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Published (Peer-reviewed)
*Indicates shared first-authorship
2023
Ferraro, K.M., L. Welker, E.B. Ward, O.J. Schmitz, M.A. Bradford. (2023). Mycorrhizal association mediates the zoogeochemical effects of a calving subsidy by forest ungulates. Journal of Animal Ecology.
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.14002
Barbero-Palacios, Laura, K. M. Ferraro, I. C. Barrio, et al. (2023). Faecal nutrient deposition of domestic and wild herbivores in an alpine grassland. Science of The Total Environment.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166616
Ferraro, K.M., A. L. Ferraro, A. Z. Andis, and N.R. Sommer. (2023). Revisiting Two Dogmas of Conservation Science. Conservation Biology.
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14101
Abraham, A., E. Duval, K.M. Ferraro, A Webster, C. Doughty, E. le Roux, D. Ellis-Soto. (2023). Understanding anthropogenic impacts on zoogeochemistry is essential for ecological restoration. Restoration Ecology.
DOI:10.1111/rec.13778
2022
Ferraro, K.M., O.J. Schmitz and M.A. McCary. (2022). Effects of ungulate density and sociality on landscape heterogeneity: a mechanistic modeling approach. Ecography.
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.06039
Sommer, N.R and K.M. Ferraro. (2022). An ethical framework for behavioural training in wildlife management. Conservation Science and Practice.
DOI:10.1111/csp2.616
Webber, Q.M.R., K.M. Ferraro, J.G. Hendrix, and E. Vander Wal. (2022). What do caribou eat? A review of the literature on caribou diet. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
DOI:10.1139/cjz-2021-0162
Editors Choice
2021
Ferraro, K.M., A.L Ferraro, N.R. Sommer. (2021). Challenges facing cross-disciplinary collaboration in conservation ethics. Conservation Science and Practice. 3(11): e523
DOI: 10.1111/csp2.523
Ellis-Soto, D.,* K.M. Ferraro,* M. Rizzuto, E. Briggs, J.M Monk and O.J. Schmitz (2021). A methodological roadmap to quantify animal-mediated nutrient subsidies. Journal of Animal Ecology. 90(7):1605-1622.
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13538
Winner of the Sidnie Manton Award
In Press/Review
*Indicates shared first-authorship
Ferraro, K.M., L. Welker, E.B. Ward, O.J. Schmitz, M. A. Bradford. Mycorrhizal association mediates the zoogeochemical effects of a calving subsidy by forest ungulates. (in review).
Burak, M.K.,* K.M. Ferraro,* K.D. Orrick,* N.R. Sommer, D. Ellis-Soto, O.J. Schmitz. Context matters when rewilding for climate change. (in review).
Preprint: https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/5439/
Orrick, K.,* K.M. Ferraro,* and N.R. Sommer. Individuals as the ecological and ethical center of human-wildlife conflict. (in review).
Barbero-Palacios, L., K.M. Ferraro, I.C. Barrio, J.A. Krumins, J. Bartolomé, E. Albanell, L. Jarque- Bascunãna, J. Antonio Calleja, S. Lavin, J. A. Carriera, and E. Serrano. Seasonal nutrient deposition of domestic and wild herbivores in alpine grasslands. (in review).
Preprint: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4427919
Welker, L., E.B. Ward, M. A. Bradford, and K.M. Ferraro. Mycorrhizal functional types shape nitrogen availability in a regenerating forest. (in review).
Orrick, K., F. Rowland, N.R. Sommer, K.M. Ferraro. Disentangling the role of predator hunting strategy, spatial domain size, and habitat complexity: An agent-based examination of consumptive and nonconsumptive effects. (in review).
Burak, M.K.,* K.M. Ferraro,* K.D. Orrick,* N.R. Sommer, D. Ellis-Soto, O.J. Schmitz. Context matters when rewilding for climate change. (in review).
Preprint: https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/5439/
Orrick, K.,* K.M. Ferraro,* and N.R. Sommer. Individuals as the ecological and ethical center of human-wildlife conflict. (in review).
Barbero-Palacios, L., K.M. Ferraro, I.C. Barrio, J.A. Krumins, J. Bartolomé, E. Albanell, L. Jarque- Bascunãna, J. Antonio Calleja, S. Lavin, J. A. Carriera, and E. Serrano. Seasonal nutrient deposition of domestic and wild herbivores in alpine grasslands. (in review).
Preprint: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4427919
Welker, L., E.B. Ward, M. A. Bradford, and K.M. Ferraro. Mycorrhizal functional types shape nitrogen availability in a regenerating forest. (in review).
Orrick, K., F. Rowland, N.R. Sommer, K.M. Ferraro. Disentangling the role of predator hunting strategy, spatial domain size, and habitat complexity: An agent-based examination of consumptive and nonconsumptive effects. (in review).