Population projection models, such as matrix and integral projection models, are used
increasingly to understand potential effects of anthropogenic stressors and inform …

Understanding the causes of population variation in host response to disease, and the
mechanisms of persistence, can serve as vital information for species conservation. One …

An essential goal in conservation biology is delineating population units that maximize the
probability of species persisting into the future and adapting to future environmental change …

Wildlife responses to infectious disease can be influenced by environmental stressors that
alter host-pathogen dynamics. We investigated how livestock grazing, climatic variation, and …

Population growth is the sum of survival and recruitment, and knowledge of these two vital
rates is crucial for understanding population dynamics. Moreover, animal populations often …

Movement of individuals has been described as one of the best studied, but least
understood concepts in ecology. The magnitude of movements, routes, and probability of …

Despite widespread acceptance of the utility of population modeling and advocacy of this
approach for a more ecologically relevant perspective, it is not routinely incorporated in …

Global wildfire regimes are changing rapidly, with widespread increases in the size,
frequency, duration, and severity of wildfires. Whereas the effects of wildfire on ecological …

Identifying population declines before they reach crisis proportions is imperative given the
current global decline in vertebrate fauna and associated challenges and expense of …

Often organizations engaged in amphibian conservation are simultaneously trying to
understand the mechanisms of species' decline and evaluate conservation actions …