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KAREN H. BEARD, PH.D.

Professor, Department of Wildland Resources, Ecology Center, Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Utah State University Email: karen.beard@usu.edu

EDUCATION Yale University

Ph.D., Forestry and Environmental Studies, 2001 M.S., Ecosystem Science and Management, 1996

University of California at Berkeley B.A., Molecular and Cell Biology (emphasis: Genetics) and Environmental Sciences, 1994 Graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2014-present, Professor, Department of Wildland Resource (WILD), Ecology Center Faculty Associate,

Agricultural Experiment Station Faculty, College of Natural Resources (CNR), Utah State University (USU)

2008-2014, Associate Professor, Department of WILD and Ecology Center, CNR, USU 2009-2010, Visiting Scientist (Sabbatical), USGS Alaska Science Center, and Environment and Natural

Resources Institute, University of Alaska, Anchorage 2006-2008, Associate Researcher, Luquillo LTER, Puerto Rico 2006-present, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, College of Sciences, USU 2002-2008, Assistant Professor, Department of WILD and Ecology Center, CNR, USU 2002, Post-doctoral Researcher, School of Natural Resources, University of Vermont 2001-02, Visiting Assistant Professor and Post-doctoral Researcher, Environmental Studies Program,

Dartmouth College AWARDS AND HONORS: Society for Conservation Biology, Member of the Awards Committee (2016-present) Society for Conservation Biology, Member of the Publications Committee (2016-present) NSF Polar Programs, Panel Member (2017) North American Editor for Biological Conservation (2013-16) USU College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Mentor of the Year (2015) Editor’s Choice manuscript in Biological Conservation (2014) Editor’s Choice manuscript in Oikos (2014) USDA AFRI Agroecosystems Management, Panel member (2014) Stokes Nature Center, Board member (2014) Society for Conservation Biology, Elected Board of Governors, Member-at-Large (2013-16) Society for Conservation Biology, Chair of the Publications Committee (2013-16) North America Section the Society for Conservation Biology, Co-Chair of the Science Committee for

North American Congress (2013-14) Principal Investigator Award, NSF Polar Programs (2013-18) Associate Editor for Diversity and Distributions (2013) Handling editor for Conservation Biology (2012-2013) Outstanding Paper in Western North American Naturalist for 2010 (2012) North America Section Society for Conservation Biology, Elected Board Member (2012-15) Outstanding Paper in Landscape Ecology award, International Association of Landscape Ecology (2011)

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USGS Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Panel member (2010-11) One of top 20 papers published 2005-2010 in Journal of Ecology on Invasion Ecology (2010) Outstanding Research Publication National Wildlife Research Center Award (2009) USDA NRI Biology of Weedy and Invasive Species in Agroecosystems, Panel member (2008) Associate Editor for Western North American Naturalist (2007-2011) Junior Faculty Program for Research Bridges to South Africa Award, Mellon Foundation (2006-2009) USU College of Natural Resources Researcher of the Year (2006) USDA NRI Biology of Weedy and Invasive Plants program, Panel member (2004) New Principal Investigator Award, USDA NRI Biology of Weedy and Invasive Plants program (2003-06) Post-doctoral Fellowship, American Association of University Women (2002-03) Finalist David H. Smith Conservation Post-doctoral Research Fellow (2002) AAAS Environmental Policy Fellow Declined (2002) Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellowship Program, Board on Agriculture and Natural

Resources, National Academies of Sciences, Washington, D.C. (2001) EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship (1995) Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Internship Program (1993) RESEARCH PROJECTS AND FUNDING: CURRENT PROJECTS: 1. How changing phenology of migratory species and seasons influence Arctic wetland ecosystems

1. Research Catalyst Program, Utah State University, $20,000, 2010, PI 2. USGS Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis “Circumpolar assessment of ecological mismatch between avian herbivores and plant phenology”, $20,000, 2010, member of research team 3. NSF Polar Programs “Asynchrony in the timing of goose-vegetation interactions: implications for biogeochemical cycling in wet sedge tundra”, $454,093, 2014-18, PI, $1.7 million for total grant 4. Dissertation Enhancement Grant, $10,000, 2017-18, Advisor 5. Research Catalyst Program, Utah State University, $20,000, 2018, PI 6. NSF. “Understanding the effects of above- and belowground linkages on carbon cycling in a high latitude coastal wetland”, 2020-2023, co-PI, full proposal requested. $1.2 million, Pending. 7. NSF. “Sea-level rise, warming and herbivory effects on vegetation communities and greenhouse gas emissions in coastal western Alaska”, 2021-2025, PI, full proposal requested. $1.7 million, Pending.

2. Eleutherodactylus coqui invasion from introduction through impact in Hawaii

1. Berryman Institute, $194,804, 2004-11, PI 2. USU various awards, $94,561, 2004-10 3. Hawaii Invasive Species Council Research, $37,946, 2005-06, PI 4. USDA Wildlife Services, $87,000, 2006-11, PI 5. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $74,000, 2004-11, PI 6. USDA Wildlife Services, $56,575, 2013-15, PI 7. USDA Wildlife Services, $58,110, 2015-17, PI 8. USDA Wildlife Services, $14,998, 2017-18, PI 9. USDA Wildlife Services, $35,806, 2019-20, PI

3. Determining how increasing precipitation intensity impacts shrub-steppe ecosystems

1. Mellon Foundation, $8,600, 2006, PI 2. Mellon Foundation, $221,000, 2006-10, PI

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3. Gardner Travel Grant, Utah State University, $2,000, 2009, PI 4. Mellon Foundation, $239,000, 2008-11, Collaborator 5. Mellon Foundation, $169,000, 2011-13, Collaborator 6. Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, $75,000, 2014-19, PI 7. Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, $75,000, 2019-23, PI

4. Soundscapes in Brazil’s Amazon and frog communities in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

1. Rufford Grant to PhD student L. do Nasicmento, $5,000, 2018, co-PI 2. Various small grant to graduate student (R. Ferreira) 2011- 2016 1. Gardner Travel Grant, Utah State University, $2,000, 2012, PI 2. Rufford Grant F. Ferreira, $9,000, 2018, collaborator

PAST PROJECTS: 1. Indirect interactions among rodents and seeds in a disturbed shrubsteppe ecosystem, Utah

1. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and federal partners, $1,200,000, co-PI, 2005-10 2. Natural Resources Conservation Service, $1,100,000, co-PI, 2005-10 3. USU various awards: $64,000, 2005-10

3. Evaluating mechanisms of plant invasions and control effectiveness in the Intermountain West 1. American Association of University Women Post-doctoral Fellowship, $30,000, 2002-03, PI 2. USU various awards: $51,000, 2003-10 3. Berryman Institute, $38,145, 2002-04, PI 4. USDA/CSREES–NRICGP Biology of Weedy and Invasive Plants, $221,000, 2003-2006, PI 5. Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, $151,000, 2004-13, PI 6. USDA/AFRI, Biology of Weedy and Invasive Species, $150,000, 2010-12, Collaborator 7. Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, $20,000, 2012-13, PI

4. Predicting invasive plant species occurrences in our national parks: A process for prioritizing prevention, Klamath National Park Network, California and Oregon

1. USGS, $98,000, 2005-07, co-PI 2. USU award, $6,500, 2005-06, PI

PUBLICATIONS: Italics indicates graduate students, * plus italics indicate students for whom I am the primary advisor, †contact author/senior author 2020: 1. Choi, R.T.*, K.H. Beard†, K.C. Kelsey, A.J. Leffler, J.A. Schmutz, and J.M. Welker. (in press). Early

goose arrival increases soil nitrogen availability more than an advancing spring in coastal western Alaska. Ecosystems. Accepted: 22 November 2019.

2019: 2. Beard, K.H., K.C. Kelsey, A.J. Leffler, and J.M. Welker. 2019. The missing angle: Ecosystem

consequences of phenological mismatch Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 34(10):19-22. doi: 10.1016/j.tree2019.07.019

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3. Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., F. Campos, R. Ferreira, K.H. Beard, M. Solé, G. Llorente, and R. Bastos. (in press). Functional traits explain amphibian distribution in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of Biogeography. Accepted: 13 September 2019. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13727

4. Leffler, A.J., K.H. Beard, K.C. Kelsey, R.T. Choi*, J.A. Schmutz, and J.M. Welker. 2019. Delayed

herbivory by migratory geese increases summer-long CO2 uptake in coastal western Alaska. Global Change Biology. 25(1):277-289. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14473.

5. Kalnicky, E.A.*, M.W. Brunson, and K.H. Beard. 2019. Predictors of participation in invasive species control activities depend on prior experience with the species. Environmental Management. 63(1):60-68. doi: 10.1007/s00267-018-1126-2.

6. Costello, M.J., K.H. Beard, R. Primack, V. DeVictor, and A. Bates. 2019. Editorial: Are killer bees good

for coffee? The contribution of a paper’s title and other factors to its future citations. Biological Conservation. 229:A1-A5. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.07.010.

7. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. 2019. Chronosequence and direct observation approaches reveal

complementary community dynamics in a novel ecosystem. PlosOne. 14(3):e0207047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207047.

8. Lourenço-de-Moraes, R., F. S. Camps, R.B. Ferreira*, M. Sole, K.H. Beard, and R.P. Bastos. 2019. Back

to the future: Conserving functional and phylogenetic diversity in the amphibian climate refuges. Biodiversity and Conservation. 28(5):1049-1073.

9. Beard, K.H., R. T. Choi*, A. J. Leffler, L.G. Carlson*, K. C. Kelsey, J. A. Schmutz, and J. M. Welker.

2019. Migratory goose arrival time plays a larger role in influencing forage quality than advancing springs in an Arctic coastal wetland. PlosOne. 14(3):e0213037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213037. Covered in: Utah State Today “The Early Bird Gets the Protein Despite a Changing Climate”

Interviewed by: Utah Public Radio https://www.upr.org/post/research-found-earlier-spring-geese-migration-does-not-impact-arctic-vegetation-quality

10. Hill, S.A.*, K.H. Beard, S.R. Siers and A.B. Shiels. 2019. Invasive coqui frogs are associated with differences in small Indian mongoose and rat abundances and diets in Hawaii. Biological Invasions. 21(6):2177-2190. doi: 10.1007/s10530-019-01965-3. https://rdcu.be/brVeO Covered in: http://www.mauinews.com/news/community-news/2019/02/coqui-frog-has -impacts-beyond-being-a-noisy-nuisance/ Science Trends: https://sciencetrends.com/an-invasive-frog-increases-and-decreases-non- native-mammals-in-hawaii/

11. Choi, R.T.*, K.H. Beard†, A.J. Leffler, K.C. Kelsey, J.A. Schmutz, and J.M. Welker. 2019. Phenological mismatch between season advancement and herbivory timing alters Arctic plant traits. Journal of Ecology. 107(5):2503-2518 doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13191.

