The use of hotspots in biodiversity conservation is controversial and complex. We review the
extensive information available for tiger beetle species at global, regional, and local scales …

Expert judgment can be seen throughout climate science and even more prominently when
discussing climate tipping points. To provide an accurate characterization of expert …

Subterranean ecosystems host unique biodiversity and deliver important services to
humans. Yet, available data for subterranean ecosystems are limited in space and/or …

Conservation planning aimed at halting biodiversity loss has seldom focused on
groundwater environments due to the lack of suitable management tools and data. Using …

Threatened species managers are often required to make swift decisions in the face of
considerable uncertainty. We tested a structured approach for evaluating conservation …

Abstract The Endangered Species Act (ESA) provides legal protection to imperiled
populations and their associated habitats. As a part of this process, listed species must …

ABSTRACT Typhoon Mawar damaged Guam's northern forests on 24 May 2023. This
disturbance was the first major typhoon to test the island's Cycas micronesica population …

Septic tank systems (STS) in rural catchments represent a potential source of microbial
pollution to watercourses; however, data concerning the risk of faecal indicator organism …

Effective prioritisation of research and conservation action for threatened species requires
understanding the relative importance of the various pressures they face. This can be …

Matrix population models (MPMs), which describe the demographic behaviour of a
population based on age or stage through discrete time, are popular in ecology …