Publications

2023 | NatureServe

Biodiversity in Focus: United States Edition

This new analysis by NatureServe addresses five essential questions about biodiversity–the variety of life on Earth–that need to be answered if we are going to effectively conserve nature: 1) How many species and ecosystems are at risk? 2) Are species and ecosystems adequately protected? 3) What are the major threats to biodiversity? 4) Where is imperiled biodiversity concentrated? 5) Where do we go from here?

2020

NatureServe Canada Network report on Canada’s endemic species

NatureServe Canada and Nature Conservancy of Canada report on the distribution and status of Canada’s nationally endemic species.
2020 | NatureServe

Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Vegetation Description & Field Key

NatureServe has completed the Field Key and Vegetation Descriptions for Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
2020 | Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes

Perspectives on Terrestrial Biomes: The International Vegetation Classification

Here we introduce the International Vegetation Classification (IVC), based on the EcoVeg approach, as a useful, multi-scaled and comprehensive terrestrial classification that can inform biome concepts.
2020 | NatureServe

A Biodiversity Observation Data Standard for the NatureServe Network

This standard places NatureServe and the Network in a better position to place the most current, complete, and consistent biodiversity data into the hands of researchers and decision-makers.
2020 | Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

Progress on national biodiversity indicator reporting and prospects for filling indicator gaps in Southeast Asia

With tremendous biodiversity but increasing threats, Southeast Asia faces challenges in meeting its commitments to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2020 Aichi Targets. The use of indicators to monitor, evaluate and guide conservation progress is increasingly urgent. We found indicator use variable among nations but increasing.
2020 | Rangeland Ecology & Management

Modeling Invasive Annual Grass Abundance in the Cold Desert Ecoregions of the Interior Western United States

Invasive annual grasses are a severe risk to native vegetation of the intermountain West. We developed a regional spatial model encompassing eight ecoregions to indicate the relative abundance of invasive annual grass at five levels of canopy cover.
2019 | Ecological Indicators

Development and evaluation of NatureServe’s multi-metric ecological integrity assessment method for wetland ecosystems

NatureServe and its Network partners from Natural Heritage Programs, in collaboration with a variety of agency partners, have developed a rapid assessment of ecosystem condition, structured around the concept of ecological integrity, called the Ecological Integrity Assessment (EIA).
2019 | Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes

North American Temperate Grasslands: Conservation at the Center of the Continent

We report on a recently completed a Landscape Conservation Design for temperate grassland conservation
2019 | Environmental Conservation

Uneven use of biodiversity indicators in 5th National Reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity

We found that nationally generated biodiversity indicators were used 11 times more frequently than global indicators, and that only one-fifth of indicators matched those recommended by the Convention on Biological Diversity.
2019 | Climate Change Vulnerability of Terrestrial Areas of the National Capital Region

Climate Change Vulnerability of Terrestrial Areas of the National Capital Region

To understand how climate change will impact the National Capital Region, the National Park Service partnered with experts at NatureServe to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments.

Biodiversity in Focus: United States Edition

NatureServe Canada Network report on Canada’s endemic species

Great Smoky Mountains National Park - Vegetation Description & Field Key

Perspectives on Terrestrial Biomes: The International Vegetation Classification

A Biodiversity Observation Data Standard for the NatureServe Network

Progress on national biodiversity indicator reporting and prospects for filling indicator gaps in Southeast Asia

Modeling Invasive Annual Grass Abundance in the Cold Desert Ecoregions of the Interior Western United States

Development and evaluation of NatureServe’s multi-metric ecological integrity assessment method for wetland ecosystems

North American Temperate Grasslands: Conservation at the Center of the Continent

Uneven use of biodiversity indicators in 5th National Reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Climate Change Vulnerability of Terrestrial Areas of the National Capital Region

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