Showing posts with label conservation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conservation. Show all posts

Monday, 13 September 2010

Cooperation to save species

In a recent paper Frank and Sarkar apply game theory to enhance conservation efforts. Their examples include the wild dogs in South Africa, red grouse and raptors in Britain and the conservation of coral reefs near the Philippenes. I find the application thrilling, though the game theory is not completely correct.