Abstract Small Natural Features (SNFs) are analogous to keystone species in that they have
ecological importance that is disproportionate to their size. Thus the recognition and …

Refuges and refugia are important to conservation management because of their potential to
protect species from difficult-to-manage threats such as changing climate, extreme events …

Frequent drying of ponded water, and support of unique, highly specialized assemblages of
often rare species, characterize temporary wetlands, such as vernal pools, gilgais, and …

In many ecosystems globally, large old trees occur as single, spatially isolated individual
trees or as small groups of scattered trees and can therefore be considered to be small …

Worldwide habitat loss, land‐use changes, and climate change threaten biodiversity, and
we urgently need models that predict the combined impacts of these threats on organisms …

All ecosystems are dotted by salient small natural features that not only characterize them
but also significantly add to their biodiversity and functions. These small natural features are …

In transformed landscapes, many populations of grassland specialist plant and animal
species live outside the few protected areas and are often preserved on'small natural …

Temporary streams and rivers support biodiversity and provide valuable goods and
services, especially in arid and semi-arid landscapes. However, temporary streams and …

Arid landscapes are highly water-limited environments and all water (surface and
groundwater) is environmentally, culturally and economically important. Springs, sites where …

Throughout history traditional land uses have created small natural features (SNFs) that can
serve as biodiversity hotspots or remnants in agricultural landscapes that may otherwise …