2022
Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health
Muylaert R, Kingston T, Luo J, Vancine M, Galli N, Carlson C, John R, Rulli M, Hayman D. Present and future distribution of bat hosts of sarbecoviruses: implications for conservation and public health. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2022, 289: 20220397. PMID: 35611534, PMCID: PMC9130791, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoss of population connectivityPredictors of species distributionsReservoirs of diverse virusesBiodiversity extinction crisisProject future scenariosModel current distributionHotspots shiftLandscape relationshipsLocal extinctionSpecies distributionHuman encroachmentExtinction crisisSARS-like virusesPopulation connectivityTemperature seasonalityNatural habitatsGlobal changeHost distributionEcological nichesFuture scenariosBat hostsHotspotsDiverse virusesViral spilloverHuman population
2018
Local extinctions of insular avifauna on the most remote inhabited island in the world
Bond A, Carlson C, Burgio K. Local extinctions of insular avifauna on the most remote inhabited island in the world. Journal Of Ornithology 2018, 160: 49-60. DOI: 10.1007/s10336-018-1590-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiodiversity lossRemote inhabited islandExtinction dateEstimation of extinction datesProbability of persistenceHabitat lossHabitat alterationTristan albatrossesIsland ecosystemsAvian extinctionsHistorical extinctionsHuman persecutionLocal extinctionHistorical ecologyHuman overexploitationPermanent human settlementInsular avifaunasBlack ratsHuman settlementsRattus rattusTristan da CunhaAlbatrossesSpeciesExtinctionIslands