Summary 1 Species distribution models (habitat models) relate the occurrence or
abundance of a species to environmental and/or geographical predictors that then allow …

Establishing species conservation priorities and recovery goals is often enhanced by
extinction risk estimates. The need to set goals, even in data-deficient situations, has …

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest
threat to biodiversity in the world today. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change is a …

Threats to migratory animals can occur at multiple periods of the annual cycle that are
separated by thousands of kilometres and span international borders. Populations of the …

Floods are one of the most common and widely distributed natural risks to life and property.
There is a need to identify the risk in flood-prone areas to support decisions for risk …

Population ecology has matured to a sophisticated science with astonishing potential for
contributing solutions to wildlife conservation and management challenges. And yet, much …

Forest conservation has become one of the most important environmental issues currently
facing humanity, as a result of widespread deforestation and forest degradation. Pressures …

We suggest that the conscious use of information that is “hidden” in distinct structures in
nature itself and in data extracted from nature (= pattern) during the process of modeling …

Here we review growing evidence that microevolutionary changes may often be rapid and,
in many cases, occur on time frames comparable to human disturbance and anthropogenic …

The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) has an important role in terms of food security and
socio-economic development of the region; however, it is one of many areas of the world …