Urban areas are increasing in size and human population density. The implications of
widespread urbanization are apparent for a wide variety of stream organisms, but the …

Salamanders and riparian forests are intimately interconnected. Salamanders are integral to
ecosystem functions, contributing to vertebrate biomass and complex food webs in riparian …

Global climate change represents one of the most extensive and pervasive threats to wildlife
populations. Amphibians, specifically salamanders, are particularly susceptible to the effects …

Urbanization causes havoc to native ecosystems, resulting in population declines or
extirpation of sensitive taxa. This can be devastating to narrow-range endemics whose …

The Blue Ridge and Piedmont of the southeastern United States are rich in biodiversity and
have undergone centuries of extensive deforestation and subsequent urbanization resulting …

Understanding the impacts of disturbances in forest ecosystems is essential for long-term
biodiversity conservation. Many studies have evaluated wildlife responses to various …

Anthropogenic land use is known to impact aquatic ecosystems in several ways, including
increased frequency and intensity of floods, stream channel incision, sedimentation, and …

Wetlands, streams, and riparian areas are often the center of wildlife conservation
challenges in urban and suburban areas. Most aquatic environments and associated …

Wildlife in urban settings are a management challenge because wildlife populations and
their habitats are often fragmented and degraded, but natural resource managers need …