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Experimental and theoretical studies often yield conflicting evidence regarding the direction – positive or negative – or magnitude of biotic...

The software tool “Evidence of Absence” (EoA) was published in 2014 to help interpret evidence that the number of fatalities of protected species (PS)...

For coldwater species such as bull trout, water temperatures can affect energy reserves for growth, reproduction, or survival. 

Despite the prevalence of mercury contamination in the Chesapeake Bay, large-scale patterns of mercury concentrations, and potential risks to fish...

Plant traits, such as leaf size and rooting depth, can affect plant performance and hence, how plants might respond to environmental change. Plant...

Wildlife behavior varies seasonally, particularly for long-distance migrants, and that variation can have substantial demographic consequences. 

A comprehensive analysis of how renewable energy facilities affect wildlife could inform efforts to predict and reduce these impacts. A team of...

Livestock grazing is one of the most common land uses in the western United States, where multiple amphibians of conservation concern use habitats...

Moisture deficit affects ecological processes and land management interventions, such as restoration of native vegetation. 

Quaking aspen forests throughout much of the western United States have experienced significant mortality in recent decades, and one cause is moisture...