12. Ferreira, R.B.*, R. Lourenço-de-Moraes, C.Z. Zocca, C. Duca, K.H. Beard, E.Brodie Jr. 2019.

Antipredator mechanisms of post-metamorphic anurans: a global database and classification system. Behavior Ecology and Sociobiology.73:69. doi: 10.1007/s00265-019-2680-1.

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13. Leffler, A.J., K.H. Beard, K. C. Kelsey, R.T. Choi*, J.A. Schmutz, and J. M. Welker. 2019. Cloud cover and delayed herbivory relative to timing of spring onset interact to dampen climate change impacts on net ecosystem exchange in a coastal Alaskan wetland. Environmental Research Letters. 14(8): 084030. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab1c91.

14. Ferreira, R.B.*, A.T. Mônico, E.T. Silva, F.C.F. Lírio, C.Z. Zocca, M.M. Mageski, J.F.R. Tonini, K.H.

Beard, C. Duca, and T. Silva-Soares. 2019. Amphibians of Santa Teresa, Brazil: the hotspot further evaluated. Zookeys. 857:139-162. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.857.30302.

15. Ferreira, R.B.*, A.T. Mônico, C.Z. Zocca, M.T.T. Santos, F.C.F. Lírio, J.F.R.Tonini, L.T. Sabagh, R.S.

Cipriano, C. Waichert, M.L. Crump, K.H. Beard, L.F. Toledo, and C. Duca. 2019. Uncovering the natural history of the bromeligenous frog, Crossodactylodes izecksohi (Leptodactlylidae, Paratelmatobiinae). South-American Journal of Herpetology. 14(2):136-145. doi: 10.2994/SAJH-D-17-00092.1.

2018: 16. Smith, R.L.*, K.H. Beard, and D.N. Koons. 2018. Invasive coqui frogs are associated with greater

abundances of non-native birds in Hawaii, USA. The Condor: Ornithological Applications. 120(1):16-29. doi: 10.1650/CONDOR-17-109.1 Covered in: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/invasive-frogs-dont-bug- hawaiian-birds/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/aosp-ifg112717.php https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171129090421.htm

17. O’Neill, E.M.*, K.H. Beard, and C.W. Fox. 2018. Life history traits in native and introduced

populations of the coqui frog. Copeia. 106:161-170. doi: 10.1643/CE-17-642 18. Carlson, L.G.*, K.H. Beard, and P.B. Adler. 2018. Direct effects of warming increase woody plant

abundance in a subarctic wetland. Ecology and Evolution. 8(5):2868–2879. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3902.

19. Henry, H.A.L., M. Abedi, C.L. Alados, K.H. Beard, L.H. Fraser, A. Jentsch, J. Kreyling, A. Kulmatiski, E.G. Lamb, W. Sun, M.R. Vankoughnett, S. Venn, C. Werner, I. Beil, I. Blindow, S. Dahlke, M. Dubbert, A. Effinger, H.W. Garris, M. Gartzia, T. Gebauer, M.A.S. Arfin Khan, A.V. Malyshev, J.P. Paulson, Y. Pueyo, H.J. Stover and X. Yang. 2018. Snow removal versus rain-out shelter effects on plant biomass: results from a globally-coordinated distributed field experiment. Ecosystems. 21(7):1432-1444. doi: 10.1007/s10021-018-0231-7

20. Kelsey, K.C., A.J. Leffler, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, J.A. Schmutz, and J. M. Welker. 2018. Developing

phenological mismatch in coastal western Alaska may increase summer season greenhouse gas uptake. Environmental Research Letters. 13(4):044032. doi:10.1088/1748- 9326/aab698.

21. Adler, P.B., D. Smull, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, T. Furniss, A. Kulmatiski, J. Meiners, A.T. Tredennick, and

K.E. Veblen. 2018. Competition and coexistence in plant communities: is intraspecific competition stronger than intraspecific competition? Ecology Letters. 21(9):1319–1329. doi:10.1111/ele.13098.

22. Koerner, S.E., M.D. Smith, D.E. Burkepile, N. Hanan, M.L. Avolio, S.L. Collins, A.K. Knapp, N.P.

Lemoine, E.J. Forrestel, S. Eby, Dave I. Thompson,G. Aguado-Santacruz, J.P. Anderson, M. Anderson,

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A. Angassa, S. Bagchi, E.S. Bakker, G. Bastin, L.E. Baur, K.H. Beard, E.A. Beever, P.J. Bohlen, E.H. Boughton, D. Canestro, A. Cesa, E. Chaneton, J. Cheng, C.M. D'Antonio, C. Deleglise, F. Dembélé, J. Dorrough, D. Eldridge, B. Fernandez-Going, S. Fernández-Lugo, L.H. Fraser, B. Freedman, G. Garcia-Salgado, J.R. Goheen, L. Guo, S. Husheer, M. Karembé, J.M.H. Knops, T. Kraaij, A. Kulmatiski, M. Kytöviita, F. Lezama, G. Loucougaray, A. Loydi, D.G. Milchunas, S. Milton, J.W. Morgan, C. Moxham, K.C. Nehring, H.Olff, T. M. Palmer, S. Rebollo, C. Riginos, A.C. Risch, M. Rueda, M. Sankaran,, T. Sasaki, K. Schoenecker, N.L. Schultz, M. Schütz, A. Schwabe, F. Siebert, C. Smit, K.A. Stahlheber, C. Storm, D.J. Strong, J. Su, Y.V. Tiruvaimozhi, C. Tyler, J. Val, M.L. Vandegehuchte,, K.E. Veblen, L.T. Vermeire, D. Ward, J. Wu, T.P. Young,, Q. Yu, T.J. Zelikova. 2018. Change in dominance determines herbivore effects on plant biodiversity. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2(12):1925-1932. doi:10.1038/s41559-018-0696-y.

2017: 23. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, J. Norton, J. Heavilin, L. Forero, and J. Grenzer. 2017. Live long and

prosper: plant-soil feedback, lifespan and landscape abundance covary. Ecology. 98(12): 3063-3073. 24. Marsh, D.M., B.J. Cosentino, K.S. Jones, J.J. Apodaca, K.H. Beard, J.M. Bell, C. Bozarth, D. Carper, J.F.

Charbonnier, A. Dantas, E.A. Forys, M. Foster, J. General, K.S. Genet, M. Hanneken, K.R. Hess, S.A. Hill*, F. Iqbal, N.E. Karraker, E.S. Kilpatrick, T.A. Langen, J. Langford, K. Lauer, A.J. McCarthy, J. Neale, S. Patel, A. Patton, C. Southwick, N. Stearrett, N. Steijn, M. Tasleem, J.M. Taylor, and J. Vonesh. 2017. Effects of road and land use on frog distributions across spatial scales and regions in the Eastern and Central United States. Diversity and Distribution. 23(2):158-170. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12516

25. Smith, R.L.*, K.H. Beard, and A.B. Shiels. 2017. Different prey resources suggest little competition

between non-native frogs and insectivorous birds despite isotopic niche overlap. Biological Invasions. 19(3):1001-1013. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1333-9

26. Kulmatiski, A., S.R.C. Sprouse*, and K.H. Beard. 2017. Soil type more than precipitation determines

fine-root abundance in savannas of Kruger National Park, South Africa. Plant and Soil. 417(1-2):523-333.

2016: 27. Kelsey, K.C., J.A. Leffler, K.H. Beard, J.A. Schmutz, R.T. Choi*, and J. M. Welker. 2016. Interactions

among climate, topography and herbivory control greenhouse gas (CO2, CH4 and N2O) fluxes in a subarctic coastal wetland. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences. 121(12): 2960–2975. doi: 10.1002/2016JG003546.

28. Ferreira, R.B.*, R. Lourenço-de-Moraes, R. L. Teixeira, and K.H. Beard. 2016. Frogs associations with

bromeliads in an abandoned cacao plantation in northeastern Brazil. Northwestern Journal of Zoology 12(2): 392+ e162501.

29. Tonini, J.F.R., K.H. Beard, R.B. Ferreira*, and R.A. Pyron. 2016. Fully-sampled phylogenies for

squamates reveal evolutionary patterns in extinction risk. Biological Conservation.204:23-31. Invited Special Issue on Reptile Conservation. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.03.039

30. Wallis, A.C.*, R. L. Smith*, and K.H. Beard. 2016. Temporal foraging patterns of non-native Coqui

frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui) in Hawaii. Journal of Herpetology. 50(4):582-588.

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31. Tingley, R., P.J. Mahoney, A.M. Durso, A.G. Taillan, A. Morán-Ordóñez, and K.H. Beard. 2016.

Threatened and invasive reptiles are not two sides of the same coin. Global Ecology and Biogeography.25(9):1050-1060. doi: 10.1111/geb.12462

32. Costello, M.J., K.H. Beard, R.T. Corlett, G. Cumming, R. Loyola, B. Mea, A.J. Miller-Rushing, R.

Pakeman, R.B. Primack. 2016. Field work ethics in biological research: Viewpoint of Biological Conservation editors. Biological Conservation. 203:268-271.

Press Coverage: Retraction Watch 33. Ferreira, R.B.*, K.H. Beard, and M. Crump. 2016. Breeding guilds determine frog response to edge

effects in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. PLoS ONE. 10(12):e0142893. 34. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, J. Grezer, L. Forero, and J. Heavilin. 2016. Using plant-soil feedbacks to

predict plant biomass in diverse communities. Ecology. 97(8):2064-2073.10.1890/15-2037.1 35. Mageski, M.M., R.B. Ferreira*, K.H. Beard, L.C. Costa, P.R. Jesus, C.C. Medeiros, and P.D. Ferreira.

2016. Bromeliad selection of Phyllodytes luteolus (Anura, Hylidae): the influence of plant structure and water quality factors. Journal of Herpetology. 50(1):108-112. doi: 10.1670/14-166

2015: 36. Ferreria, R.B.*, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, and W.C. Pitt. 2015. Diet of the non-native greenhouse frog in

Maui. Journal of Herpetology. 49(4):586-593.

