Search Results - "Schlesinger, Matthew D."

Cryptic diversity in metropolis: confirmation of a new leopard frog species (Anura: Ranidae) from New York City and surrounding Atlantic coast regions by Feinberg, Jeremy A, Newman, Catherine E, Watkins-Colwell, Gregory J, Schlesinger, Matthew D, Zarate, Brian, Curry, Brian R, Shaffer, H Bradley, Burger, Joanna

“…We describe a new cryptic species of leopard frog from the New York City metropolitan area and surrounding coastal regions. This species is morphologically…”
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Conservation of Avian Diversity in the Sierra Nevada: Moving beyond a Single-Species Management Focus by White, Angela M, Zipkin, Elise F, Manley, Patricia N, Schlesinger, Matthew D, Fenton, Brock

“…As a result of past practices, many of the dry coniferous forests of the western United States contain dense, even-aged stands with uncharacteristically high…”
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Follow-up ecological studies for cryptic species discoveries: Decrypting the leopard frogs of the eastern U.S by Schlesinger, Matthew D, Feinberg, Jeremy A, Nazdrowicz, Nathan H, Kleopfer, J D, Beane, Jeffrey C, Bunnell, John F, Burger, Joanna, Corey, Edward, Gipe, Kathy, Jaycox, Jesse W, Kiviat, Erik, Kubel, Jacob, Quinn, Dennis P, Raithel, Christopher, Scott, Peter A, Wenner, Sarah M, White, Erin L, Zarate, Brian, Shaffer, H Bradley

“…Cryptic species are a challenge for systematics, but their elucidation also may leave critical information gaps about the distribution, conservation status,…”
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Low extinction risk in the flower fly fauna of northeastern North America by Klymko, John, Schlesinger, Matthew D., Skevington, Jeffrey H., Young, Bruce E.

“…Introduction Flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae; also known as hoverflies) are important pollinators of wild and cultivated plants. Other pollinators such as…”
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Determining Thresholds for Conservation of Vernal Pools by Schlesinger, Matthew D., Shappell, Laura J., Nagel, Leah D., McNulty, Stacy A., Gibbs, James P.

“…Vernal pools—small seasonal wetlands—provide critical breeding habitat for many species but are under-protected in environmental regulation. Because vernal…”
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Breeding Effort and Hydroperiod Indicate Habitat Quality of Small, Isolated Wetlands for Amphibians Under Climate Extremes by Nagel, Leah D., McNulty, Stacy A., Schlesinger, Matthew D., Gibbs, James P.

“…The distribution and function of small, temporarily ponded wetlands such as vernal pools are driven by climate variation, especially precipitation. These…”
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Integrating presence‐only and detection/non‐detection data to estimate distributions and expected abundance of difficult‐to‐monitor species on a landscape‐scale by Twining, Joshua P., Fuller, Angela K., Sun, Catherine C., Calderón‐Acevedo, Camilo A., Schlesinger, Matthew D., Berger, Melanie, Kramer, David, Frair, Jacqueline L.

“…Estimating species distribution and abundance is foundational to effective management and conservation. Using an integrated species distribution model that…”
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Wildlife habitat connectivity in the changing climate of New York's Hudson Valley by Howard, Timothy G., Schlesinger, Matthew D.

“…Maintaining and restoring connectivity are key adaptation strategies for biodiversity conservation under climate change. We present a novel combination of…”
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Guiding conservation and renewable energy development using a paired return-on-investment approach by Howard, Timothy G., Schlesinger, Matthew D., Lee, Cara, Lampman, Gregory, Tear, Timothy H.

“…Return-on-investment (ROI) can help integrate prioritization efforts for developers and conservation organizations alike. To examine this complementarity and…”
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Distinguishing Stressors Acting on Land Bird Communities in an Urbanizing Environment by Schlesinger, Matthew D., Manley, Patricia N., Holyoak, Marcel

“…Urbanization has profound influences on ecological communities, but our understanding of causal mechanisms is limited by a lack of attention to its component…”
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Insect pollinators: The time is now for identifying species of greatest conservation need by deMaynadier, Phillip, Schlesinger, Matthew D., Hardy, Spencer P., McFarland, Kent P., Saucier, Laura, White, Erin L., Zarrillo, Tracy A., Young, Bruce E.

“…Severe declines in the abundance of insects, including economically and ecologically important pollinators, are alarming conservationists and the public. Yet…”
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Adult activity and temperature preference drives region-wide damselfly (Zygoptera) distributions under a warming climate by Corser, Jeffrey D., White, Erin L., Schlesinger, Matthew D.

“…We analysed a recently completed statewide odonate Atlas using multivariate linear models. Within a phylogenetically explicit framework, we developed a suite…”
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Simulating avian species and foraging group responses to fuel reduction treatments in coniferous forests by White, Angela M., Zipkin, Elise F., Manley, Patricia N., Schlesinger, Matthew D.

“…•We use an innovative analysis to simulate avian community response to fuel reduction treatments.•We account for species-level effects and aggregated effects…”
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A multi-taxonomic survey to determine the conservation status of native pollinators by Schlesinger, Matthew D., White, Erin L., Corser, Jeffrey D., Danforth, Bryan N., Fierke, Melissa K., Greenwood, Carmen M., Hatfield, Richard G., Hietala-Henschell, Katie G., Mawdsley, Jonathan R., McFarland, Kent P., Niver, Robyn, Rozen, Jerome G., Van Dyke, Maria, Howard, Timothy G.

“…The worldwide decline of insects calls for understanding the conservation status of key insect groups at local and regional scales. Pollinators are widely…”
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Assessing detectability for monitoring of rare species: a case study of the cobblestone tiger beetle (Cicindela marginipennis Dejean) by Hudgins, Rhonda M., Norment, Christopher, Schlesinger, Matthew D.

“…Interpreting data on distribution or population trends may be difficult unless detection probability is accounted for. We wished to determine the detectability…”
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Status and conservation of an imperiled tiger beetle fauna in New York State, USA by Schlesinger, Matthew D., Novak, Paul G.

“…New York has 22 documented species of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae). Over half of these species are considered rare, at risk, or potentially…”
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Odonata origins, biogeography, and diversification in an Eastern North American hotspot: multiple pathways to high temperate forest insect diversity by Corser, Jeffrey D, White, Erin L, Schlesinger, Matthew D, Simon, Leather, Yoshitaka, Tsubaki

“…We assessed the origins and historical biogeography of a rich regional odonate fauna in New York State (NYS), Northeastern United States. We computed North…”
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Habitat Selection and Dispersal of the Cobblestone Tiger Beetle (Cicindela marginipennis Dejean) along the Genesee River, New York by Hudgins, Rhonda, Norment, Christopher, Schlesinger, Matthew D, Novak, Paul G

“…The goal of this study was to determine ecological, behavioral and environmental factors that would facilitate a management plan for the rare cobblestone tiger…”
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Erratum to: Status and conservation of an imperiled tiger beetle fauna in New York State, USA by Schlesinger, Matthew D., Novak, Paul G.

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Modeling urban land development as a continuum to address fine-grained habitat heterogeneity by Manley, Patricia N., Parks, Sean A., Campbell, Lori A., Schlesinger, Matthew D.

“…Natural landscapes are increasingly subjected to impacts associated with urbanization, resulting in loss and degradation of native ecosystems and biodiversity…”
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