The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Volume 1286

As in past installments of “The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology” series, this year’s volume contains a diverse collection of timely reviews in conservation biology and scientific, policy, and management implications, including reviews in the following areas: The Marine Mammal Protection Act at 40: Status, recovery, and future of U.S. marine mammals; translocation of imperiled species under changing climates; ecology and conservation of ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in a changing world; risks to biodiversity from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus and Utica Shales; species-area relationships and extinction forecasts; and Bounded Ranges of Variation as a framework for future conservation and fire management. NOTE: Annals volumes are available for sale as individual books or as a journal. For information on institutional journal subscriptions, please visit http://ordering.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/subs.asp?ref=1749-6632&10.1111/(ISSN)1749-6632 ACADEMY MEMBERS: Please contact the New York Academy of Sciences directly to place your order (www.nyas.org). Members of the New York Academy Science receive full-text access to Annals online and discounts on print volumes. Please visit http://www.nyas.org/MemberCenter/Join.aspx for more information about becoming a member.

Risks to biodiversity from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Marcellus and Utica Shales 1 Erik Kiviat Translocation of imperiled species under changing climates 15 Mark W. Schwartz and Tara G. Martin The Marine Mammal Protection Act at 40: status, recovery, and future of U.S. marine mammals 29 Joe Roman, Irit Altman, Meagan M. Dunphy-Daly, Caitlin Campbell, Michael Jasny, and Andrew J. Read Species-area Relationships and extinction forecasts 50 John M. Halley, Vasiliki Sgardeli, and Nikolaos Monokrousos Ecology and conservation of ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in a changing world 62 James B. McGraw, Anne E. Lubbers, Martha Van der Voort Emily H. Mooney, Mary Ann Furedi, Sara Souther, Jessica B. Turner, and Jennifer Chandler Bounded ranges of variation as a framework for a future conservation and fire management 92 Max A. Moritz, Matthew D. Hurteau, Katherine N. Suding, and Carla M. D’Antonio