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Publication  |  2014

Bridging the Gap: Incorporating Science-Based Information into Land Use Planning

A discussion of the decades-old disconnect between land-use planners and conservation scientists.

Publication  |  2014

Standardized Ecological Classifications for Mesoscale Mapping in the Southwestern United States

A decade of NatureServe work led to the creation of more than 600

Publication  |  2014

Strong human association with plant invasion succes for Trifolium introductions to New Zealand

The invasion of true clover into New Zealand is the focus of this analysis of the human role in the introduction and proliferation of nonnative species.

Publication  |  2014

Federal Lands and Endangered Species: The Role of Military and Other Federal Lands in Sustaining Biodiversity

This GIS-based analysis finds that more endangered species make their home in lands managed by the Department of Defense and the USDA Forest Service.

Publication  |  2014

Predicting Species Distributions in Poorly-Studied Landscapes

A comparison of three algorithms in predicting the distribution of bird and mammal species endemic to the eastern slope of the central Andes.

Publication  |  2014

The Geography of Private Forests that Support At-Risk Species in the Coterminous United States

Home to more than half of the country's at-risk species, this study highlights how crucial privately owned lands are to species conservation.

Publication  |  2014

The Land Use History, Flora, and Natural Communities of the Isles of Shoals, Rye, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine.

400-year-old records are combined with a 2006 study to create a comprehensive analysis of 430 plant varieties across this nine-island system off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine.

Publication  |  2014

Geographic Patterns of At-Risk Species

An update of past reports on the trends and geographic patterns of threatened or endangered species, taking a county-level comparison to find new areas of species rarity.

Publication  |  2014

The Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge

A comprehensive assessment of the distribution and conservation status of the world's mammals, authored by dozens of the world's leading scientists.

Publication  |  2014

Monitoring and Evaluating the Ecological Integrity of Forest Ecosystems

A protocol to evaluate the ecological integrity of temperate zone, forested ecosystems, based on long-term monitoring data