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Raymond D. Semlitsch

Raymond D. Semlitsch

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
84
Citations
25463
World Ranking
677
National Ranking
246

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Raymond D. Semlitsch was affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on Environmental Science and Mathematics. Within these, they contributed to subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Statistics and Probability, and Ecological Modeling.

The main topics covered in Semlitsch's body of work included Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques, and Species Distribution and Climate Change. These areas reflect interdisciplinary approaches addressing ecological and environmental questions.

Among their recent publications, one notable paper was Estimating Survival for Elusive Juvenile Pond-Breeding Salamanders published in 2020 in the Journal of Wildlife Management. This paper was authored by Arianne F. Messerman and received citations, indicating engagement from the research community.

Semlitsch collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Arianne F. Messerman
  • Manuel Leal

Their work appeared primarily in the Journal of Wildlife Management, which served as a key platform for disseminating their research findings.

Throughout their career, Semlitsch's contributions to science were recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Biological Criteria for Buffer Zones around Wetlands and Riparian Habitats for Amphibians and Reptiles

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;J. Russell Bodie

  • Declining Amphibian Populations: The Problem of Separating Human Impacts from Natural Fluctuations

    Joseph H. K. Pechmann;David E. Scott;Raymond D. Semlitsch;Janalee P. Caldwell

  • Time and size at metamorphosis related to adult fitness in Ambystoma talpoideum

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;David E. Scott;Joseph H. K. Pechmann

  • Are Small, Isolated Wetlands Expendable?

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;J. Russell Bodie

  • Principles for Management of Aquatic-Breeding Amphibians

    Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Biological delineation of terrestrial buffer zones for pond-breeding salamanders

    Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Differentiating Migration and Dispersal Processes for Pond-Breeding Amphibians

    Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Call Duration as an Indicator of Genetic Quality in Male Gray Tree Frogs

    Allison M. Welch;Raymond D. Semlitsch;H. Carl Gerhardt

  • An Experimental Investigation of Landscape Resistance of Forest versus Old-Field Habitats to Emigrating Juvenile Amphibians

    Betsie B. Rothermel;Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • CHAPTER 9 – Structure and Dynamics of an Amphibian Community: Evidence from a 16-Year Study of a Natural Pond

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;David E. Scott;Joseph H.K Pechmann;J. Whitfield Gibbons

  • Influence of wetland hydroperiod on diversity and abundance of metamorphosing juvenile amphibians

    Joseph H. K. Pechmann;David E. Scott;J. Whitfield Gibbons;Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Critical Elements for Biologically Based Recovery Plans of Aquatic-Breeding Amphibians

    Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Flooding to Restore Connectivity of Regulated, Large-River Wetlands Natural and controlled flooding as complementary processes along the lower Missouri River

    David L. Galat;Leigh H. Fredrickson;Dale D. Humburg;Karen J. Bataille

  • TERRESTRIAL DRIFT FENCES WITH PITFALL TRAPS AN EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUE FOR QUANTITATIVE SAMPLING OF ANIMAL POPULATIONS

    J W Gibbons;R D Semlitsch

  • Variation in Pesticide Tolerance of Tadpoles among and within Species of Ranidae and Patterns of Amphibian Decline

    Christine M. Bridges;Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Effects of Timber Harvest on Amphibian Populations: Understanding Mechanisms from Forest Experiments

    Raymond D. Semlitsch;Brian D. Todd;Sean M. Blomquist;Aram J. K. Calhoun

  • Multiple stressors in amphibian communities: effects of chemical contamination, bullfrogs, and fish.

    Michelle D. Boone;Michelle D. Boone;Michelle D. Boone;Raymond D. Semlitsch;Edward E. Little;Meaghan C. Doyle

  • Effects of body size and parasite infection on the locomotory performance of juvenile toads, Bufo bufo

    Cameron P. Goater;Raymond D. Semlitsch;Marco V. Bernasconi

  • Effects of visual, chemical and tactile cues of fish on the behavioural responses of tadpoles

    Hans-Peter Stauffer;Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Movement ecology of amphibians: A missing component for understanding population declines

    Shannon E. Pittman;Michael S. Osbourn;Raymond D. Semlitsch

  • Overcoming Challenges to the Recovery of Declining Amphibian Populations in the United States

    Susan C. Walls;Lianne C. Ball;William J. Barichivich;C. Kenneth Dodd

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Whitfield Gibbons
J. Whitfield Gibbons University of Georgia
Henry M. Wilbur
Henry M. Wilbur University of Virginia
Frank R. Thompson
Frank R. Thompson US Forest Service
Susan C. Walls
Susan C. Walls United States Geological Survey
Miguel Tejedo
Miguel Tejedo Spanish National Research Council
Brian D. Todd
Brian D. Todd University of California, Davis
Bradley R. Anholt
Bradley R. Anholt University of Victoria
Brett R. Scheffers
Brett R. Scheffers University of Florida
Rick A. Relyea
Rick A. Relyea University of Missouri
Reid N. Harris
Reid N. Harris James Madison University

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