Here we introduce the International Vegetation Classification (IVC), based on the EcoVeg approach, as a useful, multi-scaled and comprehensive terrestrial classification that can inform biome concepts.PublicationJournal ArticleEncyclopedia of the World's Biomes
This standard places NatureServe and the Network in a better position to place the most current, complete, and consistent biodiversity data into the hands of researchers and decision-makers.PublicationScientific Report
With tremendous biodiversity but increasing threats, Southeast Asia faces challenges in meeting its commitments to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2020 Aichi Targets. The use of indicators to monitor, evaluate and guide conservation progress is increasingly urgent. We found indicator use variable among nations but increasing.PublicationJournal ArticleEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators
Invasive annual grasses are a severe risk to native vegetation of the intermountain West. We developed a regional spatial model encompassing eight ecoregions to indicate the relative abundance of invasive annual grass at five levels of canopy cover. PublicationJournal ArticleRangeland Ecology & Management
We report on a recently completed a Landscape Conservation Design for temperate grassland conservationPublicationJournal ArticleEncyclopedia of the World's Biomes
We found that nationally generated biodiversity indicators were used 11 times more frequently than global indicators, and that only one-fifth of indicators matched those recommended by the Convention on Biological Diversity.PublicationJournal ArticleEnvironmental Conservation
To understand how climate change will impact the National Capital Region, the National Park Service partnered with experts at NatureServe to conduct climate change vulnerability assessments.PublicationScientific ReportClimate Change Vulnerability of Terrestrial Areas of the National Capital Region
Outside of protected areas, environmental regulation is a vital policy tool for conserving at-risk species. An underappreciated potential for citizen science is to augment locality databases used in regulatory review to provide greater certainty to regulatory decisions.PublicationJournal ArticleUsing citizen science data to support conservation in environmental regulatory contexts
We applied a framework to assess climate change vulnerability of 52 major vegetation types in the Western United States to provide a spatially explicit input to adaptive management decisions. The framework addressed climate exposure and ecosystem resilience; the latter derived from analyses of ecosystem sensitivity and adaptive capacity.PublicationJournal ArticleHabitat Climate Change Vulnerability Index Applied to Major Vegetation Types of the Western Interior United States
Preserving the evolutionary history and ecological functions that different species embody, in addition to species themselves, is a growing concern for conservation. Recent studies warn that conservation priority regions identified using species diversity differ from those based on phylogenetic or functional diversity.PublicationJournal ArticleNature Ecology and Evolution
