Urbanization is a major driver of land cover change worldwide, yet little is known about how
urbanization affects beneficial arthropod communities. This study examined how local and …

Urbanization is a pervasive and growing threat to amphibian populations globally. Although
the number of studies is increasing, many aspects of basic amphibian biology have not been …

Population growth and urban development dramatically alter natural watershed ecosystem
structure and functions and stress water resources. We review studies on the impacts of …

The natural flow regimes of rivers worldwide have been heavily altered through
anthropogenic activities, and dams in particular have a pervasive effect on riverine …

Urbanisation represents a significant threat to semi‐aquatic amphibian populations,
especially stream‐dwelling salamanders. Although studies of urbanisation effects on …

Urban green spaces are potentially important to biodiversity conservation because they
could provide patches of high quality habitat or connectivity to nearby habitat. Presence-only …

Streams are heavily affected by watershed urbanization as increased stormwater runoff
changes their physical and chemical composition. Benthic macroinvertebrate species …

Hatchery, Gorham, Jackson County, Illinois. Photograph by Mike Redmer.(1989) showed the
scale pore arrangement. Nakamura and Smith (1960) provided dorsal views of the skull, and …

This study assessed the influence of landscape development on stream-associated
amphibians in forested riparian areas within the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region …

This study approaches the destruction of temporary ponds in an intensified agricultural
landscape and the alternative breeding habitats for the amphibian community. We used …