Landscape ecology and conservation biology are rapidly developing disciplines, and a
current synthesis of principles and applications in these two fields is needed under one …

Restoration of wetland ecosystems is an important priority for many state and federal
agencies, as well as nongovernmental conservation organizations. The historic conversion …

Aim We examined the influences of regional climate and land‐use variables on mallard
(Anas platyrhynchos), blue‐winged teal (Anas discors), ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) …

Predicting species presence requires knowledge of detection of individuals, scale of model
variables, model selection uncertainty, and spatial autocorrelation. Our objective was to …

Modern water resources management has adopted natural flow regimes as reasonable
targets for river restoration and conservation. The characterization of a natural flow regime …

The Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program is a partnership of citizens, elected officials,
resource managers and commercial and recreational resource users working to improve the …

Principles implicitly addressed in most landscape level investigations of bird communities
focus mainly on the arrangement of habitat patches, corridors, and matrix elements within …

Jessica Anne Klassen, BS; BA, The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Chair of Advisory
Committee: Dr. Michael L. Morrison Habitat disturbances play a major role in wildlife …

This paper describes specific ways in which the analysis of ecosystem goods and services
can be included in terrestrial carbon sequestration assessments and planning. It specifically …

The extent to which humanity's metabolism of natural resources has impacted the biosphere
is significant. After discussing the global state of biodiversity, I use the 1992 National Land …