Technological advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have led to the
exploration and exploitation of shale oil and gas both nationally and internationally …

Reduced ecological specialization is an emerging, general pattern of ecological networks in
fragmented landscapes. In plant–herbivore interactions, reductions in dietary specialization …

Biological invasion poses a major threat to biodiversity and conservation efforts in protected
areas. The Greater Shennongjia Area (GSA) is one of China's 16 key areas for biodiversity …

Land use and land cover (LULC) patterns play an important role in the establishment and
spread of invasive plants. Understanding LULC changes is useful for early detection and …

Proactively addressing future impacts of invasive plants depends critically on modeling
invasive plant abundance. Yet, the vast majority of spatial models of invasion risk focus on …

Islands as peripheral and ultra-peripheral are typically highlighted as ecologically sensitive
areas to human activities due to the tremendous biological diversity of beings and the future …

Ecological modelling often involves addressing challenges such as dependence in
responses, eg, spatial and/or temporal correlation, heterogeneity of variance, and …

The density and composition of regeneration drives future forest character for forests in need
of replacement. Forested ecosystems face numerous regeneration stressors including …

Groundwater is an important source of water for drinking, agriculture, and other household
purposes, but high population growth, industrialization, and lack of oversight on …

Context Management of wintering waterfowl in North America requires adaptability because
constant landscape and environmental change challenges existing management strategies …