Fire is a major disturbance that affects ecological communities, and when fire events
increase in frequency or extent, they may jeopardise biodiversity. Although long-term studies …

Because of the high risk of going unnoticed, cryptic species represent a major challenge to
biodiversity assessments, and this is particularly true for taxa that include many such …

In recent years, many cryptic species of bats have been discovered thanks to the application
of molecular techniques. The several long-eared bat species (genus Plecotus) occurring in …

Wildlife diseases have posed a significant challenge to the conservation of many species in
recent years. Diseases have been implicated in population declines over large geographic …

Range‐wide species conservation efforts are facilitated by spatially explicit estimates of
habitat suitability. However, species‐environment relationships often vary geographically …

Populations of the eastern whip‐poor‐will (Antrostomus vociferus; whip‐poor‐will) have
declined throughout most of its range, making it a species of high conservation concern in …

Reintroduction of species at sites where populations have been extirpated has become a
common technique in wildlife conservation. To track progress towards reintroduction …

Landscape features such as roads, hiking trails, and forest edge are prevalent features of
urban forests. These features can negatively influence biodiversity through fragmentation …

Context Wildlife distributions are often subdivided into discrete conservation units to aid in
implementing management and conservation objectives. Habitat suitability models …

The response of venomous snakes to anthropogenic landscape disturbance remains
scarcely studied in tropical regions. Green pit vipers are among the most diverse venomous …