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A meta-analysis of the effects of pesticides and fertilizers on survival and growth of amphibians by Baker, Nick J., Bancroft, Betsy A., Garcia, Tiffany S.

“…The input of agrochemicals has contributed to alteration of community composition in managed and associated natural systems, including amphibian biodiversity…”
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Effects of UVB radiation on marine and freshwater organisms: a synthesis through meta-analysis by Bancroft, Betsy A, Baker, Nick J, Blaustein, Andrew R

“…Ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation is a global stressor with potentially far-reaching ecological impacts. In the first quantitative analysis of the effects of UVB…”
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Effects of elevated temperature, reduced hydroperiod, and invasive bullfrog larvae on pacific chorus frog larvae by Tasker, Bailey R, Honebein, Karli N, Erickson, Allie M, Misslin, Julia E, Hurst, Paul, Cooney, Sarah, Riley, Skylar, Griffith, Scott A, Bancroft, Betsy A

“…Climate change and invasive species threaten many ecosystems, including surface freshwater systems. Increasing temperatures and reduced hydroperiod due to…”
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Linking Ecology and Epidemiology to Understand Predictors of Multi-Host Responses to an Emerging Pathogen, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus by Gervasi, Stephanie S, Stephens, Patrick R, Hua, Jessica, Searle, Catherine L, Xie, Gisselle Yang, Urbina, Jenny, Olson, Deanna H, Bancroft, Betsy A, Weis, Virginia, Hammond, John I, Relyea, Rick A, Blaustein, Andrew R

“…Variation in host responses to pathogens can have cascading effects on populations and communities when some individuals or groups of individuals display…”
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Direct and Indirect Effects of Climate Change on Amphibian Populations by Blaustein, Andrew R., Walls, Susan C., Bancroft, Betsy A., Lawler, Joshua J., Searle, Catherine L., Gervasi, Stephanie S.

“…As part of an overall decline in biodiversity, populations of many organisms are declining and species are being lost at unprecedented rates around the world…”
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Amphibian Population Declines: Evolutionary Considerations by BLAUSTEIN, ANDREW R, BANCROFT, BETSY A

“…Numerous factors, such as global environmental changes, habitat destruction, introduced species, diseases, and chemical pollution, appear to be contributing to…”
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Projected Climate Impacts for the Amphibians of the Western Hemisphere by LAWLER, JOSHUA J., SHAFER, SARAH L., BANCROFT, BETSY A., BLAUSTEIN, ANDREW R.

“…Given their physiological requirements, limited dispersal abilities, and hydrologically sensitive habitats, amphibians are likely to be highly sensitive to…”
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Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Ultraviolet B Radiation and Its Synergistic Interactions with pH, Contaminants, and Disease on Amphibian Survival by BANCROFT, BETSY A, BAKER, NICK J, BLAUSTEIN, ANDREW R

“…Human alterations to natural systems have resulted in a loss of biological diversity around the world. Amphibian population losses have been more severe than…”
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Weighing the relative potential impacts of climate change and land‐use change on an endangered bird by Bancroft, Betsy A., Lawler, Joshua J., Schumaker, Nathan H.

“…Climate change and land‐use change are projected to be the two greatest drivers of biodiversity loss over the coming century. Land‐use change has resulted in…”
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Species-level correlates of susceptibility to the pathogenic amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the United States by Bancroft, Betsy A., Han, Barbara A., Searle, Catherine L., Biga, Lindsay M., Olson, Deanna H., Kats, Lee B., Lawler, Joshua J., Blaustein, Andrew R.

“…Disease is often implicated as a factor in population declines of wildlife and plants. Understanding the characteristics that may predispose a species to…”
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Experimental examination of the effects of ultraviolet-B radiation in combination with other stressors on frog larvae by Searle, Catherine Laura, Belden, Lisa K, Bancroft, Betsy A, Han, Barbara A, Biga, Lindsay M, Blaustein, Andrew R

“…Ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) is a ubiquitous stressor with negative effects on many aquatic organisms. In amphibians, ambient levels of UVB can result in…”
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Larval amphibians seek warm temperatures and do not avoid harmful UVB radiation by Bancroft, Betsy A., Baker, Nick J., Searle, Catherine L., Garcia, Tiffany S., Blaustein, Andrew R.

“…Habitat use by animals often reflects the balance between conflicting demands such as foraging and avoiding predation. Environmental stressors such as…”
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Influence of ultraviolet-B radiation on growth, prevalence of deformities, and susceptibility to predation in Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) larvae by Romansic, John M, Waggener, Amy A, Bancroft, Betsy A, Blaustein, Andrew R

“…Ambient levels of ultraviolet-B radiation (UVB) have a variety of detrimental effects on aquatic organisms. These include death and effects on growth,…”
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Corrigendum to “A meta-analysis of the effects of pesticides and fertilizers on survival and growth of amphibians” [Sci Total Environ 449 (2013) 150–156] by Baker, Nick J., Bancroft, Betsy A., Garcia, Tiffany S.

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Effects of elevated temperature, reduced hydroperiod, and invasive bullfrog larvae on pacific chorus frog larvae by Bailey R. Tasker, Karli N. Honebein, Allie M. Erickson, Julia E. Misslin, Paul Hurst, Sarah Cooney, Skylar Riley, Scott A. Griffith, Betsy A. Bancroft

“…Climate change and invasive species threaten many ecosystems, including surface freshwater systems. Increasing temperatures and reduced hydroperiod due to…”
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REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS: Effects of UVB radiation on marine and freshwater organisms: a synthesis through meta-analysis by Bancroft, Betsy A, Baker, Nick J, Blaustein, Andrew R

“…Ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation is a global stressor with potentially far-reaching ecological impacts. In the first quantitative analysis of the effects of UVB…”
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Ultraviolet radiation as an environmental stressor of amphibians by Bancroft, Betsy A

“…My thesis explored the effects of and potential mediating mechanisms for an important environmental stressor, ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation. UVB radiation has…”
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Herpetological Conservation in Northwestern North America by Olson, Deanna H.

“…Conservation of the 105 species of amphibians, reptiles, and turtles in the northwestern United States and western Canada is represented by a diverse mix of…”
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