Publications

  1. Species Diversity as a Surrogate for Conservation of Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity in Terrestrial Vertebrates Across the Americas

    Preserving the evolutionary history and ecological functions that different species embody, in addition to species themselves, is a growing concern for conservation. Recent studies warn that conservation priority regions identified using species diversity differ from those based on phylogenetic or functional diversity.
    PublicationJournal ArticleNature Ecology and Evolution

  2. Integrating Stakeholders in Mangrove Assessments

    The purpose of this document is to present a replicable model for mangrove ecosystem management based on collaborative planning efforts in the mangrove forests of the Ramsar designated Alvarado Lagoon System (ALS), Veracruz, Mexico.
    PublicationScientific ReportIntegrating Stakeholders in Mangrove Assessment and Management Planning, A Model Based on Collaborative Planning in Veracruz Mexico

  4. Les bryophytes rares du Québec, seconde édition

    This second edition provides an update of the rarest bryophytes in Quebec, those with a NatureServe rank of SX, SH, or S1. Compared to 2010 edition, this update is based on a dramatically more detailed knowledge of Quebec’s bryophyte flora. Additional rare taxa certainly remain to be found, but the pace of these discoveries is expected to decline over time. Similarly, additional occurrences of bryophytes considered to be rare will certainly be found, and this will inevitably reduce the number of these taxa.
    PublicationScientific Report

  5. Promoting Synergy in the Innovative Use of Environmental Data

    NatureServe and the U.S. Geological Survey organized and hosted a biodiversity and ecological informatics workshop at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. The workshop objective was to identify user-driven future directions and areas of collaboration in advanced applications of environmental data applied to forecasting and decision making for the sustainability of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
    PublicationJournal ArticleU.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report

  6. Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience of Major Vegetation Types of the Western Interior U.S.- Forests and Woodlands

    The objectives of this project are to understand current trends in climate change across the western conterminous United States, assess the potential impact of these changes on major vegetation types of high importance to BLM management, and interpret these changes to assist BLM in determining climate smart management strategies.
    PublicationScientific ReportU.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

  7. Conservation Status and Threat Assessments for North American Crop Wild Relatives

    Conservation status and threat assessments evaluate species’ relative risks of extinction globally, regionally, nationally, or locally and estimate the degree to which populations of species are already safeguarded in existing conservation systems, with the aim of exposing the critical gaps in current conservation.
    PublicationBook ChapterNorth American Crop Wild Relatives: Conservation and Use

  9. Scenarios of Land Degradation and Restoration

    This chapter assesses scenarios of future land degradation and restoration in terms of change in: (i) soil properties; (ii) biodiversity; and (iii) ecosystem services as a result of human activities up to 2050.
    PublicationJournal ArticleSecretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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