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Biodiversity decreases disease through predictable changes in host community competence by Johnson, Pieter T. J., Preston, Daniel L., Hoverman, Jason T., Richgels, Katherine L. D.

“…A combination of extensive field surveys and realistic experiments involving an amphibian disease system reveals that biodiversity reduces pathogen…”
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A Framework for Modeling Emerging Diseases to Inform Management by Russell, Robin E, Katz, Rachel A, Richgels, Katherine L D, Walsh, Daniel P, Grant, Evan H C

“…The rapid emergence and reemergence of zoonotic diseases requires the ability to rapidly evaluate and implement optimal management decisions. Actions to…”
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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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Evaluation of regulatory action and surveillance as preventive risk-mitigation to an emerging global amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) by Grear, Daniel A., Mosher, Brittany A., Richgels, Katherine L.D., Grant, Evan H.C.

“…The emerging amphibian pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is a severe threat to global urodelan (salamanders, newts, and related taxa)…”
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An invasive disease, sylvatic plague, increases fragmentation of black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) colonies by Keuler, Krystal M, Bron, Gebbiena M, Griebel, Randall, Richgels, Katherine L D

“…A disease can be a source of disturbance, causing population declines or extirpations, altering species interactions, and affecting habitat structure. This is…”
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Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) not detected in an intensive survey of wild North American amphibians by Waddle, J. Hardin, Grear, Daniel A., Mosher, Brittany A., Grant, Evan H. Campbell, Adams, Michael J., Backlin, Adam R., Barichivich, William J., Brand, Adrianne B., Bucciarelli, Gary M., Calhoun, Daniel L., Chestnut, Tara, Davenport, Jon M., Dietrich, Andrew E., Fisher, Robert N., Glorioso, Brad M., Halstead, Brian J., Hayes, Marc P., Honeycutt, R. Ken, Hossack, Blake R., Kleeman, Patrick M., Lemos-Espinal, Julio A., Lorch, Jeffrey M., McCreary, Brome, Muths, Erin, Pearl, Christopher A., Richgels, Katherine L. D., Robinson, Charles W., Roth, Mark F., Rowe, Jennifer C., Sadinski, Walt, Sigafus, Brent H., Stasiak, Iga, Sweet, Samuel, Walls, Susan C., Watkins-Colwell, Gregory J., White, C. LeAnn, Williams, Lori A., Winzeler, Megan E.

“…The salamander chytrid fungus ( Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans [Bsal]) is causing massive mortality of salamanders in Europe. The potential for spread via…”
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Using decision analysis to support proactive management of emerging infectious wildlife diseases by Grant, Evan H Campbell, Muths, Erin, Katz, Rachel A, Canessa, Stefano, Adams, Michael J, Ballard, Jennifer R, Berger, Lee, Briggs, Cheryl J, Coleman, Jeremy TH, Gray, Matthew J, Harris, M Camille, Harris, Reid N, Hossack, Blake, Huyvaert, Kathryn P, Kolby, Jonathan, Lips, Karen R, Lovich, Robert E, McCallum, Hamish I, Mendelson, Joseph R, Nanjappa, Priya, Olson, Deanna H, Powers, Jenny G, Richgels, Katherine LD, Russell, Robin E, Schmidt, Benedikt R, Spitzen-van der Sluijs, Annemarieke, Watry, Mary Kay, Woodhams, Douglas C, White, C LeAnn

“…Despite calls for improved responses to emerging infectious diseases in wildlife, management is seldom considered until a disease has been detected in affected…”
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Determinants of Pseudogymnoascus destructans within bat hibernacula: Implications for surveillance and management of white-nose syndrome by Verant, Michelle L., Bohuski, Elizabeth A., Richgels, Katherine L. D., Olival, Kevin J., Epstein, Jonathan H., Blehert, David S.

