, National Audubon Society, 555 Audubon Place, Sacramento, CA 95825, and a copy to: Dr. Stuart Strahl, NAS, 444 Brickell Ave., Suite 850, Miami, FL 33131-2450; Tel.: (305) 371-6398; Fax: (305) 371-6398; E-mail: sstrahl@audubon.org. Resume review begins September 1997.
INFORMATION HIGHWAY HI-LITES
The Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group (TWSG) was established in October 1990 and is coordinated from The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge, UK, as part of the IUCN- SSC/Wetlands International waterbird network. The TWSG and its bulletin aims to identify those Antidae taxa across the world that are threatened with extinction, to gather and exchange information on these taxa and to promote their conservation. The latest edition (TWSG News 10) of the bulletin is available on the web at: http://www/greenchannel.org/wwt/twsg/contents.htm.
Some organizations interested in bird conservation: Panama Audubon Society (http://www.pananet.com/audubon); Union de Ornitologos de Chile (http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4372); and Pan American Office of BirdLife International (http://www.latinsynergy.org/birdlife_brochure.html).
CURRENT LITERATURE
Anon. 1997. Another new mammal species discovered in
Vietnam. FOCUS 19(5): 3. (Muntjac, large deer)
Anon. 1997. Efforts to conserve an IBA. BirdLife in the
Americas 2(2): 2. (Fundacion Moises Bertoni, Paraguay
supports local NGO working in San Rafael National Park, the last
relict of Inland Atlantic Forest of considerable size)
Anon. 1997. Energy resources and biodiversity conservation.
Russian Conservation News 12: 11.
Anon. 1997. First South American IBA. BirdLife in the
Americas 2(2): 4. (Mindo-Nambillo Protection Forest, Ecuador,
designated as Important Bird Area)
Anon. 1997. Important elephant debate marks CITES. FOCUS
19(5): 1, 6.
Anon. 1997. The next step for Niagara: a conservation plan.
BirdLife in the Americas 2(2): 3. (Niagara River Corridor,
USA/Canada)
Anon. 1997. Oregon gears up to fight weed that devastates
marine life. New York Times (National) September 7: 40.
(Hydrilla, invasive species)
Anon. 1997. PROARCA-COSTAS protects Latin America's coastal
and marine resources. FOCUS 19(5): 3. (Management and
protection of marine ecosystems in Honduras, El Salvador and
Nicaragua)
Anon. 1997. Reserve in great danger. BirdLife in the
Americas 2(2): 1. (Imataca Reserve, Venezuela, open for gold
and diamond mining)
Anon. 1997. Russia responds to WWF 2000: the "Living Planet"
Campaign. Russian Conservation News 12: 34-35.
Anon. 1997. Saving one of Asia's enduring wildlife symbols:
the Asian elephant. FOCUS 19(5): 7. (Asian Elephant
Conservation Act)
Anon. 1997. Species in danger: bleak prospects. Nature
Canada 26(3): 47. (Henslow's sparrow in North America)
Anon. 1997. World Bank and WWF join forces to conserve
Earth's forests. FOCUS 19(5): 1-2. (Establishment of a
network of protected areas covering at least 10% of each of the
world's forest types by the year 2000 and management of certified
forests by 2005)
Austen, C. 1997. Endangered species legislation in limbo.
Nautre Alert 7(3): 2.
Badridze, J., Gurielidze, Z. and Butkhuzi, L. 1997.
Population assessment of the striped hyena in Georgia. Russian
Conservation News 12: 29. (Threatened or critically
endangered)
Beardsley, D., Davies, T. and Hersh, R. 1997. Improving
environmental management: what works, what doesn't.
Environment 39(7): 6-9, 28-35.
Bengtsson, J., Jones, H. and Setala, H. 1997. The value of
biodiversity. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 12(9): 334-
336.
Bragg, R. 1997. In the war on kudzu, a scientific strategy.
New York Times (National) September 7: 24. (Introduction
of soybean looper caterpillars which eat this invasive species)
Brown, P. 1997. Wild Orchids of the Northeastern United
States. A Field Guide. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca,
New York. 236 pp.
Carter, J. 1997. Crown jewel of the Caribbean. Wildlife
Conservation 100(4): 36-41, 64. (Glovers Reef Atoll, Belize
declared a World Heritage Site)
Cohen, P. 1997. Sustainable human habitats in South Africa.
