Second year Quest student Elijah Cetas and Social Sciences Tutor Maï Yasué recently had a paper accepted for publication by Conservation Biology, one of the highest impact factor conservation journals. Their paper looks at “a systematic review of motivational values and conservation success in and around protected areas.” Elijah was a Quest Summer Fellow at the end of his first year during which time he researched and wrote the proposal—a new topic for him—reading close to 200 articles to complete the project. “This really is a testament to what a student can produce through the very close working relationship/mentoring that Quest students receive from faculty,” said Maï, who served as faculty host for Elijah’s fellowship.
Conservation Biology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, published by Wiley-Blackwell. It covers the science and practice of conserving Earth’s biological diversity, including issues concerning any of the Earth’s ecosystems or regions.