Over the past decade, efforts to value and protect ecosystem services have been promoted
by many as the last, best hope for making conservation mainstream–attractive and …

The term 'amenity migration'describes a broad diversity of patterns of human movement to
rural places in search of particular lifestyle attributes. This review of international literature …

Human–wildlife interactions, including human–wildlife conflict, are increasingly common as
expanding urbanization worldwide creates more opportunities for people to encounter …

The global reach of human activities affects all natural ecosystems, so that the environment
is best viewed as a social–ecological system. Consequently, a more integrative approach to …

Many species of birds that depend on grassland or savanna habitats have shown
substantial overall population declines in North America. To understand the causes of these …

Practicing ecologists who excel at their work (“experts”) hold a wealth of knowledge. This
knowledge offers a wide range of opportunities for application in ecological research and …

Purpose This study aims to examine the latent capability of alternative-responsible tourism
and ecotourism management in sustainable tourism and rural communities' livelihoods in …

Applying scientific knowledge to confront societal challenges is a difficult task, an issue
known as the science–practice gap. In Ecology and Conservation, scientific evidence has …

Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely tagged as valuable tools in a variety
of conservation assessments to address pressing conservation problems. However, these …

We assess pathways for integrating the ecosystem services concept into American land use
and environmental planning. Ecosystem services are the beneficial products that functioning …