37. Ferreira, R.B.*, J. Faivovich, K.H. Beard, and J.P. Pomal. 2015. The first bromeligenous species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) from Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. PlosOne. 9 December 2015. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142893 Covered in: AAAS: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-12/p-tbt120415.php ScienceCodex: http://www.sciencecodex.com/teresensis_bromeliad_treefrog_found_in_brazil- 171504 http://www.i4u.com/2015/12/100718/teresensis-bromeliad-tree-frog-located-brazil http://phys.org/news/2015-12-teresensis-bromeliad-treefrog-brazil.html http://news.discovery.com/animals/new-frog-found-in-tiny-water-pool-in-plant-151209.htm http://nvs24.com/news/Science/Teresensis-bromeliad-treefrog-found-in-Brazil-2265859.html

38. Warren, C.P.*, A. Kulmatiski†, and K.H. Beard. 2015. A combined tracer/evapotranspiration model approach estimates plant water uptake in native and non-native shrub-steppe communities. Journal of Arid Environments. 121(2015):67-78.

39. Nolan, N.E.*, A. Kulmatiski, K.H. Beard, and J.M. Norton. 2015. Activated carbon decreases invasive plant growth by mediating plant-microbe. AoB Plants.7:plu072. Invited to be part of the Special Issue: The Role of Below-Ground Processes in Mediating Plant Invasions

40. Mahoney, P., K.H. Beard, A.M. Durso, A. G. Taillian, A. L. Long, R. J. Kindermann, N. E. Nolan*, D.

Kinka, and H. E. Mohn. 2015. Introduction effort, climate matching, and species traits as predictors

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of global establishment success in non-native reptiles. Diversity and Distributions. 21(1): 64-74. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12240

2014: 41. Kulmatiski, A., A. Anderson-Smith, K.H. Beard, S. Doucette-Riis, M. Mazzacavallo, N. Nolan*, and R.

Ramirez. 2014. Most soil trophic guilds increase plant growth: a meta-analytical review. Oikos. 123(12): 1409-1419. 10.1111/oik.01767 Editor’s Choice. This honor highlights articles that will be advertised through social media and will be open access.

42. Cosentino, B.J., D.M. Marsh, K. Jones, J.J. Apodaca, C. Bates, J. Beach, K.H. Beard, K. Becklin, J.M.

Bell, C. Crockett, G. Fawson*, J. Fjelsted, K.S. Genet, E.A. Forys, M. Grover, J. Holmes, K. Indeck, N.E. Karraker, E. Kilpatrick, T.A. Langen, S. Mugel, A. Molina, J.R. Vonesh, R.Weaver and A. Willey*. 2014. Citizen science reveals widespread negative effects of roads on amphibian distributions. Biological Conservation.180:31-38. Editor’s Choice for the volume. This honor highlights a “must-read” article and makes the article free to download for one year.

Covered in: Aggies on NSF-led 'Toads, Roads and Nodes' Undergrad Research Team http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=52368, spring 2013

43. Olson, C.A.*, A. Diesmos, and K.H. Beard. 2014. Geographical Distribution: Eleutherodactylus

planirostris (greenhouse frog). Herpetological Review. 45 (4): 652-653.

44. Kalnicky, E.A.*, M. Brunson, and K.H. Beard. 2014. A social–ecological systems approach to non-native species: Habituation and its effect on management of coqui frogs in Hawaii. Biological Conservation. 180: 187-195. Referenced in: Study: People growing tolerant of coqui frog, Hawaii Tribune Herald, West Hawaii Today, December 7, 2014

2013: 45. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. 2013. Increasing precipitation intensity facilitates woody plant

encroachment. Nature Climate Change. 3: 833-837. Referenced in: Harder Downpours Likely to Spur Woody Plant Growth say USU Scientists Utah State today, Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013 http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=52485 Featured in this focus: Precipitation trends and extremes: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/focus/precipitation-and-extremes/index.html .

46. Hoopes, M., D. Marsh, K.H. Beard, N. Goldberg, A. Aparicio, A. Arbuthnot, B. Hixon, D. Laflower, L. Lee, A. Little, E. Mooney, A. Pallette, A. Ravenscraft, S. Scheele, K. Stowe, C. Skyes, R. Watson, B. Yang. 2013. Invasive plants in U.S. National Wildlife Refuges: A coordinated research project using undergraduate ecology students. Bioscience. 63(8): 644-656.

Referenced in: USU Conservation Biologists Contribute to NSF Invasive Species Study Utah State Today Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 http://www.usu.edu/ust/index.cfm?article=49406

47. Kalnicky, E.A.*, K.H. Beard, and M. Brunson. 2013. Community-level response to habitat structure

manipulations: an experimental case study in a tropical ecosystem. Forest Ecology and Management. 307: 313-321.

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Referenced in: The frog whisperer: Studying coqui, and the people who hate or love them by Peter Sur Published in West Hawaii Today, May 9, 2010.

48. Beard, K.H., C.A. Faulhaber*, F.P. Howe, and T.C. Edwards. 2013. Rodent-mediated interactions

among seed species of differing quality in a shrubsteppe ecosystem. Western North American Naturalist 73(4): 436-441.

49. Poessel, S.A., K.H. Beard, C.M. Callahan, R.B. Ferreira*, and E.T. Stevenson. 2013. Biotic acceptance in

introduced amphibians and reptiles in Europe and North America. Global Ecology and Biogeography 22:192–201.

50. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. 2013. Root niche partitioning among grasses, saplings, and trees

measured using a tracer technique. Oecologia 171(1): 25-37. 2012: 51. O’Neill, E.M.*, K.H. Beard, and M.E. Pfrender. 2012. Cast adrift on an island: introduced populations

experience an altered balance between selection and drift. Biology Letters 8(5):890-893. Referenced in: Standard Examiner USU students studying small frog native to Puerto Rico By Nancy Van Valkenburg June 21, 2012 Referenced in: Utah State Today: Cast Adrift in Hawaii: USU Ecologists Study Invasive Frog Populations Jun. 21, 2012 Referenced in: Blue Print by Kelsen Kitchen http://aggieblueprint.com/2012/07/27/coqui-frogs-a-pest-in-the-hawaii-paradise-usu-alumnus-and-professor-says/ July 27, 2012

52. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, and J. Heavilin. 2012. Plant-soil feedbacks provide an alternative explanation for diversity-productivity relationships. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 279: 3020–3026.

Referenced in: USU Ecologists Cite New Explanation for Plant Productivity Utah State Today Thursday, Apr. 12, 2012

53. Ferreira, R.B.*, K.H. Beard†, S.L. Peterson, S.A. Poessel, and C.M. Callahan. 2012. Establishment of introduced reptiles increases with the presence and richness of native congeners. Amphibia-Reptilia 33 (2012):387-392.

54. Ferreira, R.B.*, C.M. Callahan, S.A. Poessel, and K.H. Beard†. 2012. Global assessment of

establishment success for amphibian and reptile invaders. Wildlife Research 39(7): 637-640.

55. Pitt, W.C., K.H. Beard, and R.E. Doratt. 2012. Management of invasive coqui frog populations in Hawaii. Outlooks on Pest Management 23(4): 166-169. (Invited Submission).

56. Olson, C.A.*, K.H. Beard†, and W.C. Pitt. 2012. Pacific Island invasive species: 8. Eleutherodactylus

planirostris, the Greenhouse frog (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Pacific Science 66(3):255-270. (Invited Submission).

57. Bisrat, S.A., M.A. White, K.H. Beard†, and D.R. Cutler. 2012. Predicting the distribution potential of an

invasive Puerto Rican frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) in Hawaii using remote sensing data. Diversity and Distributions 18(7):648-660.

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58. Choi, R.T.*, and K.H. Beard†. 2012. Coqui frog invasions change invertebrate communities in Hawaii.

Biological Invasions 14(5):939-948. Highlighted in: Star Advertiser “Let's do what we can to limit impact of pest” by Christy Martin, January 18, 2012 Highlighted in: Star Advertiser “Coquis taking a toll on Hawaii island bug life” by Jim Borg, July 14, 2012

59. Olson, C.A.*, K.H. Beard†, D.N. Koons, and W.C. Pitt. 2012. Detection probability of two introduced frogs in Hawaii: implications for assessing non-native species distributions. Biological Invasions 14(4): 889-900.

Summarized in: FrogLog May 2012.

60. Olson, C.A.* and K.H. Beard†. 2012. Diet of the invasive greenhouse frog in Hawaii. Copeia 1:121-129. Summarized in: FrogLog May 2012.

2011: 61. O’Neill, E.M.* and Beard, K.H.† 2011. Clinal variation in calls of native and introduced populations of

Eleutherodactylus coqui. Copeia 2011(1):18–28.

62. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. 2011. Long-term plant growth legacies overwhelm short-term plant growth effects on soil microbial community structure. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43(3):823-830.

63. Kulmatiski, A., J. Heavilin, and K.H. Beard. 2011. Testing predictions of a three-species plant-soil

feedback model. Journal of Ecology 99: 542–550. Rated by F1000. Recommended reading: http://www.journalofecology.org/view/0/index.html

2010: 64. Gilbert-Norton, L., R. Wilson, J.M. Stevens, and K.H. Beard†. 2010. Corridors increase movement: A

meta-analytical review. Conservation Biology 24(3): 660-668. Published in: International Year of Biodiversity: Connectivity and Corridors, on-line April 2010. Award: Outstanding Paper in Landscape Ecology award, US-International Association of Landscape Ecology

65. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, L.A. Myerson, J.C. Gibson, and K.E. Mock. 2010. Non-native Phragmites australis invasion into Utah wetlands. Western North American Naturalist 70(4): 541–552.

Award: Outstanding Paper in Western North American Naturalist for 2010 66. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, R.J.T. Verweij, and E.C. February. 2010. A depth-controlled tracer

technique quantifies the location, extent, and timing of water uptake in a sub-tropical savanna. New Phytologist.188(1):199-209.

67. O’Neill, E.M.* and K.H. Beard. 2010. Genetic basis of a color pattern polymorphism in the frog

Eleutherodactylus coqui. Journal of Heredity 101(6):703-9. 2009:

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68. Beard, K.H., E.A. Price* (now Kalnicky), and W.C. Pitt. 2009. Biology and impacts of Pacific Island invasive species: Eleutherodactylus coqui, the Coqui frog (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Pacific Science 63(3): 297–316. (Invited Submission)

Referenced in: Coqui frogs continue to multiply in Kona by Diana Duff. Published in West Hawaii Today, June 11, 2011.

69. Tuttle, N.C.*, K.H. Beard†, and W.C. Pitt. 2009. Invasive litter, not an invasive insectivore, determines

invertebrate communities in Hawaiian forests. Biological Invasions 11(4):845–855. 70. Peacock, M.M., K.H. Beard†, E.M. O’Neill*, V. Kirchoff, and M.B. Peters. 2009. Strong founder effects

and low genetic diversity in introduced populations of Coqui frogs. Molecular Ecology 18: 3603-3615.

