Broad-Spectrum-Academics’ Forum Essays.

Abstract

SINCE its inception in 1993, Pacific Conservation Biology has brought its readers more than quality peer-reviewed research. It has promoted science and science communication among research biologists, conservation managers and administrators with its editorials, opinion pieces, news and views and forum essays. The essays published have advocated policies and procedures that have been either broadly accepted or have met with colourful and insightful debates. For example, the series on ethics engendered strong and varied opinions (Fulton and Ford 2001; Tidemann and Vardon 2002; Dyson and Calver 2003). Fora are not generally available in journals where I have published and I have appreciated the opportunity afforded to me by this section of Pacific Conservation Biology.