Urban ecological studies, including focus on cities, suburbs, and exurbs, while having deep
roots in the early to mid 20th century, have burgeoned in the last several decades. We use …

Ecosystems provide essential services for human society, which include provisioning,
regulating, cultural, and supporting services. Amphibians provide provisioning services by …

As part of an overall decline in biodiversity, populations of many organisms are declining
and species are being lost at unprecedented rates around the world. This includes many …

Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants of increasing concern; they are abundant, ubiquitous
and persistent over time, representing potential risks for organisms and ecosystems …

The transfer of energy and nutrients largely depends on the role of animals in the movement
of biomass between trophic levels and ecosystems. Despite the historical recognition that …

Woodland (Plethodontid) salamanders are the most abundant vertebrates in North American
forests, functioning as predators on invertebrates and prey for higher trophic levels. We …

Plastic production has inevitably increased in the past few decades and is one of the diverse
material used in today's world. With this increasing production and wider use, the aquatic …

Both observational and experimental studies have documented drastic reductions in
salamanders after forest harvesting. Yet, the amount of time until salamander populations …

DNA metabarcoding has proven to be an accessible, cost-effective, and non-invasive tool for
dietary analysis of predators in situ. Although DNA metabarcoding provides numerous …

Trophic niche may be the most important ecological dimension for some vertebrate groups
and in particular for terrestrial amphibians, that are important predators of soil invertebrates …