2008: 71. Bolger, D.T., K.H. Beard, A. Suarez, and T. Case. 2008. Increased abundance of native and non-native

spiders with habitat fragmentation. Diversity and Distributions 14(4): 655-665.

72. Beard, K.H., R. Al-Chokhachy, N.C. Tuttle*, and E.M. O’Neill*. 2008. Population density estimates and growth rates of Eleutherodactylus coqui in Hawaii. Journal of Herpetology. 42(4):626-636.

73. Sin, H.*, K.H. Beard†, and W.C. Pitt. 2008. An invasive frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, increases new

leaf production and leaf litter decomposition rates through nutrient cycling in Hawaii. Biological Invasions 10(3):335-345.

Referenced in: 1) Pest or pal? A tiny tree frog with a big voice has got Hawaiians in an uproar by Robert Friedman. Published in The (NJ) Press of Atlantic City, Science section A4, March 13, 2007. 2) Controversy over coquis rages in Hawaii by Robert Friedman. Published in The San Juan Star, February 25, 2007. 3) Tree frogs that Puerto Ricans like are fiends in Hawaii by Robert Friedman. 2007. Published in the The Voice of the Taino People Online. http://uctp.blogspot.com/2007/03/tree-frogs-that-puerto-ricans-like-are.html.

Award: Outstanding Research Publication National Wildlife Research Center Award (2009)

74. Tuttle, N.C.*, K.H. Beard†, and R. Al-Chokhachy. 2008. Aerially applied citric acid reduces an invasive frog. Wildlife Research 35(7):676-683.

Referenced in: State Drops Acid on Coqui at Manuka, Develops New Pest Control Methods. Environment Hawaii. Volume 17, Number 9, March 2008.

75. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, J.M. Stevens, and S.M. Cobbold. 2008. Plant-soil feedbacks: A meta-

analytical review. Ecology Letters 11(9): 980-992. Noted: One of the top 1% most highly cited papers in the field - Council of Canadian Academies 76. Kyle, G.P.*, A. Kulmatiski, and K.H. Beard†. 2008. Influence of pocket gophers mounds on nonnative

plant establishment in a shrubsteppe ecosystem. Western North American Naturalist 68(3):374-381. 77. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. 2008. Decoupling plant-growth from land-use legacies in soil microbial

communities. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40(5):1059-1068.

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78. Peters, M., K.H. Beard, C. Hagen, E.M. O’Neill*, K.E. Mock, W.C. Pitt, and T.C. Glenn. 2008. Isolation of microsatellite loci from the coqui frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui. Molecular Ecology Resources 8:139-141.

2007: 79. Beard, K.H. 2007. Diet of the invasive frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, in Hawaii. Copeia 2007(2): 281-

291. Referenced in: What coqui eats: Does frog lunch bug you? by Jan W. TenBruggencate Raising Islands--Hawai'i science and environment August 24, 2007. Invited for: the "New Science" column. Newsletters of the Maui Invasive Species Council. Coqui frogs as predators and prey in Hawai’i, Spring 2007.

80. Cutler, D.R., T.C. Edwards, K.H. Beard, A. Cutler, K.T Hess, J.C. Gibson, and J.J. Lawler. 2007. Random forests for classification in ecology. Ecology 88(11):2783-2792.

81. Kyle, G.P.*, K.H. Beard†, and A. Kulmatiski. 2007. Reduced soil compaction enhances establishment

of non-native plant species. Plant Ecology 193:223-232. 82. Rexroad, E.A*, K.H. Beard†, and A. Kulmatiski. 2007. Vegetation responses to 35 and 55 years of

native ungulate grazing in shrub-steppe communities. Western North American Naturalist 67(1):16-25.

83. Velo-Antón, G., P.A. Burrowes, R. Joglar, I. Martínez-Solano, K.H. Beard, and G. Parra-Olea. 2007.

Phylogenetic study of Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae) reveals deep genetic fragmentation in Puerto Rico and origins in Hawaii. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45(2007):716-728.

2006: 84. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. 2006. Activated carbon as a restoration tool: Potential for control of

invasive plants in abandoned agricultural fields. Restoration Ecology 14(2): 251-257. Referenced in: Activated carbon helps native plants attain dominance against invasive species. Conservation Maven: Online hub for the conservation community, February 2010.

85. Beard, K.H. and W.C. Pitt. 2006. Potential predators of an invasive frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) in Hawaiian forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22(4): 345-347.

86. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, and J.M. Stark. 2006. Exotic communities shift water-use timing in a

shrub-steppe ecosystem. Plant and Soil 288(1-2):271-284. 87. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, and J.M. Stark. 2006. Soil history as a primary control on plant invasion in

abandoned agricultural fields. Journal of Applied Ecology 43(5):868-876. Published in: International Year of Biodiversity: Invasive Species, published on-line (2010) Noted: One of top 20 papers published 2005-2010 in Journal of Ecology on Invasion Ecology

(2010) 2005:

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88. Beard, K.H. and E.M. O’Neill*. 2005. Infection of an invasive frog Eleutherodactylus coqui by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Hawaii. Biological Conservation 126(4): 591-595.

Referenced in: New and Noteworthy: Frog fungus infects coqui. Environment Hawaii. Volume 17, Number 4, October 2006. Fungus doesn’t kill coqui frogs. Hawaii Tribune Herald. May 22, 2011 by Erin Miller.

89. Beard, K.H. and W.C. Pitt. 2005. Potential consequences of the coqui frog invasion in Hawaii. Diversity and Distributions 11(5):427-433.

Referenced in: Study says coqui isn’t ecological scourge by Timothy Hurley. Published in the Honolulu Advertiser, August 28, 2005. Author of Coqui Report Underscores Ecological Risks of Invading Frogs. Environment Hawaii Volume 16, Number 4, January 2005.

90. Beard, K.H., K.A. Vogt, D.J. Vogt, F.N. Scatena, A. Covich, T.C. Siccama, R. Sigurdardottir, and T.A.

Crowl. 2005. Structural and functional responses of a subtropical forest to 10 years of hurricanes and droughts. Ecological Monographs 75(3):345-361.

91. Beard, K.H., Wang, D., Waite, C.E. Decker, K.L.M., Hawley, G.J, DeHayes, D.D., Hughes, J. W.,

Cumming, J.R. 2005. Quantifying the importance of abiotic and biotic factors in controlling nutrient export from a developing ecosystem. Ecosystems 8:210-224.

2004: 92. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, and J.N. Stark. 2004. Soil-mediated control on weed establishment and

growth. Weed Technology 18: 1353-1358 Suppl. S. 93. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. 2004. Reducing sampler error in soil research. Soil Biology and

Biochemistry 36(2): 383-385. 2003: 94. Beard, K.H., A.K. Eschtruth, K.A. Vogt, D.J. Vogt, and F.N. Scatena. 2003. The effects of the frog

Eleutherodactylus coqui on invertebrates and ecosystem processes at two scales in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico. Journal of Tropical Ecology (37)19: 607-617.

95. Beard, K.H., S. McCullough, and A.K. Eschtruth. 2003. Quantitative assessment of habitat preferences for the Puerto Rican terrestrial frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui. Journal of Herpetology 37(1):10-17.

96. Kulmatiski, A., D.J. Vogt, T.G. Siccama, and K.H. Beard. 2003. Detecting nutrient pool changes in

rocky forest soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal 67:1282-1286. BEFORE 2003: 97. Beard, K.H., K.A. Vogt, and A. Kulmatiski. 2002. Top-down effects of a terrestrial frog on nutrient

concentrations in a subtropical forest. Oecologia 133: 583-593.

98. Vogt, K. A., K.H. Beard, S. Hammann, J. L. O'Hara, D. J. Vogt, F.N. Scatena, and B. A. Parry. 2002. Indigenous knowledge informing management of tropical forests: the link between rhythms in plant secondary chemistry and lunar cycles. Ambio 35: 485-490.

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99. Skelly, D.K., K.H. Beard and N. J. Hengarten. 2000. Animal-distribution modeling in gap analysis: an

evolving science. Conservation Biology 14(5):1224-1225. 100. Beard, K.H., N. Hengarten and D. K. Skelly. 1999. Effectiveness of predicting breeding bird

distributions using probabilistic models. Conservation Biology 13(5):1108-1116. 101. Kiesecker, J. M., D. K Skelly, K.H. Beard and E. Presser. 1999. Behavioral reduction of infection risk.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96(16):9165-9168.

102.Beard, K.H. and P. T. DePriest. 1996. Genetic variation within and among mats of the reindeer-lichen, Cladina subtenuis (des abb.) Hale & W.Culb. Lichenologist 28(2):171-182.

PEER-REVIEWED IN REVIEW: 103. Valentine, S.A., E. Hammill, D.J. McCauley, E.M.P. Madin, K.H. Beard, T.B. Atwood. (in review).

Herbivores at the highest risk of extinction amongst vertebrates. Science. Submitted: 14 June 2019. Revisions received: 19 September 2019.

104. Ferreria, R.B., R. Lourenço-de-Moraes, J. Alves, A.C. Covre, K.H. Beard, and R. L. Teixeria.

Competition between a non-native (Gekkonidae: Hemidactylus mabouia) and a native (Phyllodactylidae: Gymnodactylus darwinii) lizard at a reforested area in southeastern Brazil. Biota Neotropica. Submitted: 19 July 2019.

105. Do Nascimento, L.* and K.H. Beard. (in review). Guyanan red howlers (Alouatta macconnelli) loud

calls are more intimidating during the day than night. American Journal of Primatology. Submitted: 7 October 2019. Revisions received: 17 November 2019. Revision due back: 17 January 2020.

106. Holdrege, M.*, K.H. Beard and A. Kulmatiski. (in review). Temperate woody plant growth increases

with rain and snow intensity. Global Change Biology. Submitted: 6 December 2019. PEER-REVIEWED IN PROGRESS: 107. Choi, R.T.*, K.H. Beard, A.J. Leffler, and J.M. Welker. (drafted) Plant community changes with

warming and herbivory in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Plant Ecology.

108. Foley, K.*, B. Waring, T.B. Atwood, and K.H. Beard. (drafted) Herbivory influences on microbial communities in a northern latitude coastal wetland. Global Change Biology.

109. DoNascimento, L.* and K.H. Beard. (drafted) Linking soundscapes patterns to the vegetation

structure in the Amazon Rainforest. Ecological Indicators. BOOK CHAPTERS/SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION REPORTS: 1. Beard, K.H. 2019. Essay: The invasive coqui frog: How far will it go and what can we do to stop it?

Exotic Herpetology in the United States (W. Meshaka, Jr. ed.) John Hopkins Press University.

