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Bioindicators of habitat quality and environmental change must be identified quantitatively and tested independently to confirm their usefulness. We u...

There is continuing debate about the impact of agricultural practices on farmland wildlife. In particular, it has been postulated that a general decli...

Cliff ecosystems provide refuge to 35%-66% of the world's endemic plants. However, they face growing threats from sport climbing. Evidence suggests th...

Land abandonment promotes forest expansion into abandoned agricultural lands in Europe. This process leads to changes that affect several ecosystem se...

Extreme wildfire events, such as the Pantanal 2020 megafires, are expected to become more common. Assessing the impacts of such extreme events on wild...

Cyclical outbreaks of pests can impact the functioning of entire ecosystems. An eminent example is outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS; Acanth...

Efforts to detect and eradicate invading populations before they establish are a critical component of national biosecurity programmes. An essential e...

The ecological effects of harvesting from wild populations are often uncertain, especially since the sensitivity of populations to harvesting can vary...

Adaptive management involves the development of predictive models, strategic manipulation of management actions to gain information, and subsequent up...

Government agencies develop invasive species management programmes assuming early detection is key to successful management. Some theoretical studies ...