SOCIAL SCIENCES
Archaeology
Adams, Charles, Ph.D., University of Arizona Sociopolitical Organization of Chevelon Ruin and the Homol'ovi Settlement Cluster, NE Arizona, U.S.
Adams, Charles, Ph.D., Arizona State Museum; University of Arizona. The Analysis of Structural Burning in an Ancient Hopi Village, Arizona, U.S.
Bidwell, Paul, Tyne and Wear Museums • Hodgson, Nick, Ph.D., Tyne and Wear Museums. Roman Fort on Tyne, U.K.
Bourque, Bruce, Ph.D., Maine State Museum; Bates College. • Cox, Steven, Ph.D., Maine State Museum. Prehistoric Archaeology and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction, Muscongus Bay, Maine, U.S.
Cannon, Kenneth, National Park Service's Midwest Archeological Center. The Role of Bison in the Ecology and Economy of Prehistoric Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S.
Delle, James, Ph.D., Katztown University • Six, Janet, University of Hawai'i, Maui. Plantation Archaeology in Hawaii, U.S.
Dibble, Harold, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. New Excavations at Roc de Marsal, France.
Gibert Clols, Joseph, Ph.D., Instituto de Paleontologia • Gibert Beotas, Lluis, Polytechnical University of Catalunya. Human Palentology in the Plio-pleistocene Deposits of the Orce Region, Spain.
Glowacki, Mary, Ph.D., Pre-Columbian Archaeological Research Group, Inc.; Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research. The Huaro Valley Archaeological Investigation, Peru.
Hershey, David, M.D., Southern Methodist University. Nevado de Incahuasi Project, Argentina.
Higham, Charles, Ph.D., University of Otago • Chang, Nigel, Ph.D., University of Otago • Thosarat, Rachanie, Ph.D., Thai Fine Arts Department. The Origins of Angkor, Thailand.
Kaplan, Jonathan, Ph.D., Museum of New Mexico; University of New Mexico. The Chocola Archaeological Project, Guatemala.
Kelly, John, Ph.D., Washington University • Iseminger, William, Cahokia Mounds Historic Site. In Defense of Cahokia: The Northeast Palisade Project, Illinois, U.S.
Laumbach, Karl, Human Systems Research, Inc. • O'Toole, Dennis, Ph.D., Cañada Alamosa Institute. Prehistoric Peoples of the Rio Alamosa, New Mexico, U.S.
Martlew, Roger, Ph.D., University of Leeds. In Search of the British Kingdom of Craven, U.K.
Masao, Fidelis, Ph.D., Open University of Tanzania • Msuya, Chediel, Tanzania Department of Antiquities • Njau, Jackson, Rutgers University. Salvage and Conservation of the DK Site, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.
Moore Valeri, Anna, Ph.D., Independent Scholar • Mendera, Marja, University of Siena. A 16th Century Pottery Kiln in Central Tuscany, Italy.
Onat, Astrida, Ph.D., BOAS, Inc. Pacific Northwest Conservation Research Initiative: Cultural Traditions, Environmental Adaptations, and Landscape Transitions in the Skagit River Basin, Washington, U.S.
Pappu, Shanti, Ph.D., Sharma Centre for Heritage Education. Prehistory and Heritage Awareness in Southern India.
Summers, Geoffrey, Ph.D., Middle East Technical University (METU/ODTU) • Summers, Françoise, Middle East Technical University (METU/ODTU). Ile de la Passe, Mauritius: Key to the Indian Ocean. Archaeology, Architecture and Conservation of an Historic Islet, Mauritius.
Waldren, Jacqueline, Ph.D., University of Oxford • Ensenyat Alcover, Josep, Ph.D., University of the Balearic. Balearic Prehistoric Ecology and Culture: Mallorca, Spain.
Zahariade, Mihail, Ph.D., Institute of Archeology. Romans Fort on the Danube, Romania.
Ziolkowski, Mariusz, Ph.D., Warsaw University • Paner, Henryk, Archaeological Museum of Gdansk. "Uniradze" Multidisciplinary Project, Poland.
