July-September 2006 (Vol. 7, No. 3)
EVOLUTIONARY TINKERING
Cover Story
A small group of latter-day Noahs is beginning to explore radical new ways to help species ride out the currrent wave of extinctions.
by Scott Norris
When context is lost, what kind of tales can biological relics tell? Paleoecologists are forcing us again and again to rethink what was once established fact.
by Douglas Fox
FISH FUTURES Print Only
George Sugihara thinks the way fish quotas are set is all wrong. Instead, he wants to tap into people’s baser instincts by treating fish catches like tradable poker chips.
by Rex Dalton
INNOVATIONS
THE GREATEST MAP ON EARTH
Spin around the planet in 3-D or zoom to a single ant colony.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO OCEAN CURRENTS
Follow the sweep and surge of ocean currents in real time.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
24,000 hectares of London roofs revamped into ecological real estate.
by Nancy Bazilchuk
NUMBERS IN CONTEXT
DEPOPULATION BOMB
The same forces that fueled population acceleration are now driving precipitous declines.
But be careful what you wish for.
by Phillip Longman
ESSAYS
IMPURITIES Print Only
by Barbara Hurd
Extinction Blind Spots
Exotic Herbivores Promote Plant Invastions
Endemism as a Surrogate for Biodiversity
Pollination Crisis in Biodiversity Hotspots
Culling Coyotes Doesn’t Pay Off
“Seal-friendly” Nets Overrated
Invasive Plants Evade Herbivores with Novel Toxins
BOOK REVIEWS
FROM READERS
YOUR LETTERS AND COMMENTS
THINK AGAIN
A WARM, COMFORTABLE BLIND SPOT
by Tim Flannery