Sara M. Kross

JoVE Video Dataset

Marie V. Lilly, Myles Davis, Sara M. Kross, Christopher R. Konowal et autres

Tick-borne hazards in urban landscapes are increasing, yet critical gaps remain in understanding human tick-borne disease risk across urbanization gradients. With the loss of natural habitat globally, urban greenspaces can provide a critical habitat for wildlife with varying consequences for tick-borne disease …

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Cities As Interfaces of Zoonotic Hazard Emergence: Development of the New York City Tick and Wildlife Urban Surveillance System

Marie V. Lilly, Myles Davis, Sara M. Kross, Christopher R. Konowal et autres

Tick-borne hazards in urban landscapes are increasing, yet critical gaps remain in understanding human tick-borne disease risk across urbanization gradients. With the loss of natural habitat globally, urban greenspaces can provide a critical habitat for wildlife with varying consequences for tick-borne disease …

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Trash Talking: Anthropogenic Resources Facilitate Raccoon Interactions in Urban Environments

Laura Dudley Plimpton, Meredith C. VanAcker, Sara M. Kross, Ximena A. Olarte‐Castillo et autres

Interactions between animals of the same species underpin many ecological processes, from reproduction to pathogen transmission. Habitat modification, such as urbanization, affects an animal's spatial behavior, altering interactions with both their habitat and conspecifics. Raccoon space use varies widely between urban/suburban and …

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Factors affecting shorebird hatching outcomes at the Ashley River/Rakahuri-Saltwater Creek estuary, New Zealand

Eleanor R.G. Gunby, Sara M. Kross, James V. Briskie

Shorebird nest outcomes can be affected by factors such as predation, human disturbance, and habitat characteristics. Over two breeding seasons between 2022–2024, we monitored the hatching success of banded dotterels (Anarhynchus bicinctus), southern black-backed gulls (SBBGs) (Larus dominicanus), black-fronted terns (Chlidonias albostriatus), …

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Functional connectivity for white-tailed deer drives the distribution of tick-borne pathogens in a highly urbanized setting

Marie V. Lilly, Sara M. Kross, Christopher R. Konowal, Robert Gullery et autres

Abstract Context As cities seek to provide more habitat for wildlife, there may be unintended consequences of increasing tick-borne disease hazards. In the United States, the Northeast is both highly urban and a hotspot for blacklegged ticks ( Ixodes scapularis ) and …

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Functional connectivity for white-tailed deer drives the distribution of tick-borne pathogens in a highly urbanized setting

Marie V. Lilly, Sara M. Kross, Christopher R. Konowal, Robert Gullery et autres

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Congregations of rodent-eating birds during flood irrigation of crops exploit novel prey pulses and potentially provide pest control services

Sara M. Kross, Ryan P. Bourbour, Khara M. Strum, Breanna L. Martinico

Abstract In California’s Central Valley, we have observed large congregations of rodent-eating birds- including wading birds, raptors, and corvids-hunting for rodent prey during flood irrigation of alfalfa fields. A pilot study in 9 fields revealed a mean of 23.7 rodent-eating birds, and …

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Running a successful ecology and environmental justice summer program: a recipe for collaboration among high-schools, local non-profit organizations and ecologists

Roi Ankori‐Karlinsky, Pallavi A. Kache, Jared B. Fox, Jason Smith et autres

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Ambassador Animals Do Not Have a Clear Effect on Visitor Conservation Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Exotic Pets at a Zoo Exhibit

Daniel G. Kirsch, Anna C. MacPherson, Caterina N. Meyers, Sarah L. Bowser et autres

There is relatively little work examining visitor outcomes of ambassador animal programs, such as whether these programs are educationally effective or unintentionally promote exotic pet ownership. We designed a two-way factorial experiment to test whether ambassador animals enhanced or detracted from the …

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Cascading effects of mammal host community composition on tick vector occurrence at the urban human–wildlife interface

Jonathan Bastard, Nichar Gregory, María del Pilar Fernández, Michaela Mincone et autres

Abstract Habitat fragmentation and host community composition are implicated as key drivers of changing tick populations and tick‐borne pathogen dynamics, altering infection risk through coupled socioecological pathways that mediate interactions between tick vectors, vertebrate hosts, and humans. Patterns of host diversity may …

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Orchard management factors affecting rates of bud damage to kiwifruit orchards

Jordan A. Hollinshead, James V. Briskie, Sara M. Kross

Although bird damage to fruit crops is well documented, bird damage to flower and leaf buds is relatively understudied. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, bird damage to kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa and Actinidia chinensis) buds has been reported to be widespread. However, the responsible bird …

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Testing the efficacy and durability of modifying fence posts to provide raptor perches

Sara M. Kross, Scott Hardage, Rodd Kelsey, Renata Chapman et autres

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