Publications

Whitetop Pitcherplant (Sarracenia leucophylla), NatureServe Global Status: G5 (Secure). Photo by Will Parson, Chesapeake Bay Program.
  •   |   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?
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    Decision Support for Regional Advance Mitigation Planning in Transportation
    Mitigating impacts of transportation projects uses avoidance, minimization, and compensation or offsite mitigation actions.
  •   |   Natural Areas Journal
    Continent-Scale Landscape Conservation Design for Temperate Grasslands of the Great Plains and Chihuahuan Desert
    In support of natural resource agencies in Canada, the USA, and Mexico, we report on a series of component analyses and an updated Landscape Conservation Design for temperate grassland conservation. We targeted twelve major grassland ecosystem types that occur across the Great Plains and Chihuahuan Desert regions. Component analyses included: a) documenting long-term trends in extent by grassland type, b) identifying species of concern associated with the major grassland types, c) documenting current protected areas including each grassland type, d) assessing landscape intactness and connectivity among grassland areas, and, e) identifying Grassland Potential Conservation Areas to advance grassland conservation.
  •   |   Proceedings of the Royal Society B
    Evolutionary Time Drives Global Tetrapod Diversity
    Global variation in species richness is widely recognized, but the explanation for what drives it continues to be debated.
  •   |   NatureServe
    The Ecological Integrity Assessment Framework: A Framework for Assessing the Ecological Integrity of Biological and Ecological Resources of the National Park System (Version 1.1)
    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
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    Prioritization and Conservation Status of Rare Plants in the North Atlantic - Final Report
    We conducted a broad-scale conservation assessment for vascular plants that occur in the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative (NALCC). The primary outcome is a prioritized list of rare, highly threatened, declining, or sensitive plant species identified for conservation action.
  •   |   PLOS ONE
    Are pollinating hawk moths declining in the Northeastern United States? An analysis of collection records
    Increasing attention to pollinators and their role in providing ecosystem services has revealed a paucity of studies on long-term population trends of most insect pollinators in many parts of the world. Because targeted monitoring programs are resource intensive and unlikely to be performed on most insect pollinators, we took advantage of existing collection records to examine long-term trends in northeastern United States populations of 26 species of hawk moths (family Sphingidae) that are presumed to be pollinators.
  •   |   NatureServe Canada
    NatureServe Canada's Annual Report 2016-17
    Canada is home to an estimated 140,000 species, only about half of which have been scientifically identified. These plants, animals, lichens, and fungi belong to
    a vast organic tapestry—the diversity of life at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels. This biodiversity is vital for environmental, economic, and social health.
  •   |   User Guide for Wetland Assessment and Monitoring in Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
    User Guide for Wetland Assessment and Monitoring in Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
    Ecological integrity assessment (EIA) provides valuable information for documenting wetland conditions, and ecologically-based monitoring. The goal is to provide a succinct assessment of the composition, structure, processes, and connectivity of a wetland occurrence.
  •   |   Biological Conservation
    Strong geographic and temporal patterns in conservation status of North American bats
    The first comprehensive conservation status assessment focusing exclusively on the 45 species occurring in North America
    north of Mexico. Although most North American bats have large range sizes and large populations, as of 2015,
    18–31% of the species were at risk (categorized as having vulnerable, imperiled, or critically imperiled
    NatureServe conservation statuses) and therefore among the most imperiled terrestrial vertebrates on the continent.
  •   |   NatureServe 2016 Annual Report
    NatureServe 2016 Annual Report
    Over the past year and a half, the NatureServe Network has accomplished amazing things. From rediscovering precious lost species, engaging citizen scientists, and shining a spotlight on the flora and fauna most in need, our expertise and “boots on the ground” data-gathering have a global impact because of the power of our Network.