Evaluating the Effectiveness of Conservation Actions - update March 2, 2012

Here is a growing list of articles relevent to evaluating the effectiveness of conservation actions.

Last updated: March 2, 2012

Most recently added:
Evaluating indices of conservation success: a comparative analysis of outcome- and output-based indices - Howe - 2012 - Animal Conservation - Wiley Online Library: Evaluating indices of conservation success: a comparative analysis of outcome- and output-based indices

Measures to reduce population fragmentation by roads: what has worked and how do we know? 10.1016/j.tree.2012.01.015 : Trends in Ecology & Evolution | ScienceDirect.com: Measures to reduce population fragmentation by roads: what has worked and how do we know?


PLoS ONE: Recurrent Die-Offs of Adult Coho Salmon Returning to Spawn in Puget Sound Lowland Urban Streams: Recurrent Die-Offs of Adult Coho Salmon Returning to Spawn in Puget Sound Lowland Urban Streams

Assessing the Effectiveness of Marine Reserves on Unsustainably Harvested Long-Lived Sessile Invertebrates - LINARES - 2011 - Conservation Biology - Wiley Online Library: Assessing the Effectiveness of Marine Reserves on Unsustainably Harvested Long-Lived Sessile Invertebrates

Improving biodiversity monitoring - LINDENMAYER - 2011 - Austral Ecology - Wiley Online Library: Improving biodiversity monitoring

Incorporating Effectiveness of Community-Based Management in a National Marine Gap Analysis for Fiji - MILLS - 2011 - Conservation Biology - Wiley Online Library: Incorporating Effectiveness of Community-Based Management in a National Marine Gap Analysis for Fiji

SpringerLink - Journal of Coastal Conservation, Volume 15, Number 1: Evaluating the effects of foraging habitat restoration on shorebird reproduction: the importance of performance criteria and comparative design
Annie F. McIntyre

ScienceDirect - Trends in Ecology & Evolution : Adaptive monitoring in the real world: proof of concept: Adaptive monitoring in the real world: proof of concept

ESA Online Journals - River restoration success: a question of perception: River restoration success: a question of perception. (several 'effectiveness of restoration' articles in this issue)

Contributions of the US state park system to nature recreation: "Contributions of the US state park system to nature recreation" Open Access.

Carbon debt of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands converted to bioenergy production: "Carbon debt of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) grasslands converted to bioenergy production" Open Access.

ScienceDirect - Trends in Ecology & Evolution : Conservation successes at micro-, meso- and macroscales: "Conservation successes at micro-, meso- and macroscales"

ESA Online Journals - Effects of urbanization and urban stream restoration on the physical and biological structure of stream ecosystems.: "Effects of urbanization and urban stream restoration on the physical and biological structure of stream ecosystems."

Avian nest success, mammalian nest predator abundance, and invertebrate prey availability in a fragmented landscape - Canadian Journal of Zoology: "Avian nest success, mammalian nest predator abundance, and invertebrate prey availability in a fragmented landscape"