Architecture
Feng, Jin, D.Arch., Iowa State University • Dang, Anrong, Ph.D., Tsinghua University • Lu, Jiang, Eastern Michigan University. A Traditional Settlement to be Left Behind Under the State Program of Reforestation, China.
Cultural Anthropology
Kabanov, Andrei, Ph.D., Educational Center of Traditional Russian Culture • Minyonok, Yelena, Ph.D., Russian Academy of Sciences. The Singing Russia: Traditions and the Revival Movement, Russia.
Touwaide, Alain, Ph.D., Smithsonian Institution. Medicinal Plants of the Ancient Mediterranean, Italy.
Public Health
Balaji, Nithya, Nalamdana • Bharath, Kumar Uttara, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communications • Jeevanandham, Rajendran, Nalamdana. Food for Thought: Maternal and Child Health in India.
LIFE SCIENCES
Marine Sciences
Alexander, Jeanne, West Indies Marine Animal Research and Conservation Service; Texas A&M University • Coles, William, Ph.D., U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife • Dutton, Peter, Ph.D., National Marine Fisheries Service. Saving the Leatherback Sea Turtle, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Balcomb, Kenneth, Center for Whale Research • Van Ginneken, Astrid, Ph.D., Erasmus University. Orca Survey, Washington, U.S.
Bell, Ian, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service • Dobbs, Kristin, Ph.D., Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. North Queensland Conservation Research Initiative: Monitoring the Foraging and Nesting Population Demographics and Reproductive Biology of Hawksbill Turtles (Ercimochelys imbriacata), on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Best, Peter, Ph.D., Mammal Research Institute; University of Pretoria. The Migrations and Behavior of Humpback and Southern Right Whales off the West Coast of South Africa.
Cañadas, Ana, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; ALNITAK • Sagarminaga van Buiten, Ricardo, ALNITAK Marine Environment Research and Education Center. Spanish Dolphins: The Common Dolphin as a Tool for Designating Marine Protected Areas in the Spanish Mediterranean, Spain.
Chase, Justin, Society for Baseline Ecology • Cigliano, John, Ph.D., Cedar Crest College. Ecology, Natural History, and Conservation Biology of Costa Rican Octopuses, Costa Rica.
Claridge, Diane, Bahamas Marine Mammal Survey; University of Adelaide • Durban, John, Ph.D., U.S. National Marine Mammal Laboratory • Parsons, Kim, Ph.D., Northwest Fisheries Science Center • Balcomb, Ken, Center for Whale Research. Visual and Acoustic Survey of Bahamian Marine Mammal Species and Habitats, Bahamas.
Crabbe, James, Ph.D., University of Reading. Growth Rates and Recruitment Dates for Reef-Building Corals, Jamaica.
Davis, Randall, Ph.D., Texas A&M University • Weltz, Fred, Independent Researcher. Intra- and Inter-Annual Movements and Habitat-Associations of Sea Otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, U.S.
FitzSimmons, Nancy, Ph.D., University of Canberra • Tucker, Tony, Ph.D., Mote Marine Laboratory. Freshwater Turtles of the Kimberley, Australia.
Gordon, Jonathan, Ph.D., Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust • Juliet Shrimpton, Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust. Monitoring the Distribution and Abundance of Cetaceans in the Hebrides, Scotland.
Horrocks, Julia, Ph.D., University of the West Indies • Krueger, Barry, Barbados Sea Turtle Project. Conservation of Hawksbill Turtles in Barbados, West Indies.
Megill, William, Ph.D., University of Bath; Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation • Carreras, Bernardo, University of Bath. Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Photo-ID Processing, U.K.
Megill, William, Ph.D., University of Bath; Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation • Stelle, Lei Lani, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology; Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation. Grey Whales, Mysids, and the Migrations Between the Cape Caution (Canada) and Baja (Mexico) Ecosystems.
Mizuno, Kenjiro, Sea Turtle Association of Japan. Survey to Ascertain the Changes of the Distribution of the Nesting Beaches at Amami Islands, Japan.
