Citizen science, the involvement of volunteers in research, has increased the scale of
ecological field studies with continent-wide, centralized monitoring efforts and, more rarely …

We evaluated the conditions under which patch size effects are important determinants of
local population density for animals living in patchy landscapes. This information was used …

This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to
all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

While most efforts at biodiversity conservation have focused primarily on protected areas
and reserves, the unprotected lands surrounding those area—the" matrix"—are equally …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Abstract The North American Breeding Bird Survey is a roadside, count-based survey
conducted by volunteer observers. Begun in 1966, it now is a primary source of information …

Landscape ecology has generated much excitement in the past two decades. One reason
was that it brought spatial analysis and modeling to the forefront of ecological research …

The abilities of species to use the matrix of modified habitats surrounding forest fragments
may affect their vulnerability in fragmented landscapes. We used long-term (up to 19-year) …

Estimating species richness (ie, the actual number of species present in a given area) is a
basic objective of many field studies carried out in community ecology and is also of crucial …