“…1. Fungal diseases are an emerging global problem affecting human health, food security and biodiversity. Ability of many fungal pathogens to persist within…”
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Successful molecular detection studies require clear communication among diverse research partners by Mosher, Brittany A, Bernard, Riley F, Lorch, Jeffrey M, Miller, David AW, Richgels, Katherine LD, White, C LeAnn, Grant, Evan H Campbell

“…Molecular detection techniques are powerful tools used in ecological applications ranging from diet analyses to pathogen surveillance. Research partnerships…”
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Sylvatic Plague Vaccine Partially Protects Prairie Dogs (Cynomys spp.) in Field Trials by Rocke, Tonie E., Tripp, Daniel W., Russell, Robin E., Abbott, Rachel C., Richgels, Katherine L.D., Matchett, Marc R., Biggins, Dean E., Griebel, Randall, Schroeder, Greg, Grassel, Shaun M., Pipkin, David R., Cordova, Jennifer, Kavalunas, Adam, Maxfield, Brian, Boulerice, Jesse, Miller, Michael W.

“…Sylvatic plague, caused by Yersinia pestis , frequently afflicts prairie dogs ( Cynomys spp.), causing population declines and local extirpations. We tested…”
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Urbanization and wetland communities: applying metacommunity theory to understand the local and landscape effects by Johnson, Pieter T. J., Hoverman, Jason T., McKenzie, Valerie J., Blaustein, Andrew R., Richgels, Katherine L. D.

“…1. Urbanization is a growing threat to ecological communities and has become a leading cause of population extirpations in a wide range of taxa. Because the…”
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Spatial variation in risk and consequence of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans introduction in the USA by Richgels, Katherine L. D., Russell, Robin E., Adams, Michael J., White, C. LeAnn, Grant, Evan H. Campbell

“…A newly identified fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans(Bsal), is responsible for mass mortality events and severe population declines in…”
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Evaluation of Yersinia pestis Transmission Pathways for Sylvatic Plague in Prairie Dog Populations in the Western U.S by Richgels, Katherine L. D., Russell, Robin E., Bron, Gebbiena M., Rocke, Tonie E.

“…Sylvatic plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis , is periodically responsible for large die-offs in rodent populations that can spillover and cause…”
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Evaluating the role of regional and local processes in structuring a larval trematode metacommunity of Helisoma trivolvis by Richgels, Katherine L. D., Hoverman, Jason T., Johnson, Pieter T. J.

“…Metacommunity theory has advanced our understanding of how local and regional processes affect the structure of ecological communities. While parasites have…”
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Response to “Prepublication Communication of Research Results”: The Need for a Coordinated Wildlife Disease Surveillance Laboratory Network by Sleeman, Jonathan M., Blehert, David S., Richgels, Katherine L. D., White, C. LeAnn

“…Marine birds are useful as bioindicators of environmental pollution in estuarine and marine environments because they are often at the top of the food chain,…”
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Impact of Sylvatic Plague Vaccine on Non-target Small Rodents in Grassland Ecosystems by Bron, Gebbiena M., Richgels, Katherine L. D., Samuel, Michael D., Poje, Julia E., Lorenzsonn, Faye, Matteson, Jonathan P., Boulerice, Jesse T., Osorio, Jorge E., Rocke, Tonie E.

“…Oral vaccination is an emerging management strategy to reduce the prevalence of high impact infectious diseases within wild animal populations. Plague is a…”
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Factors Influencing Uptake of Sylvatic Plague Vaccine Baits by Prairie Dogs by Abbott, Rachel C., Russell, Robin E., Richgels, Katherine L. D., Tripp, Daniel W., Matchett, Marc R., Biggins, Dean E., Rocke, Tonie E.

“…Sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) is a virally vectored bait-delivered vaccine expressing Yersinia pestis antigens that can protect prairie dogs ( Cynomys spp.)…”
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Investigating the dispersal routes used by an invasive amphibian, Lithobates catesbeianus, in human-dominated landscapes by Peterson, Anna C., Richgels, Katherine L. D., Johnson, Pieter T. J., McKenzie, Valerie J.

“…Clarifying how species move across and utilize human-modified landscapes is key to the conservation of declining populations, as well as to the management and…”
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Widespread Co-occurrence of Virulent Pathogens Within California Amphibian Communities by Hoverman, Jason T, Mihaljevic, Joseph R, Richgels, Katherine L. D, Kerby, Jacob L, Johnson, Pieter T. J

“…The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, ranaviruses, and trematodes (Ribeiroia ondatrae and echinostomes) are highly virulent pathogens known to…”
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