Ecological effects of alternative fuel-reduction treatments: highlights of the National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS)

JD McIver, SL Stephens, JK Agee… - … Journal of Wildland …, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
The 12-site National Fire and Fire Surrogate study (FFS) was a multivariate experiment that
evaluated ecological consequences of alternative fuel-reduction treatments in seasonally …

How are biodiversity and carbon stock recovered during tropical forest restoration? Supporting the ecological paradigms and political context involved

CM da Rosa, MCM Marques - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
To meet agendas for biodiversity conservation and mitigation of climate change, large-scale
restoration initiatives propose ecological restoration as an alternative that can reconcile …

Restoring composition and structure in southwestern frequent-fire forests: a science-based framework for improving ecosystem resiliency

RT Reynolds, AJS Meador, JA Youtz… - Gen. Tech. Rep …, 2013 - research.fs.usda.gov
Ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forests in the Southwest United States are
experiencing, or have become increasingly susceptible to, large-scale severe wildfire …

Environmental DNA sampling protocol-filtering water to capture DNA from aquatic organisms

MB Laramie, DS Pilliod, CS Goldberg, KM Strickler - 2015 - pubs.usgs.gov
Abstract The National Gap Analysis Project created species habitat distribution models for
all terrestrial vertebrates in the United States to support conservation assessments and …

Habitat use of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in Brazilian Amazon

B Wang, DG Rocha, MI Abrahams… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Amazonia forest plays a major role in providing ecosystem services for human and
sanctuaries for wildlife. However, ongoing deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the …

Habitat use and predicted range for the mainland clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa in Peninsular Malaysia

CKW Tan, DG Rocha, GR Clements… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Ongoing deforestation in Southeast Asia is leading to increased fragmentation and
reduction of habitat for the mainland clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa). Using the largest …

Conserving tigers in Malaysia: A science-driven approach for eliciting conservation policy change

DM Rayan, M Linkie - Biological Conservation, 2015 - Elsevier
The unprecedented economic growth occurring across Southeast Asia is causing large
tracts of rainforest to be logged, converted to plantations or fragmented by infrastructure …

Occupancy modeling of bird point counts: implications of mobile animals

DB Hayes, MJ Monfils - The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Occupancy modeling has been applied to a wide variety of taxa and sampling methods,
including bird point counts. A critical assumption of basic occupancy models is that sites are …

Testing the Accuracy of Aerial Surveys for Large Mammals: An Experiment with African Savanna Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

S Schlossberg, MJ Chase, CR Griffin - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Accurate counts of animals are critical for prioritizing conservation efforts. Past research,
however, suggests that observers on aerial surveys may fail to detect all individuals of the …

Habitat associations and assemblages of small mammals in natural plant communities of Wisconsin

RB Stephens, EM Anderson - Journal of Mammalogy, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Determining habitat associations of small mammal species and environmental
characteristics important for site occupancy are central to understanding species biology …