Search Results - "Erin Muths"

The role of monitoring and research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in framing our understanding of the effects of disease on amphibians by Muths, Erin, Hossack, Blake R.

“…•Emerging pathogens impact amphibians even in mostly intact & pristine ecosystems.•>20 yrs of disease data help frame understanding of amphibian response to…”
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Captivity, Reintroductions, and the Rewilding of Amphibian-associated Bacterial Communities by Korpita, Timothy M., Muths, Erin L., Watry, Mary Kay, McKenzie, Valerie J.

“…Many studies have noted differences in microbes associated with animals reared in captivity compared to their wild counterparts, but few studies have examined…”
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Mitigating amphibian chytridiomycoses in nature by Garner, Trenton W. J., Schmidt, Benedikt R., Martel, An, Pasmans, Frank, Muths, Erin, Cunningham, Andrew A., Weldon, Che, Fisher, Matthew C., Bosch, Jaime

“…Amphibians across the planet face the threat of population decline and extirpation caused by the disease chytridiomycosis. Despite consensus that the fungal…”
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Pesticide concentrations in frog tissue and wetland habitats in a landscape dominated by agriculture by Smalling, Kelly L., Reeves, Rebecca, Muths, Erin, Vandever, Mark, Battaglin, William A., Hladik, Michelle L., Pierce, Clay L.

“…Habitat loss and exposure to pesticides are likely primary factors contributing to amphibian decline in agricultural landscapes. Conservation efforts have…”
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Amphibian population responses to mitigation: Relative importance of wetland age and design by Oja, Emily B., Swartz, Leah K., Muths, Erin, Hossack, Blake R.

“…•Amphibians occupy created wetlands at lower rates than reference wetlands.•Amphibians occupy impacted and reference wetlands at similar rates.•Amphibian…”
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Trade-offs in initial and long-term handling efficiency of PIT-tag and photographic identification methods by Roberts, Lindsey S., Feuka, Abigail B., Muths, Erin, Hardy, Bennett M., Bailey, Larissa L.

“…[Display omitted] •Marking methods for identification differ in handling time (a proxy for stress).•Cumulative handling time depends on species and study…”
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Density Dependence and Adult Survival Drive Dynamics in Two High Elevation Amphibian Populations by Kissel, Amanda M., Tenan, Simone, Muths, Erin

“…Amphibian conservation has progressed from the identification of declines to mitigation, but efforts are hampered by the lack of nuanced information about the…”
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Spatial occupancy models for predicting metapopulation dynamics and viability following reintroduction by Chandler, Richard B, Muths, Erin, Sigafus, Brent H, Schwalbe, Cecil R, Jarchow, Christopher J, Hossack, Blake R, Müller, Jörg

“…The reintroduction of a species into its historic range is a critical component of conservation programmes designed to restore extirpated metapopulations…”
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Host–pathogen metapopulation dynamics suggest high elevation refugia for boreal toads by Mosher, Brittany A., Bailey, Larissa L., Muths, Erin, Huyvaert, Kathryn P.

“…Emerging infectious diseases are an increasingly common threat to wildlife. Chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis…”
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Species‐specific responses to wetland mitigation among amphibians in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem by Swartz, Leah K., Lowe, Winsor H., Muths, Erin L., Hossack, Blake R.

“…Habitat loss and degradation are leading causes of biodiversity declines, therefore assessing the capacity of created mitigation wetlands to replace habitat…”
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Trends in amphibian occupancy in the United States by Adams, Michael J, Miller, David A W, Muths, Erin, Corn, Paul Stephen, Grant, Evan H Campbell, Bailey, Larissa L, Fellers, Gary M, Fisher, Robert N, Sadinski, Walter J, Waddle, Hardin, Walls, Susan C

“…Though a third of amphibian species worldwide are thought to be imperiled, existing assessments simply categorize extinction risk, providing little information…”
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Looking ahead, guided by the past: The role of U.S. national parks in amphibian research and conservation by Halstead, Brian J., Ray, Andrew M., Muths, Erin, Grant, Evan H. Campbell, Grasso, Rob, Adams, Michael J., Delaney, Kathleen Semple, Carlson, Jane, Hossack, Blake R.

“…•Protected areas are essential for conservation because they limit human influence.•U.S. national parks contribute to amphibian conservation in many other…”
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Mitigating amphibian disease: strategies to maintain wild populations and control chytridiomycosis by Woodhams, Douglas C, Bosch, Jaime, Briggs, Cheryl J, Cashins, Scott, Davis, Leyla R, Lauer, Antje, Muths, Erin, Puschendorf, Robert, Schmidt, Benedikt R, Sheafor, Brandon, Voyles, Jamie

“…Rescuing amphibian diversity is an achievable conservation challenge. Disease mitigation is one essential component of population management. Here we assess…”
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Successful eradication of invasive American bullfrogs leads to coextirpation of emerging pathogens by Hossack, Blake R., Hall, David, Crawford, Catherine L., Goldberg, Caren S., Muths, Erin, Sigafus, Brent H., Chambert, Thierry

“…Interventions of the host–pathogen dynamics provide strong tests of relationships, yet they are still rarely applied across multiple populations. After…”
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How spatio-temporal habitat connectivity affects amphibian genetic structure by Watts, Alexander G, Schlichting, Peter E, Billerman, Shawn M, Jesmer, Brett R, Micheletti, Steven, Fortin, Marie-Josée, Funk, W Chris, Hapeman, Paul, Muths, Erin, Murphy, Melanie A

“…Heterogeneous landscapes and fluctuating environmental conditions can affect species dispersal, population genetics, and genetic structure, yet understanding…”
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Integrating biology, field logistics, and simulations to optimize parameter estimation for imperiled species by Lanier, Wendy E., Bailey, Larissa L., Muths, Erin

“…•Difficult access and insufficient knowledge of behavior result in sparse data.•Meager data can inhibit parameter estimation.•Specific mark-recapture models…”
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The importance of local and landscape-scale processes to the occupancy of wetlands by pond-breeding amphibians by Scherer, Rick D., Muths, Erin, Noon, Barry R.

“…Variation in the distribution and abundance of species across landscapes has traditionally been attributed to processes operating at fine spatial scales (i.e.,…”
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Restored Agricultural Wetlands in central Iowa: Habitat Quality and Amphibian Response by Reeves, Rebecca A., Pierce, Clay L., Smalling, Kelly L., Klaver, Robert W., Vandever, Mark W., Battaglin, William A., Muths, Erin

“…Amphibians are declining throughout the United States and worldwide due, partly, to habitat loss. Conservation practices on the landscape restore wetlands to…”
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Evidence for plasticity in the frequency of skipped breeding opportunities in common toads by Muths, Erin, Scherer, Rick D., Bosch, Jaime

“…Breeding is limited by energetic or environmental constraints and long-lived species sometimes skip breeding opportunities. Environmental conditions may vary…”
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Identifying management-relevant research priorities for responding to disease-associated amphibian declines by Campbell Grant, Evan H., Adams, Michael J., Fisher, Robert N., Grear, Daniel A., Halstead, Brian J., Hossack, Blake R., Muths, Erin, Richgels, Katherine L.D., Russell, Robin E., Smalling, Kelly L., Waddle, J. Hardin, Walls, Susan C., LeAnn White, C.

“…A research priority can be defined as a knowledge gap that, if resolved, identifies the optimal course of conservation action. We (a group of geographically…”
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