Terrestrial habitats surrounding wetlands are critical to the management of natural
resources. Although the protection of water resources from human activities such as …

Geographically isolated wetlands (GIWs), those surrounded by uplands, exchange
materials, energy, and organisms with other elements in hydrological and habitat networks …

Seasonal movements between foraging, breeding, and overwintering sites occur in a wide
variety of reptile species. Terrestrial snakes, lizards, and turtles migrate short distances (< 20 …

There is an urgent need to develop effective vulnerability assessments for evaluating the
conservation status of species in a changing climate. Several new assessment approaches …

An index of riparian quality useful for the management of streams and rivers is presented.
The purpose of the index is to provide managers with a simple method to evaluate riparian …

Road mortality is suspected to have contributed to widespread population declines in turtles
in the United States, a country with exceptionally high turtle diversity. We examined the issue …

1. Riverine landscapes are heterogeneous in space (complex mosaic of habitat types) and
time (expansion and contraction cycles, landscape legacies). They are inhabited by a …

More than 50% of global wetland area has been lost over the last 200 years, resulting in
losses of habitat and species diversity as well as decreased hydrologic and biogeochemical …

Based on the relationship between temperature variation and flood dynamics, three types of
floodplain rivers can be identified: temperate stochastic, temperate seasonal and tropical …

The regulation and management of stream ecosystems worldwide have led to irreversible
loss of wildlife species. Due to recent scrutiny of water policy and dam feasibility, there is an …