Paladino, Frank, Ph.D., Indiana-Purdue University • Spotila, James, Ph.D., Drexel University • Reina, Richard, Ph.D., Monash University • Wallace, Brian, Drexel University • Del Pilar Santidrian Tomillo, Marie, University of Wales • Avery, Harold, Ph.D., Drexel University. Leatherback Turtle Nesting Ecology and Physiology, Costa Rican Sea Turtles, Costa Rica.
Rollino, John, Earth Tech Inc. • McGrath, Thomas, Corning Community College • Smith, Garriett, Ph.D., University of South Carolina. Long-term Study of Coral Bleaching on Reefs of San Salvador Island, Bahamas.
Sammy, Dennis, Nature Seekers • Eckert, Scott, Ph.D., WIDECAST: Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network. Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation and Community-Based Tourism, Trinidad, West Indies.
Santos, Marcos, Ph.D., Universidad de Sào Paulo. Monitoring Marine Mammals in an Estuary in South-east Brazil.
Self Sullivan, Caryn, Texas A&M University • LaCommare, Katherine, University of Massachusetts. Ecology and Behavior of Antillean Manatees in the Drowned Cayes, Belize.
Shulman, Myra, Ph.D., Cornell University • Ellis, Julie, Ph.D., Cornell University • Morris, Sara, Ph.D., Canisius College • Witman, Jon, Ph.D., Brown University. Breeding and Foraging Behavior of Great Black-backed and Herring Gulls in the Gulf of Maine, U.S.
Speedie, Colin, MER Consultants Ltd • Marshall, David, MER Consultants Ltd. Examining the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of the Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in British Waters, U.K.
Sullivan Sealey, Kathleen, Ph.D., University of Miami • Flowers, Lester, College of the Bahamas. Coastal Ecology of the Bahamas.
Sullivan Sealey, Kathleen, Ph.D., University of Miami. The Coastal Ecology of the Bahamas Islands: Integrated Mapping of Land and Sea, Bahamas.
Suzuki, Yoshimi, Ph.D., Shizuoka University • Estela Casareto, Beatriz, Laboratory of Aquatic Science Consultant. Research Project on Health of Coral Reef Ecosystem, Okinawa, Japan.
Wells, Randall, Ph.D., Chicago Zoological Society; Mote Marine Laboratory • Allen, Jason, Chicago Zoological Society. Wild Dolphin Societies, Florida, U.S.
Westcott, Stephen, Countryside Council for Wales • Rappel, Ian, BTCV. Assessing Breeding Success of the Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Isles of Scilly, U.K.
Whittier, Joan, Ph.D., University of Queensland • Kamarruddin, Ibrahim, Malaysia Marine Fishery Resources Development & Management Center. Ecology and Management of Hatchling Production of Green Turtles, Malaysia.
Würsig, Bernd, Ph.D., Texas A&M University. Dusky Dolphins Movements, Social Grouping and Human-Related Behaviors, New Zealand.
Ecology, Ecosystems & Evolutionary Biology
Ando, Motokazu, Ph.D., Associate Professor Tokyo University of Agriculture. Monitoring the Ecosystem of Arboreal Small Mammals at Tanzawa National Park, Japan.
Barham, Peter, Ph.D., University of Bristol • Underhill, Leslie, Ph.D., University of Cape Town • Crawford, Robert, Ph.D., Marine and Coastal Management • Leshoro, Mario, Robbin Island Museum • Bolton, Duncan, Bristol Zoo Gardens. The Robben Island Penguin Project, South Africa.
Becker, C. Dustin, Ph.D., University of New Mexico. Conservation Studies: Birds and Ecotourism in Western Ecuador.
Beier, Paul, Ph.D., Northern Arizona University • Barnes, Richard, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego • Oteng-Yeboah, Alfred, Ph.D., University of Ghana. Wildlife Conservation in the Red Volta River Valley, Ghana.
Brightsmith, Donald, Ph.D., Rainforest Expeditions; Duke University. Macaw Conservation in the Tambopata-Candamo Reserve Zone: Evaluation of Tourism Impacts and Population Management Techniques, Peru.
Cahan, Sara, Ph.D., University of Vermont • Julian, Glennis, Ph.D., University of Texas. Hybridization and Fitness in Harvester Ants, Arizona, U.S.
