We know that conserving important sites prevents extinctions and biodiversity loss. But do they benefit human communities, too?PublicationJournal ArticlePLoS ONE
NatureServe's project “Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Conditions across Landscape Regions – a Multi-metric Approach” was conducted with the natural heritage programs of Indiana and Michigan, and included assessment of roughly 360 wetland sites in those two states. PublicationJournal Article
Main elements of this project include: the suitability of existing spatial datasets and classification systems as the basis for sampling design, metrics for various aspects of wetland condition, and synthesizing the results into an ecological integrity scoring system. PublicationJournal Article
NatureServe and its partners describe the development of a “climate change vulnerability index” that serves the needs of wildlife managers for a practical, multifaceted rapid assessment tool.PublicationBook ChapterWildlife Conservation in a Changing Climate
The conservation status factors used by NatureServe, its member programs, and their collaborators are organized into three broad categories: rarity, trends, and threats. This revised publication defines the factors and subscribes a series of conditions for whether, and how, each status factor should be used.PublicationScientific Report
Report on the assessment of the threats of development and rising sea level (due to climate change) to the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuges' resources to inform strategies for refuge planning within a larger landscape contextPublicationScientific ReportNatureServe
