Peer Reviewed Publications

CABS scientists and their colleagues publish broadly in journals, books, magazines, and newsletters. CABS work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, such as Science, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA and Bioscience.

Following are some recent examples of externally published CABS research. To download a complete bibliography of externally-published, peer reviewed CABS research, click here (252K PDF).

Recent Peer Reviewed Publications

Populations of Long-Furred Woolly Mouse Opossums: CABS' Daniel Brito and Gustavo Fonseca study population and habitat sizes required to conserve this species.
Biodiversity and Conservation, May 2006
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This is the author's version of the article, prior to acceptance. The final paper was originally published in Biodiversity and Conservation, a Springer journal. The original publication is available here.

Evaluating Conservation Interventions: CABS fellow Subhrendu Pattanayak and his colleague, Paul Ferraro, discuss the importance of monitoring and evaluating conservation interventions. They draw on practices in other policy fields and recommend methods to monitor conservation outcomes.
PLoS Biology, April 2006
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Pinpointing and Preventing Extinctions: The Alliance for Zero Extinction presents an article identifying centers of imminent extinction that require immediate attention.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2005
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Taxonomy of Capuchin Monkeys: CABS’ Anthony Rylands and colleagues provide a taxonomic review of one of the most variable and complex groups of primates - the tufted capuchin monkeys of South America. These animals are generally wide ranging and highly adaptable, but a number of species are now increasingly threatened with exintiction.
Lundiana, 2005
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Balancing Conservation and Development: CABS researchers assess the effectiveness of protected areas designed to promote human development while preventing biodiversity loss.
Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2005
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Climate Change and Forest Feedback: CABS’ Lee Hannah and colleagues provide new insight into protected areas designed to protect species and prevent climate change.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2005
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Opportunity Costs of Conservation: CABS' Keith Alger and colleagues have developed a new method to study opportunity costs of conservation in southern coastal Bahia, an important part of the Atlantic Forest hotspot along the Brazilian coast.
Environment and Development Economics, 2005
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Forest Cover-Rainfall Relationships: An article co-authored by CABS' Lee Hannah investigates correlations between vegetation and climate change in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
Ecological Applications, 2005
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Biodiversity Conservation Amid Climate Change: A recent article discusses innovative conservation strategies designed to withstand the effects of climate change.
Conservation Biology, August 2005
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Biodiversity Conservation in Brazil: A special section of Conservation Biology, edited by CABS researchers, examines issues around biodiversity conservation in Brazil. The section includes 25 articles on the subject, many of them co-authored by CABS researchers.
Conservation Biology, June 2005
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The Effects of Logging in the Amazon Basin: This study examines the ecological consequences of logging in Brazil and challenges the assumption that such consequences are minimal.
Forest Ecology and Management, 2005
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Agricultural Capacity and Biodiversity Conservation: CABS' research finds key forest areas of limited agricultural value, suggesting that careful agricultural planning can meet the demands of food production as well as the needs of ecosystem preservation.
Ambio, August, 2005
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Measuring Trends in Avian Biodiversity: CABS authors and their colleagues present new methods for producing indices that chart the overall threat status (projected relative extinction risk) of all the world's bird species.
PLoS Biology, December 2004
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Aquatic Species in the Amazon: "Where Rivers Meet," an article by CI/CABS researchers seeks to fill a gap in knowledge of aquatic species in the Amazon and discusses a comprehensive survey of electric fish species in the Amazon basin.
Science, September 2004
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Declining Amphibian Populations: CABS researchers and colleagues find dramatic declines in global amphibian populations. The authors find the trend particularly disturbing as the health of amphibian populations generally foreshadows the health of other species in their ecosystems
Science, September 2004
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The World's Most Critical Coral Reef Hotspots: CABS researchers identify the world's top ten coral reef hotspots. These hotspots are threatened coral reef habitats that include some of the world's richest concentrations of marine biodiversity.
Science, February 2002
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