Addressing urgent conservation issues, such as the drastic declines of North American migratory birds, requires creative, evidence‐based, efficient, and collaborative approaches. The abundance of over 50% of monitored North American shorebird populations has declined by over 50% since 1980. To address these declines, we developed a partnership of scientists and practitioners called the Shorebird Science and Conservation Collec...

The taxonomic status of Dasyprocta ruatanica Thomas, 1901, described as an endemic species from Roatán Island, Honduras, has remained controversial. Its diagnosis relied primarily on smaller body size and darker pelage compared to D. punctata Gray, 1842; traits later accepted by several authors. However, these characters are known to vary in insular mammals, where dwarfism and darker colorations are common ecological responses...

Stabilized soil organic carbon (SOC) accrual plays a crucial role in long‐term atmospheric CO 2 sequestration. The organic carbon in the fine silt and clay size fraction (OC fine ) is typically mineral‐associated and thus relatively stable. However, the SOC saturation concept suggests that the OC fine has limited capacity for additional carbon (C) storage, thereby constraining further C sequestration. Low‐OC and fine‐textured...

Wildlife populations globally have experienced widespread historical declines due to anthropogenic and environmental impacts, yet for some species, contemporary management and conservation programmes have enabled recent recovery. The impacts of decline and recovery on genomic diversity and, vice versa, the genetic factors that contribute to conservation success or failure are rich areas for inquiry, with implications for shapi...

Ecological disturbances are discrete events that alter or transform the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of ecosystems. Disturbance can cause animal populations to decline and, according to the risk‐disturbance hypothesis and population collapse framework, these declines can be predicted by declines in animal body condition. However, no research has empirically examined the general relationship between body co...

Semi‐enclosed seas present complex and nonlinear challenges to understanding climate impacts on fisheries because continental margins restrict poleward movement by taxa seeking to maintain preferred temperatures. The Gulf of Mexico (GoM), a semi‐enclosed, marginal sea surrounded by the North American continent, supports many economically and ecologically important demersal species. A comprehensive assessment of GoM demersal en...

Aim To compare field‐based evidence of plant and animal responses to fire with remotely sensed signals of fire heterogeneity and post‐fire biomass recovery. Location South‐eastern Australia; New South Wales. Time Period 2019–2022. Major Taxa Studied A total of 982 species of plants and animals, in eight taxonomic groups: amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals, molluscs, plants and reptiles. Methods We collated 545,223 plant...