To explore the impacts of increasing human numbers on nature, many studies have
examined relationships between human population density (HPD) and biodiversity change …

Before European settlement the plains bison (Bison bison bison) numbered in the tens of
millions across most of the temperate region of North America. Within the span of a few …

Rural communities throughout the postindustrial world are in the midst of a significant
transition, sometimes referred to as rural restructuring, as traditional land uses, economic …

The wildland–urban interface (WUI) is the area where houses meet or intermingle with
undeveloped wildland vegetation. The WUI is thus a focal area for human–environment …

Land use is expanding and intensifying in the unprotected lands surrounding many of the
world's protected areas. The influence of this land use change on ecological processes is …

Low‐density rural home development is the fastest‐growing form of land use in the United
States since 1950. This “exurban” development (∼ 6–25 homes/km2) includes urban fringe …

Protected areas throughout the world are key for conserving biodiversity, and land use is key
for providing food, fiber, and other ecosystem services essential for human sustenance. As …

Housing growth and its environmental effects pose major conservation challenges. We
sought to (1) quantify spatial and temporal patterns of housing growth across the US …

It is not yet fully clear why the rate of population growth, economic conditions, and land-use
patterns change more rapidly in some areas of the West than in others. Some counties are …

Many natural and semi-natural ecosystems are undergoing dramatic conversions resulting
from rapid growth in rural home construction. Yet, rates and drivers of rural residential …