Dede Olson

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Supervisory Research Ecologist, Team Leader
Pacific Northwest Research Station
Corvallis Forestry Sciences Lab

Contact via email
Phone: (541) 750-7373
Fax: (541) 750-7329

Statement of Research:

I study the conservation biology, behavioral ecology, and population and community ecology of amphibians. My current projects address: 1) the effects of forest management practices and riparian buffer widths; 2) microhabitat- to landscape-scale habitat modeling; 3) the effects of climate variation; and 4) the amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Projects & Activities:

Density Management and Riparian Buffer Study Investigation of aquatic-dependent vertebrates within and along headwater streams in managed forests of western Oregon. Read more Recent publications: Density Management briefing Leach et al. 2017 - headwater stream temperatures (Suppl.) Burton et al. 2016 - wood loading Olson 2015 - Science of 50-ft buffers Olson and Mazza 2015 - Science Findings 178 Burton et al. in press - headwater down wood Olson and Kluber 2014 - Herp. Cons. Biol. - plethodontid distributions Olson, Leirness et al. 2014 - effects on vertebrates Olson and Burton 2014 - Forests - stream vertebrates & habitats Burton et al. 2014 - Ecosphere - understory vegetation Burton et al. 2013 - Ecological Applications - carbon storage Burton et al. 2013 - GTR 880 - carbon storage Ruzicka et al. 2014 - Forest Science - upslope thinning effects Ruzicka et al. 2013 - GTR 880 - DMS and the NW Forest Plan Olson and Burnett 2013 - GTR 880 - landscape connectivity Olson 2013 - GTR 880 - effects on amphibians See Selected Publications for more	Global Bd Mapping Project The amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), is an OIE-notifiable* emerging infectious disease linked to amphibian losses in many locations worldwide. We continue to compile and map global sampling efforts for Bd in cooperation with researchers around the world. (OIE = World Organisation for Animal Health)* This work has now been published in PLOS ONE: Publication pdf Supporting information figures pdf Supporting information tables pdf (including species detected table) New in 2016 Amphibian Diseases Web portal: AmphibianDisease.org Will include: Bsal data and surveillance plans Bd-maps.net data, and more comprehensive Bd data Climate change projections for Bd: Xie et al. 2016 Bsal information: salamanderfungus.org Downloadable map for presentations available here. (large file, may be slow) 5th-field watershed occurrence map for lower 48 United States, June 2014 available here. 6th-field watershed occurrence map for lower 48 United States, June 2014 available here. Template spreadsheet for data upload to Bd-Maps available here, with data-field definitions for data formatting.
Now available from Island Press: "People, Forest, and Change" Now available from Island Press People, Forests, and Change edited by Deanna H. Olson and Beatrice Van Horne Table of Contents	Bsal Task Force The salamander chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), has become an imminent threat to salamanders in Europe and North America. Call to Action - Olson 2015, FrogLog Amphibian Diseases Web portal: AmphibianDisease.org Bsal information: salamanderfungus.org Publications: Grant et al. 2015 - Bsal in the US: Strategies Gray et al. 2015 - North American Response and Call to Action
Adult Cope's Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei). Photo by L.L.C. Jones Conservation Assessments for Pacific Northwest US Species Species of concern listed as US Forest Service Region 6 ‘Sensitive Species’ and Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington ‘Special Status’ are managed under the Interagency Special Status and Sensitive Species Program (ISSSSP). Species-specific “Conservation Assessments” are developed to provide a synthesis of current biological and ecological knowledge, as well as known or suspected threats and effects of management activities. New information is often available per species, such as the compilation and map of species localities in the northwest area. Assessments provide guidance about management considerations and outline research and monitoring needs; their intent is to help manage for species to forestall losses and preclude listing under the US Endangered Species Act. For some species, the ISSSSP has funded projects to understand species distributions, habitat associations, or effects of management. Reports of these studies and Conservation