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New Paper, A framework for studying the effects of offshore wind energy development on birds and bats in the Eastern United States, has been published in Frontiers

A new paper, A framework for studying the effects of offshore wind energy development on birds and bats in the Eastern United States, has been published in Frontiers. The paper presents a conceptual framework to guide the long-term study of potential effects to birds and bats from offshore wind energy development. This framework includes a [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2024-05-03T13:06:32-04:00May 3, 2024|

New paper on global mercury concentrations in biota published in Ecotoxicology

A new paper, Global mercury concentrations in biota: their use as a basis for a global biomonitoring framework, has been published in Ecotoxicology. The paper describes for the first time currently available biotic mercury (Hg) data on a global scale to improve the understanding of global efforts to reduce the impact of Hg pollution [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2024-04-29T15:50:51-04:00April 29, 2024|

New study shows improved rangeland grazing management leads to substantial sequestration of carbon

CarbonSolve, a leading global developer of rangeland carbon credits, announces the results of a long-term study that presents the first evidence that improved grazing practices implemented at the scale of traditional pastoralist migrations can remove a significant volume of greenhouse gases to soil carbon. This study, conducted by a team of scientists from various [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2024-02-27T15:09:16-05:00February 27, 2024|

Vol 1. Issue 3. June 2023

Harlequin Ducks in Wyoming: A species of greatest conservation need By Eleanor Eckel, Science Policy Coordinator arlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) are a small, brightly colored duck species known for their striking plumage and the dramatic landscapes where they live and breed. The blue, chestnut, and white males, along with the grayish females, breed [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2023-12-11T13:18:06-05:00December 11, 2023|

Vol 1. Issue 2. March 2023

Seven thousand miles from Portland, Maine By Deborah McKew, BRI Communications Director In a sparsely furnished office in Kajiado, Kenya, large sheets of white paper cover nearly an entire wall. Quick illustrations, mind maps, color-coded charts, and task lists cram the pages with plans and strategies for grazing management orchestrated by the newly [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2023-12-11T13:01:30-05:00December 11, 2023|

BRI Report “An assessment of high-risk regions for seabirds in the Gulf of Maine draft call area”

In January 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a draft call area for the siting of offshore wind development in the Gulf of Maine. In response to the draft call area, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) and the Maine Governor’s Energy Office submitted a comment to BOEM [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2023-11-07T13:35:54-05:00November 7, 2023|

Assessing Global Environmental Mercury Exposure in Biota and Potential Impacts on Biodiversity

A Special Issue on Mercury in the Journal Ecotoxicology BRI announces the publication of a series of multiyear research studies that assessed the global impact of mercury on air, water, fish, and wildlife in a two-part special issue of Ecotoxicology, an international scientific journal devoted to presenting critical research on the effects of toxic [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2023-11-28T13:28:54-05:00October 29, 2023|

BRI at CWW

The 7th Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife (CWW) is taking place in Croatia on September 18th-22nd. CWW is an international conference bringing together researchers, conservation scientists, wind industry professionals, government officials and NGO representatives from around the world to share their experiences and develop solutions to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2023-09-12T10:06:27-04:00September 12, 2023|

Stochastic Collision Risk Assessment for Movement (SCRAM)

BRI and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have developed a collision risk model for predicting offshore wind risk to endangered bird species in the US Atlantic. The model, Stochastic Collision Risk Assessment for Movement (SCRAM), is currently in use by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Fish and Wildlife Service, [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2023-10-04T10:22:35-04:00September 6, 2023|

New QWERL paper published in Ecology and Evolution.

New QWERL paper, "Surface and subsurface oceanographic features drive forage fish distributions and aggregations: Implications for prey availability to top predators in the US Northeast Shelf ecosystem" published in Ecology and Evolution. This paper discusses results from the application of Bayesian joint species distribution models to bottom trawl survey data to assess species- and [...]

By Eleanor Eckel|2023-07-12T08:27:34-04:00July 12, 2023|

BRI research featured in African Journal of Ecology

Volume 2 Issue 2

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