Cassandra Brooks' research will fill a critical gap in the knowledge of Antarctic toothfish and deepen understanding of biological-physical interactions for fish ecology, while contributing to knowledge of impacts of fishing and environmental change on the Ross Sea system.
The award from the Ecological Society of America recognizes the authors of the scholarly work that makes the greatest contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability through the integration of ecological and social sciences.
“As an interdisciplinary scholar who doesn’t fit neatly into traditional academic boxes, I’m really honored to have my contributions recognized by the premier science organization in the United States,” Delborne said. “I’m also excited to contribute to the AAAS mission of promoting science for the public good."
"There is absolutely no way seahorses can sustain today's level of exploitation," Healy Hamilton said. "And people need to know: We are headed toward a world bereft of too many of these extraordinary fishes."
“It’s very sad if people are compelled to come to California, or anywhere, and remove a wild organism from its natural habitat, and they end up in jail,” Jensen said.
“There are hundreds of species known to be globally critically imperiled or imperiled in this country that have no protection under federal law and often no protection under state law,” said Healy Hamilton. These maps show the places in the U.S. most likely to have plants and animals at high risk of global extinction.
Maria Jesus has petitioned the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Fish and Game Commission to protect the rare Inyo rock daisy, currently imperiled by gold mining claims.
Cultural ecosystem services provide multiple benefits to people through material and non-material means. There have been few studies of CES in Vietnam, despite a number of traditions that have long influenced landscape values and management.
Christine Wilkinson contributed to the project, saying "we collectively realized that the wildlife-related syllabi in our department were lacking in literature and stories from diverse voices..."
