Richard Ostfeld

Conservation medicine: the birth of another crisis discipline
Ostfeld, Richard S., M. Pearl, and G. Meffe. 2002. “Conservation Medicine: The Birth of Another Crisis Discipline”. In A. Aguirre, R. S. Ostfeld, G. Tabor, C. A. House, and M. Pearl (eds.). Conservation Medicine: Ecological Health in Practice, 17-26. Oxford University Press, New York.
The ecological context of infectious disease: diversity, habitat fragmentation, and Lyme disease risk in North America
Ostfeld, Richard S., Felicia Keesing, E.M. Schauber, and Kenneth Schmidt. 2002. “The Ecological Context of Infectious Disease: Diversity, Habitat Fragmentation, and Lyme Disease Risk in North America”. In A. Aguirre, R. S. Ostfeld, G. Tabor, C. A. House, and M. Pearl (eds.), 207-19. Oxford University Press, New York.
Herbivory on Acacia seedlings in an east African savanna
Shaw, M. T., Felicia Keesing, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2002. “Herbivory on Acacia Seedlings in an East African Savanna”. Oikos 98: 385-92. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Shaw_et_al_2002_Oikos_98_385-392.pdf.
Interactions between mammals and trees: predation on mammal-dispersed seeds and the effect of ambient food
LoGiudice, Kathleen M., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2002. “Interactions Between Mammals and Trees: Predation on Mammal-Dispersed Seeds and the Effect of Ambient Food”. Oecologia 130: 420-25. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/LoGiudice_and_Ostfeld_2002_Oecologia_130_420-425.pdf.
Laboratory and field evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) for controlling questing adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
Benjamin, M. A., E. Zhioua, and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2002. “Laboratory and Field Evaluation of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Metarhizium Anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) for Controlling Questing Adult Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)”. J. Med. Ent. 39: 723-28. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Benjamin_et_al_2002_J_Med_Ent_39_723-728.pdf.
Little loggers make a big difference
Ostfeld, Richard S. 2002. “Little Loggers Make a Big Difference”. Nat. Hist 111: 64-71. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Ostfeld_2002_Natural_History_111_64-71.pdf.
Mammalian predator scent, vegetation, and tree seedling predation by meadow voles
Pusenius, J., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2002. “Mammalian Predator Scent, Vegetation, and Tree Seedling Predation by Meadow Voles”. Ecography 25: 481-87. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Pusenius_and_Ostfeld_2002_Ecography_25_481-487.pdf.
Modeling the effects of reservoir competence decay and demographic turnover in Lyme disease ecology
Schauber, E.M., and Richard S. Ostfeld. 2002. “Modeling the Effects of Reservoir Competence Decay and Demographic Turnover in Lyme Disease Ecology”. Ecol. Appl. 12: 1142-62. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schauber_and_Ostfeld_2002_Ecol_Appl_12_1142-1162.pdf.
Climate warming and disease risks for terrestrial and marine biota
Harvell, C. D., C.E. Mitchell, J.R. Ward, Sonia Altizer, Andrew P. Dobson, Richard S. Ostfeld, and M.D. Samuel. 2002. “Climate Warming and Disease Risks for Terrestrial and Marine Biota”. Science 296: 2158-62. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Harvell_et_al_2002_Science_296_2158-2162.pdf.
Direct and indirect effects of masting on rodent populations and tree seed survival
Schnurr, Jaclyn L., Richard S. Ostfeld, and Charles D. Canham. 2002. “Direct and Indirect Effects of Masting on Rodent Populations and Tree Seed Survival”. Oikos 96: 402-10. http://www.caryinstitute.org/reprints/Schnurr_et_al_Oikos_2002_96_402-410.pdf.