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. | The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology Volume 1286 by Richard S. Ostfeld, Paperback | Indigo Chapters