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Reanalysis of the anthrax epidemic in Rhodesia, 1978-1984 by Wilson, James M, Brediger, Walter, Albright, Thomas P, Smith-Gagen, Julie

“…In the mid-1980s, the largest epidemic of anthrax of the last 200 years was documented in a little known series of studies by Davies in . This epidemic…”
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Mapping evaporative water loss in desert passerines reveals an expanding threat of lethal dehydration by Albright, Thomas P., Mutiibwa, Denis, Gerson, Alexander. R., Smith, Eric Krabbe, Talbot, William A., O’Neill, Jacqueline J., McKechnie, Andrew E., Wolf, Blair O.

“…Extreme high environmental temperatures produce a variety of consequences for wildlife, including mass die-offs. Heat waves are increasing in frequency,…”
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Conservation of Forest Birds: Evidence of a Shifting Baseline in Community Structure by Rittenhouse, Chadwick D, Pidgeon, Anna M, Albright, Thomas P, Culbert, Patrick D, Clayton, Murray K, Flather, Curtis H, Huang, Chengquan, Masek, Jeffrey G, Stewart, Susan I, Radeloff, Volker C, Hector, Andy

“…Quantifying changes in forest bird diversity is an essential task for developing effective conservation actions. When subtle changes in diversity accumulate…”
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Recent spatiotemporal patterns in temperature extremes across conterminous United States by Mutiibwa, Denis, Vavrus, Steven J., McAfee, Stephanie A., Albright, Thomas P.

“…With a warming climate, understanding the physical dynamics of hot and cold extreme events has taken on increased importance for public health, infrastructure,…”
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Predicting the potential distribution of invasive exotic species using GIS and information-theoretic approaches: A case of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) distribution in China by Chen, Hao, Chen, LiJun, Albright, Thomas P

“…Invasive exotic species pose a growing threat to the economy, public health, and ecological integrity of nations worldwide. Explaining and predicting the…”
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Applying dynamic species distribution modelling to lek-mating species by Sadoti, Giancarlo, Albright, Thomas P., Johnson, Kristine

“…Aim: Lek-mating species, in which males congregate to display and copulate with females, are of long-standing behavioural, economic and conservation interest…”
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Potential breeding distributions of U.S. birds predicted with both short-term variability and long-term average climate data by Bateman, Brooke L., Pidgeon, Anna M., Radeloff, Volker C., Flather, Curtis H., VanDerWal, Jeremy, Akçakaya, H. Resit, Thogmartin, Wayne E., Albright, Thomas P., Vavrus, Stephen J., Heglund, Patricia J.

“…Climate conditions, such as temperature or precipitation, averaged over several decades strongly affect species distributions, as evidenced by experimental…”
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Global ore trade is an important gateway for non-native species: A case study of alien plants in Chinese ports by Yu, Shengxiang, Fan, Xiaohong, Gadagkar, Sudhindra R., Albright, Thomas P., Li, Jin, Xue, Tiantian, Xu, Han, Huang, Ying, Shao, Xiuling, Ding, Wei, Zhou, Minghua, Hu, Changsong, Li, Zhenyu

“…Aim Biological invasion has become one of the most important environmental concerns in many countries, with considerable time, money and effort being spent in…”
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Prioritizing conservation of biodiversity in an alpine region: Distribution pattern and conservation status of seed plants in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Xue, Tiantian, Gadagkar, Sudhindra R., Albright, Thomas P., Yang, Xudong, Li, Jin, Xia, Changying, Wu, Jianyong, Yu, Shengxiang

“…The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) harbors abundant and diverse plant life owing to its high habitat heterogeneity. However, the distribution pattern of…”
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Modelling environmental and survey influences on lek attendance using long-term lek survey data by Sadoti, Giancarlo, Johnson, Kristine, Albright, Thomas P.

