Search Results - "Liba Pejchar"

Comparing the ecological impacts of wind and oil & gas development: a landscape scale assessment by Jones, Nathan F, Pejchar, Liba

“…Energy production in the United States is in transition as the demand for clean and domestic power increases. Wind energy offers the benefit of reduced…”
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Underrepresented faculty play a disproportionate role in advancing diversity and inclusion by Jimenez, Miguel F., Laverty, Theresa M., Bombaci, Sara P., Wilkins, Kate, Bennett, Drew E., Pejchar, Liba

“…A diverse and inclusive scientific community is more productive, innovative and impactful, yet ecology and evolutionary biology continues to be dominated by…”
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Ecosystem services in decision making: time to deliver by Daily, Gretchen C, Stephen Polasky, Joshua Goldstein, Peter M Kareiva, Harold A Mooney, Liba Pejchar, Taylor H Ricketts, James Salzman, Robert Shallenberger

“…Over the past decade, efforts to value and protect ecosystem services have been promoted by many as the last, best hope for making conservation mainstream –…”
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Potential disruption of seed dispersal in the absence of a native Kauai thrush by Kaushik, Monica, Pejchar, Liba, Crampton, Lisa H

“…Hawaii has experienced a catastrophic decline in frugivorous native birds coupled with the introduction of non-native species. Puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri), a…”
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An introduced plant affects aquatic-derived carbon in the diets of riparian birds by Riedl, Hannah L, Stinson, Lani, Pejchar, Liba, Clements, William H

“…Non-native plants can impact riparian ecosystem function through diverse terrestrial and aquatic pathways, with cascading effects on food webs…”
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Bird use of organic apple orchards: Frugivory, pest control and implications for production by Mangan, Anna M, Pejchar, Liba, Werner, Scott J

“…As the largest terrestrial biomes, crop and pasturelands can have very large positive or negative impacts on biodiversity and human well-being. Understanding…”
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Strengths and shortcomings of habitat exchange programs for species conservation by Davis, Kristin P., Heinrichs, Julie, Fleishman, Erica, Iranah, Pricila, Bennett, Drew E., Berger, Joel, Pejchar, Liba

“…Habitat exchange programs, a form of biodiversity offsetting, aim to compensate for negative impacts in one area by conservation in another. A newer subset of…”
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A Mechanistic Framework for Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on the Link Between Flowering and Fruiting Phenology by Sandor, Manette E., Aslan, Clare E., Pejchar, Liba, Bronstein, Judith L.

“…Phenological shifts are a widely studied consequence of climate change. Little is known, however, about certain critical phenological events, nor about…”
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Ecological and social consequences of bison reintroduction in Colorado by Wilkins, Kate, Pejchar, Liba, Garvoille, Rebecca

“…Bison were instrumental in shaping North America's Great Plains. Interest in restoring this iconic species and their ecological role in grassland ecosystems is…”
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Tradeoffs of using place‐based community science for urban biodiversity monitoring by Jimenez, Miguel F., Pejchar, Liba, Reed, Sarah E.

“…Community science, the enlisting of volunteers to collect biodiversity data, is now common and widespread. In theory, the benefits of this model are…”
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Should agricultural policies encourage land sparing or wildlife-friendly farming? by Fischer, Joern, Brosi, Berry, Daily, Gretchen C, Ehrlich, Paul R, Goldman, Rebecca, Goldstein, Joshua, Lindenmayer, David B, Manning, Adrian D, Mooney, Harold A, Pejchar, Liba, Ranganathan, Jai, Tallis, Heather

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Evaluating the Potential for Conservation Development: Biophysical, Economic, and Institutional Perspectives by PEJCHAR, LIBA, MORGAN, PETER M, CALDWELL, MARGARET R, PALMER, CARL, DAILY, GRETCHEN C

“…The widespread conversion of rural land to low-density residential development poses an immediate threat to biodiversity and to the provision of ecosystem…”
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Forest restoration and parasitoid wasp communities in montane Hawai'i by Gould, Rachelle K, Pejchar, Liba, Bothwell, Sara G, Brosi, Berry, Wolny, Stacie, Mendenhall, Chase D, Daily, Gretchen

“…Globally, most restoration efforts focus on re-creating the physical structure (flora or physical features) of a target ecosystem with the assumption that…”
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Birds as agents of seed dispersal in a human-dominated landscape in southern Costa Rica by Pejchar, Liba, Pringle, Robert M., Ranganathan, Jai, Zook, James R., Duran, Guillermo, Oviedo, Federico, Daily, Gretchen C.

“…Birds play vital roles as seed dispersers helping to maintain and restore plant communities. With restoration increasingly key to global conservation, it is…”
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Consequences of pinyon and juniper woodland reduction for wildlife in North America by Bombaci, Sara, Pejchar, Liba

“…•We reviewed evidence on wildlife responses to pinyon and juniper woodland reduction.•Animal responses to woodland reduction treatments were largely…”
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Hawaiian honeycreeper home range size varies with habitat: implications for native Acacia koa forestry by Pejchar, L, Holl, K.D, Lockwood, J.L

“…Reforesting degraded landscapes with native, high-value timber trees may contribute to biodiversity protection while also increasing the economic value of the…”
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Improving habitat for game animals has mixed consequences for biodiversity conservation by Gallo, Travis, Pejchar, Liba

“…Habitat alteration to benefit hunted species has been implemented for centuries. These practices are most prevalent on public and private lands where…”
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Introduced birds incompletely replace seed dispersal by a native frugivore by Pejchar, Liba

“…In an era of widespread extinction and invasion, understanding the functional role of native and introduced birds in ecological processes is increasingly…”
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Underrepresented faculty play a disproportionate role in advancing diversity and inclusion by Jimenez, Miguel F., Laverty, Theresa M., Bombaci, Sara P., Wilkins, Kate, Bennett, Drew E., Pejchar, Liba

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Invasive species, ecosystem services and human well-being by Pejchar, Liba, Mooney, Harold A.

“…Although the effects of invasive alien species (IAS) on native species are well documented, the many ways in which such species impact ecosystem services are…”
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