2. Beard, K.H., S.A. Johnson and A. Shiels. 2018. Chapter 9: Frogs. Ecology and Management of Terrestrial Vertebrate Invasive Species in the United States (W. Pitt, J.C. Beasley, G.W. Witmer eds.) CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group.

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3. Edwards, T.C., Cutler, R, and K.H. Beard. 2014. Chapter 7: Predicting risk of invasive species

occurrence – plot –based. In: Early detection of invasive plants—Principles and practices: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5162, 193 p. Eds. B.A. Welch, P.H. Geissler, and P. Lathame. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20125162.

4. Edwards, T.C., Cutler, R, and K.H. Beard. 2014. Chapter 9: Process of Model Assessment and

Evaluation. In: Early detection of invasive plants—Principles and practices: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5162, 193 p. Eds. B.A. Welch, P.H. Geissler, and P. Lathame. http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20125162.

5. Beard, K.H. and W.C. Pitt. 2012. Chapter 26: Caribbean tree frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui). Pp. 311-

319. In: Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species. Earthscan, London. Ed. Robert A. Francis 6. Crowl, T.A., N. Brokaw, R. Waide, G., Gonzalez, K.H. Beard, E. Greathouse, A.E. Lugo, A.P Covich, J.

Lodge, C. Pringle, J. Thompson, G.E. Belovsky. 2012. Chapter 6: When and where biota matter. In: A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response (N. Brokaw, T. Crowl, A. Lugo, W.M. McDowell, F. Scatena, R.E. Waide, M.R. Willig, eds.) Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 272-304.

Referenced in: Utah State Today - University News: Pressing Disturbances: USU Ecologist's Book Explores Tropical Forests Thursday, June 07, 2012 7. Scatena, F.N., J.F. Blanco, K.H. Beard, R. Waide, A.E. Lugo, N. Brokaw, W. Silver, B. Haines, J.

Zimmerman. 2012. Chapter 4: Disturbance regime. In: A Caribbean Forest Tapestry: The Multidimensional Nature of Disturbance and Response (N. Brokaw, T. Crowl, A. Lugo, W.M. McDowell, F. Scatena, R.E. Waide, M.R .Willig eds.) Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 164-200.

8. Beard, K.H. 2006. Case Study Box: Puerto Rico and Hawaii: Wet tropical forests and the dilemma of

coqui frog conservation and eradication. Pp: 135-137. In: Forests and Society: Sustainability and life cycles of forests in human landscapes Eds. K.A. Vogt, J. Honea, D.J. Vogt, M. Andreu, R. Edmonds, J. Berry, R. Sigurdardóttir, T. Patel-Weynand.

9. Vogt, K. A., O. Schmitz, O., K.H. Beard, J. L. O’Hara, and M. Booth. 2001. Conservation Biology,

Contemporary. pp. 865-881. In: Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Vol.1 (S. Levin, Ed.) Academic Press. BOOK REVIEWS: 1. Beard, K.H. 2016. Protecting the Wild: Parks and wilderness, the foundation for conservation. Edited

by George Wuerthner, Eileen Crist, and Tom Butler. Washington (DC): Island Press. $24.95 (paper). xvii+ 362 p; index. ISBN 978-1-61091-548-9.2015. Quarterly Review of Biology. 91: 506-507. (Invited Submission).

2. Beard, K.H. 2014. Invasion Ecology Second Edition, J.L. Lockwood, M.F. Hoopes, and M.P. Marchetti, Wiley-Blackwell (2013). 466 pp. Paperback, Price US$ 57.99, ISBN: 978-14443-3365-7 Biological Conservation 169: 157. (Invited Submission).

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3. Beard, K.H. 2013. Novel Ecosystems: Intervening in the New Ecological World Order, R.J. Hobbs, E.S. Higgs, C. Hall. John Wiley & Sons (2013). 380 pp. Hardback, Price US$ 79.95, ISBN: 978-1-118-35422-3, Biological Conservation 168: 168. (Invited Submission).

4. Beard, K.H. and A. Kulmatiski. 2012. Introduction, establishment, and spread: 50 years of invasion ecology since Elton. Book review of David M. Richardson, editor. 2011. Fifty years of invasion ecology: the legacy of Charles Elton. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford. 432 p. Ecology 93(2): 437-438. (Invited Submission).

PRESENTATIONS (WHILE AT USU): Italics indicates graduate students, * plus italics indicate students for whom I am the primary advisor PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS: 1. Mahoney, D.M. S.J. Slater, R.N. Knight, and K.H. Beard. 2019. Investigation of microsite

characteristics and behavioral influences on parasite abundance in nestling golden eagles across western Utah. Raptor Research Foundation Conference, Ft. Collins, Colorado, November 2019.

2. DoNascimento, L.* and K.H. Beard. Alpha male Guyanan red howler monkey responses to nocturnal and diurnal loud calls. Acoustic Society of America Meeting, San Diego, California, December 2019.

3. Ferreira, R.B.*, R. Lourenço-de-Moraes, C.Z. Zocca, C. Duca, K.H. Beard, and E.Brodie Jr. Functional attributes predict the diversity of anti-predator mechanisms of post-metamorphic anurans. IX Brazilian Herpetological Congress, July 2019.

4. Foley, K.*, B. Waring, T. Atwood, and K.H. Beard. Microbial communities as drivers of Arctic soil trace gas fluxes under changes in herbivory. Symposium: What do we mean by ecosystem function? American Society for Microbiology's Microbe Conference. San Francisco, California, June 2019.

5. Leffler, A.J., K.H. Beard, K. C. Kelsey, R.T. Choi*, and J. M. Welker. Grazing phenology of migratory geese is more impactful than early green-up in coastal Alaska. Society of Range Management. Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 2019.

6. Leffler, A.J., K. C. Kelsey, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, and J. M. Welker. Net effects of early phenology, increased cloud cover, and altered timing of plant animal-interactions dampen climate change impacts on net ecosystem exchange of C in a coastal Alaska wetland. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2018.

7. Leffler, A.J., K. C. Kelsey, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, and J. M. Welker. Season advancement, timing of grazing, and relative cloud cover interact to influence net ecosystem exchange in a coastal Alaskan wetland. Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 2018.

8. Holdrege, M.*, A. Kulmatiski and K.H. Beard. Woody plant growth increases with rain and snow intensity in a shrubsteppe ecosystem. Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 2018.

9. DoNascimento, L.* and K.H. Beard. Passive acoustic monitoring unveil howler monkeys' vocal repertoire and call functions. Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Malaysia, July 2018.

10. Henry, H.A.L., M. Abedi, C.L. Alados, K.H. Beard, L.H. Fraser, A. Jentsch, J. Kreyling, A. Kulmatiski, E.G. Lamb, W. Sun, M.R. Vankoughnett, C. Werner, I. Beil, I. Blindow, S. Dahlke, M. Dubbert, A. Effinger, H.W. Garris, M. Gartzia, T. Gebauer, M. Holdrege, M.A.S. Arfin Khan, A.V. Malyshev, J.P. Paulson, Y. Pueyo, H.J. Stover and X. Yang. Increased soil frost as a component of the effect of reduced precipitation on plant productivity: a multi-site analysis. British Ecological Society, Ghent, Belgium, December 2017.

11. Ferreira, R.B.*, A.T. Mônico, C.Z. Zocca, M.T. Santos, F.C.F. Lírio, J.F.R. Tonini, L.T. Sabagh, R.S. Cipriano, C. Waichert, K.H. Beard and C. Duca. Uncovering the natural history of the bromeliad-

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dwelling frog Crossodactylodes izecksohni (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Brazilian Herpetological Congress, August 2017.

12. Ferreira, R.B.*, R. Lourenço-de-Moraes, K.H. Beard, E.Brodie Jr. Classification system of antipredator mechanisms of post-metamorphic anurans. Brazilian Herpetological Congress, August 2017.

13. Kelsey, K.C., J.A. Leffler, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, J. M. Welker. Climate driven changes in the timing of grazing alters greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4 and N2O) from Alaskan coastal tundra. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2017.

14. Choi, R.T.*, K.H. Beard, J.A. Leffler, L.G. Carlson*, K.C. Kelsey, J. M. Welker. Asynchrony in the timing of goose-vegetation interactions: implications for biogeochemical cycling in wet sedge tundra. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2017.

15. Beard, K.H., L.G. Carlson*, R.T. Choi*, T. DeMasters, J.A. Leffler, K.C. Kelsey, and J. M. Welker. Mechanisms of herbivory interact to maintain high quality forage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2017.

16. Carlson, L.G.*, K.H. Beard and P.B. Adler. Herbivory mediates community shifts caused by indirect effects of warming in a subarctic coastal wetland. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2017.

17. Valentine, S., E. Hammill, D. McCauley, E.M.P. Madin, K.H. Beard, and T.B. Atwood. Trophic level and diet affect patterns of extinction risk in birds and mammals. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2017.

18. Henry, H.A.L., M. Abedi, C.L. Alados, K.H. Beard, L.H. Fraser, A. Jentsch, J. Kreyling, A. Kulmatiski, E.G. Lamb, W. Sun, M.R. Vankoughnett, C. Werner, I. Beil, I. Blindow, S. Dahlke, M. Dubbert, A. Effinger, H.W. Garris, M. Gartzia, T. Gebauer, M. Holdrege, M.A.S. Arfin Khan, A.V. Malyshev, J.P. Paulson, Y. Pueyo, H.J. Stover and X. Yang. Snow removal versus rain-out shelters as components of reduced precipitation effects on plants: Results from a globally coordinated distributed field experiment. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2017.

19. Beard, K.H., S.A. Hill*, R.L. Smith*, R.T. Choi*, A. B. Shiels, and S.R. Siers. 2017. Invited Symposium. El Coqui: de Puerto Rico a Hawai, native e invasivo, amado y sin amo. XI Congreso Latinoamericano de Herpetologia. Quito, Ecuador, July 2017.

20. DoNascimento, L. and K.H. Beard. Quantitative acoustic ecology: using sound in tropical biodiversity research and conservation. Invited Symposium. Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Mexico, July 2017.

21. Leffler, J.A., K.C. Kelsey, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, J. M. Welker. Physiological response curves reveal differences among season advancement and timing of grazing experimental treatments in a coastal Alaskan wetland. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2016.

22. Kelsey, K.C., J.A. Leffler, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, J. M. Welker. Greenhouse gas (CO2, CH4 & N2O) feedbacks are regulated by phenological changes in herbivore-vegetation interactions in Alaskan coastal tundra. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2016.

