This section contains editorials, reviews and other articles I've written about photography, research articles and proposals I've written, and a smattering of other writings as they may come up.

Photography articles

Photography composition: How to take better pictures

My recommended nature, wildlife, and photography books

My guide to buying super telephoto lenses on a budget

Canon Digital Rebel 300D camera review

Canon 100-400mm F/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens review

Sigma 500mm F/4.5 EX APO HSM lens review

Research papers

Ekernas, LS, and Cords, M. In press. "Social and environmental factors influencing natal dispersal in blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni)." Animal Behaviour. I will post this once it reaches publication.

Ekernas, LS, and Mertes, KJ. 2006. "The influence of habitat type, patch size, and urbanization on small mammal communities in the New York Metropolitan Region." WildMetro. 39pp. To read more about this research, visit the WildMetro research page.

Ekernas, LS. 2005. Proximate reasons for natal dispersal in blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni). MA Thesis, Columbia University, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology. 94pp.