This first quantitative assessment of bird community change at La Selva drives home the need to more deeply study the mechanisms and consequences of biological diversity change in tropical forest fragments.
The Bioclim, Doman, GARP and Maxent modeling methods are put to the test across 18 different species, with Maxent emerging as the best for small sample sizes.
This set of four reports identifies a portfolio of sites representing high quality terrestrial and freshwater areas that can support a broad range of natural biodiversity, including species at risk. Separate volumes cover terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity.
In cooperation with the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the University of Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership, and the Missouri Department of conservation, NatureServe conducted a pilot project to develop and evaluate ways to assess the benefits of NRCS conservation practices to at-risk wildlife species and habitats in Missouri.
This 2008 project presents terrestrial and aquatic classifications meant to provide a common base for characterizing wildlife habitats across states, to facilitate interstate communication, and to promote an understanding of terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity patterns across the Northeast.
This collaborative map features ecological systems in 1.5 million square kilometeres across 130 Andean and lowland ecosystems of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The rich environmental and climatic gradient of this region has produced an exceptionally diverse landscape of species and ecosystems, making its one of the most diversity-rich regions on the planet.
This report identifies National Park Service programs for which the proposed methodology would provide a complementary or significantly expanded set of tools to guide the conservation of biological and ecological resources
NatureServe's CCVI uses distribution and natural history information for a species within a geographical area (such as a state) to quickly estimate the the species' risk of local extirpation as a result of climate change. In Nevada, the Index is an integral part of modifications to the State Wildlife Action Plan.
A European Union Directive from 2008 dictates that biofuels and bioliquids cannot be produced from raw material obtained from land with high biodiversity value. The challenge is to provide a methodology and relevant information for all Article 17(c) categories that an operator can follow to avoid these grassland areas.