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Adapting Human Well-being Frameworks for Ecosystem Service Assessments across Diverse Landscapes
(Resilience Alliance, 2014)
There is broad support for the notion that ecosystem services influence human well-being (HWB), however, the means to measure such an effect are elusive. Measures of HWB are commonly used within the fields of psychology, ...
Threatened predator on the equator: multi-point abundance estimates of the tiger Panthera tigris in central Sumatra
(Cambridge University Press, 2013-04)
Information on spatial and temporal variation in abundance is crucial for effective management of wildlife. Yet abundance estimates for the Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae are lacking from ...
Prey morphology constrains the feeding ecology of an aquatic generalist predator
(Ecological Society of America, 2011-03)
Resource availability and accessibility are primary factors guiding the distribution and abundance of organisms. For generalists, prey availability reflects both prey abundance and differences in quality among prey taxa. ...
The impact of forest logging and fragmentation on carnivore species composition, density and occupancy in Madagascar's rainforests
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-07)
Forest carnivores are threatened globally by logging and forest fragmentation yet we know relatively little about how such change affects predator populations. This is especially true in Madagascar, where carnivores have ...
The use of camera traps for estimating jaguar Panthera onca abundance and density using capture/recapture analysis
(Cambridge University Press, 2004-04)
Across their range jaguars Panthera onca are important conservation icons for several reasons: their important role in ecosystems as top carnivores, their cultural and economic value, and their potential conflicts with ...
Ocelot Leopardus pardalis in Belize: the impact of trap spacing and distance moved on density estimates
(Cambridge University Press, 2007-10)
We used remote cameras to obtain information on an elusive species and to examine the effects of different camera trapping methodologies on abundance estimates. We determined activity pattern, trail use, trap success, and ...
Characterizing Fish Community Diversity Across Virginia Landscapes: Prerequisite for Conservation
(Ecological Society of America, 1999-02)
The number of community types occurring within landscapes is an important, but often unprotected, component of biological diversity. Generally applicable protocols for characterizing community diversity need to be developed ...
Local vs. regional influences on local diversity in stream fish communities of Virginia
(Ecological Society of America, 1998-04)
Local species richness is a function of many factors operating at multiple spatial and temporal scales. We examined stream fish communities from regions throughout Virginia to assess (1) the relative influence of local vs, ...