23. Leffler, J.A., K.H. Beard, K.C. Kelsey, R.T. Choi*, J. M. Welker. Earlier growing seasons and changes in timing of grazing by Black Brant alter net ecosystem exchange in an Arctic coastal wetland. Ecological Society of America, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, August 2016.

24. Choi, R.T.*, K.H. Beard, J.A. Leffler, K.C. Kelsey, J. M. Welker. Interactions between the start of the growing season and migratory goose arrival influence C and N cycling in wet sedge tundra. Ecological Society of America, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, August 2016.

25. Tonini, J.F.R., K.H. Beard, R.B. Ferreira*, and R.A. Pyron. Fully-sampled phylogenies for squamates reveal evolutionary patterns in extinction risk. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Manhattan, Kansas, July 2016. presentation

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26. Tonini, J.F.R., K.H. Beard, R.B. Ferreira*, and R.A. Pyron. Fully-sampled phylogenies for squamates reveal evolutionary patterns in extinction risk. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Manhattan, Kansas, July 2016. poster

27. Hill, S.A. and K.H. Beard. Predators of the Coqui Frog. Hawaii Ecosystems Meeting, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, July 2016.

28. Kelsey, K.C., J.A. Leffler, K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, J. M. Welker. Sub-arctic wetland greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 & N2O) emissions are driven by interactions of environmental controls and herbivore grazers. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2015.

29. Leffler, J.A., K.H. Beard, K.C. Kelsey, R.T. Choi*, J. M. Welker. Earlier growing seasons and changes in migration timing influence carbon uptake and plant production in Arctic coastal wetlands. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2015.

30. Ferreira, R.B.* and K.H. Beard Invasion of herpetofauna: predictors and study cases for management purposes. Brazilian Herpetological Congress, September 2015.

31. Ferreira, R.B.*, R. Lourenço-de-Moraes, K.H. Beard, and E. Brodie, Jr. Antipredator behavior of post-metamorphic anurans in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Brazilian Herpetological Congress, September 2015.

32. Taillian, A.G., R. Tingley, P.J. Mahoney, A.M. Durso, A. Morán-Ordóñez and K.H. Beard, Extinction and invasion risk are not two sides of the same coin, at least not for reptiles. International Congress for Conservation Biology ICCB-ECCB, Montpelier, France, August 2015.

33. Smith, R.L.*, K.H. Beard, and A.Shiels Invasive frogs do not affect native bird communities in Hawaii. Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2015.

34. Cosentino, B., D. Marsh, D., K. Jones, J.J. Apodaca, K.H. Beard, C. Bozarth, J. Charbonnier, E.A. Forys, K.S. Genet, N. Karraker, E. Kilpatrick, T. Langen, and J. R. Vonesh. Insights into effects of roads on amphibians from citizen science. Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2015.

35. Smith, R.L.*, K.H. Beard, and A.Shiels. Non-native coqui frogs do not affect native birds in Hawaii. Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2015.

36. Leffler, A.J., K.H. Beard, R.T. Choi*, J.A. Schmutz, and J.M. Welker Early season goose grazing has a greater effect than advancement of the growing season on net ecosystem exchange in a coastal wetland of western Alaska. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2014.

37. Choi, R.T.,* K.H. Beard, A.J. Leffler, J.A. Schmutz, and J.M. Welker. Leaf tissue C:N and soil N are modified by growing season and goose grazing phenology in a sub-Arctic coastal wetland of western Alaska. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 2014.

38. Ferreia, R.B.* and K.H. Beard. Frog assemblies’ homogenization across Brazil’s Atlantic Forest. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, California, August 2014.

39. Vonesh, J., Marsh, D., J.J. Apodaca, K.H. Beard, C. Bozarth, B. Cosentino, E. Forys, K. Genet, S.A Hill*, K. Jones, N. Karraker, E. Kilpatrick, T. Langen,. Regional and scale-specific effects of land use on amphibian diversity. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, California, August 2014.

40. Mahoney, P., K.H. Beard, A.M. Durso, A. G. Taillian, A. L. Long, R. J. Kindermann, N. E. Nolan*, D. Kinka, and H. E. Mohn. Introduction effort, climate matching, and species traits as predictors of global establishment success in non-native reptiles. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists & Herpetologists, Chattanooga, Tennessee, August 2014.

41. Beard, K.H., P.J. Mahoney, A.G. Taillan, A.L.Long, A.M. Durso, R.J. Kindermann, N.E. Nolan*, D. Kinka, and H.E. Mohn. Getting to the bottom of reptile establishment success. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Missoula, Montana, July 2014.

42. Marsh, D., B. Cosentino, K.H. Beard, J. Vonesh, K. Genet, T. Langen, N. Karraker, K. Jones, J.J. Apodaca, E. Forys, E. Kilpatrick. Ubiquitous effects of road disturbance on the distribution of frogs and toads in eastern and central United States. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Missoula, Montana, July 2014.

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43. Ferreia, R.B.* and K.H. Beard. Local citizens decide the common name of a new frog species in Brazil. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Missoula, Montana, July 2014.

44. Smith, R.L.*, K.H. Beard, and W.C. Pitt. Do coqui frogs change bird communities in Hawaii? Hawaii Ecosystems Meeting, University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, June 2014.

45. Genet, K.S., D.M. Marsh, J.J. Apodaca, C. Bates, J. Beach, K.H. Beard, K. Becklin, J.M. Bell, B.J. Cosentino, C. Crockett, K. Curtain, G. Fawson*, J. Fjelsted, E.A. Forys, M. Grover, J. Holmes, K. Indeck, N.E. Karraker, E. Kilpatrick, T.A. Langen, S. Mugel, A. Molina, J.R. Vonesh, R. Weaver and A. Willey*. Toads, roads, and nodes: The influence of landscape composition and configuration on the distribution and abundance of frogs and toads in the Eastern and Central U.S.A. Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, August 2013.

46. Ferreia, R.B.* and K.H. Beard†. Matrix-habitat and edge effects on amphibian communities in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest. 26th International Congress for Conservation Biology, July 2013 (†presenter).

47. Ferreia, R.B.* and K.H. Beard. Influence of a non-native frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris on invertebrates in Maui, Hawaii. VI Brazilian Congress of Herpetology, July 2013.

48. Ferreia, R.B.* and K.H. Beard. The response of frogs to matrix-habitat types and edge effects: preliminary results. VI Brazilian Congress of Herpetology, July 2013.

49. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, M. Mazzacavallo and S. Doucette-Riis. The two-layer hypothesis is dead, long live the two-layer hypothesis Kruger National Park Network Meeting, Kruger National Park, South Africa, March, 2013.

50. Beard, K.H., A. Kulmatiski, M. Mazzacavallo. The two-layer hypothesis is dead: long live the two-layer hypothesis. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2012.

51. Beard, K.H. and E.M. O’Neill*. Symposium: Founder effects haven't quieted them down: the coqui frog invasion in Hawaii. Insights from invasions: using exotic amphibians and reptiles to study ecological and evolutionary processes. 7th World Congress of Herpetology, which is meeting jointly with ASIH, HL, and SSAR in Vancouver, Canada, August 2012.

52. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, J. Heavilin. Plant-soil feedbacks provide an additional explanation for diversity-productivity relationships. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2012.

53. Beard, K.H., R.T. Choi*, H. Sin*, and W.C. Pitt. Symposium: Invasive species management: The coqui frog invasion in Hawaii: impacts and management. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference Waikoloa, Hawaii, November 2011.

54. Kalnicky, E.A.*, K.H. Beard and M.W. Brunson. Resource availability and invasive coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) density in Hawaii. Ecological Society of America, Austin, Texas, August 2011.

55. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. Testing predictions of a three-species plant-soil feedback model. Ecological Society of America, Austin, Texas, August 2011.

56. Beard, K.H. and A. Kulmatiski. Fewer larger precipitation events increase infiltration and root growth but not aboveground production of trees or grasses in a subtropical savanna. Organized Oral Session. Ecological Society of America, Austin, Texas, August 2011.

57. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard and M. Mazzacavallo. Savanna structure with climate change: Results from a precipitation manipulation experiment. Kruger National Park Network Meeting, Kruger National Park, South Africa, March, 2011.

58. William, C.P.*, A. Kulmatiski, and K.H. Beard. Deuterium tracer injection: A precise technique for comparing water use patterns in an invaded plant community. Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2-6 August 2010.

59. Choi, R.*, C. Olson*, and K.H. Beard. Impacts of coqui and greenhouse frogs on Hawaiian invertebrate communities. Hawaii Conservation Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, 4-6 August 2010.

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60. Olson, C.* and K.H. Beard. Diet of the Cuban greenhouse frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, in Hawaii. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Providence, Rhode Island, 7-12 July 2010.

61. Choi, R.* and K.H. Beard. Changes at the invasion front: Impacts of coqui frog on invertebrates in Hawaii. Annual Human-Wildlife Conflict Berryman Institute Symposium, Utah State University, May 2010.

62. Olson, C.* and K.H. Beard. Cuban greenhouse frog in Hawaii. Annual Human-Wildlife Conflict Berryman Institute Symposium, Utah State University, May 2010.

63. ver Weij, R., Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, S.I. Higgins, W.J. Bond, E.C. February. Spatial and temporal root activity patterns of trees and grasses: two approaches to test the two-layer hypothesis in a sub-tropical savanna. Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting, February 2010.

64. Kulmatiski, A., R.J.T. Verweij, K.H. Beard, E.C. February, and M. Mazzacavallo. Where do trees and grasses get their water? Kruger National Park Network Meeting, Kruger National Park, South Africa, March, 2010.

65. Gilbert-Norton, L., R. Wilson, J.R. Stevens, and K.H. Beard†. Corridors enhance movement: A meta-analytical review. Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 2009 (†presenter).

66. Kulmatiski, A., R.J.T. Verweij, K.H. Beard, and E. February. Defining niche space in savannas: a long-awaited resolution for the two-layer hypothesis. Ecological Society of America, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 2009.

67. O’Neill, E.M.*, K.H. Beard, M. Pfrender, M.M. Peacock, M. B. Peters. Losing their balance: selection in native and introduced populations of the Coqui frog. Evolution, Moscow, Idaho, June 2009.

68. Bisrat, S.A., M.A. White, K.H. Beard, and D.R. Cutler. Predicting the invasion potential of a Puerto Rican frog in Hawaii using MODIS satellite imagery, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 2008.

69. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, J.M. Stevens, and S.M. Cobbold. Plant-soil feedbacks: A meta-analytical review. Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 2008.

70. Beard, K.H. An invasive frog affects ecosystem process through nutrient recycling as opposed to trophic cascades Symposium: Roles of amphibians in ecosystem processes, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Montreal, Canada, July 2008.

