Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is an emerging fungal pathogen that has caused
recent die-offs of native salamanders in Europe and is known to be lethal to at least some …

Lungless salamanders in the family Plethodontidae are widely distributed and the most
diverse lineage of caudates. Plethodontids occupy forested and freshwater habitats, where …

Marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) cultivation has proliferated in northwestern California since
at least the mid-1990s. The environmental impacts associated with marijuana cultivation …

In mountainous areas such as the southern Appalachians USA, riparian zones are difficult to
define. Vegetation is a commonly used riparian indicator and plays a key role in protecting …

Successful wetland restoration depends on the development of the vegetation community
post-restoration. Woody vegetation provides functional and structural support to the wetland …

Forest biomass is a significant indicator for substance accumulation and forest succession,
and a spatiotemporal biomass map would provide valuable information for forest …

The reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi), an endangered species
endemic to the longleaf-pine savanna ecosystem of the southeastern US, persists in a small …

In this study, we estimated the impact of different management strategies on the ecosystem
services provided by the vegetation under electric power lines in urban and rural areas. Two …

Headwater stream macroinvertebrates play an important role in processing allochthonous
leaf litter, which suggests that bottom-up forces control macroinvertebrates. However …

Wetland management practices often alter habitat characteristics to improve the function of
the wetland (eg, removing emergent vegetation for aesthetics or dredging for fish stocking) …