A hands-on guide to biodiversity inventory, this manual provides an overview of the data sources, analytical tools and methods, and field techniques involved in surveying lands for rare species and ecological communities of concern.PublicationScientific Report
While their flights of fancy may seem insignificant, butterflies are sentinels or early indicators of this change, and can act as important messengers to raise awareness.PublicationScientific ReportNatureServe Canada
This collaborative map features ecological systems in 1.5 million square kilometeres across 130 Andean and lowland ecosystems of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The rich environmental and climatic gradient of this region has produced an exceptionally diverse landscape of species and ecosystems, making its one of the most diversity-rich regions on the planet.PublicationScientific Report
Home to more than half of the country's at-risk species, this study highlights how crucial privately owned lands are to species conservation. PublicationJournal ArticleFrontiers in Ecology & the Environment
This analysis unearths the fact that only a modest number of state wildlife action plans explicitly incorporated plant species of conservation concern. Now is the time to put the conservation needs of our nation’s flora squarely into view.PublicationScientific Report
A comparison of three algorithms in predicting the distribution of bird and mammal species endemic to the eastern slope of the central Andes.PublicationJournal ArticleBiodiversity and Conservation
This GIS-based analysis finds that more endangered species make their home in lands managed by the Department of Defense and the USDA Forest Service.PublicationJournal ArticleBioScience
The invasion of true clover into New Zealand is the focus of this analysis of the human role in the introduction and proliferation of nonnative species.PublicationJournal ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
This 72-page report answers the call for stronger ecological performance standards for guiding the wetland mitigation process. Here we present two methods for setting those standards: a) a watershed approach and b) an approach based on ecological integrity assessment methods.PublicationScientific Report
This 2008 article provides an overview of the goals, principles, framework and status of the Canadian Vegetation Classification.PublicationJournal Article
