Determining how climate change will affect global ecology and ecosystem services is one of
the next important frontiers in environmental science. Many species already exhibit smaller …

Wildlife trade is the very heart of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
providing an income for some of the least economically affluent people and it generates …

Abstract Protected Areas (PAs) are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation. Here, we
collated distributional data for> 14,000 (~ 70% of) species of amphibians and reptiles …

Appropriation of fresh water to meet human needs is growing, and competition among users
will intensify in a warmer and more crowded world. This essay explains why freshwater …

Asia is defined here as the land and territories of 51 countries/regions (see Figure 24-1). It
can be broadly divided into six subregions based on geographical position and coastal …

Malaysia has focused its self-sufficiency policy on rice and paddy production, which are the
country's primary staple food and food crop. Throughout the Eleventh Malaysian Plan (2016 …

Understanding the historical biogeography of this global biodiversity hotspot is as important
to long-term conservation goals as ecology and evolution are to understanding current …

Climate change is profoundly affecting the evolutionary trajectory of individual species and
ecological communities, in part through the creation of novel species assemblages. How …

Climate change probably has severe impacts on animal populations, but demonstrating a
causal link can be difficult because of potential influences by additional factors. Assessing …

Amphibians and reptiles (herps) are the most abundant and diverse vertebrate taxa in
tropical ecosystems. Nevertheless, little is known about their role in maintaining and …