Species distribution models (SDMs) are numerical tools that combine observations of
species occurrence or abundance with environmental estimates. They are used to gain …

Habitat loss and fragmentation are among the largest threats to amphibian populations.
However, most studies have not provided clear insights into their population-level …

Establishing relationships between species distributions and environmental characteristics
is a major goal in the search for forces driving species distributions. Canonical ordinations …

Predicting the probability of successful establishment and invasion of alien species at global
scale, by matching climatic and land use data, is a priority for the risk assessment. Both large …

Habitat destruction and increasing land use intensity result in habitat loss, fragmentation and
degradation, and subsequently in the loss of species diversity. The fact that these factors are …

A large fraction of the world grasslands and savannas are undergoing a rapid shift from
herbaceous to woody-plant dominance. This land-cover change is expected to lead to a loss …

Agricultural intensification is a major cause for biodiversity loss. It occurs at field scales
through increased inputs and outputs, and at landscape scales through landscape …

Summary 1 Numerical studies of the relationship between birds and their habitat are
important because they provide understanding of the impacts of natural and human factors …

Summary 1 In landscapes influenced by anthropogenic activities, such as intensive
agriculture, knowledge of the relative importance and interaction of environmental factors on …

Rapid urbanization of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area exemplifies the dominant US
Southwest urban growth pattern of the past six decades. Using a combination of …