Roots 14: 24-26. (Tlholego Development Project)
Coomes, O. and Barham, B. 1997. Rain forest extraction and
conservation in Amazonia. The Geographical J. 163(2): 180-
188.
Coomes, O. and Burt, G. 1997. Indigenous market-oriented
agroforestry: dissecting local diversity in western Amazonia.
Agroforestry Systems 37: 27-44.
Craib, C. 1997. The ecology, distribution and status of late
winter, spring and early summer flowering grass aloes. Excelsa
17: 53-58.
Cunningham, A. 1996. People, Park and Plant Use.
Recommendations for Multiple-use Zones and Development
Alternatives around Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.
People and Plants Initiative, Paris, France. 58 pp. (People and
Plants Working Paper No. 4)
Davis, G., Wilt, C. and Barkenbus, J. 1997. Extended product
responsibility: a tool for a sustainable economy. Environment
39(7): 10-15, 36-38.
Davis, K. 1997. Our declining fisheries: the conservation
challenge. Marine Conservation News 9(3): 11-13.
Davison, G. 1997. Conservation: limestone conservation in
the Kinta Valley. Malayan Naturalist 50(4): 26-29.
Delany, M. 1997. Florida's prairie. End. Species Bull.
22(4): 14-15.
Firsov, G. 1997. Allium regelianum A. Beck: a rare
Russian
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Freitag, S., Van Jaarsveld, A. and Biggs, H. 1997. Ranking
priority biodiversity areas: an iterative conservation value-
based approach. Biol. Conservation 82(3): 263-272. (South
Africa)
Graedel, T. and Crutzen, P. 1997. Atmosphere, Climate,
and Change. W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, New York. 196
pp.
Guthrie, A. 1997. Trails into the interior. Roots 14:
16-17. (Botanic Park, Grand Cayman, protects disappearing
interior woodland)
James, E. and Ashburner, G. 1997. Intraspecific variation in
Astelia australiana (Liliaceae) and implications for the
conservation of this Australian species. Biol. Conservation
82(3): 253-262.
Jennings, M. and Anderson, A. 1997. The Wyoming toad.
End. Species Bull. 22(4): 16-17.
Khabibrakhmanov, R. 1997. Prospects for the creation of
biosphere reserves in Kazakhstan. Russian Conservation News
12: 10-11.
Kimberley, M. (Compiler). 1997. Succulent Plants of
Zimbabwe and their Conservation. Aloe, Cactus and Succulent
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No.
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Kluge, J. and Burrows, J. 1997. An African rain forest in a
South African botanical garden. Bot. Gardens Conservation News
2(8): 31-33. (Lowveld National Botanical Garden, Nelspruit,
South Africa)
Kolesnikova, V. 1997. Caspian pipeline consortium threatens
Black Sea ecosystems. Russian Conservation News 12: 12-13.
Krajick, K. 1997. The riddle of the Carolina Bays.
Smithsonian 28(6): 44-55. (Home to endangered species)
Kriel, K. 1997. North Dakota's tallgrass prairie. End.
Species Bull. 22(4): 10-11.
Krivoruchko, V. 1997. Botanical Garden of the Kyrgis Academy
of Sciences, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Bot. Gardens Conservation
News 2(8): 34-35.
Kunin, W. 1997. Sample shape, spatial scale and species
counts: implications for reserve design. Biol. Conservation
82(3): 369-378.
Leahy, S. 1997. Hi-tech hawks. Nature Canada 26(3):
24-28. (Scientists using satellite-linked transmitters to find
out why Swainson's hawk populations are declining)
Line, L. 1997. Phantom of the plains. Wildlife
Conservation 100(4): 20-27, 67. (Black-footed ferret)
Mac Nally, R. 1997. Monitoring forest bird communities for
impact assessment: the influence of sampling intensity and
spatial scale. Biol. Conservation 82(3): 355-368.
Mashkin, P. 1997. Teaching children the "ins and outs" of
biomonitoring. Russian Conservation News 12: 22-23.
(Monitoring water quality)
Matchett, R. 1997. Charles M. Russell/UL Bend National
Wildlife Refuges. End. Species Bull. 22(4): 22-23.
(Montana)
Mattheisen, S. 1997. Ford Foundation supports Caribbean
Program. Marine Conservation News 9(3): 5. (Survey of
information needs at selected institutions in the Caribbean
islands)
Mavi, S. and Shava, S. 1997. Traditional methods of
conserving medicinal plants in Zimbabwe. Bot. Gardens
Conservation News 2(8): 36-37.
