Freshwater shore zones are among the most ecologically valuable parts of the planet, but
have been heavily damaged by human activities. Because the management and …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable
riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are …

Prioritizing restoration opportunities effectively across entire riverscape networks (ie, riverine
landscape including floodplain and stream channel networks) can be difficult when relying …

Biodiversity is considered to be an essential element of the Earth system, driving important
ecosystem services. However, the conservation of biodiversity in a quickly changing world is …

Vegetation composition and/or plant species co-existence is influenced by the
environmental variations in any region. The ecological knowledge and order of importance …

Diversity theory predicts that species numbers should be highest at intermediate levels of
both disturbance and environmental stress. We examined woody and herbaceous plant …

Cottonwoods (Populus sp.) and willows (Salix sp.) generally dominate riparian landscapes
across western North America. To investigate their relative tolerances to water-table decline …

The living species Ginkgo biloba is phylogenetically isolated, has a relictual distribution, and
is morphologically very similar to Mesozoic and Cenozoic congenerics. To investigate what …

We test to what extent mean environmental conditions and environmental heterogeneity are
related to species richness in a regular geographical grid system (UTM) of 10 km× 10 km in …