2020
Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response
Carlson C, Gomez A, Bansal S, Ryan S. Misconceptions about weather and seasonality must not misguide COVID-19 response. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 4312. PMID: 32855406, PMCID: PMC7452887, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18150-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDon’t gamble the COVID-19 response on ecological hypotheses
Carlson C, Chipperfield J, Benito B, Telford R, O’Hara R. Don’t gamble the COVID-19 response on ecological hypotheses. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2020, 4: 1155-1155. PMID: 32728188, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1279-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Making ecological models adequate
Getz W, Marshall C, Carlson C, Giuggioli L, Ryan S, Romañach S, Boettiger C, Chamberlain S, Larsen L, D’Odorico P, O’Sullivan D. Making ecological models adequate. Ecology Letters 2017, 21: 153-166. PMID: 29280332, DOI: 10.1111/ele.12893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological modelEcological structurePoor model performanceEnvironmental managementEcological studiesIrreversible impactsImproved modeling frameworkAssessment protocolModel performanceManagementModel elaborationControlled variable selectionProcess descriptionCoarse graining procedureModel's ability
2016
An Ecological Assessment of the Pandemic Threat of Zika Virus
Carlson C, Dougherty E, Getz W. An Ecological Assessment of the Pandemic Threat of Zika Virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10: e0004968. PMID: 27564232, PMCID: PMC5001720, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004968.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological niche modelsSignificant evolutionary changeEcological nichesNiche modelsGenetic shiftNative rangeSeasonality of precipitationEvolutionary changesDiurnal temperature fluctuationsEcological assessmentOccurrence datasetNorthward expansionDistribution of dengue feverHuman healthPotential establishmentClimate changeSevere threatVector speciesZika virusOutbreak of Zika virusPathogensClimatic eventsOutbreak of casesNicheNorth America
2015
Tactics and Strategies for Managing Ebola Outbreaks and the Salience of Immunization
Getz W, Gonzalez J, Salter R, Bangura J, Carlson C, Coomber M, Dougherty E, Kargbo D, Wolfe N, Wauquier N. Tactics and Strategies for Managing Ebola Outbreaks and the Salience of Immunization. Computational And Mathematical Methods In Medicine 2015, 2015: 736507. PMID: 25755674, PMCID: PMC4338386, DOI: 10.1155/2015/736507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEbola viral disease