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A Safe Operating Space for Humanity
Johan Rockström et al.
Nature 461, 472-475   Commentary

Naturenews Special Report: Planetary Boundaries
Multimedia Website    Press Release

Functional Richness and Ecosystem Services: Bird Predation on Arthropods in Tropical Agroecosystems
Stacy M. Philpott et al.
Ecological Applications 19(7) 1858-1867
Abstract

The Nitrogen Paradox in Tropical Forest Ecosystems
Lars O. Hedin, E.N.Jack Brookshire, Duncan N.L. Menge and Alex Barron
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 40, Online review in advance   Abstract

Googling Food Webs: Can an Eigenvector Measure Species' Importance for Coextinctions?
Stefano Allesina and Mercedes Pascual
PLoS Computational Biology 5(9) 2009
BBC Interview   Nature News

Rebuilding Global Fisheries
Boris Worm et al.
Science 325(5940) 578 - 585
Rebuilding Fisheries Website
New York Times
Interview on KCLU 
Mary O'Connor
How Will Warmer Oceans Affect Sea Life?
By David Biello
Scientific American online August 25
Jennifer Balch     Burning Issues
The Economist online August 6th
Using Mathematical Models to Figure Out Which Nutrient Limits Plant Growth and Carbon Storage
Principal Investigator: Duncan Menge

This project will provide an approach to see whether N, P, or both control plant growth. The result will help us find out how much help plants will give us with the climate problem.
Digital Distribution Maps of Birds of the Western Hemisphere
Nicholas J. Gotelli

Habitat for birds is disappearing quickly from the Earth's surface. This digital map library of the distributions of birds covers 4,273 species. The annotated maps are available as a free resource for conservationists, researchers and the public.
Working Group Project
Accelerating Loss of Seagrasses Across the Globe Threatens Coastal Ecosystems
Michelle Waycott et al.
PNAS Online July 8, 2009 


The Temporal Dynamics of Resource Use by Frugivorous Birds: A Network Approach   
Jofre Carnicer, Pedro Jordano, and Carlos J. Melián
Ecology 90(7) 1958-1970 

Changes in a Tropical Forest Support Metabolic Zero-sum Dynamics
S. K. Morgan Ernest, Ethan P. White, James H. Brown
Ecology Letters 12(6) 507-15
A Realistic Assessment of the Indicator Potential of Butterflies and Other Charismatic Taxonomic Groups
Erica Fleishman and Dennis D. Murphy
Conservation Biology  Online May 18


Global Priority Areas for Incorporating Land-Sea Connections in Marine Conservation

Benjamin S. Halpern, Colin M. Ebert, Carrie V. Kappel, Elizabeth M.P. Madin, Fiorenza Micheli, Matthew Perry, Kimberly A. Selkoe, and Shaun Walbridge


Conservation Letters  Online May 11