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Heterogeneity does matter: estimating relationships between anuran diversity and the environment at different spatial scales in a protected páramo of Colombia Open

Liliana Patricia Saboyá‐Acosta, James I. Watling, J. Nicolás Urbina‐Cardona · 2025

Upper thermal limits predict herpetofaunal responses to forest edge and cover Open

Andrew J. Veselka, Andrés Aponte‐Gutiérrez, Osmary A. Medina‐Báez, James I. Watling · 2023

Amphibians and reptiles are sensitive to changes in the thermal environment, which varies considerably in human‐modified landscapes. Although it is known that thermal traits of species influence their distribution in modified landscapes, h…

Pathways to sustain atolls under rising sea levels through land claim and island raising Open

Sally Brown, Robert J. Nicholls, Alan G. Bloodworth, Oliver Bragg, Audrey Clauss , et al. · 2023

Low-lying atoll nations (e.g. the Maldives, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Marshall Islands) are highly vulnerable to climate change, especially sea-level rise (SLR). Stringent climate change mitigation will slow but not stop SLR, which will continue f…

One Shell of a Problem: Cumulative Threat Analysis of Male Sea Turtles Indicates High Anthropogenic Threat for Migratory Individuals and Gulf of Mexico Residents Open

Micah N. Ashford, James I. Watling, Kristen M. Hart · 2022

Human use of oceans has dramatically increased in the 21st century. Sea turtles are vulnerable to anthropogenic stressors in the marine environment because of lengthy migrations between foraging and breeding sites, often along coastal migr…

Virtual special issue: Insights from a landscape ecological perspective for tropical biology and conservation Open

James I. Watling, J. Nicolás Urbina‐Cardona · 2022

We conducted a keyword search to sample a subset of research on landscape ecology published in Biotropica between 2016 and mid‐2021. Our search returned 112 studies, which we summarize in terms of focal taxon and habitat. From this pool of…

Resolving the <span>SLOSS</span> dilemma for biodiversity conservation: a research agenda Open

Lenore Fahrig, James I. Watling, Carlos Alberto Arnillas, Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Theresa Jörger‐Hickfang , et al. · 2021

The legacy of the ‘SL > SS principle’, that a single or a few large habitat patches (SL) conserve more species than several small patches (SS), is evident in decisions to protect large patches while down‐weighting small ones. However, empi…

Preserving 40% forest cover is a valuable and well‐supported conservation guideline: reply to Banks‐Leite <i>et al</i> Open

Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Lenore Fahrig, James I. Watling, Justin Nowakowski, Marcelo Tabarelli , et al. · 2021

Banks‐Leite et al . (2021) claim that our suggestion of preserving ≥ 40% forest cover lacks evidence and can be problematic. We find these claims unfounded, and discuss why conservation planning urgently requires valuable, well‐supported a…

Preserving 40% forest cover is a valuable and well-supported conservation guideline: reply to Banks-Leite et al. Open

Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Lenore Fahrig, James I. Watling, Justin Nowakowski, Marcelo Tabarelli , et al. · 2020

Banks-Leite et al. (2021) claim that our suggestion of preserving ≥40% forest cover lacks evidence and can be problematic. We find these claims unfounded, and discuss why conservation planning urgently requires valuable, well-supported, an…

Resolving the SLOSS dilemma for biodiversity conservation: a research agenda Open

Lenore Fahrig, James I. Watling, Carlos Alberto Arnillas, Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Theresa Jörger‐Hickfang , et al. · 2020

In biodiversity conservation, the “SL > SS principle” that a single (or few) large habitat patches (SL) conserve more species than several small patches (SS) is used to prioritize protection of large patches while down-weighting small ones…

Preserving connectivity under climate and land-use change: No one-size-fits-all approach for focal species in similar habitats Open

Jennifer Costanza, James I. Watling, Ron Sutherland, Curtis Belyea, Bistra Dilkina , et al. · 2020

Habitat connectivity is essential for maintaining populations of wildlife species, especially as climate changes. Knowledge about the fate of existing habitat networks in a changing climate and in light of land-use change is critical for d…

