Reliable classification of volcano-seismic signals underpins monitoring and eruption forecasting and is an essential tool for advancing understanding of subsurface processes. However, traditional approaches may overlook the inherent uncertainty and variability between expert judgments. We introduce an innovative method that explicitly quantifies inter-expert agreement using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and inco...

The 2010 biodiversity target agreed by signatories to the Convention on Biological Diversity directed the attention of conservation professionals toward the development of indicators with which to measure changes in biological diversity at the global scale. We considered why global biodiversity indicators are needed, what characteristics successful global indicators have, and how existing indicators perform. Because monitoring...