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Nanjing Forestry University — China

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

6h-index119citations18works1.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Amphibian and Reptile Biology(11), Species Distribution and Climate Change(11), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(8), Fish Ecology and Management Studies(3), Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology(2)

Publications18 total

Differences in Aquatic Environmental DNA (eDNA) Detection Among Non-Aquatic Salamanders with Large Genetic and Ecological Overlaps
Ichthyology & Herpetology·2026
Evidence of Decline for Van Dyke's Salamander (Plethodon vandykei) and Guidance for Improved Survey Protocols
Ichthyology & Herpetology·2025· 1 cited
Assessing the Distribution and Stability of Groundwater Climatic Refugia: Cliff-Face Seeps in the Pacific Northwest
Water·2025Open Access
Amphibians reveal unexpectedly large differences in potential climate change responses among ecologically similar habitat specialists
Ecological Indicators·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Estimates of the number of undescribed species should account for sampling effort
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2024· 5 cited
A new multi-metric approach for quantifying global biodiscovery and conservation priorities reveals overlooked hotspots for amphibians
2023· 3 citedOpen Access
A new multi-metric approach for quantifying global biodiscovery and conservation priorities reveals overlooked hotspots for amphibians
arXiv (Cornell University)·2023Open Access
Integrative conservation science: Conservation knowledge must be used to guide policies
Integrative Conservation·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Filial Cannibalism Leads to Chronic Nest Failure of Eastern Hellbender Salamanders (<i>Cryptobranchus alleganiensis</i>)
The American Naturalist·2023· 22 cited
Temporal partitioning of hatching, maturation, and surface activity by reptiles in Florida longleaf pine-wiregrass sandhills
Herpetological Journal·2022· 2 cited
Recruitment Patterns and Potential Climate Change Impacts on Three Florida Hylids with Different Life Histories
Diversity·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Treading Water: Conservation of Headwater-Stream Associated Amphibians in Northwestern North America
Elsevier eBooks·2021· 7 cited
An integrative synthesis to global amphibian conservation priorities
Global Change Biology·2021· 32 cited
The Influence of Multiscale Habitat Variables and Population Density on Artificial Shelter Use by Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
Herpetologica·2020· 15 cited
Weathering the storm: Improving the availability and stability of artificial shelters for hellbender salamanders
River Research and Applications·2020· 12 cited
Factors Influencing in-situ Detection of PIT-tagged Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) Occupying Artificial Shelters Using a Submersible Antenna
Herpetological conservation and biology·2020· 6 cited
Evaluating the Ecology of Tantilla relicta in Florida Pine–Wiregrass Sandhills Using Multi-Season Occupancy Models
Journal of Herpetology·2019· 5 citedOpen Access
Improving the Utility of Artificial Shelters for Monitoring Eastern Hellbender Salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis)
VTechWorks (Virginia Tech)·2019· 2 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Amaël Borzée(5), Brian F. Case(4), Jordy Groffen(4), Jonah Piovia‐Scott(4), Catherine M. Bodinof Jachowski(3), William A. Hopkins(2), John J. Hallagan(2), William A. Hopkins(2), Cathryn H. Greenberg(2), James D. Austin(2), George C. Brooks(1), Rebecca O’Brien(1), Holly K. Kindsvater(1), Lindsey L. Thurman(1), Christopher Cousins(1), Tiffany S. Garcia(1), Alysha L. Henderson(1), Deanna H. Olson(1), John R Connock(1), Thomas M. Galligan(1)