Whether inbreeding affects the demography and persistence of natural populations has
been questioned. However, new pedigree data from field populations and molecular and …

▪ Abstract Deer have expanded their range and increased dramatically in abundance
worldwide in recent decades. They inflict major economic losses in forestry, agriculture, and …

… Alverson and Waller, 1997 Alverson, WS, Waller, DM, 1997. Deer populations and the
widespread failure of hemlock regeneration in northern forests. In: McShea W., Rappole, J. …

Browsing by white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) can profoundly affect the abundance
and population structure of several woody and herbaceous plant species. Enclosure …

… ), yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), and mountain ash (Sorbus spp.) all decreased in
apparent response to increasing deer densities in northern Wisconsin (Balgooyen and Waller …

▪ Abstract Inbreeding depression critically influences both mating system evolution and the
persistence of small populations prone to accumulate mutations. Under some circumstances, …

Recent global warming is acting across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems to
favor species adapted to warmer conditions and/or reduce the abundance of cold-adapted …

Ecological change is often hard to document because of a lack of reliable baseline data.
Several recent then‐versus‐now surveys of temperate forest and grassland communities …

An increase in the number of citizen science programs has prompted an examination of
their ability to provide data of sufficient quality. We tested the ability of volunteers relative to …

Citizen science can make major contributions to informal science education by targeting
participants’ attitudes and knowledge about science while changing human behavior towards …