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The expansion of oil palm plantations at the expense of tropical forests is causing declines in many species and altering ecosystem functions. Maintai...

We need to understand how threatened plant species respond to natural or management-induced habitat changes to conserve them successfully. Because lon...

National and international forest biodiversity assessments largely rely on indirect indicators, based on elements of forest structure that are used as...

Most naturalised and invasive alien plant species were originally introduced to regions for horticultural purposes. However, many regions now face an ...

Wildlife populations may be the subject of management interventions for disease control that can have unintended, counterproductive effects. Social st...

en Monitoring compliance with environmental laws is essential to overcoming possible implementation shortfalls jeopardizing their effectiveness. Besid...

The survival and digestion of seeds of 47 tropical and subtropical legume and grass species were studied by placing the seeds in nylon bags in the rum...

Ecological monitoring is critical for conservation efforts, particularly in marine ecosystems. Recently, greater emphasis on analyses of data resultan...

Theories of plant succession are poorly developed in arid lands, hindering our understanding of how long communities may take to recover after disturb...

The global pet trade provides a pathway for introduced species to invade new environments. Most studies use trade data as an indirect proxy for propag...