Aim The stratification of organisms along elevational gradients is widely reported, with
montane communities characterized by species occurring in relatively small and isolated …

Ditching is one of the most widespread forms of anthropogenic impact on tidal marshes but
its effects remain poorly understood. Recently, the phenomenon of “waffle” pooling has been …

Context Species-specific models of landscape capability (LC) can inform landscape
conservation design. Landscape capability is “the ability of the landscape to provide the …

The Status Assessment for the Eastern Box Turtle in the Northeastern United States (Erb and
Roberts 2023) identified and described numerous conservation challenges facing the …

Climate change is predicted to have significant impacts on New England's biodiversity. If
emissions continue unabated, mean global temperature is predicted to rise by 3-5 ºC by the …

Context Proxy species, which represent suites of organisms with similar habitat
requirements, are common in conservation. Landscape Capability (LC) models aim to …

Salt marshes are highly valuable to humans, yet their ecosystem functioning and the
services they generate are at risk due to high annual losses and degradation of salt marsh …

To account for the effects of climate change, management plans in the northeast need to
incorporate climate adaptation. Conserving climate change refugia is one adaptation …

The loss of salt marshes and their ecosystem services following anthropogenic disturbances
necessitates restoration built on a scale-dependent understanding of how the prevalence …

The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) is considered an at-risk species in the Northeast, with
populations thought to be declining across the range. It is listed as Endangered by the IUCN …