This paper documents the history and conservation of the official flag of the Protestant Episcopal Church c. 1940. The flag is now kept in the archives of The George Mercer, Jr. Memorial School of Theology on the grounds of The Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY. The …
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At least ten fish stocks migrate in the Gulf of Thailand and are shared by Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. This biological phenomenon became important in fishery management after these four littoral states extended their national jurisdiction and claimed the 200-mile …
The thread tying together the diverse research projects reported here is the theme of cooperation in the context of the use and management of biological resources. Each of the three papers that follow addresses aspects of this problem and uses different sets of methodologies to …
This dissertation is premised on the contention that inclusiveness is key to heightening the scientific rigor, accuracy and applicability of ethnobiological field research. Contending that a significant portion of current ethnobiological studies continue to overlook cultural var…
The human dimension of park-people interactions was investigated in communities near Way Kambas National Park in Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Data from rapid village assessments, a 92-item questionnaire survey, elephant conflict data logs, a database of tiger-human conf…
The efforts for conservation of cultural heritage in historical settlements are highly problematic issue in Turkey. One of the main reasons for this is highly associated with the limited fiscal compensation provided by the central ministries and local bodies for those people who…
The systematics of the most diverse turtle family Geoemydidae has been a matter of debate over the last 40 years. This study addresses the family phylogenetic relationships using virtually complete taxon sampling and three mitochondrial and three nuclear genes with a total of 40…
Coral reefs, one of the most productive and diverse ecosystems on earth, not only protect adjacent costal areas from erosion, but also serve as an economical assess for human populations, providing as well a major source of protein to hundreds of million of people. Anthropogenic…
This dissertation aims to examine some of the cultural and ecological relationships between local people and protected areas through a case study of the people of Serampas and Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) in Sumatra, Indonesia. Specifically, this research addresses seven …
Crocodylians have a fossil record dating back to Archosaurian ancestors over 200 million years ago. One evolutionary line produced the Caimaninae, a largely Neotropical alligatorid group. The focus of this study, Caiman yacare, is found in wetland habitats of central South Ameri…
Understanding the spatial scales over which populations of coral reef fishes are connected is important for elucidating the evolutionary mechanisms generating biodiversity. Describing connectivity also is vital for setting conservation priorities to protect that biodiversity. Di…
When faced with a water shortage, a community or a country must either develop new water resources or reduce demand. This study tries to contribute to illuminating the water problem in Kuwait by revealing Kuwaiti students' knowledge and behavior toward water conservation. The go…
This study is the first concerning biology, ecology, and conservation on any bat species in Saudi Arabia. Egyptian fruit (Rousettus aegyptiacus ), Kuhl's (Pipistrellus kuhlii), Trident leaf-nosed (Asellia tridens), and Sind serotine bats (Eptesicus nasutus) were four species fou…
Issues related to the use and management of wetlands have received considerable attention in recent years in the wake of fast disappearance of this natural resource. Inadequate institutional arrangements or property rights have been cited as an important causal factor for this d…
In wetland management, investigating the relationship between global or national institutions and local residents and the ways in which local communities are integrated into the management process has become of increasing importance. Much conflict exists between the users of wet…
The rapid loss of biological diversity is a major global environmental problem. This dissertation analyzes the conservation of crop genetic diversity, a particularly important component of global biodiversity, within a framework of multi-scale linkages. It examines the impact of…
"This book represents a new approach to getting started with digital preservation: that of what cultural heritage professionals need to know as they begin their work. For administrators and practitioners alike, the information in this book is presented readably, focusing on mana…
