Cutting-edge work showing how type of early nature exposure determines later interest in conservation:
Zaradic, P. A., O. R. W. Pergams, and P. Kareiva. 2009. The impact of nature experience on willingness to support conservation. PLoS One: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007367.
New reference work including our discussion of the economic valuation of genetic diversity:
Pergams, O. R. W. and P. Kareiva. 2009. Support services: A focus on genetic diversity. In: S. A. Levin, S. R. Carpenter, H. C. J. Godfray, A. P. Kinzig, M. Loreau, et al., editors. The Princeton Guide to Ecology. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
1st large-scale analysis of the effects of human population & climate change on any group of organisms:
Pergams, O. R. W. and J. L. Lawler. 2009. Recent and widespread rapid morphological change in rodents. PLoS One: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006452.
A further reply lettter:
Pergams, O. R. W. and P. A. Zaradic. 2009. Comment on Balmford et al. (2009). PLoS Biology: http://tinyurl.com/PergamsReply.
A reply letter further corroborating decline in nature participation:
Pergams, O. R. W. and P. A. Zaradic. 2008. Reply to Jacobs and Manfredo: More support for a pervasive decline in nature-based recreation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 10.1073/pnas.0803331105.
Our most sweeping research yet, showing a broad decline in people's interest in nature, both nationally and internationally. 16 variables are evaluated:
Pergams, O. R. W. and P. A. Zaradic. 2008. Evidence for a fundamental and pervasive shift away from nature-based recreation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 105:2295-2300.
A think-piece reviewing our own and other's research on videophilia's impact on children and environmental consciousness:
Zaradic, P. A. and O. R. W. Pergams. 2007. Videophilia: Implications for childhood development and conservation. Journal of Developmental Processes 2:130-144.
The work defining videophilia, and showing it's close correlation with US National Park visits:
Pergams, O. R. W. and P. A. Zaradic. 2006. Is love of nature in the US becoming love of electronic media? 16-year downtrend in national park visits explained by watching movies, playing video games, internet use, and oil prices. Journal of Environmental Management 80:387-393.
The work in which the downtrend in US National Park visitation was discovered. Also, a revolutionary model to predict conservation investment.
Pergams, O. R. W., B. Czech, J. C. Haney, and D. Nyberg. 2004. Linkage of conservation activity to trends in the U.S. economy. Conservation Biology 18:1617-1623.