Clutton-Brock, Timothy, Ph.D., University of Cambridge • Manser, Marta, Ph.D., University of Zurich • O'Riain, Justin, Ph.D., University of Cape Town. Cooperation and Competition in Kalahari Mammals, South Africa.
D'Andrea, Paulo, Ph.D., Fundaçáo Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) • Rademaker, Vitor, Fundaçáo Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) • Olifiers, Natalie, Fundaçáo Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) • Herrera, Heitor, Fundaçáo Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) • Jansen, Ana Maria, Fundaçáo Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) • Hudson, Peter, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University. Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative: Health Status and Disease Diagnosis of Small Mammal Species in the Central Southern Pantanal, Brazil.
Dittus, Wolfgang, Ph.D., Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park. Behavior, Ecology, and Epidemiology in Toque Macaques (Macaca sinica) of Sri Lanka.
Dollar, Luke, Ph.D., Duke University • Glander, Ken, Ph.D., Duke University. Carnivores of Madagascar: Conservation, Distribution, and Abundance of Carnivores in Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar, with Special Emphasis on the Impacts of Non-endemic Competitors on the Behavioral Ecology of the Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox), Madagascar.
Donatelli, Reginaldo, Ph.D., Universidade Estadual Paulista. Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative: Birds and Dynamic Habitat Mosaics in the Pantanal, Brazil.
Dover, John, Ph.D., Staffordshire University • Carey, Peter, Ph.D., Centre for Ecology and Hydrology • Rescia, Alejandro, Ph.D., Complutense University • Fungairino, Sara, Ph.D., Complutense University • Arnot, Charlie, Ph.D., Straffordshire University • Lang, Andreas, Ph.D., University of Basel. Land-use Change, Orchids, and Butterfly Populations in the Hay Meadows of the Picos de Europa, Spain.
Dyer, Lee, Ph.D., Tulane University • Gentry, Grant, Ph.D., Tulane University. Caterpillars in Diverse Ecosystems, Arizona, U.S., Costa Rica, and Ecuador.
Dyer, Lee, Ph.D., Tulane University • Fincher, Malia, Tulane University • Massad, Tara, Tulane University. Diversity, Defense, and Natural Enemies of Desert Caterpillars, Arizona, U.S.
Dzerefos, Cathy, South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists. Distribution of Blue Swallow Habitats in Fragmented Grassland, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Dzikouk, Guillaume, Ph.D., Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society • Awa, Taku II, Cameroon Biodiversity Conservation Society. Contribution to the Bioecology of the Grey-necked Picathartes (Picathartes oreas), Cameroon.
Eaton, Donald, University of Nevada. Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative: Conservation of Freshwater Invertebrates and Fishes in the Pantanal Wetlands, Brazil.
Fischer, Erich, Ph.D., Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul • Araujo, Andréa, Ph.D., Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul • Teixeira, Reinaldo Chaves, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul • Longo, José M., Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul • Carvalho, Luis Felipe, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative: Bat Assemblage in the Rio Negro: Richness, Diversity, Food Sources, and Ectoparasites, Brazil.
Fouts, Roger, Ph.D., Central Washington University • Fouts, Deborah, M.S., Central Washington University • Jensvold, Mary Lee, Ph.D., Central Washington University. Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Behavior, Proximity, and Space Use in a Complex, Captive Environment, Washington, U.S.
Freudenberger, David, Ph.D., Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Sustainable Ecosystems • Barrett, Geoff, Ph.D., Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Sustainable Ecosystems. Return of the Dawn Chorus, Australia.
Fuller, Claire, Ph.D., Murray State University • Sikkel, Paul, Ph.D., Murray State University. Behavior and Ecology of Caribbean Termites and Coral Reef Fish, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Galetti, Mauro, Ph.D., Universidade Estadual Paulista; Institute for Biological Conservation • Pizo, Marco, Ph.D., Universidade Estadual Paulista • Donatti, Camila, Universidade Estadual Paulista. Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative: Keystone Fruits and Frugivores in the Pantanal, Brazil.
Garshelis, David, Ph.D., Minnesota Department of Natural Resources • McShea, William, Ph.D., Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park; Wildlife Conservation Society • Zhu, Xiaojian, Ph.D., Peking University. Investigating the Habitat Needs of Asiatic Black Bears in China's Giant Panda Reserves, China.
