Growth in transportation networks, resource extraction, motorized recreation and urban
development is responsible for chronic noise exposure in most terrestrial areas, including …

Vegetation change and anthropogenic development are altering ecosystems and
decreasing biodiversity. Successful management of ecosystems threatened by multiple …

Global demand for energy is projected to increase by 40% in the next 20 years, and largely
will be met with alternative and unconventional sources. Development of these resources …

Concern over climate change has led the US to consider a cap-and-trade system to regulate
emissions. Here we illustrate the land-use impact to US habitat types of new energy …

Technological advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have led to the
exploration and exploitation of shale oil and gas both nationally and internationally …

Society's growing demand for clean and abundant energy has repercussions for biodiversity
and human well-being. Directives for renewable energy, energy security, and technological …

Increasing evidence suggests that chronic noise from human activities negatively affects
wild animals, but most studies have failed to separate the effects of chronic noise from …

Despite decades of field research on greater sage‐grouse, range‐wide demographic data
have yet to be synthesized into a sensitivity analysis to guide management actions. We …

Modification of landscapes due to energy development may alter both habitat use and vital
rates of sensitive wildlife species. Greater sage‐grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) in the …

Conservation investment in management of at-risk species can be less costly than a delay-
and-repair approach implemented after species receive legal protection. The United States …