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Planar and spherical hierarchical, multi-resolution cellular automata by Kiester, A. Ross, Sahr, Kevin

“…We present a new generalized definition of spatial hierarchy and use it to create a data structure for spatial hierarchies on the plane and the sphere. The…”
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Topology matters: Network topology affects outcomes from community ecology neutral models by White, Denis, Kiester, A. Ross

“…Topology affects outcomes of processes in planar networks. Hexagon tessellations have different performance than, and are often superior to, square…”
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Assessing risks to biodiversity from future landscape change by White, Denis, Minotti, Priscilla G., Barczak, Mary J., Sifneos, Jean C., Freemark, Kathryn E., Santelmann, Mary V., Steinitz, Carl F., Kiester, A. Ross, Preston, Eric M.

“…We examined the impacts of possible future land development patterns on the biodiversity of a landscape. Our landscape data included a remote sensing derived…”
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Options forestry: acting on uncertainty by Bormann, B.T, Kiester, A.R

“…An increased appreciation of how scientific and societal uncertainty enters management decisions suggests a new approach to forest management–options forestry…”
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Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble by Stanford, Craig B., Iverson, John B., Rhodin, Anders G.J., Paul van Dijk, Peter, Mittermeier, Russell A., Kuchling, Gerald, Berry, Kristin H., Bertolero, Alberto, Bjorndal, Karen A., Blanck, Torsten E.G., Buhlmann, Kurt A., Burke, Russell L., Congdon, Justin D., Diagne, Tomas, Edwards, Taylor, Eisemberg, Carla C., Ennen, Josh R., Forero-Medina, Germán, Frankel, Matt, Fritz, Uwe, Gallego-García, Natalia, Georges, Arthur, Gibbons, J. Whitfield, Gong, Shiping, Goode, Eric V., Shi, Haitao T., Hoang, Ha, Hofmeyr, Margaretha D., Horne, Brian D., Hudson, Rick, Juvik, James O., Kiester, Ross A., Koval, Patricia, Le, Minh, Lindeman, Peter V., Lovich, Jeffrey E., Luiselli, Luca, McCormack, Timothy E.M., Meyer, George A., Páez, Vivian P., Platt, Kalyar, Platt, Steven G., Pritchard, Peter C.H., Quinn, Hugh R., Roosenburg, Willem M., Seminoff, Jeffrey A., Shaffer, H. Bradley, Spencer, Ricky, Van Dyke, James U., Vogt, Richard C., Walde, Andrew D.

“…Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been integral components of global ecosystems for about 220 million years and have played important roles in human…”
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Analysis of lion-tailed macaque habitat fragmentation using satellite imagery by Krishnamurthy, Ramesh S., Kiester, A. Ross

“…Deforestation and forest fragmentation are the primary threats to the habitat of endangered lion-tailed macaques, Macaca silenus, in Karnataka, India. Landsat…”
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Models of Coevolution and Speciation in Plants and Their Pollinators by Kiester, A. Ross, Lande, Russell, Schemske, Douglas W.

“…Coevolution of quantitative characters is modeled for populations of plants and specialized pollinators. Reciprocal selective forces on characters in…”
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Habitat Selection Behavior of Three Species of Anolis Lizards by Kiester, A. Ross, Gorman, George C., Arroyo, David Colon

“…Three species of Anolis lizards utilize objects projecting out of the dense vegetation in which they live to survey surrounding areas. This @`post-vantage…”
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Species Density of North American Amphibians and Reptiles by Kiester, A. Ross

“…Kiester, A. R. (Dept. Zoology, Univ. Calif., Berkeley, Calif. 94720),1 1971. Species density of North American amphibians and reptiles. Syst. Zool.,…”
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Introduction to discrete global grids by Kiester, A. Ross, Sahr, Kevin

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A comparison of reserve selection algorithms using data on terrestrial vertebrates in Oregon by Csuti, Blair, Polasky, Stephen, Williams, Paul H., Pressey, Robert L., Camm, Jeffrey D., Kershaw, Melanie, Kiester, A.Ross, Downs, Brian, Hamilton, Richard, Huso, Manuela, Sahr, Kevin

“…We compare the number of species represented and the spatial pattern of reserve networks derived using five types of reserve selection algorithms on a set of…”
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International Conference on Discrete Global Grids by KIESTER, A. Ross, SAHR, Kevin

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Topology matters: Network topology affects outcomes from community ecology neutral models by White, Denis, Kiester, A. Ross

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Natural Kinds, Natural History and Ecology by Kiester, A. Ross

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Conspecifics as cues: A mechanism for habitat selection in the Panamanian grass anole (Anolis auratus) by Kiester, A. Ross

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Social behaviour in a thrips from Panama by Kiester, A.R, Strates, E

“…Anactinothrips gustaviae is an advanced parasocial thrips (Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae: Idolothripinae) from Panama which lives in colonies on smooth-barked…”
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Conservation prioritization using GAP data by Kiester, A. Ross, Scott, J. Michael, Csuti, Blair, Noss, Reed F., Butterfield, Bart, Sahr, Kevin, White, Denis

“…Data collected by the Gap Analysis Program in the state of Idaho (U.S.A.) are used to prioritize the selection of locations for conservation action and…”
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Ecology through Time by Kiester, A. Ross

“…"Biodiversity dynamics: turnover of populations, taxa, and communities" edited by Michael L. McKinney and James A. Drake is reviewed…”
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Aesthetics of Biological Diversity by Kiester, A. Ross

“…Aesthetic value is included in virtually all accounts of the values of biodiversity, but this value is still incompletely understood. Here I offer an account…”
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Response to Ribe and Levine by Kiester, A. Ross

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