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The elusive baseline of marine disease: Are diseases in ocean ecosystems increasing?

Disease outbreaks alter the structure and function of marine ecosystems, directly affecting vertebrates (mammals, turtles, fish), invertebrates (corals, crustaceans, echinoderms), and plants (seagrasses). Previous studies suggest a recent increase in marine disease. However, lack of baseline data in most communities prevents a direct test of this hypothesis. We developed a proxy to evaluate a prediction of the increasing disease hypothesis: the proportion of scientific publications reporting disease increased in recent decades.

A model of the pelagic ecosystem in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Physical forcing and the dynamics of the pelagic ecosystem in the eastern tropical Pacific: Simulations with ENSO-scale and global-warming climate drivers

Nutrient cycling in lakes and streams: Insights from a comparative analysis

River ecology and flood hazard mitigation

Flooding remains the most common and one of the most costly categories of natural hazards in the United States. His the United States has relied on structural mitigation, insurance, and disaster relief to mitigate the harm done by floods. H experience has shown that structural mitigation and related policies can fail to protect lives and property while also contributin degradation of the riverine environment.

Metabolic rate models and the substitutability of predator populations

A theory of modern cultural shifts and meltdowns

Rabies epizootics among raccoons vary along a north-south gradient in the eastern United States

Predicting the spatial dynamics of rabies epidemics on heterogeneous landscapes

Spatiotemporal analysis of epizootic raccoon rabies propagation in Connecticut, 1991-1995