A5015521239- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Plant and animal studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)
2011-2025
Davidson College
2016-2024
Ducks Unlimited Canada
2015-2023
International Union for Conservation of Nature
2014-2021
Species360
2020
Bulacan State University
2018
International Union for Conservation of Nature (Bangladesh)
2007-2014
Washington University in St. Louis
2009-2013
International Union for Conservation of Nature (Guinea-Bissau)
2013
Western University
2010
β-diversity represents the compositional variation among communities from site-to-site, linking local (α-diversity) and regional (γ-diversity). Researchers often desire to compare values of across localities or experimental treatments, use this comparison infer possible mechanisms community assembly. However, majority metrics used estimate β-diversity, including most dissimilarity (e.g., Jaccard's Sørenson's index), can vary simply because changes in other two diversity components (α...
Abstract Fire is a powerful ecological and evolutionary force that regulates organismal traits, population sizes, species interactions, community composition, carbon nutrient cycling ecosystem function. It also presents rapidly growing societal challenge, due to both increasingly destructive wildfires fire exclusion in fire‐dependent ecosystems. As an process, integrates complex feedbacks among biological, social geophysical processes, requiring coordination across several fields scales of...
With broad distributions, diadromous fishes can be exposed to multiple threats at different stages of development. For the primarily catadromous eels family Anguillidae, there is growing international concern for population abundance and escapement trends some these species yet incomplete knowledge their remarkable life-histories hampers management conservation. Anguillids experience a suite pressures that include habitat loss/modification, migration barriers, pollution, parasitism,...
Abstract Freshwater ecosystems are highly biodiverse 1 and important for livelihoods economic development 2 , but under substantial stress 3 . To date, comprehensive global assessments of extinction risk have not included any speciose groups primarily living in freshwaters. Consequently, data from predominantly terrestrial tetrapods 4,5 used to guide environmental policy 6 conservation prioritization 7 whereas recent proposals target setting freshwaters use abiotic factors 8–13 However,...
Human population growth and economic development threaten the integrity of freshwater ecosystems globally, reducing their ability to support biodiversity provide ecosystem services. However, our knowledge is fragmented due bias in conservation research toward primarily terrestrial or charismatic taxonomic groups. Here, we utilize most comprehensive assessment for an entire continent examine implications this shortfall. Results indicate that groups have been focus are poor surrogates patterns...
Abstract Communities assemble through a combination of stochastic processes, which can make environmentally similar communities divergent (high β‐diversity), and deterministic convergent (low β‐diversity). Top predators influence both stochasticity (e.g. colonization extinction events) determinism size the realized species pool), in community assembly, thus their net effect is unknown. We investigated how predatory fish influenced scaling prey diversity ponds at local regional spatial...
We present the first global assessment of extinction risk for a major group freshwater invertebrates, caridean shrimps. The all 763 species was assessed using IUCN Red List criteria that include geographic ranges, habitats, ecology and past threats. Indo-Malayan region holds over half diversity, with peak in Indo-China southern China. Shrimps primarily inhabit flowing water; however, significant subterranean component is present, which more threatened than surface fauna. Two are extinct...
Abstract Managing the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) is a great societal challenge. A wide variety terms have been used to describe management and sequence in which they might be applied. This lack consistency creates uncertainty presentation description policy, science practice. Here we expand on existing invasion process develop an IAS framework. We define different forms active using novel approach based changes status, avoiding need for stand-alone descriptions types, provide...
Abstract The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011–2020), adopted at the 10th meeting of Conference Parties to Convention on Biological Diversity, sets 20 Aichi Targets be met by 2020 address biodiversity loss and ensure its sustainable equitable use. Target 11 describes what an improved conservation network would look like marine, terrestrial inland water areas, including freshwater ecosystems. To date, there is no comprehensive assessment needs achieved meet biodiversity. Reports...
The year 2020 and the next few years are critical for development of global biodiversity policy agenda until mid-21 st century, with countries agreeing to a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework under Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Reducing substantial still rising impacts invasive alien species (IAS) will be essential if we meet 2050 Vision where is valued, conserved, restored. A tentative target has been developed by IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG), formally...
Studying the patterns in which local extinctions occur is critical to understanding how affect biodiversity at local, regional and global spatial scales. To understand importance of extinction a scale, we use data from extirpations associated with widespread pathogenic agent amphibian decline, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) as model system. We apply novel null analyses these determine whether recent Bd have resulted selective homogenization diverse tropical American biotas. find that...
Brooks, E. G. E., K. Smith, R. A. Holland, M. Poppy, and F. Eigenbrod. 2014. Effects of methodology stakeholder disaggregation on ecosystem service valuation. Ecology Society 19(3): 18. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-06811-190318
The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) can be used to classify alien taxa according the magnitude and type of their environmental impacts. EICAT protocol, classifications using protocol (EICAT classification) data underpinning data) are increasingly by scientists practitioners such as governments, NGOs civil society a variety purposes. However, properties it generates not suitable certain uses. Therefore, we present guidelines designed clarify facilitate appropriate...
The 15 750 valid described species of freshwater fishes comprise around 25% living vertebrate diversity, and are a key economic nutritional resource for people globally. However, information on the conservation status distribution in IUCN R ed L ist T hreatened S pecies ™ ( ist) has been extremely limited until recently. Over last 10 years, International Union Conservation Nature ) G lobal P rogramme F reshwater B iodiversity U nit made significant progress to fill this gap. From base only...