“…Targeted lek surveys, in which historically active lekking areas are surveyed over multiple years, are commonly used to monitor lek‐mating birds. Lek surveys…”
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Modeling broad-scale patterns of avian species richness across the Midwestern United States with measures of satellite image texture by Culbert, Patrick D., Radeloff, Volker C., St-Louis, Véronique, Flather, Curtis H., Rittenhouse, Chadwick D., Albright, Thomas P., Pidgeon, Anna M.

“…Avian biodiversity is threatened, and in order to prioritize limited conservation resources and conduct effective conservation planning a better understanding…”
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Effects of drought on avian community structure by ALBRIGHT, THOMAS P, PIDGEON, ANNA M, RITTENHOUSE, CHADWICK D, CLAYTON, MURRAY K, FLATHER, CURTIS H, CULBERT, PATRICK D, WARDLOW, BRIAN D, RADELOFF, VOLKER C

“…Droughts are expected to become more frequent under global climate change. Avifauna depend on precipitation for hydration, cover, and food. While there are…”
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Land-Cover Change and Avian Diversity in the Conterminous United States by RITTENHOUSE, CHADWICK D., PIDGEON, ANNA M., ALBRIGHT, THOMAS P., CULBERT, PATRICK D., CLAYTON, MURRAY K., FLATHER, CURTIS H., MASEK, JEFFREY G., RADELOFF, VOLKER C.

“…Changes in land use and land cover have affected and will continue to affect biological diversity worldwide. Yet, understanding the spatially extensive effects…”
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ecological niche and reciprocal prediction of the disjunct distribution of an invasive species: the example of Ailanthus altissima by Albright, Thomas P, Chen, Hao, Chen, Lijun, Guo, Qinfeng

“…Knowledge of the ecological niches of invasive species in native and introduced ranges can inform management as well as ecological and evolutionary theory…”
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Heat waves measured with MODIS land surface temperature data predict changes in avian community structure by Albright, Thomas P., Pidgeon, Anna M., Rittenhouse, Chadwick D., Clayton, Murray K., Flather, Curtis H., Culbert, Patrick D., Radeloff, Volker C.

“…Heat waves are expected to become more frequent and severe as climate changes, with unknown consequences for biodiversity. We sought to identify…”
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Monitoring the dynamics of an invasive emergent macrophyte community using operational remote sensing data by Albright, Thomas P, Ode, David J

“…Potamogeton crispus L. (curly pondweed) is a cosmopolitan aquatic macrophyte considered invasive in North America and elsewhere. Its range is expanding and, on…”
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Natural and human dimensions of a quasi-wild species: the case of kudzu by Li, Zhenyu, Dong, Quan, Albright, Thomas P, Guo, Qinfeng

“…The human dimensions of biotic invasion are generally poorly understood, even among the most familiar invasive species. Kudzu (Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.)…”
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Predicting Microstegium vimineum invasion in natural plant communities of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA by Anderson, Dean P., Turner, Monica G., Pearson, Scott M., Albright, Thomas P., Peet, Robert K., Wieben, Ann

“…Shade-tolerant non-native invasive plant species may make deep incursions into natural plant communities, but detecting such species is challenging because…”
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Avifauna response to hurricanes: regional changes in community similarity by Rittenhouse, Chadwick D, Pidgeon, Anna M, Albright, Thomas P, Culbert, Patrick D, Clayton, Murray K, Flather, Curtis H, Huang, Chengquan, Masek, Jeffrey G, Radeloff, Volker C

“…Global climate models predict increases in the frequency and intensity of extreme climatic events such as hurricanes, which may abruptly alter ecological…”
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Combined effects of heat waves and droughts on avian communities across the conterminous United States by Albright, Thomas P, Pidgeon, Anna M, Rittenhouse, Chadwick D, Clayton, Murray K, Wardlow, Brian D, Flather, Curtis H, Culbert, Patrick D, Radeloff, Volker C

“…Increasing surface temperatures and climatic variability associated with global climate change are expected to produce more frequent and intense heat waves and…”
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