Conservation

The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy- Conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters. Includes details of campaigns and projects, and how … Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Conservation Society- USA organization managing national and international conservation projects, research and education programs. The National Park Service The National Park Service- Charged with the trust of preserving the natural resources of America. National Marine Sanctuaries National Marine Sanctuaries- Provides information on the NOAA system of 14 marine protected areas encompassing more than 150,000 square miles of America’s oceans. The program aims… WildCRU Wildlife Conservation Research Unit WildCRU Wildlife Conservation Research Unit- Oxford University group develops practical solutions to conservation problems through research, implementation, education and local pu… World Conservation Monitoring Centre World Conservation Monitoring Centre- Provides information services on conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources, and helps others to develop information sy… Conservation Research Education Action (CREA) Conservation Research Education Action (CREA)- Works against tropical deforestation through creating sustainable environments and communities in Panama. It undertakes school exped… Rainforest Conservation Fund Rainforest Conservation Fund- A non-profit organization that is dedicated to preserving the world's tropical forests. 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species- Provides taxonomic, conservation status, and distribution information on taxa that are facing a high risk of global extinction. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd Conservation Society- International non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization. It uses direct-action tactics to investigate, document, and take action to … NatureServe Explorer NatureServe Explorer- Source for conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada. IUCN IUCN- The world conservation union, whose mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ens… The Charles Darwin Foundation The Charles Darwin Foundation- Founded in 1959, under the auspices of UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, the Charles Darwin Found… Finding Inspiration in Argiope Trifasciata Spider Silk Fibers Finding Inspiration in Argiope Trifasciata Spider Silk Fibers- Technical article reviewing the mechanical properties of silk fibers from the spider Argiope trifasciata, in particu… Creep and Low Strength of Spider Dragline Subjected to Constant Loads Creep and Low Strength of Spider Dragline Subjected to Constant Loads- Report on tests conducted on dragline spider silk, showing that contrary to common belief breaking strength … Sericulture Sericulture- Illustrated description of Seventeenth Century Chinese method of producing and processing of silk. From A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization. Engineering Properties of Spider Silk Engineering Properties of Spider Silk- Technical paper describing the engineering properties of individual fibers from spider dragline silk under uniaxial tension, transverse comp… The Spider Web and Thread The Spider Web and Thread- Short article about the chemical composition, physical properties, history and applications of spider silk. From the pages of The Spider by Ed Nieuwenhu… Spider Silk Spider Silk- Short classroom paper dealing with stress-strain curves and Young's modulus of spider silk. Edited by M. Beals and others.