Freshwater biodiversity conservation through source water protection: Quantifying the potential and addressing the challenges

R Abell, K Vigerstol, J Higgins, S Kang… - Aquatic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Water insecurity is a defining feature of the Anthropocene, with degraded water quality and
unreliable flows putting the well‐being of upstream and downstream communities, both …

Severe wildfires promoted by climate change negatively impact forest amphibian metacommunities

CT Beranek, AJ Hamer, SV Mahony… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Changes to the extent and severity of wildfires driven by anthropogenic climate change
are predicted to have compounding negative consequences for ecological communities …

When S iberia came to the N etherlands: the response of continental black‐tailed godwits to a rare spring weather event

NR Senner, MA Verhoeven… - Journal of Animal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Extreme weather events have the potential to alter both short‐and long‐term population
dynamics as well as community‐and ecosystem‐level function. Such events are rare and …

Cryptic declines of small, cold-water specialists highlight potential vulnerabilities of headwater streams as climate refugia

BR Hossack, MT LeMoine, EB Oja, LA Eby - Biological conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasing temperatures and climate-driven disturbances like wildfire are a growing threat to
many species, including cold-water specialists. Montane areas and cold streams are often …

Simulating the response of a threatened amphibian to climate-induced reductions in breeding habitat

MC Mims, JC Drake, JJ Lawler, JD Olden - Landscape Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Context Amphibians are declining worldwide due to disease, invasive species, and habitat
loss. Climate change may exacerbate habitat loss by altering the availability or suitability of …

Wildfire in western Oregon increases stream temperatures, benthic biofilms, and juvenile Coastal Cutthroat Trout size and densities with mixed effects on adult trout …

A Swartz, D Warren - … Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Wildfire has become increasingly common and severe across forested landscapes. Shortly
after wildfire, loss of riparian cover along streams and subsequent increases in light can …

Density dependence and adult survival drive dynamics in two high elevation amphibian populations

AM Kissel, S Tenan, E Muths - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Amphibian conservation has progressed from the identification of declines to mitigation, but
efforts are hampered by the lack of nuanced information about the effects of environmental …

Effects of burn severity and postfire salvage logging on carnivore communities in montane forests

LA Volkmann, KE Hodges - Journal of Mammalogy, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Wildfire and postfire salvage logging are major drivers of forest succession in western North
America. Although postfire landscapes support a variety of carnivore species, it is unclear …

Prescribed fire and timber harvest effects on terrestrial salamander abundance, detectability, and microhabitat use

KM O'Donnell, FR Thompson III… - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Prescribed fire and timber harvest are anthropogenic disturbances that modify resource
availability and ecosystem structure, and can affect wildlife both directly and indirectly …

Impact of wildfire ash on skin and gut microbiomes and survival of Rana dybowskii

W Dong, X Long, X Yang, X Han, L Cui… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change and human activities escalate the frequency and intensity of wildfires,
threatening amphibian habitats and survival; yet, research on these impacts remains limited …