Rangelands cover more of Earth's land surface than any other type of land. They have
variable and harsh climates, are sparsely populated and remote from markets, produce …

This paper reviews the predictions and management implications of two current paradigms
in the ecology and management of arid and semi-arid rangelands. The equilibrium model …

Investigations of the links between human infrastructure and ecological change have
provided eye-opening insights into humanity's environmental impacts and contributed to …

Long-distance migrations are among the wonders of the natural world, but this multi-taxon
review shows that the characteristics of species that undertake such movements appear to …

The main thrust of this study is to establish the impact of financial literacy on access to
financial services in Kenya using the 2009 National Financial Access (FinAccess) survey …

Large-bodied mammalian herbivores dominated Earth's terrestrial ecosystems for several
million years before undergoing substantial extinctions and declines during the Late …

Participation in wildlife-based community tourism within and around protected areas is seen
as a tool to link biodiversity conservation and community livelihoods improvement. However …

Fragmentation of the ecosystems of the earth into spatially isolated units has emerged as a
primary component of global change. Often, fragmentation results from actions that are …

In May 2013, the contributors to this volume were invited to attend a meeting in rural
Somerset, UK, to present early drafts of their chapters and discuss the organization of this …

The influence of human aesthetic appreciation of animal species on public attitudes towards
their conservation and related decision-making has been studied in industrialized countries …