Conserving intraspecific variation for nature's contributions to people
The rapid loss of intraspecific variation is a hidden biodiversity crisis. Intraspecific variation,
which includes the genomic and phenotypic diversity found within and among populations …
which includes the genomic and phenotypic diversity found within and among populations …
Building essential biodiversity variables (EBV s) of species distribution and abundance at a global scale
Much biodiversity data is collected worldwide, but it remains challenging to assemble the
scattered knowledge for assessing biodiversity status and trends. The concept of E ssential …
scattered knowledge for assessing biodiversity status and trends. The concept of E ssential …
Decline of the North American avifauna
Species extinctions have defined the global biodiversity crisis, but extinction begins with loss
in abundance of individuals that can result in compositional and functional changes of …
in abundance of individuals that can result in compositional and functional changes of …
Assessing data quality in citizen science
M Kosmala, A Wiggins, A Swanson… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological and environmental citizen‐science projects have enormous potential to advance
scientific knowledge, influence policy, and guide resource management by producing …
scientific knowledge, influence policy, and guide resource management by producing …
Prairie strips improve biodiversity and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services from corn–soybean croplands
Loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services from agricultural lands remain
important challenges in the United States despite decades of spending on natural resource …
important challenges in the United States despite decades of spending on natural resource …
Neonicotinoids and decline in bird biodiversity in the United States
Neonicotinoid insecticides are being widely used and have raised concerns about negative
impacts on non-target organisms. However, there has been no large-scale, generalizable …
impacts on non-target organisms. However, there has been no large-scale, generalizable …
The first 50 years of the North American breeding bird survey
Abstract The vision of Chandler (Chan) S. Robbins for a continental-scale omnibus survey of
breeding birds led to the development of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) …
breeding birds led to the development of the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) …
Long-term and large-scale multispecies dataset tracking population changes of common European breeding birds
Around fifteen thousand fieldworkers annually count breeding birds using standardized
protocols in 28 European countries. The observations are collected by using country-specific …
protocols in 28 European countries. The observations are collected by using country-specific …
Surveying wild animals from satellites, manned aircraft and unmanned aerial systems (UASs): A review
D Wang, Q Shao, H Yue - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article reviews studies regarding wild animal surveys based on multiple platforms,
including satellites, manned aircraft, and unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), and focuses on …
including satellites, manned aircraft, and unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), and focuses on …
The potential for citizen science to produce reliable and useful information in ecology
ED Brown, BK Williams - Conservation Biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We examined features of citizen science that influence data quality, inferential power, and
usefulness in ecology. As background context for our examination, we considered topics …
usefulness in ecology. As background context for our examination, we considered topics …