I discuss future challenges and opportunities in genetic approaches to biodiversity
conservation. Resolving taxonomy uncertainties and identifying diverged evolutionary units …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1–8 Abstract Matrix projection models are among the most widely
used tools in plant ecology. However, the way in which plant ecologists use and interpret …

The role of inbreeding depression in the extinction of wild populations is controversial,
largely because there are no quantitative estimates of its impact using realistic levels of …

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

Site conservation is among the most effective means to reduce global biodiversity loss.
Therefore, it is critical to identify those sites where unique biodiversity must be conserved …

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

Wild populations face threats both from deterministic factors, eg, habitat loss,
overexploitation, pollution, and introduced species, and from stochastic events of a …

Decisions under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) require scientific input on the risk
that the species will become extinct. A series of critiques on the role of science in ESA …

Summary 1 Although many reintroduction schemes for the Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in
Germany have been discussed, the implications of connectivity between suitable patches …

Population viability analysis (PVA) is useful in management of imperiled species.
Applications range from research design, threat assessment, and development of …