Assessments are available on the ISSSSP Web site, in the amphibian index: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/sfpnw/issssp/species-index/fauna-amphibians.shtml I have contributed to the Conservation Assessments of the following amphibian species: Aneides flavipunctatus- Black Salamander (ANFL) Batrachoseps attenuatus - California Slender Salamander (BAAT) Batrachoseps wrighti - Oregon Slender Salamander (BAWR) Dicamptodon copei - Cope's Giant Salamander (DICO) Plethodon larselli - Larch Mountain Salamander (PLLA) Plethodon stormi - Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (PLST) [note: this species also has a tri-agency ‘Conservation Strategy’ with US FWS, published as Northwest Fauna 6] Plethodon vandykei - Van Dyke's Salamander (PLVA) Ascaphus montanus - Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog (ASMO) Rana boylii - Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (RABO) In addition, Conservation Assessments have been developed by others for these species, and are available at the ISSSSP link above: Rana luteiventris - Columbia Spotted Frog (RALU) Rana pretiosa - Oregon Spotted Frog (RAPR) Rhyacotriton olympicus - Olympic Torrent Salamander (RHOL) Rhyacotriton cascadae - Cascade Torrent Salamander (RHCA)
Climate Change and Herpetofauna Amphibians and reptiles are particularly sensitive to temperature and moisture conditions. Our international working group looks at what might be done at local scales to accommodate effects of climate variation. A library of practical actions is being assembled. Read more	RRTH = Relocation, Reintroduction, Translocation, and Headstarting These are stop-gap measures for rare species conservation. To promote communication of lessons learned from past and ongoing projects, photos and information on existing projects is being compiled. Read more
Ranavirus Reporting System Ranavirus is an OIE-notifiable emerging infectious disease associated with amphibian losses; it also affects fish and reptiles. Ranavirus is relatively poorly understood, and there is a need to enhance communications among researchers and managers. In cooperation with world Ranavirus experts, we are helping to create a Ranavirus Reporting System. Thanks to Amanda Duffus, Gordon College, Georgia, for taking the lead on coordinating world efforts to develop a global Ranavirus database to initiate this reporting system. Thanks also to Matt Gray, University of Tennessee, who has taken a lead role in organizing the world science community to advance our Ranavirus knowledge and identify key research needs. With several partners, in 2011, we co-sponsored an international symposium on Ranavirus: 2011 Ranavirus Symposium. This session resulted in the formation of a Global Ranavirus Consortium The Symposium is summarized in these publications: Lesbarreres et al. 2011 Robert and Chinchar 2011 Kerby 2011 Ranavirus General Information: "The Rise of Ranavirus", Gray and Miller 2013
2011 PARC Year of the Turtle US Forest Service PNW Contributions 2011 State of the Turtle (Olson and Kiester 2010) highlights the current threats to turtles and tortoises, and the need for conservation, research, and education. Visit PARC – Year of the Turtle for more information, and to view issues of Year of the Turtle News.	2012 PARC Year of the Lizard US Forest Service PNW Contributions: State of the Lizard (Olson 2012) highlights the current threats to lizards, and the need for conservation, research, and education. Visit PARC – Year of the Lizard for more information. A bimonthly newsletter (Year of the Lizard News) and monthly photo contest calendar are available for free download.
2013 PARC Year of the Snake US Forest Service PNW Contributions Visit PARC – Year of the Snake for free downloadable monthly Photo Contest calendars and monthly issues of Year of the Snake News.	2014 PARC Year of the Salamander In 2014, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation and their collaborating partners are focusing on salamanders, their diversity, habitats, and conservation. Visit PARC - Year of the Salamander for more information. The monthly newsletter, Salamander News, and Photo Contest Calendar are available for free download at: www.yearofthesalamander.org

Selected Publications:

Note: Most PDF files linked in the publications section of this page were not created by the USDA Forest Service, and may not be accessible to screen-reader software. Many publications are open access, and links to the html versions on the journal websites are also provided, where applicable.

