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Conservation science and practice are being transformed. Integrative strategies for informed action must be developed in the context of specific, problematic and complex situations. In addressing this challenge, two basic questions are asked: (i) how can we better understand the…

As coastal communities in most developing countries have pursued the path of unregulated economic development, government sanctioned exploitation of fishery resources has in many cases imperiled their sustainability. Central governments have been urged to pursue the natural reso…

Seasonal and ephemeral surface water resources are essential to human consumptive uses and the nourishment of aquatic habitats, but they are increasingly threatened by climate-change related impacts. Western North America, for example, has already experienced significant decline…