Oomycetes found in wild and cultivated areas of Vietnam [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyTo determine the diversity of oomycetes in Vietnam, particularly in the presumed center of origin of most Phytophthora taxa, isolates were collected from rivers, agricultural soils, and forested areas. Species identification was performed using sequences
Emily E. Pfeufer +6 more
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An Improved Sampling and Baiting Method for Phytophthora tropicalis and P. heveae Detection in Macadamia integrifolia [PDF]
PlantsMacadamia nuts are, economically, the second most important crop in the state of Hawai’i. A recent decline in yield and acreage has been attributed to insect damage and diseases such as Macadamia Quick Decline (MQD) caused by Phytophthora tropicalis and ...
Christopher M. Ference, Lisa M. Keith
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Bear baiting risks and mitigations: An assessment using expert opinion analyses. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBear baiting is authorized in 12 states, 2 territories, and 8 provinces across North America. In Alaska, more than 70% of lands managed by the National Park Service (NPS) are open to some form of hunting including National Preserves where non-conflicting
Diana J R Lafferty +6 more
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Phytophthora in Horticultural Nursery Green Waste—A Risk to Plant Health
Horticulturae, 2023 Phytophthora is a genus of destructive plant pathogens. Certain species are damaging to native ecosystems, forestry, and the horticultural sector, and there is evidence of their dissemination in plant imports. Horticultural nurseries are central nodes of
Kadiatou Schiffer-Forsyth +4 more
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Anthelmintic Baiting of Foxes against Echinococcus multilocularis in Small Public Area, Japan
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We distributed anthelmintic baits on a university campus in Japan inhabited by foxes infected with Echinococcus multilocularis to design an effective baiting protocol for small public areas. High-density baiting can reduce the risk for human exposure to
Kohji Uraguchi +7 more
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Do lemurs know when they could be wrong? An investigation of information seeking in three species of lemur (Lemur catta, Eulemur rubriventer, and Varecia variegata) [PDF]
, 2020 Sixteen lemurs, including representatives from three species (Lemur catta, Eulemur rubriventer, Varecia variegata), were presented with a food seeking task where information about the rewards location, in one of two plastic tubes, was either known or not
Cunningham, Clare L. +2 more
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Untrapped potential: Do bear hunter cameras accurately index nontarget species?
Conservation Science and Practice, 2022 Remote camera use by hunters offers the potential to collect citizen‐derived data on multiple species using hunter surveys, but the effectiveness of this approach is untested.
Ellen M. Candler +4 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Plants with roots and soil clumps transported over long distances in plant trading can harbor plant pathogenic oomycetes, facilitating disease outbreaks that threaten ecosystems, biodiversity, and food security.
Simeon Rossmann +5 more
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Commentary Distance-Dependent Effectiveness of Diversionary Bear Bait Sites
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 We (Stringham and Bryant 2015) previously reported on Bryant’s experiment in diversionary baiting of black bears (Ursus americanus). This occurred during the historically severe drought of 2007, in the Lake Tahoe Basin at the border of California and ...
Stephen Stringham, Ann Bryant
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Distance-Dependent Effectiveness of Diversionary Bear Bait Sites
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2017 Baiting black bears (Ursus americanus) to sites outside a community can alleviate famine-induced spikes in human–bear conflicts. But little is known about effects of distance between baits and communities.
Stephen F. Stringham, Ann Bryant
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