Species distribution models ( SDM s) are used to inform a range of ecological, biogeographical
and conservation applications. However, users often underestimate the strong links …

BACKGROUND Fire has shaped the diversity of life on Earth for millions of years. Variation
in fire regimes continues to be a source of biodiversity across the globe, and many plants, …

In many parts of the world there is an urgent need for landscape restoration to conserve
biodiversity. Landscape restoration is not straightforward, however, because many issues and …

The interest in using Bayesian methods in ecology is increasing, however many ecologists
have difficulty with conducting the required analyses. McCarthy bridges that gap, using a …

An understanding of risks to biodiversity is needed for planning action to slow current rates
of decline and secure ecosystem services for future human use. Although the IUCN Red List …

Intrinsic nonuniformity in the polycrystalline-silicon backplane transistors of active matrix
organic light-emitting diode displays severely limits display size. Organic semiconductors might …

A primary goal of ecology is to understand the fundamental processes underlying the
geographic distributions of species. Two major strands of ecology – habitat modelling and …

… MA McCarthy Program in Nutritional Metabolism and Neuroendocrine Unit,
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, … MA McCarthy …

1. Most ecological studies include prior information only implicitly, usually in their design or
the discussion of results. In this study, two examples demonstrate that using Bayesian …

With the majority of people now living in urban environments, urbanization is arguably the
most intensive and irreversible ecosystem change on the planet. 2 Urbanization transforms …