From aquinlan@consecol.org Sun Jul 9 12:05:11 2000
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 15:58:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Allyson Quinlan
Reply-To: questions@consecol.org
To: conservation-ecology@consecol.org
Subject: Conservation Ecology 4(1) TOC
July 4, 2000
Volume 4, Issue 1 of Conservation Ecology is now complete and
available on-line at:
http://www.consecol.org/Journal/vol4/iss1
or at the following mirror sites:
Australia http://life.csu.edu.au/consecol/
Brazil http://www.bdt.org.br/cons_ecol/
South Africa http://www.biol.wits.ac.za/ecology/consecol-mirror/
Volume 4, Issue 1 includes a Special Feature on Genetically Modified Organisms, a new Book Review section, numerous reponses to published articles (see Discussion section), and many other excellent articles.
The Table of Contents for the issue is listed below for reference.
We invite you to explore this thought provoking new issue.
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June, 2000
Volume 4, Issue 1
Table of Contents
SPECIAL FEATURE ON THE PROMISES AND RISKS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS
Policy Dialogue: Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture
C. S. (Buzz) Holling
Genetically Modified Crops: Risks and Promise
Gordon Conway
COMMENTARIES ON "Genetically Modified Crops: Risks and Promise" by G. Conway
Genetically Modified Crops and the Agroecosystem: Comments on "Genetically Modified Crops: Risks and Promise" by Gordon Conway
David Pimentel
Comments on "Genetically Modified Crops: Risks and Promise" by Gordon Conway
Madhav Gadgil
GM Foods in the UK between 1996 and 1999: Comments on "Genetically Modified Crops: Risks and Promise" by Gordon Conway
John R. Krebs
Genetically Modified Organisms at the Crossroads: Comments on "Genetically Modified Crops: Risks and Promise" by Gordon Conway
Brian Walker and Mark Lonsdale
The Elephant that is Biotechnology: Comments on "Genetically Modified Crops: Risks and Promise" by Gordon Conway
Norman Ellstrand
YOUNG SCHOLAR DIALOGUE
The Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Crops: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
Garry Peterson, Saul Cunningham, Lisa Deutsch, Jon Erickson, Allyson Quinlan, Ernesto Raez-Luna, Robert Tinch, Max Troell, Peter Woodbury and Scot Zens
REPORTS
Toward a Panther-centered View of the Forests of South Florida
Andrew J. Kerkhoff, Bruce T. Milne and David S. Maehr
Differences and Congruencies between PVA Packages: the Importance of Sex Ratio for Predictions of Extinction Risk
Barry W. Brook, Mark A. Burgman and Richard Frankham
Spatial Dynamics of Sea Turtle Abundance and Shrimping Intensity in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Carrie J. McDaniel, Larry B. Crowder and Jeffery A. Priddy
Scaling of Natal Dispersal Distances in Terrestrial Birds and Mammals
Glenn D. Sutherland, Alton S. Harestad, Karen Price and Kenneth P. Lertzman
PERSPECTIVE
Visions of Alternative (Unpredictable) Futures and Their Use in Policy Analysis
Robert Costanza
Uncertainty as Information: Narrowing the Science-policy Gap
G. A. Bradshaw and Jeffrey G. Borchers
COMMENTARY
Comments on "Cross-cultural Conflicts in Fire Management in Northern Australia: Not so Black and White" by Alan Andersen
Thomas Elmqvist
Drivers of Resource Management Practices - Fire in the Belly? Comments on "Cross-cultural Conflicts in Fire Management in Northern Australia: Not so Black and White" by Alan Andersen
David H. M. Cumming
BOOK REVIEW
National Research Council Board on Sustainable Development. 1999. Our Common Journey, a Transition Toward Sustainability. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C..
Hartmut Bossel
de Geus, M. 1999. Ecological Utopias: Envisioning the Sustainable Society. International Books, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Leslie Paul Thiele
DISCUSSION
The Value of Visions and Art of Visionaries
Kevin Rogers, Dirk Roux and Harry Biggs
Ecological Dominants vs. Keystone Species: A Call for Reason
Robert D. Davic
Human Agency, External Factors, and Discourse
James Evans
Naturalistic Golf Courses: Stepping Stones for Nature
Max Terman
The "Yellow Pages of Life": On-line Catalogue of World Biodiversity
Robert D. Davic
Advancing Toward "Eden"
Wayne Tyson
Are There Scientific Criteria for Putting Short-term Conservation Ahead of Learning? No.
Richard A. Hinrichsen
Scientific Research or Advocacy? Emotive Labels and Selection Bias Confound Survey Results
Jerome K. Vanclay
Comments on Costanza Article
Timothy D. Mead