The past decade has seen an explosion in the development and application of models
aimed at estimating species occurrence and occupancy dynamics while accounting for …

Genetic material (short DNA fragments) left behind by species in nonliving components of
the environment (eg soil, sediment, or water) is defined as environmental DNA (eDNA). This …

The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect species in aquatic environments such as
ponds and streams is a powerful new technique with many benefits. However, species …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is prone to both false‐positive and false‐negative
errors. We review statistical methods to account for such errors in the analysis of eDNA data …

Accurate knowledge of species occurrence is fundamental to a wide variety of ecological,
evolutionary and conservation applications. Assessing the presence or absence of species …

The sum of Akaike weights (SW) is often used to quantify relative variable importance (RVI)
within the information‐theoretic (IT) multimodel inference framework. A recent study …

The emergence of novel pathogens often has dramatic negative effects on previously
unexposed host populations. Subsequent disease can drive populations and even species …

Conservation managers rely on accurate estimates of disease parameters, such as
pathogen prevalence and infection intensity, to assess disease status of a host population …

Emerging infectious pathogens are responsible for some of the most severe host mass
mortality events in wild populations. Yet, effective pathogen control strategies are notoriously …

Widespread population declines in terrestrial Plethodon salamanders occurred by the 1980s
throughout the Appalachian Mountains, the center of global salamander diversity, with no …