Conservation Biology
Published on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology
Edited by:
Erica Fleishman
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 3/28 Biodiversity Conservation; 13/124 Ecology; 5/163 Environmental Sciences
Impact Factor: 4.705
Conservation Biology is the most influential and frequently cited journal in its field. The journal publishes groundbreaking papers and is instrumental in defining the key issues contributing to the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity.
TopNews and Announcements
The Society of Conservation Biology is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Erica Fleishman as the new Editor-in-Chief of Conservation Biology as of January 1, 2010. Click here for more information.
World News covers "Major Conservation Policy Issues for Biodiversity in Oceania"
The Guardian covers "Eating Frogs to Extinction"
Discovery News covers "Potential Effects of the United States-Mexico Border on Wildlife"
Nature.com covers "100 Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity"
Read "Endangered Porpoise Worse off than Thought," the Nature News coverage of the article "Saving the Vaquita: Immediate Action, Not More Data"
Free online access to this journal is available to institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Members of the Society for Conservation Biology with subscriptions to Conservation Biology can access the journal through SCB's website, www.conbio.org
NIH Public Access Mandate
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TopHighlights
Top 5 articles accessed from 2008:
Biofuels and Biodiversity: Principles for Creating Better Policies for Biofuel Production
Martha J. Groom, Elizabeth M. Gray and Particia A. Townsend
Five Potential Consequences of Climate Change for Invasive Species
Jessica J. Hellmann, James E. Byers, Britta G. Bierwagen and Jeffrey S. Dukes
The How-Much-Is-Enough Myth
George F. Wilhere
Assessing the Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species
Frank J. Rahel and Julian D. Olden
Using Carbon Investment to Grow the Biodiversity Bank
Sarah A. Bekessy and Brendan A. Wintle
