The Winter 2012-2013 issue of Natural Selections, the DoD Natural Resources Program quarterly newsletter, is attached. It focuses on key natural resource management issues related to oceans--marine mammals, coral reefs, seabirds, climate change impacts--and includes updates from various DoD programs, initiatives, and partnerships.
Issue Highlights:
Naturally Speaking: A Time for Reflection
NOAA on Celebrating 40 Years of Marine Mammal Protection
Cooperating on Acoustic Research
Partnering for Marine Mammal Health
Making an Impact, On and Off-Duty
Continuing the Work We Have Started
Interior Department Announces New Climate Science Center Initiatives
Legacy-Supported Coral Reef Initiative Database Tool for Resource Managers
Steppingstones Corner
View from the Eyrie: The Unknown Story of the Life of Seabirds
What's Hoppin' in DoD PARC: Forging the Way for Better Understanding in 2013
Online Resources: Amphibian and Reptile Database and Group Web Site
Survey Kits Available for Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd)
Plans for DoD PARC Organizational Structure and Leadership
Pollinator Partnership Initiative to Simply Have Areas Reserved for the Environment (S.H.A.R.E.)
Did You Know? Sea Levels Are Rising Unevenly
SERDP Research Funding Opportunities
Recovery of Ecological Processes Impacted by Non-Native Invasive Species in the Pacific Islands
Climate Change Impacts to Built Infrastructure in Alaska
NAIPSC Invasive Plant Webinar Series
At Your Fingertips: Upcoming conferences and training, newly available tools and resources, and handy links
DoD's Natural Selections Newsletter - Winter 2012-2013: Oceans
