For example, the basic notion of species-area curves reveals that as the size of a natural area increases, the number of species in that area increases as well. Because species richness is so ...

Whittaker 3. The multiple forms and functions of species–area relationship Thomas Matthews, François Rigal, Konstantinos Proios, Kostas Triantis and Robert J. Whittaker 4. The factors that underpin ...

Threats like habitat loss and fragmentation, pollution, and unsustainable water use are pushing rivers, lakes, and wetlands ...

Collector’s curves. Adding multiple samples to a cumulative graph, with number of species on the vertical axis and abundance on the horizontal axis, generates a "collector’s curve" or "species ...

Maui Invasive Species Committee In 2002, an unusually large and strange looking chameleon turned up in a remote area of West Maui ... ‘Flattening the curve’ has been stated repeatedly by ...

The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometers per hour. In the water, the ...

There's a treasure trove of ways to save species in decline, and restore their habitats so they can live safely. In a healthy ...

The credits are negative when businesses overall increase species extinction risk through their activities and positive if ...

Richard Stockton explains the ecology, wildlife, and dangers of the notorious Highway 17, and plans to protect wildlife from ...

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Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program director Brian Greene discussed the state of invasives in the park and how to combat ...

More than 1 million ducks and geese will spend the winter throughout Merced County wildlife refuges, state and public lands.