2021
The two extinctions of the Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis
BURGIO K, CARLSON C, BOND A, RUBEGA M, TINGLEY M. The two extinctions of the Carolina Parakeet Conuropsis carolinensis. Bird Conservation International 2021, 32: 498-505. DOI: 10.1017/s0959270921000241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubspecies C. c.C. c.Conuropsis carolinensisCarolina parakeetThreatened groups of birdsExtinction dateGroups of birdsIsland endemicsExtinct speciesHabitat conversionThreatened groupSpecies extinctionConservation effortsCarolinensisParakeetsSpeciesExtinction processObservational dataClimate changeExtinctionSubspeciesHabitatEndemismLudovicianusConservative solutions
2020
A global parasite conservation plan
Carlson C, Hopkins S, Bell K, Doña J, Godfrey S, Kwak M, Lafferty K, Moir M, Speer K, Strona G, Torchin M, Wood C. A global parasite conservation plan. Biological Conservation 2020, 250: 108596. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108596.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife
Carlson C, Kracalik I, Ross N, Alexander K, Hugh-Jones M, Fegan M, Elkin B, Epp T, Shury T, Zhang W, Bagirova M, Getz W, Blackburn J. The global distribution of Bacillus anthracis and associated anthrax risk to humans, livestock and wildlife. Nature Microbiology 2019, 4: 1337-1343. PMID: 31086311, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0435-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnthrax riskWild ungulatesDistribution of B. anthracisInadequate surveillance systemsGlobal distributionOccurrence datasetConservation effortsLivestock vulnerabilityTemperate landsGrazing livestockHuman healthGeographic extentGlobal totalRegression treesWildlifeUngulatesVulnerable regionsLivestockAnthrax outbreaksNorth AmericaRainfed systemsBillion peopleLandscapeLandTemperate
2018
Spores and soil from six sides: interdisciplinarity and the environmental biology of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis)
Carlson C, Getz W, Kausrud K, Cizauskas C, Blackburn J, Carrillo F, Colwell R, Easterday W, Ganz H, Kamath P, Økstad O, Turner W, Kolstø A, Stenseth N. Spores and soil from six sides: interdisciplinarity and the environmental biology of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis). Biological Reviews 2018, 93: 1813-1831. PMID: 29732670, DOI: 10.1111/brv.12420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnvironmental persistenceLong Term Ecological Research siteBiology of Bacillus anthracisBacillus cereus biovar anthracisPatterns of vegetationEtosha National ParkEcological Research siteEnvironmentally transmitted diseasesLong-term persistenceAnthrax riskAnthrax seasonalityHerbivorous hostsDecades of surveillanceHerbivore communitiesAnthrax dynamicsEcosystem structureConservation effortsCarcass depositionNational ParkEcological roleSpore banksDisease ecologyGreen-upHerbivoresSoil
2017
Parasite vulnerability to climate change: an evidence-based functional trait approach
Cizauskas C, Carlson C, Burgio K, Clements C, Dougherty E, Harris N, Phillips A. Parasite vulnerability to climate change: an evidence-based functional trait approach. Royal Society Open Science 2017, 4: 160535. PMID: 28280551, PMCID: PMC5319317, DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional trait approachTrait approachClimate changeVulnerability to extinctionRisk of disappearanceConservation targetsTrophic groupsConservation effortsEcological roleBiological traitsInterdisciplinary toolboxFunctional diversityGlobal changeIdentified speciesKnowledge of parasite biologyParasite speciesParasite cladesClimateNext centuryVirulent pathogensSpeciesParasite biologyExtinctionClimate sensitivityParasites