Natural ecosystems globally have been disrupted by anthropogenic activities, and the
current biodiversity extinction rate exceeds the natural extinction rate by 1,000-fold …

Decisions determining the use of land for energy are of exigent concern as land scarcity, the
need for ecosystem services, and demands for energy generation have concomitantly …

Anthropogenic land use will likely present a greater challenge to biodiversity than climate
change this century in the Pacific Northwest, USA. Even if species are equipped with the …

Land use and land cover (LULC) change causes biodiversity decline through loss,
alteration, and fragmentation of habitats. There are uncertainties on how LULC will change …

Traditional flood hazard analyses often rely on univariate probability distributions; however,
in many coastal catchments, flooding is the result of complex hydrodynamic interactions …

Land use change around protected areas can diminish their conservation value, making it
important to predict future land use changes nearby. Our goal was to evaluate future land …

Conservation prioritization at large scales is complex, combining biological, environmental,
and social factors. While conservation scientists now more often aim to incorporate human …

Significant increases in outdoor recreation participants are projected over the next 50 years
for national forests across the United States, with even larger increases possible for forests …

The conversion of natural ecosystems to agricultural land and urban areas plays a threat to
the protected areas and the natural ecosystems conservation. The aim of this paper is to …

Freshwater ecosystems provide vital resources for humans and support high levels of
biodiversity, yet are severely threatened throughout the world. The expansion of human land …