Designing optimal human‐modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation Open

Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Lenore Fahrig, Marcelo Tabarelli, James I. Watling, Lutz Tischendorf , et al. · 2020

Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes. Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the appropriate management of these landscapes. Yet, these concepts are often contradic…

Joint seasonality in geographic and ecological spaces, illustrated with a partially migratory bird Open

Mathieu Basille, James I. Watling, Stephanie S. Romañach, Rena R. Borkhataria · 2020

As most species live in seasonal environments, considering varying conditions is essential to understand species dynamics in both geographic and ecological spaces. Both resident and migratory species need to contend with seasonality and ba…

Author response for "Designing optimal human‐modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation" Open

Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Lenore Fahrig, Marcelo Tabarelli, James I. Watling, Lutz Tischendorf , et al. · 2020

Support for the habitat amount hypothesis from a global synthesis of species density studies Open

James I. Watling, Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Marion Pfeifer, Lander Baeten, Cristina Banks‐Leite , et al. · 2020

Decades of research suggest that species richness depends on spatial characteristics of habitat patches, especially their size and isolation. In contrast, the habitat amount hypothesis predicts that (1) species richness in plots of fixed s…

Joint seasonality in geographic and ecological spaces, illustrated with a partially migratory bird Open

Mathieu Basille, James I. Watling, Stephanie S. Romañach, Rena R. Borkhataria · 2019

As most species live in seasonal environments, considering varying conditions is essential to understand species dynamics in both geographic and ecological spaces. Both resident and migratory species need to contend with seasonality, and b…

Data and Code for "Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals" Open

Matthew G. Betts, Christopher Wolf, Marion Pfeifer, Cristina Banks‐Leite, Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez , et al. · 2019

Data and analysis code for the paper "Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals"To run the code for the entire analysis, simply unzip the input folder ("input.zip") and run the script "runner.R" afte…

Data and Code for "Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals" Open

Christopher Wolf, Matthew G. Betts, Marion Pfeifer, Cristina Banks‐Leite, Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez , et al. · 2019

Data and analysis code for the paper "Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals"To run the code for the entire analysis, simply unzip the input folder ("input.zip") and run the script "runner.R" afte…

Data and Code for "Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals" Open

Matthew G. Betts, Christopher Wolf, Marion Pfeifer, Cristina Banks‐Leite, Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez , et al. · 2019

Data and analysis code for the paper "Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals"To run the code for the entire analysis, simply unzip the input folder ("input.zip") and run the script "runner.R" afte…

Is habitat fragmentation bad for biodiversity? Open

Lenore Fahrig, Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Joseph Bennett, Véronique Boucher‐Lalonde, Eliana Cazetta , et al. · 2018

Creation of forest edges has a global impact on forest vertebrates Open

Marion Pfeifer, Véronique Lefebvre, Carlos A. Peres, Cristina Banks‐Leite, Oliver R. Wearn , et al. · 2017

Climate Changes, Shifting Ranges: Climate change effects on wildlife in the Florida Everglades and Keys Open

Larry Perez, James I. Watling, David N. Bucklin, Mathieu Basille, Frank J. Mazzotti , et al. · 2017

Where do the animals go when the sea rises? Learn the probable futures of Florida panthers and other south Florida wildlife in this 5-page fact sheet. Written by Larry Perez, James I. Watling, David Bucklin, Mathieu Basille, Frank J. Mazzo…

Thermal biology mediates responses of amphibians and reptiles to habitat modification Open

Justin Nowakowski, James I. Watling, Michelle L. Thompson, George A. Brusch, Alessandro Catenazzi , et al. · 2017

Data archive from: Nowakowski et al. 2017. Thermal biology mediates responses of amphibians and reptiles to habitat modification. Ecology Letters.

Considerations for Building Climate-based Species Distribution Models Open

David N. Bucklin, Mathieu Basille, Stephanie S. Romañach, Lauren A. Brandt, Frank J. Mazzotti , et al. · 2016

Climate plays an important role in the distribution of species. A given species may adjust to new conditions in-place, move to new areas with suitable climates, or go extinct. Scientists and conservation practitioners use mathematical mode…

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