Gatimu, Linus, Moi University • Wahungu, Geoffrey, Ph.D., Moi University. Sweetwaters Black Rhino Project, Kenya.
Haigh, Martin, Ph.D., Oxford Brookes University. Developing Self-sustaining Land-reclamation Strategies in the Beacons, U.K.
Hamer, Michelle, Ph.D., University of KwaZulu-Natal • Herbert, Dai, Ph.D., Natal Museum • Slotow, Robert, Ph.D., University of KwaZulu-Natal. Improved Biodiversity Conservation in South Africa Through the Inclusion of Invertebrates, South Africa.
Harper, David, Ph.D., University of Leicester • Mavuti, Kenneth, Ph.D., University of Nairobi • Drane, Tony, Independent Ecology Consultant • Grey, Jon, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute für Limnology • Agassiz, David, Ph.D., Natural History Museum • Britton, Rob, Ph.D., Environment Agency-U.K. • Kimosop, William, Lake Bogoria National Reserve. Exploring Kenya's Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya.
Helary, Stephane, Ph.D., University of Witwatersrand. Comparison of the Contribution of Different Habitat Types to Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) Nutritional Status and Reproductive Potential, Namibia.
Holl, Karen, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz • Zahawi, Rakan, Ph.D., Organization for Tropical Studies. Tropical Forest Restoration in Costa Rica.
Huxham, Mark, Ph.D., Napier University • Kairo, James, Ph.D., Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute • Skov, Martin, Ph.D., University of Wales. The Effects of Species Richness on Growth and Ecosystem Functions of Restored East African Mangrove Stands, Kenya.
Jenkins, Seán, Ph.D., Western Illinois University • Anderson, Richard, Ph.D., Western Illinois University • Romano, Michael, Ph.D., Western Illinois University • Meiers, Susan, Ph.D., Western Illinois University • McCravy, Ken, Ph.D., Western Illinois University • Spier, Timothy, Ph.D., Western Illinois University. Long-term Riparian and Aquatic Ecosystem Monitoring Projects on the Upper Mississippi River, U.S.
Joyce, Chris, Ph.D., University of Brighton. Restoring Biodiversity to Coastal Wet Grasslands in West Estonia.
Kephart, Susan, Ph.D., Willamette University. Pollinators and Breeding Patterns in Rare and Common Wildflowers, Oregon, U.S.
Keuroghlian, Alexine, Ph.D., Earthwatch Institute • Desbiez, Arnaud, Kent University. Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative: Peccaries and Feral Pigs of the Southern Pantanal and Their Reponse to Seasonal Fluctuations in the Pantanal of Nhecolandia, Brazil.
Kingston, Tigga, Ph.D., Boston University. Spatial Determinants of Insectivorous Bat Diversity: Pattern and Process in a Paleotropical Rainforest, Malaysia.
Kroon, Frederieke, Ph.D., Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO). North Queensland Conservation Research Initiative: Impact of Riparian Restoration on Stream Ecology in Tropical North Queensland, Australia.
Laundré, John, Ph.D., Instituto de Ecologia • Hernandez, Lucina, Ph.D., Instituto de Ecologia. Conservation of the Puma and Coyote in the Mexican Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.
Leggett, Keith, Ph.D., Northwestern Namibia Elephant and Giraffe Project. A Scientific and Conservancy Approach Towards Sustainable Use Management of Elephants in Northwest Namibia.
Leslie, Alison, Ph.D., University of Stellenbosch. Crocodiles of the Okavango, Botswana.
Lindenmayer, David, Ph.D., The Australian National University. Australia Burning: Determining How Native Animals Respond to Fire, Australia.
Lövei, Gábor, Ph.D., Danish Institute of Agricultural Science • Csörgö, Tibor, Ph.D., Eötvös Lorand University • Muchai, Samuel, Ph.D., National Museums of Kenya • Scebba, Sergio, MD, Gruppo Inanellamento Limicoli, Pozzuoli (Naples). Europe-Africa Songbird Migration: Population Trends of Migrant Passerines, Kenya.
