Sea level rise and an increased frequency and severity of storm surge events due to climate
change are likely to increase the susceptibility of low lying coastal areas to seawater …

Appropriate sampling methods are essential for monitoring and managing all wildlife. There
is limited information on how to monitor ground-dwelling invertebrates in the alpine zone …

Diets during critical brooding and winter periods likely influence the growth of Lesser Prairie-
Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) populations. During the brooding period, rapidly …

Forested areas within cities host a large number of species, responsible for many ecosystem
services in urban areas. The biodiversity in these areas is influenced by human …

Null models provide a valuable baseline against which fundamental ecological hypotheses
can be tested and foraging choices that cannot be explained by neutral processes or …

Urbanization is occurring at a dramatic rate, driving numerous unfavorable environmental
effects. Urban designed ecosystems have been used to mitigate these impacts through the …

The physical and biological responses to rapid arctic warming are proving acute, and as
such, there is a need to monitor, understand, and predict ecological responses over large …

Bees are the predominant pollinating taxa, providing a critical ecosystem service upon
which many angiosperms rely for successful reproduction. Available data suggests that bee …

Arthropods are critical ecosystem components due to their high diversity and sensitivity to
perturbation. Furthermore, due to their ease of capture they are often the focus of …

Insectivores gain macronutrients and elements from consuming arthropod prey, but must
also deal with indigestible components (ie, exoskeleton) of prey. For example, avian chicks …