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Integrated species distribution modeling to assess species status and current and future threats for an imperiled amphibian

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
To understand the range‐wide drivers of Arizona Toad distribution and anticipate future changes, we combined 13 datasets covering distinct portions of the range in an integrated species distribution model. We estimate that the current occupied range is 1/4–1/3 of previously defined range boundaries and that increasingly dry conditions will lead to ...
C. Lane Scher, Brian J. Tornabene, David F. Bradford, J. Tomasz Giermakowski, Caren S. Goldberg, Evan H. Campbell Grant, David A. W. Miller, Riley O. Mummah, Erin Muths, Mason J. Ryan, Brent H. Sigafus, Kenzi M. Stemp, Brian K. Sullivan, Kevin K. Wheeler, Blake R. Hossack   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pro‐environment behaviors, invasive plant management, and the gap between motivations for behavioral intention and action

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Invasive plant species pose significant challenges to natural resources and communities around the world. However, invasive plant management may require different motivations than other pro‐environmental behaviors because mitigation of invasive plants often comes at high individual cost, has limited effectiveness when undertaken in isolation, and ...
Danielle M. McLaughlin, Elizabeth Baldwin, Alejandro Ponce, Elise Gornish, Adam Henry, Jose Soto, Aaron M. Lien   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tolerance for jaguars among ranching communities in the Colombian Llanos

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Livestock protection measures are often implemented with the desired outcome of reducing retaliatory killings. We studied drivers of retaliatory killings in four communities in the Colombian Llanos and evaluated whether an electric fencing intervention would improve tolerance for jaguars.
Matthew Hyde, Tara L. Teel, Stewart W. Breck, Catalina Trujillo, Ricardo Daniel Ortiz‐Hoyos, Valeria Boron, Angélica Díaz‐Pulido, Kevin R. Crooks   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Threat Integration Model for Sagebrush (TIMS): A framework for using spatial decision support tools for strategic management of invasive annual grasses and conifers in sagebrush ecosystems

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
The Threat Integration Model for Sagebrush (TIMS) combines multiple spatial decision support tools to provide a unified, actionable map of sagebrush ecosystem conditions across the western United States. TIMS improves upon existing tools by including multiple threats in the same map (invasive annual grass [IAG] and conifer encroachment), characterizing
Geoffrey Bedrosian, Alexander V. Kumar, Jason R. Reinhardt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A scoping review of national legislative frameworks governing rangelands in Kenya, with implications on community-based rangeland governance

Pastoralism
Rangelands in Kenya are significant ecosystems that encounter various challenges including increasing livestock, demand for land and changes to traditional governance systems.
Vicky Betty Chepkorir, Bessy Kathambi, Raphael G. Wahome, Charles Odhong   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing Recharge in the Edwards Aquifer, Texas: Measures, Outcomes, and Lessons for Karst Aquifers

Groundwater, EarlyView.
Abstract Managed aquifer recharge is a widely adopted method that involves storing excess water underground for future use. While managed aquifer recharge has been applied globally to different aquifer types, its use in karst aquifers is less common due to the unique hydrogeological characteristics of these systems, including high permeability ...
Neelam Thapa Magar, Robert E. Mace
wiley   +1 more source

Regenerative wheat management: The relative effects of farm practices on the biodiversity of invertebrates

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Wheat in North America harbours a diverse insect community (565 morphospecies were identified in this study), and pests represented <7% of specimens collected. Regenerative wheat management promoted insect diversity without increasing pest populations.
Daniel Pecenka, Kelton D. Welch, Arvid Boe, Jonathan G. Lundgren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental and seasonal filtering of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity patterns of mountain butterflies in a prime butterfly area, Greece

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Forest clearings support butterfly communities comparable to mountainous grasslands in alpha‐diversity and conservation value, yet remain compositionally distinct. Generalized linear models (GLMs) showed three key habitat predictors shaping multifaceted diversity and community composition: herb/grass height, flowerhead abundance and elevation.
Konstantina Nasiou, Konstantina Zografou, Andreja Radović, Apostolis Stefanidis, Vassiliki Kati   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonal Evaluation of Soil Moisture Changes in Isfahan Province Using Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index (TVDI)

علوم آب و خاک, 2019
Soil moisture is one of the most important factors that can affect productivity in ecosystems in arid and semiarid regions. The aim of this study was to investigate soil moisture and vegetation changes in the Isfahan province at the seasonal scale.
F. Hadian, R. Jafari, H. Bashari, M. Tarkesh   +3 more
doaj  

Tightly Bunched Herding Improves Cattle Performance in African Savanna Rangeland

, 2018
Rotational grazing approaches are regarded as strategies for sustaining or increasing rangeland productivity, and continue to be applied across many parts of the world.
Odadi, Wilfred O., Wilfred O. Odadi, Rubenstein, D.I., Riginos, Corinna, Rubenstein, Daniel I., Daniel I. Rubenstein, Corinna Riginos, Riginos, C., Odadi, W.O.   +8 more
core   +1 more source