The processes and biomass that characterize any ecosystem are fundamentally constrained
by the total amount of energy that is either fixed within or delivered across its boundaries …

Dendritic ecological networks (DEN s) are a unique form of ecological networks that exhibit
a dendritic network topology (eg stream and cave networks or plant architecture). DEN s …

Thermal regimes are fundamental determinants of aquatic ecosystems, which makes
description and prediction of temperatures critical during a period of rapid global change …

Digital technology is changing nature conservation in increasingly profound ways. We
describe this impact and its significance through the concept of 'digital conservation', which …

The General Lake Model (GLM) is a one-dimensional open-source code designed to
simulate the hydrodynamics of lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands. GLM was developed to …

Most environmental data come from a minority of well‐monitored sites. An ongoing
challenge in the environmental sciences is transferring knowledge from monitored sites to …

Abstract Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications emerge to autonomously operate to
link interactions between Internet cyber world and physical systems. We present the …

Sensors and enabling technologies are becoming increasingly important tools for water
quality monitoring and associated water resource management decisions. In particular …

The wide range of wildlife tracking and surveillance technologies (radio and satellite
tracking, cameras, and audio) that are being deployed in conservation have important …

The current set of global conservation targets requires methods for monitoring the changing
status of ecosystems. Protocols for ecosystem risk assessment are uniquely suited to this …