71. Beard, K.H. Opening remarks – Introduction to research on the role of amphibians in ecosystem processes. Symposium: Roles of amphibians in ecosystem processes, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Montreal, Canada, July 2008.

72. O’Neill, E. M.* and K.H. Beard Ecology and evolution of the introduced frog, the coqui. Annual Human-Wildlife Conflict Berryman Institute Symposium, Mississippi State University, May 2008.

73. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, R. ver Weij, E. February. Tree and grass water-use in a changing savannah system. Kruger National Park Networking Meeting, April 2008.

74. Tuttle, N.C.* and K.H. Beard. Bottom-up control determines invertebrate community composition and abundance in Hawaii, Ecological Society of America, San Jose, California, August 2007.

75. Beard, K.H. and A. Kulmatiski. Disturbance contingent plant-soil feedback: the passenger takes the wheel, Ecological Society of America, San Jose, California, August 2007.

76. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. Changing soil microbial communities to manage plant communities. Ecological Society of America, San Jose, California, August 2007.

77. Sin, H.*, K.H. Beard, and W.C. Pitt. Top-down effects of coquis in lowland forests in Hawaii. Hawaii Ecosystems Meeting, University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii, June 2007.

78. Edwards, T.C., Jr., D.R. Cutler, K.H. Beard, J.C. Gibson, and D. Sarr. A framework for predicting invasive plants in National Parks: A proof of concept using Verbasum thapsus in Lava Beds National Monument, Invited Symposium: Invasive Species: Early Detection and Monitoring in Natural Areas, Natural Areas, Flagstaff, Arizona, September 2006.

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79. Beard, K.H., H. Sin*, and W. C. Pitt. An invasive frog influences ecosystem processes similarly in its native and introduced ranges. Ecological Society of America, Memphis, Tennessee, August 2006.

80. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, and J.N. Stark. Exotic plants shift water-use timing, Ecological Society of America, Memphis, Tennessee, August 2006.

81. Sin, H.*, K.H. Beard, and W. C. Pitt , Coqui frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui) influence lowland forest invertebrates and ecological processes, Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2006.

82. Beard, K.H., H. Sin*, and W. C. Pitt. Effects of coqui frogs on ecosystem processes in Hawaii. Hawaii Ecosystems Meeting, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, July 2006.

83. Sin, H.*, K.H. Beard, and W. C. Pitt, Effects of an invasive frog on invertebrate community and ecosystem processes in Hawaii, Vertebrate Pest Conference, Berkeley, California, March 2006.

84. Tuttle, N.C.* and K.H. Beard. Direct effects of coqui frogs on arthropods in Hawaii. Annual Berryman Symposium, Logan, Utah State University, August 2005.

85. Beard, K.H., and W.C. Pitt. Effects of coqui frogs on nutrient cycling in Hawaii. Annual Human-Wildlife Conflict Berryman Institute Symposium, Logan, Utah State University, August 2005.

86. Beard, K.H. and W. C. Pitt, Potential consequences of the coqui frog invasion in Hawaii, Symposium: Introduced Amphibians and Reptiles, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, Florida, July 2005.

87. Beard, K.H. and Tuttle, N.C.* Direct effects of coqui frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui) on invertebrate communities in Hawaii, Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2005.

88. Rexroad, E.*, K.H. Beard, and A. Kulmatiski. Ecosystem- and community-level impacts of 50 years of large ungulate grazing, Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon, August 2004.

89. Rexroad, E.*, K.H. Beard, and A. Kulmatiski. Effects of deer and elk on vegetation structure, soil composition and invertebrate communities throughout central Washington, Utah Wildlife Society Meeting, February 2004.

90. Kulmatiski, A., K.H. Beard, and J.N. Stark. Plants, soils, and alternative steady states in plant communities, Weed Science Society of America and Ecological Society of America, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, November 2003.

91. Beard, K.H. Consequences of the coqui frog invasion in Hawaii: Is Puerto Rico a starting place? Intermountain Herpetology Rendezvous II Conference, Logan, Utah, November 2003.

92. Beard, K.H., Vogt, K.A., Vogt, D.J., Scatena, F.N., Covich, A.P., Sigurdardottir, R., Sicaama, T.C., and Crowl, T.A. Structural, functional characteristics and resilience of forest ecosystems impacted by multiple, severe disturbances in legacy environments, Ecological Society of America, Savannah, Georgia, August 2003.

93. Kulmatiski, A. K.H. Beard, and J.N. Stark. Plants, soils, and alternative steady states in plant communities, Savannah, Georgia, Ecological Society of America, August 2003.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT UNIVERSITY, AGENCY, AND OTHERS:

1. Beard, K.H. Research on coquis in Hawaii and new research in Puerto Rico. Luquillo LTER meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico. June 4, 2019.

2. Beard, K.H. Timing is everything: How does changing phenology influence coastal Alaska wetlands? Donana Biological Station, Sevilla, Spain. May 16, 2019.

3. Beard, K.H. Coquis as an invasive species in Hawaii: ecological impacts and possible solutions, Puerto Rico Invasive Species Awareness. University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. April 26, 2019.

4. Beard, K.H. What should be the future of the Forestry and Environmental Conservation Department at Clemson University?, Clemson University, South Carolina, April 4, 2019.

5. Beard, K. H. Times are changing: the effects of climate change on phenology and ecosystems in coastal western Alaska. University of Granada, Spain. November 12, 2018.

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6. Beard, K.H. From state 49 to 50: How natural and un-natural migration is changing communities, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, December 7, 2017.

7. Wallis, A.C., R.L. Smith*, and K.H. Beard. Invasive coquis aren’t full until morning. Utah Chapter of the Wildlife Society. St. George. March 2016.

8. Wallis, A.C., R.L. Smith*, and K.H. Beard. Does the diet of the coqui frog change over the course of the day? Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research. University of Utah, February 2016.

9. Farnsworth, S.Y., C.B. Allred, M.B. Flack, S.A. Hill*, N.A. Schvaneveldt, A.C.E. Wallis*, and K.H. Beard. Frogger, Game Over: Roads reduce Frogs across the eastern US. Utah Chapter of the Wildlife Society. St. George, Utah, March 2014.

10. Nolan, N.*, K.H. Beard, and A. Kulmatiski. Activated carbon as a restoration technique in Utah. Board members of the Grantsville Conservation District. October 2013.

11. Beard, K.H., A. Kulmatiski, and N. Nolan*. Activated carbon as a restoration technique in Washington and maybe Utah? Utah Society for Range Management, Orem, UT, November 2012.

12. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. Activated carbon as a restoration technique. Utah Weed Control Association, Logan, UT, February 2012.

13. Beard, K.H. The coqui frog invasion in Hawaii: Ecological and evolutionary consequences. Department of Biology, Iowa State University, October 2012.

14. Beard, K.H. Global change at local scales: Examples from invasions and climate change. Department of Biology, Cal State Poly Pomona. April 2011.

15. Beard, K.H. Potential consequences of trophic mismatch for geese in Alaska, and Non-native Phragmites australis invasion in Utah. Great Salt Lake Duck Club meeting, March 2011.

16. Beard, K.H. Summary of recent research results on coquis in Hawaii. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii. January 2010.

17. Kulmatiski, A. and K.H. Beard. Managing soil to manage plant communities: activated carbon as a restoration technique. Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area Weed Workshop, Homer, AK, April 2010.

18. Beard, K.H. Global change at local scales: Examples from species introductions and climate change. Department of Biology, Central Florida University, Orlando. December 11, 2010.

19. Kulmatiski, A. and Beard, K.H. What allows weeds to invade abandoned agricultural fields? 10 years of data from the Methow Valley. First Tuesday: General public. Twisp, Washington, May, 2009.

20. Beard, K.H. Population density, growth rates, and diets of Eleutherodactylus coqui at eight sites in Hawaii. First International Conference on the Coqui Frog, Hilo, Hawaii, February 2008.

21. Price, E.A., M.W. Brunson, and K.H. Beard. What about the people? The importance of understanding human attitudes, knowledge, and behavior in control of Eleutherodactylus coqui First International Conference on the Coqui Frog, Hilo, Hawaii, 6-9 February 2008.

22. O’Neill, E. M.*, K.H. Beard, M.E. Pfrender, and K.E. Mock. Color pattern polymorphism in Eleutherodactylus coqui: evidence of selection in Puerto Rico and founder effects in Hawaii. First International Coqui Conference, Hilo, Hawaii, February 2008.

23. Beard, K.H. Global change at local scales: Examples from species introductions and climate change. Department of Ecology, Tulane University, Louisiana. March 2008.

24. Beard, K.H. Global change at local scales: Examples from species introductions. Department of Ecology, Auburn University, Alabama. February 2008.

25. Beard, K.H. Global change at the local scale: Examples from plant and animal invasions and climate change Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno. January 2008.

26. Beard, K.H. Can an invasive frog influence ecosystem processes? Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana. December 2007.

27. Beard, K.H. Mechanisms and consequences of coqui frog invasions in Hawaii. Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. March 2007.

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28. Beard, K.H. Mechanism of coqui frog invasions in Hawaii. Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. April 2006.

29. Edwards, T. C., Jr., D. R. Cutler, and K.H. Beard. National Park Service Annual Inventory and Monitoring Meeting, San Diego, California, February 2006.

30. Beard, K.H. Effects of coqui frogs in Hawaii. Kaloka Coqui Community Coalition. Kaloko Mauka, Kona, Hawaii. October 2005

31. Beard, K.H. Mechanisms of invasion: Coquis in Hawaii. Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine Branch, Honolulu, Hawaii. October 2005

32. Edwards, T. C., Jr., D. R. Cutler, and K.H. Beard. National Park Service Annual Inventory and Monitoring Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 2005.

33. Beard, K.H. Ecological consequences of the coqui invasion. Department of Biology, University of Hawaii, Hilo. November 2004.

34. Beard, K.H. Ecological consequences of the coqui invasion. U.S. Forest Service, Hilo, Hawaii. November 2004.

35. Beard, K.H. The role of disturbance in conservation biology, Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. April 2004.

36. Beard, K.H. Research Interests. CNR Council. Utah State University, Logan, Utah. February 2004. 37. Beard, K.H. Coqui effects on their prey and ecosystem processes in their native community. Coqui

Working Group, Hilo, Hawaii. June 2003. 38. Beard, K.H. Coqui effects on their prey and ecosystem processes in their native community.

