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Overview

Deanna H. Olson is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on environmental science. Their work covers various subfields including global and planetary change, ecology, ecological modeling, nature and landscape conservation, and social psychology.

Their research topics prominently feature amphibian and reptile biology, species distribution and climate change, animal and plant science education, wildlife ecology and conservation, rangeland and wildlife management, fish ecology and management studies, and the effects of fire on ecosystems.

Olson has authored multiple papers published in a range of scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Ongoing declines for the world's amphibians in the face of emerging threats," 2023, Nature
  • "Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity," 2022, Science
  • "Global Patterns of the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Support Conservation Urgency," 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Global patterns of ranavirus detections," 2021, FACETS
  • "Reptiles Under the Conservation Umbrella of the Greater Sage-Grouse," 2020, Journal of Wildlife Management

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • David S. Pilliod
  • Brian Gratwicke
  • Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailović
  • Kristiina Ovaska
  • Evan H. Campbell Grant

Olson's work has appeared regularly in several publication venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Nature
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Ecosphere
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Best Publications

  • Ongoing declines for the world’s amphibians in the face of emerging threats

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  • Mapping the Global Emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus

    Deanna H. Olson;David M. Aanensen;Kathryn L. Ronnenberg;Christopher I. Powell

  • Amphibian Breeding and Climate Change

    Andrew R. Blaustein;Lisa K. Belden;Deanna H. Olson;David M. Green

  • Biodiversity management approaches for stream–riparian areas: Perspectives for Pacific Northwest headwater forests, microclimates, and amphibians

    Deanna H. Olson;Paul D. Anderson;Christopher A. Frissell;Hartwell H. Welsh

  • Wildlife-Habitat Relationships in Oregon and Washington

    Deanna H. Olson;Chris D. Sheridan;Bruce A. Hollen;Joan C. Hagar

  • Differential Host Susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, an Emerging Amphibian Pathogen

    C. L. Searle;S. S. Gervasi;J. Hua;J. I. Hammond

  • Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change

    Luke P. Shoo;Deanna H. Olson;Sarah K. McMenamin;Kris A. Murray

  • Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity

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  • Host Identity Matters in the Amphibian- Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis System: Fine-Scale Patterns of Variation in Responses to a Multi-Host Pathogen

    Stephanie Gervasi;Carmen Gondhalekar;Deanna H. Olson;Andrew R. Blaustein

  • Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans: The North American Response and a Call for Action.

    Matthew J. Gray;James P. Lewis;Priya Nanjappa;Blake Klocke

  • Heterogeneous Occupancy and Density Estimates of the Pathogenic Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Waters of North America

    Tara E. Chestnut;Chauncey W. Anderson;Radu Popa;Andrew R. Blaustein

  • Using decision analysis to support proactive management of emerging infectious wildlife diseases

    Evan H Campbell Grant;Erin Muths;Rachel A Katz;Rachel A Katz;Stefano Canessa

  • A Landscape Plan Based on Historical Fire Regimes for a Managed Forest Ecosystem: the Augusta Creek Study

    David O. Wallin;John Cissel;Frederick J. Swanson;Gordon E. Grant

  • Mating pattern variability among western toad (Bufo boreas) populations

    Deanna H. Olson;Andrew R. Blaustein;Richard K. O'Hara

  • Amphibian assemblages in zero-order basins in the Oregon Coast Range

    Chris D Sheridan;Deanna H Olson

  • BLM Density Management and Riparian Buffer Study: Establishment Report and Study Plan

    John H. Cissel;P.D. Anderson;Deanna H. Olson;Klaus Puettmann

  • Predation on Breeding Western Toads (Bufo boreas)

    Deanna H. Olson

  • Headwater riparian forest-floor invertebrate communities associated with alternative forest management practices.

    Jessica J. Rykken;Andrew R. Moldenke;Deanna H. Olson

  • Species-level correlates of susceptibility to the pathogenic amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the United States

    Betsy A. Bancroft;Betsy A. Bancroft;Barbara A. Han;Catherine L. Searle;Lindsay M. Biga

  • Chapter 7: The aquatic conservation strategy of the northwest forest plan—A review of the relevant science after 23 years

    Gordon H. Reeves;Deanna H. Olson;Steven M. Wondzell;Peter A. Bisson

  • DNA REPAIR AND RESISTANCE TO UV-B RADIATION IN WESTERN SPOTTED FROGS

    Andrew R. Blaustein;John B. Hays;Peter D. Hoffman;Douglas P. Chivers

  • Kin preference behaviour is present after metamorphosis in Rana cascadae frogs

    Andrew R. Blaustein;Richard K. O'Hara;Deanna H. Olson

  • Projecting the Global Distribution of the Emerging Amphibian Fungal Pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Based on IPCC Climate Futures.

    Gisselle Yang Xie;Deanna H. Olson;Andrew R. Blaustein

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew R. Blaustein
Andrew R. Blaustein Oregon State University
Klaus J. Puettmann
Klaus J. Puettmann Oregon State University
Reid N. Harris
Reid N. Harris James Madison University
David S. Pilliod
David S. Pilliod United States Geological Survey
Erin Muths
Erin Muths United States Geological Survey
Jason B. Dunham
Jason B. Dunham United States Geological Survey
Joseph M. Kiesecker
Joseph M. Kiesecker The Nature Conservancy
Cheryl J. Briggs
Cheryl J. Briggs University of California, Santa Barbara
Benedikt R. Schmidt
Benedikt R. Schmidt University of Zurich
Evan H. Campbell Grant
Evan H. Campbell Grant United States Geological Survey

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