Oryx, the conservationists' journal
Oryx - the International Journal of Conservation, is a leading scientific journal in the field of conservation biology and management, and is published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International.
The first two papers in the April issue of Oryx cover an increasingly popular concept for conserving trees: conservation through sustainable use. Adrian Newton investigates how this can be achieved in practice, and Strandby Andersen et al. provide details of a case study of the sustainable harvest of a conifer in Guatemala. Two further papers examine the harvest of non-timber forest products from Laos and India, and Schulze et al. investigate certification of forests in Amazonia. In addition to this section on tree conservation, other subjects covered in this issue include the effect of logging on marine turtles in Gabon, a critique of the criteria used for umbrella species selection, and the use of crocodiles as a focal species for conserving water resources in the Mauritanian Sahara. The issue also contains two review articles: an examination of private protected areas in East Africa, and a comprehensive investigation of the distribution of and threats to the endemic Mediterranean yelkouan shearwater.
If you join Fauna & Flora International as a Subscribing Member, Member, Life Member or Concessionary Member you will receive a complimentary copy of Oryx every quarter. Fauna & Flora International also offers institutional subscriptions.
In addition to scientific papers and thought-provoking and challenging articles, Oryx includes published news of general conservation interest from around the world and news concerning major recent developments in conservation. Oryx also lists details of upcoming meetings and conferences from around the world that are of interest to conservationists and contains reviews of the latest books published for and by conservationists.
The current issue of Oryx comprises 18 scientific articles, including:
- Occurrence and conservation needs of cetaceans in and around the Bar Reef Marine Sanctuary, Sri Lanka by Koen Cornelis Arthur Bröker and Anouk Ilangakoon.
- Using an individual-based model to inform estuary management in the Baie de Somme, France by Sarah E.A. Le V. dit Durell, Richard A. Stillman, Patrick Triplet, Michel Desprez, Cédric Fagot, Nicolas Loquet, François Sueur and John D. Goss-Custard.
- Rediscovery of Atelopus cruciger (Anura: Bufonidae): current status in the Cordillera de La Costa, Venezuela by Argelia Rodríguez-Contreras, J. Celsa Señaris, Margarita Lampo and Ramón Rivero.
If you are interested in contributing to the journal please visit the Cambridge University Press Oryx page.
An invaluable research tool - the Oryx CD/DVD
The Oryx CD-ROM, which is also available as a DVD, comprises a fully searchable database of 100 years of Oryx issues. An invaluable research tool, the database includes PDF files and front cover photographs of all Oryx issues from 1903 - 2002.
To order your copy of the Oryx archive, please contact Elizabeth Allen at oryx@fauna-flora.org or call +44 (0)1223 571000.
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