Mahony, Michael, Ph.D., University of Newcastle. Australia's Vanishing Frogs, Australia..
Mahony, Michael, Ph.D., University of Newcastle • Clulow, John, Ph.D., University of Newcastle. Declining Amphibians in Eastern Australia.
Marker, Laurie, Ph.D., Cheetah Conservation Fund. Conservation Strategies for the Long-term Survival of Cheetah in Namibia.
Maruyama, Naoki, Ph.D., Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology • Enari, Hiroto, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Monitoring the Habitat Expansion of Wild Monkeys at Lake Kawaguchi, Japan.
Medina-Vogel, Gonzalo, Ph.D., Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello. Ecology and Conservation of Southern River Otter (Lontra provocax) in Toltén River Watershed: Monitoring Habitat and Resource Use/Selection and Assessment of Limiting Envirnomental Factors to Distribution, Chile.
Melzer, Alistair, Ph.D., Koala Research Centre of Central Queensland • Ellis, Bill, Ph.D., Koala Research Centre of Central Queensland. Ecology of Koalas on St. Bees Island, Australia.
Minato, Shusaku, Ph.D., Dormouse Museum, Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project. Ecological Survey to Set up the Conservation Method in the Forests and Mountains for Dormouse Habitation, Japan.
Moore, Gregg, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire • Brent, Colin, Ph.D., North Carolina State University. Biodiversity of the Grenadines: Ecological Resources and Sustainable Ecotourism in the Grenadines Archipelago.
Moseby, Katherine, Arid Recovery Project • Read, John, Ph.D., WMC Resources Land Management. Bringing Back the Bilbies: Restoring an Arid Ecosystem in the Australian Outback, Australia.
Muoria, Paul, Ph.D., National Museums of Kenya • Rubenstein, Daniel, Ph.D., Princeton University • Oguge, Nicholas, Ph.D., Earthwatch Institute. Samburu Conservation Research Initiative: Ecological Monitoring of Grevy's Zebras: Understanding the Relationships Between Wildlife, Habitat, and Humans, Kenya.
Newman, Chris, Ph.D., Oxford University • Buesching, Christina, Ph.D., Oxford University. Population Ecology of British Mammals in Wytham Woods, U.K.
Newmark, William, Ph.D., Utah Museum of Natural History. Impact of Tropical Forest Fragmentation on Bird Populations in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.
Newmark, William, Ph.D., Utah Museum of Natural History • Rickart, Eric, Ph.D., Utah Museum of Natural History. Large Mammal Movement in Western North America, U.S.
Nguyen, Sinh Van, Ph.D., Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources. Study of the Ecological Characteristics of Native Forest Tree Species to Build the Scientific Basis for Restoration of Native Forest Ecosystems in Vietnam.
Njue, Alexander, Ph.D., Kenyatta University • Kotut, Kiplagat, Ph.D., Kenyatta University. Samburu Conservation Research Initiative: Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Water Resources in the Samburu Region, Kenya.
Ofori-Frimpong, Kwasi, Ph.D., Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana. Sustainable Cocoa Farming Project, Ghana.
Ogweno, Donald, Ph.D., Moi University • Atieno, Fred, International Plant Genetic Research Institute • Njue, Alexander, Ph.D., Kenyatta University. Samburu Conservation Research Initiative: Comparative Evaluation of Critical Wildlife Habitats in and Outside Protected Areas in Samburu, Kenya.
Paton, David, Ph.D., University of Adelaide. Waterbirds of the Coorong, Australia.
Patterson, Bruce, Ph.D., The Field Museum of Natural History • Kays, Roland, Ph.D., New York State Museum • Kasiki, Samuel, Ph.D., Tsavo Research Centre • Gombe, Alexander, Kenya Wildlife Service. Ecology and Behavior of Maneless Lions in Arid Rangelands of Kenya.
Peterson, Rolf, Ph.D., Michigan Technological University. Moose and Wolf Ecology on Isle Royale, U.S.