Nurserymen Association, Hilo, Hawaii. June 2003. 39. Beard, K.H. Coqui effects on their prey and ecosystem processes in their native community. U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii. June 2003. TEACHING: Assigned teaching at USU: WILD 4600: Conservation Biology, 40-50 students (spring: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020) WILD 6720/7720: Advanced Conservation Biology, 15 students (spring: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2018) WILD 6900: Invasion Ecology, 10 students (spring: 2006, 2008, 2017, 2020) Invited lectures: BIOL 1050 (fall 2007, fall 2011) Other courses I’ve taught (or co-taught): WILD 6960: Graduate Ecology, 30 students. Guest lectured five contact hours. One week on Conservation

Ecology (fall 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, USU) ENVS 30: Biodiversity, 20 students (winter 2002, Dartmouth College). This course met an English

requirement for starting freshmen. MENTORING: PRIMARY ADVISOR: PhD Students 1. Martin Holdrege, PhD Ecology, fall 2016-present (Thesis title: Changing precipitation regimes affects plant communities and nutrient dynamics in northern Utah) Moved from MS to PhD in fall 2018.

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2. Leandro do Nascimento, PhD Ecology, fall 2015-present (Thesis title: Amazon Symphony: Effects of land use change and habitat heterogeneity on biodiversity and its role on infectious diseases transmission, Expected Graduation Date: 2019) QCNR Graduate Student Teacher of the Year award 3. Ryan Choi, PhD Ecology, fall 2014-present (Thesis title: Timing is everything: How migration and growing season timing affect ecosystem processes in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Expected Graduation Date: 2018) 4. Rodrigo Ferreira, PhD Ecology, fall 2010-spring 2015 (Thesis title: Ecology, behavior, and taxonomy of anurans from Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest) QCNR and Robins Graduate Researcher of the Year award. 5. Emily (nee Price) Kalnicky, PhD Ecology, fall 2007-spring 2012 (Thesis title: A coupled human and natural systems approach to understanding an invasive frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui, in Hawaii) 6. Eric M. O’Neill, PhD Biology, spring 2006-spring 2009 (Thesis title: Evolutionary consequences of the introduction of Eleutherodactylus coqui in Hawaii) MS Students. 7. Dustin Mahoney, MS Wildlife Biology, fall 2019-present) (Thesis title: The role of parasites in golden eagle survival) 8. Shane Hill, MS Wildlife Biology, fall 2016-spring 2018 (Thesis title: Relationships among the invasive coqui frog, the small Indian mongoose, and rat species in Hawaii) 9. Lindsay Carlson, MS Ecology, spring 2015-fall 2017 (Thesis title: Direct effects of warming increase woody plant abundance in a subarctic wetland) 10. Robyn Smith, MS Ecology, fall 2014- fall 2016 (Thesis title: Invasive coqui frogs serve as novel prey for birds in Hawaii, and not as competitors) 11. Nicole Nolan, MS Ecology, fall 2012-summer 2014 (Thesis title: Activated carbon decreases invasive plant growth by mediating plant-microbe interactions) 12. C. Pascale (nee Williams) Warren, MS Ecology, fall 2008-fall 2011 (Thesis title: Isotopic tracer reveals depth-specific water use patterns between two adjacent native and non-native plant communities) 13. Ryan Choi, MS Ecology, fall 2008-summer 2011 (Thesis title: Invertebrate community changes ialong coqui invasion fronts in Hawaii) 14. Christina Olson, MS Ecology, fall 2008-spring 2011 (Thesis title: Diet, density, and distribution of the introduced greenhouse frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostris, on the island of Hawaii) 15. Nathania C. Tuttle, MS Ecology, spring 2005-fall 2007 (Thesis title: Assessing mechanisms of invasion and control of Eleutherodactylus coqui in Hawaii) 16. Hans Sin, MS Wildlife Biology, fall 2004-fall 2006 (Thesis title: Eleutherodactylus coqui influences lowland forest invertebrate communities and ecological processes in Hawaii) 17. G. Page Kyle, MS Ecology, fall 2003-fall 2005 (Thesis title: Mechanisms influencing invasive plant establishment following rodent disturbance in a shrub-steppe ecosystem) 18. Echo A. Rexroad, MS Wildlife Biology, spring 2003-spring 2005 (Thesis title: Effects of long-term ungulate grazing in a shrub-steppe environment) OTHER MENTORING: Post-baccalaureate field/laboratory assistants, Employed for > 3 months, average 6 months each Graduated/completed=49, Continuing=0 Undergraduate field/laboratory assistants, Employed for > 3 months, average 8 months each Graduated/completed=35, Continuing=1 Served on over 30 MS and PhD committees across USU’s campus SERVICE: SERVICE ON-CAMPUS:

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University Member, T&P Committee, Department of Biology, 2019-present Member, T&P Committee, Department of Geology, 2018-19 Member, T&P Committee, Department of Biology, 2017-2019 Central Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2015-17 Faculty Senate, College of Natural Resources alternate, 2015-16 Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Seed Grant Proposal Review Panel, 2015 Faculty Senate, College of Natural Resources representative, 2011-14 USU Ombudsperson, College of Natural Resources representative, 2013-present Member, T&P Committee, Department of Biology, 2012-2017 International Professor of the Year, Selection Committee, 2010-11 Judge for USU Graduate Student Symposium, 2011, 2008 Member, T&P Committee, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 2008-2010 College Tenure and Promotion Info Session, Served on panel, fall 2019 Tenure and Promotion Info Session, Served on panel, spring 2018 Undergrad Research Info Session, Served on panel, fall 2017 Grad School Info Session for Undergraduates, Assisting in planning and serving on panel, fall 2013 CNR Graduate Affairs Committee (Representative for WILD), 2002–2010, 2013-present Ranking committee for the USGS Coop Unit position, Assistant Unit and Professor, College of Natural

Resources, 2012 CNR Researcher of the Year, Selection Committee, 2008-09 Grad School Info Session for Undergraduates, Served on Panel, fall 2008 Educational Policy Committee (Graduate Education Representative for WILD), 2002–2010, often involved

meeting monthly Member, Quinney Ph.D. Fellowship Selection Committee, 2002-2008 Department Member, T&P Committee, Department of Wildland Resources, 2019-present Co-directing WILD graduate orientation retreat, 2019 Conducted “Evening Sessions” for graduate student on how to get through the graduate process for

graduate students, 2008-2019 Director of Graduate Studies, responsible for graduate handbook and developing departmental policies,

2007-2019 Member, T&P Committee, Department of Wildland Resources, 2018-present Search Committee Coordinator, Three Searches, Assistant Professor, Department of Wildland Resources,

2017-18 Member, T&P Committee, Department of Wildland Resources, 2017-present Member, T&P Committee, Department of Watershed Sciences, 2015-present Chair, T&P Committee, Department of Wildland Resources, 2014-2017 Member, T&P Committee, Department of Wildland Resources, 2015 Member, T&P Committee, Department of Wildland Resources, 2015 Co-director of Graduate Symposium, 2012-present Chair, T&P Committee, Department of Wildland Resources, 2011-2016 Developed fellowship list for WILD graduate students, 2011-2019 Mock Quiz Bowl participant for USU’s Wildlife Society Conclave preparation, 2013 Co-authored Graduate Degree Program 5-year plan, 2012

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Conducted Graduate Degree Program Self-Assessments, 2012 Member, T&P Committee, Department of Wildland Resources, 2011-2013 Chair Search Committee, Wildlife Ecology Search Committee, Assistant Professor, Department of

Wildland Resources, 2010-11 Member of the Aldo Leopold Scholarship committee, 2010-present Developed evening session on how to get through the graduate process for graduate students, spring

2008 Search Committee Member, Plant Community Ecology, Assistant Professor, Department of Wildland

Resources, fall 2004–spring 2005 Member of the committee that developed and wrote the proposal for the new B.S. degree in

Conservation and Restoration Ecology, fall 2003 SERVICE OFF-CAMPUS: Interviewed for Popular Science, 2019 Interviewed for UPR on UnDisciplined: The Ecologist and the Economist, 2018 External reviewer for tenure folder (2017; 2x) External reviewer for tenure folder (2016) Reviewed two book chapters in Conservation Science by Kareiva and Marvier (2016) Reviewed three book chapters in Global Change Biology by Rosenblum (2015) Technical advisory committee: Anaxyrus boreas, Boreal toad, State of Utah (2013-present) External reviewer for tenure folder (2013) Judged Student Oral Presentations, Society for Conservation Biology meeting, Baltimore, MD (2013) Interviewed for NPR on “Landmark Study Reveals Low National Rate of Frog Abnormalities on Wildlife

Refuges” December 2013 Reviewed abstracts for 26th International Congress for Conservation Biology (2013) Judged Student Oral Presentations, Society for Conservation Biology meeting, Oakland, CA (2012) Reviewed four book chapters in Conservation Science by Kareiva and Marvier (2012) Reviewed manuscripts for Acta Oecologica (2012), Biodiversity and Conservation (2004, 2003), Biological

Conservation (2013 3x, 2010, 2009, 2006 2x), Biological Control (2009), Biological Invasions (2019, 2018, 2011 2x, 2007 2x), Caribbean Journal of Science (2009, 2008), Conservation Biology (2011, 2003), Conservation Biology (2017), Copeia (2007, 2004), Current Zoology (2017), Diversity and Distributions (2011 2x, 2010, 2007, 2006), Ecology (2006, 2004), Ecography (2016), Ecological Applications (2010), Ecosphere (2018), Environmental Entomology (2005), Forestry and Ecology and Management (2019), Frontier in Ecology and Evolution (2018), Functional Ecology (2017, 2010), Herpetotropicos (2008), Hydrobiologia (2011), Human–Wildlife Interactions (2012), International Journal of Pest Management (2017), Journal of Applied Ecology (2012), Journal of Herpetology (2018, 2015, 2011, 2008), Journal of Ecology (2012), Journal of Tropical Ecology (2013, 2006, 2005), Oecologia (2013), Oikos (2005), Pacific Conservation Biology (2010, 2005), Phyllomedusa (2018, 2019), Plant Ecology (2008, 2007), Plant and Soil (2018, 2017), PeerJ (2019), Restoration Ecology (2009, 2006), Tropical Ecology (2013), Weed Technology (2004), Wildlife Research (2008), Zoologia (2011).

Reviewed proposals for NSF Long-term Ecological Research Program (2013, 2009), USGS Alaska Science Center (2010), NSF Ecosystem Studies Program (2007, 2006 2x, 2003), NSF Arctic Programs (2018), NSF Ecology Program (2018, 2016, 2014, 2006), USDA Small Business Initiatives Program (2004), Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science Graduate Student Grants (2007), Utah Agricultural Experiment Station (2007, 2013)

American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology, Symposium Chair, 2008 Technical advisory committee: Rana luteiventris, Columbia spotted frog, State of Utah (2003-2007)