McShea, W., Underwood, H. and Rappole, J. (Eds). 432. The
Science of Overabundance. Deer Ecology and Population
Management. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
Meadows, R. 1997. Takhi: the last wild horse. Zoogoer
26(5): 16-21. (Przewalski's horse in Mongolia)
Melo, I. and Telleria, M. 1997. Preliminary list of the
Apphyllophorales (Fungi, Basidiomycetes) of three
protected
areas in southern central Portugal. Portugaliae Acta Biol.,
Ser. B. Sist. 17(1-4): 111-153. (Portugal)
Menner, A. 1997. Russian forests under seige: green NGOs
unite. Russian Conservation News 12: 16.
Mitchell, A. and Wells, L. 1997. The threatened birds of
Cuba project report. Cotinga 7: 69-71.
Moll, G. 1997. America's urban forests: growing concerns.
Am. Forests 103(3): 14-18. (As cities sprawl, tree cover
diminishes)
Montgomery, K. 1997. Restoring Virginia's wildlife: a self-
help process. Virginia Wildlife 59(8): 18-21.
Moran, D., Pearce, D. and Wendelarr, A. 1997. Investing in
biodiversity: an economic perspective on global priority setting.
Biodiversity and Conservation 6(9): 1219-1244.
Murimba, E. 1997. The cycad collection of Vumba Botanical
Garden, Zimbabwe. Bot. Gardens Conservation News 2(8): 46-
47.
Nikiforov, V. 1997. Gold mining threatens Koryakski Nature
Reserve. Russian Conservation News 12: 20. (One of the
largest habitats for ducks and geese in northeast Asia)
O'Shea, B. 1997. The mosses of Sub-Saharan Africa 2.
Endemism and biodiversity. Trop. Bryology 13: 75-85.
Othman, A. 1997. Homely bats need protection too. Malayan
Naturalist 50(4): 31.
Pandey, S. and Wells, M. 1997. Ecodevelopment planning at
India's Great Himalayan National Park for biodiversity
conservation and participatory rural development. Biodiversity
and Conservation 6(9): 1277-1292.
Panov, I. 1997. Les-na-Vorskle standing tall in its third
century. Russian Conservation News 12: 8-10. (Central
Russia's forest steppe zone)
Pearce-Higgins, J. and Yalden, D. 1997. The effect of
resurfacing the Pennine Way on recreational use of blanket bog in
the Peak District National Park, England. Biol. Conservation
82(3): 337-343.
Plunkett, S. 1997. Fifteen new species at risk in Canada.
Nautre Alert 7(3): 1.
Price, L. 1997. Caves need protection. Malayan Naturalist
50(4): 30.
Pruitt, L. 1997. From bombs to bird songs. End. Species
Bull. 22(4): 18-19. (Nearly 99% of US tallgrass prairie has
been lost)
Reading, R. 1997. Mongolia's biodiversity. Zoogoer
26(5): 23-27.
Rees, M. 1997. Inventory of Karelian forests aims to protect
old-growth. Russian Conservation News 12: 17-18.
Reid, W. 1997. Strategies for conserving biodiversity.
Environment 39(7): 16-20. 39-43.
Richardson, M. 1997. Alice Springs Desert Park - Australia's
first biopark. Bot. Gardens Conservation News 2(8): 44-45.
(Arid center of Australia)
Rouphael, A. and Inglis, G. 1997. Impacts of recreational
SCUBA diving at sites with different reef topographies. Biol.
Conservation 82(3): 329-336.
Rudge, J. 1997. Model management plans for protected areas.
Russian Conservation News 12: 7. (Management project for 3
protected areas in Russia)
Ruellan, L. 1997. Un sentier d'interpretation sur la
sauvegarde des plantes menacees de disparition. Roots 14:
34-36. (National Botanical Conservatory of Brest, France first
botanic garden committed to the preservation of threatened
plants)
Samways, M. 1997. Classical Biological Control and
biodiversity conservation: what risks are we prepared to accept?
Biodiversity and Conservation 6(9): 1309-1316.
Sarmiento, F. 1997. Arrested succession in pastures hinders
regeneration of tropandean forests and shreds mountain
landscapes. Environ. Conservation 24(1): 14-23. (Ecuador)
Sarmiento, F. 1997. Landscape regeneration by seeds and
successional pathways to restore fragile tropandean slopelands.
Mountain Research and Development 17(3): 239-252.
(Ecuador)
Sarmiento, F. 1997. The mountains of Ecuador as a birth-
place of ecology and endangered landscape. Environ.