Ponce, Paulino, Bosque Tropical A.C. • Gubanich, Alan, Ph.D., University of Nevada • Morrison, Michael, Ph.D., University of California's White Mountain Research Station • Keir, Jerry, Great Basin Institute; University of Nevada. La Manzanilla Conservation Project, Mexico.
Ratsimbazafy, Jonah, Ph.D., Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust • Jeannoda, Vololoniaina, Ph.D., University of Antananarivo. Behavioral Ecology of the Remaining Black-and-white Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia variegata variegata) Following Catastrophic Habitat Destruction at Manombo Special Reserve, Madagascar.
Reading, Richard, Ph.D., Denver Zoological Foundation • Amgalanbaatar, Sukhiin, Mongolian Academy of Sciences • Wingard, Ganchimeg, University of Montana. Ecology and Conservation of Argali Sheep (Ovis ammon) in Mongolia.
Reinhardt, Ulrich, Ph.D., Eastern Michigan University • Buddenhagen, Chris, Charles Darwin Research Centre • Tye, Alan, Ph.D., Charles Darwin Research Centre • Young, Jennifer, Eastern Michigan University. Management of Invasive Quinine Trees and Conservation of an Endangered Bird Species in High-prioirity Areas in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Riley, Ralph, Ph.D., Earthwatch Institute • Hinton, Steven, Skagit River System Cooperative • Hood, Greg, Ph.D., Skagit River System Cooperative. Pacific Northwest Conservation Research Initiative: Salmon of the Pacific Northwest Habitat Assessment, U.S.
Rismiller, Peggy Ph.D., University of Adelaide • McKelvy, Mike, Pelican Lagoon Research Centre. Echidnas and Goannas of Kangaroo Island, Australia.
Rubenstein, Daniel, Ph.D., Princeton University • Kirathe, Joseph, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy • Oguge, Nicholas, Ph.D., Earthwatch Institute. Samburu Conservation Research Initiative: Conservation of Grevy's Zebra: Ecological Monitoring on a Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya.
Satinet, Mark, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Assessing the Impact of Returning Otters (Lutra lutra) to the Upper Thames Area, U.K.
Silveira, Leandro, Ph.D., University of Brasilia • Jacomo, Anah Tereza, Jaguar Conservation Fund • Kashivakura, Cyntia Kayo, Jaguar Conservation Fund • Ferro, Claudia, Jaguar Conservation Fund • Furtado, Mariana Malzoni, Jaguar Conservation Fund. Carnivore Ecology and Conservation in the Brazilian Grasslands, Brazil.
Silverstone, Sally, Tropic Ventures Education and Research Foundation; Global Ecotechnics Corporation • Nelson, Mark, Ph.D., Global Ecotechnics Corporation • Joglar, Rafael, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico • Burrowes, Patricia, Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico. Rainforest Enrichment Project, Puerto Rico.
Smith, Winston, Ph.D., USDA Forest Service • Pyare, Sanjay, Ph.D., Denver Zoological Foundation. Testing Assumptions of the Tongass Wildlife Conservation Strategy: Landscape Permeability to Northeastern Flying Squirrel Dispersal in Managed Temperate Rainforest, Alaska, U.S.
Soberón, Roberto, Ministry of Agriculture • Tabet, Manuel, Ministry of Agriculture • Thorbjarnarson, John, Ph.D., Wildlife Conservation Society. Ecology of the American Crocodile in the Monte Cabaniguan Wildlife Refuge, Cuba.
Stepanovich, Josef, Ph.D., National Academy of Sciences of Belarus • Zelienkevich, Natallia, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus • Berniakovich, Ina, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus • Grumo, Dimitry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus • Puchilo, Anatoliy, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Study of the Geobotanical State of Oligothrophic Bogs of Belarus with the Aim to Discover the Most Rare Complexes for Their Following Conservation, Belarus.
Vu, Lien Van, Ph.D., Vietnam Russia Tropical Center. Monitoring Butterflies of Vietnam.
Waldemarin, Helen, Ph.D., Associação Ecológica Ecomarapendi • Barroeta, Miguel Rico, Associação Ecológica Ecomarapendi. Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative: Ecology and Conservation of Pantanal Otters, Brazil.
