Introduction As emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) increase, examining the underlying
social and environmental conditions that drive EIDs is urgently needed. Ecological niche …

Scale is a central concept in the geographical sciences and is an intrinsic property of many
spatial systems. It also serves as an essential thread in the fabric of many other physical and …

Millions of nocturnally migrating birds die each year from collisions with built structures,
especially brightly illuminated buildings and communication towers. Reducing this source of …

Abstract Fractional Vegetation Coverage (FVC) is an essential indicator that captures
variations in vegetation and documents the impacts of climate change and human activity for …

Escalated wildfire activity within the western US has widespread societal impacts and long-
term consequences for the imperiled sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) biome. Shifts from historical …

Objectives We provide an easily implemented, flexible framework for sequential multi-level,
multi-scale HSM and compare it to two other commonly-applied approaches: single-level …

In recent decades, feral horse (Equus caballus; horse) populations increased in sagebrush
(Artimesia spp.) ecosystems, especially within the Great Basin, to the point of exceeding …

Identifying the relevant spatial scale at which species respond to features in a landscape
(scale of effect) is a pressing research need as managers work to reduce biodiversity loss …

A key aim of ecology is to understand the drivers of ecological patterns, so that we can
accurately predict the effects of global environmental change. However, in many cases …

Aim The importance of framing investigations of organism–environment relationships to
interpret patterns at relevant spatial scales is increasingly recognized. However, most …