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Examining the potential impacts of a coastal renourishment project on the presence and abundance of Escherichia coli by Lewis, Jordan A, Frost, Victoria J, Heard, Matthew J

“…Erosion poses a significant threat to oceanic beaches worldwide. To combat this threat, management agencies often utilize renourishment, which supplements…”
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Examining How Tributaries Contribute to Anthropogenic Microfiber and Microplastic Pollution in an Urban Watershed in Nashville, TN, USA by Amundson, Asher, Swallows, Callie, Heard, Matthew J

“…Recent research has shown that urban rivers often have large amounts of anthropogenic microfiber pollution (i.e. small thread-like pieces of litter that are…”
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From Then to now: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Association of Southeastern Biologists by Hays, Kimberly A., Havran, J. Christopher, Heard, Matthew J., Morris, Ashley B., Ovueraye, Loretta

“…The Association of Southeastern Biologists was founded in 1937 with the goal of increasing the contact and collaboration between scientists in the southeastern…”
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Sourcing Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Combined Laboratory and Field Module by Heard, Matthew J, Barton, Christopher E, Frost, Victoria J, Hongo, Rachel

“…The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria represents a growing threat in aquatic ecosystems. In this combined field and laboratory activity, students will…”
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Variation in the presence and abundance of anthropogenic microfibers in the Cumberland River in Nashville, TN, USA by Said, Lina, Heard, Matthew J.

“…Anthropogenic microfibers (thread-like pieces of litter < 5 mm in size) including microplastic fibers have been suggested to pose a growing threat to urban…”
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Coexistence between native and exotic species is facilitated by asymmetries in competitive ability and susceptibility to herbivores by Heard, Matthew J., Sax, Dov F.

“…Differences between native and exotic species in competitive ability and susceptibility to herbivores are hypothesized to facilitate coexistence. However,…”
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Threat of Disease Increases as Species Move Toward Extinction by HEARD, MATTHEW J, SMITH, KATHERINE F, RIPP, KELSEY J, BERGER, MELANIE, CHEN, JANE, DITTMEIER, JUSTIN, GOTER, MAGGIE, MCGARVEY, STEPHEN T, RYAN, ELIZABETH

“…At local scales, infectious disease is a common driver of population declines, but globally it is an infrequent contributor to species extinction and…”
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Using Life History Data to Examine Trade-Offs in Body Size and Reproductive Ability by Heard, Matthew J.

“…Life history trade-offs provide an opportunity for students to learn about concepts in ecology, evolutionary biology, and natural history. Here I present a…”
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Using a Problem-Based Learning Approach to Teach Students About Biodiversity, Species Distributions & the Impact of Habitat Loss by Heard, Matthew J.

“…Undergraduates in ecology and conservation biology courses often lack a clear understanding of how to do fieldwork and utilize data analysis to answer complex…”
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Dominance of non-native species increases over time in a historically invaded strandline community by Heard, Matthew J., Sax, Dov F., Bruno, John F.

“…Aim: We lack a robust understanding of whether exotic species, in addition to causing changes immediately after establishing, might continue to increase in…”
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Identifying potential evolutionary consequences of climate-driven phenological shifts by Heard, Matthew J., Riskin, Shelby H., Flight, Patrick A.

“…Climate change is shifting the phenology of many species throughout the world. While the interspecific consequences of these phenological shifts have been well…”
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Fossil pollen records forecast response of forests to hemlock woolly adelgid invasion by Heard, Matthew J., Valente, Matthew J.

“…Forecasting the impact of invasive species can provide valuable insights to land managers and scientists. In this study we examined the threat posed to hemlock…”
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Assessing the relationship between urbanization and plastic litter on sandy beaches in California, USA by Heard, Matthew J.

“…Urbanization can increase the threat plastic litter poses to beaches around the world. However, many oceanic beaches lack baseline data on how urbanization may…”
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Disease biogeography: spatial and temporal analyses of infectious disease burden at the country-level scale provides new insights and challenges by Heard, Matthew J.

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Disease biogeography: spatial and temporal analyses of infectious disease burden at the country-level scale provides new insights and challenges by Matthew J. Heard

“…In a recent study, Wood et al. (2017 Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. B 372, 20160122) utilized a novel set of spatial and temporal analyses to identify which factors…”
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Increased threat of disease as species move towards extinction by Heard, Matthew J., Smith, Katherine F., Ripp, Kelsey, Berger, Melanie, Chen, Jane, Dittmeier, Justin, Goter, Maggie, McGarvey, Stephen T., Ryan, Elizabeth

“…In the midst of global biodiversity loss and rising disease incidence in wildlife, there has been growing interest in the role of infectious disease in species…”
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