Conservation 24(1): 3-4.
Schultz, C. 1997. Beaverhill Lake IBA Site. Nature Alert
7(3): 3. (Globally Important Bird Area, Canada)
Searle, R. 1997. Riding Mountain mystery. Nature Canada
26(3): 34-39. (Manitoba, Canada wolf population in decline)
Sergio, C., Cras, R., Burgues, M. and Casas, C. 1997. Flora
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Portugaliae Acta Biol., Ser. B. Sist. 17(1-4): 5-46.
(Portugal)
Shilin, N. 1997. Rare and endangered fish species in Russia.
Russian Conservation News 12: 26-28. (Red Data Book in
preparation)
Sieg, C. 1997. The mysteries of a prairie orchid. End.
Species Bull. 22(4): 12-13. (Platanthera praeclara)
Smith, M. 1997. Scientists discover new life forms during
Caribbean expeditions! Marine Conservation News 9(3): 4.
(New marine invertebrates off Cuba)
Springuel, I., Sheded, M. and Murphy, K. 1997. The plant
biodiversity of the Wadi Allaqi Biosphere Reserve (Egypt): impact
of Lake Nasser on a desert wadi ecosystem. Biodiversity and
Conservation 6(9): 1259-1276.
Thomas, R., Kirby, K. and Reid, C. 1997. The conservation of
a fragmented ecosystem within a cultural landscape - the case of
ancient woodland in England. Biol. Conservation 82(3):
243-252.
Thomas, T. 1997. Prairie restoration in western Washington.
End. Species Bull. 22(4): 5-7.
Tishko, A. 1997. Russia is preparing a national strategy on
biodiversity. Russian Conservation News 12: 32-33.
Tkachenko, K., Pautova, I. and Korobova, M. 1997. The
introduction nursery for food, crop and medicinal plants at the
Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences:
its role in the conservation of biodiversity. Bot. Gardens
Conservation News 2(8): 38-40.
Walsh, N. 1997. Creating a High Plains Partnership. End.
Species Bull. 22(4): 8-9. (Declining wildlife species in
Great Plains, US)
Warren, M., Barnett, L., Gibbons, D. and Avery, M. 1997.
Assessing national conservation priorities: an improved red list
of British butterflies. Biol. Conservation 82(3): 317-328.
Warren, R. 1997. Deer overabundance. Wildlife Soc. Bull.
Special Issue 25(2): 213-500.
Warrick, J. 1997. Tiny plants threaten bounty of seas.
Washington Post September 23: A1, A10. (Diatoms threaten
marine species in Mexico's Sea of Cortez)
Werner, K. 1997. On the fringe of the prairie. End.
Species Bull. 22(4): 20-21. (Missouri bladder-pod, endangered
due to prairie destruction)
West, J. 1997. A vanishing ecosystem. End. Species Bull.
22(4): 4. (Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat Preservation
Area, Minnesota & Iowa)
White, P., Gregory, K., Lindley, P. and Richards, G. 1997.
Economic values of threatened mammals in Britain: a case study of
the otter Lutra lutra and the water vole Arvicola
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Biol. Conservation 82(3): 345-354.
Wild, R. and Mutebi, J. 1996. Conservation Through
Community Use of Plant Resources. Establishing Collaborative
Management at Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga Gorilla National
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45 pp. (People and Plants Working Paper No. 5)
Wolseley, P. and Aguirre-Hudson, B. 1997. The ecology and
distribution of lichens in tropical deciduous and evergreen
forests of northern Thailand. J. Biogeography 24(3): 327-
343.
Wolseley, P. and Aguirre-Hudson, B. 1997. Fire in tropical
dry forests: corticolous lichens as indicators of recent
ecological changes in Thailand. J. Biogeography 24(3):
345-362.
Wyse Jackson, P. 1997. Botanic gardens and the Convention on
Biological Diversity. Bot. Gardens Conservation News 2(8):
26-30.
Wyse Jackson, P., Hernandez Bermejo, E. and Rae, D. 1997.
Report on "eurogard97", the First International European Botanic
Gardens conference. Bot. Gardens Conservation News 2(8):
18-25.
Zlatogorskaya, L. 1997. The living bustard vs. mythical oil-
dollars: will the fate of Saratovski Zakaznik become typical for
all Russian Zakazniki? Russian Conservation News 12: 14-
15. (Special purpose nature preserve established to protect the
bustard's nesting grounds is threatened by oil exploration)
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