Identifying factors that may be responsible for regulating the size of animal populations is a
cornerstone in understanding population ecology. The main factors that are thought to …

Background Understanding how biological communities change over time is of increasing
importance as Earth moves into the Anthropocene. A wide variety of methods are used for …

Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), a threatened species of the southwestern
United States, has severely declined to the point where 76% of populations in critical habitat …

Research on the ecological impacts of environmental change has primarily focused at the
species level, leaving the responses of ecosystem-level properties like energy flow poorly …

Regional long‐term monitoring can enhance the detection of biodiversity declines
associated with climate change, improving future projections by reducing reliance on space …

Drylands worldwide are experiencing shrub encroachment into grasslands with potential
consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services. Climate change could increase the …

We analyzed the influences of interspecific interactions and environmental factors on rodent
community assembly in Mojave Desert wetlands that support the endangered Amargosa …

Prairie dogs are a keystone species that provide ecosystem services in endangered
grasslands in North America. They have been extirpated throughout their range due to …

The replacement of grasses by shrubs or bare ground (xerification) is a primary form of
landscape change in drylands globally with consequences for ecosystem services. The …

Climate change has been shown to have significant negative effects on wildlife populations
owing to both gradual shifts in mean climatic conditions and an increased frequency of …