Wang, Ellen, Universidade Estadual Paulista • Ferreira, Vanda Lúcia, Ph.D., Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul • Himmelstein, Jeffrey, William Paterson University • Strüssmann, Christine, Ph.D., Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Pantanal Conservation Research Initiative: Amphibians and Reptiles of the Southern Pantanal, Brazil.
Watanabe, Michihito, Laboratory of Natural Science for Coexistance of Human & Nature, • Hagiwara, Yasuo, DMSc., University of Showa. Survey of the Ecology of Endangered Grassland Butterflies at the Foot of Mt. Fuji, Japan.
Waterman, Jane, Ph.D., University of Central Florida • Roth, James, Ph.D., University of Central Florida. Polar Bears in Manitoba: The Social Complexities of an Asocial Species: Play in Adult Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus), Canada.
Westcott, David, Ph.D., Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Tropical Forest Research Centre. North Queensland Conservation Research Initiative: Fruits, Frugivores, and Seed Dispersal in a Changing Tropical Landscape, Australia.
Whittier, Joan, Ph.D., University of Queensland • Jones, Sue, Ph.D., University of Tasmania • Edwards, Ashley, Ph.D., University of Tasmania. Effects of Environmental Stress on Alpine Skinks in Tasmania.
Wright, Patricia, Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook • Arrigo-Nelson, Summer, Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments. Behavioral Ecology of Rain Forest Lemurs (Propithecus diamdema edwardsi) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
Climate Change
Kershaw, Peter, Ph.D., University of Alberta. Long Term Biodiversity at Treeline, Manitoba, Canada.
Kershaw, Peter, Ph.D., University of Alberta • Fishback, LeeAnn, Ph.D., Churchill Northern Studies Centre. Climate Change at the Arctic's Edge, Canada.
Loik, Michael, Ph.D., University of California at Santa Cruz. Plant Responses to Climate Change in the Western United States, California, U.S.
Thomas, Rob, Ph.D., Cardiff University • Felgueiras, Marcial, A Rocha Bird Observatory and Field Studies. Storm Petrels, Ocean Ecosystems, and Climate Change, Portugal.
Williams, Stephen, Ph.D., James Cook University. North Queensland Conservation Research Initiative: Climate Change Impacts on the Biodiversity of the Australian Tropical Rainforest, Australia.
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Earth Sciences
Gu, Wei-Zu, Nanjing Institute of Hydrology and Water Resources. Ecohydrological Research for Ejin Basin, Inner Mongolia.
Krecek, Josef, Ph.D., Czech Technical University • Horicka, Zuzana, Charles University. Acid Rain: Rehabilitation of the Air-pollution-damaged Headwaters of North Bohemia, The Czech Republic.
Russell, Andrew, Ph.D., University of Newcastle Upon Tyne • Fleisher, Jay, Ph.D., State University of New York • Tweed, Fiona, Ph.D., Staffordshire University. Glacier Outburst Floods, Glacier Surges, and Sediment Transfer: Implications for Proglacial Environments, Iceland & Alaska.
Paleontology
Agenbroad, Larry, Ph.D., Northern Arizona University. Excavations at the Hot Springs Mammoth Site, South Dakota, U.S.
Alcober, Oscar, Ph.D., Museo de Ciencias Naturales • Martinez, Ricardo, Museo de Ciencias Naturales • Heredia, Guillermo, Museo de Ciencias Naturales. Triassic Park: The Origin of Dinosaurs, Argentina.
Carranza Castañeda, Oscar, Ph.D., Universidad Nacional Auton?ma de México. Fossils from the Sierra Madre, México.
Carranza Castañeda, Oscar, Ph.D., Universidad Nacional Auton?ma de México. Mexican Megafauna, Mexico.
Whyte, Martin, Ph.D., Sheffield University. • Romano, Mike, Ph.D., Sheffield University. Documenting Dinosaur Footprints of the Middle Jurassic in Yorkshire, U.K.
Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences
Timmes, Francis, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory • Casperson, Donald, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory • Gisler, Galen, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory • Haines, Todd, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory • O'Donnell, John, Ph.D., Los Alamos National Laboratory. Transient Phenomena in Astrophysics, New Mexico, U.S.