2017

Gervasi, S.S., P.R. Stephens, J. Hua, C.L. Searle, J. Urbina, D.H. Olson, B.A. Bancroft, V. Weis, J.I. Hammond, and R.A. Relyea. 2017. Linking ecology and epidemiology to understand predictors of multi-host responses to an emerging pathogen, the amphibian chytrid fungus. PLoS ONE 12(1):e0167882.

Grant, E.H.C., E. Muths, R.A. Katz, S. Canessa, M.J. Adams, J.R. Ballard, L. Berger, C.J. Briggs, J.T.H. Coleman, M.J. Gray, M.C. Harris, R.N. Harris, B. Hossack, K.P. Huyvaert, J. Kolby, K.R. Lips, R.E. Lovich, H.I. McCallum, J.R. Mendelson III, P. Nanjappa, D.H. Olson, J.G. Powers, K.L.D. Richgels, R.E. Russell, B.R. Schmidt, A. Spitzen-van der Sluijs, M.K. Watry, D.C. Woodhams, and C.L. White. 2017. Using decision analysis to support proactive management of emerging infectious wildlife diseases. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15: 214-221. Link to doi:10.1002/fee.1481.

Iwanowicz, D.D., W.B. Schill, D.H. Olson, M.J. Adams, C. Densmore, R.S. Coprnman, C. Adams, C. Figiel, Jr., C.W. Anderson, A.R. Blaustein, and T. Chestnut. 2017. Potential concerns with analytical methods used for the detection of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans from archived DNA of amphibian swab samples, Oregon, USA. Herpetological Review 48: 352-355.

Leach, J.A., D.H. Olson, P.D. Anderson, and B.N.I. Eskelson. 2017. Spatial and seasonal variability of forested headwater stream temperatures in western Oregon, USA. Aquatic Sciences 79: 291-307. doi:10.1007/s00027-016-0497-9. Supplemental material.

Kim, J.B., B.G. Marcot, D.H. Olson, B. Van Horne, J.A. Vano, M.S. Hand, L.A. Salas, M.J. Case, P.E. Hennon, and D.V. D'Amore. 2017. Climate-smart approaches to managing forests. Chapter 16, pages 225-242 in D.H. Olson and B. Van Horne, editors. People, forests and change - Lessons from the Pacific Northwest. Washington, DC/Covelo, CA/London: Island Press.

Olson, D. 2017. New Herp Disease Alert System relies on info from public. The Wildlife Society. http://wildlife.org/new-herp-disease-alert-system-relies-on-info-from-public.

Olson, D.H., and B. Van Horne, editors. 2017. People, forests and change - Lessons from the Pacific Northwest. Washington, DC/Covelo, CA/London: Island Press.

Olson, D.H., S.L. Johnson, P.D. Anderson, B.E. Penaluna, and J.B. Dunham. 2017. Aquatic-riparian systems. Chapter 14, pages 191-206 in D.H. Olson and B. Van Horne, editors. People, forests and change - Lessons from the Pacific Northwest. Washington, DC/Covelo, CA/London: Island Press.

Olson, D.H., B.E. Penaluna, B.G. Marcot, M.G. Raphael, and K.B. Aubry. 2017. Biodiversity. Chapter 13, pages 174-190 in D.H. Olson and B. Van Horne, editors. People, forests and change - Lessons from the Pacific Northwest. Washington, DC/Covelo, CA/London: Island Press.

Olson, D.H., B. Van Horne, B.T. Bormann, P.D. Anderson, and R.W. Haynes. 2017. Introduction: The human-forest ecosystem. Chapter 1, pages 3-15 in D.H. Olson and B. Van Horne, editors. People, forests and change - Lessons from the Pacific Northwest. Washington, DC/Covelo, CA/London: Island Press.

Olson, D.H., B. Van Horne, B.T. Bormann, R.L. Deal, and T.H. DeLuca. 2017. The future of human-forest ecosystem sustainability. Chapter 19, pages 275-290 in D.H. Olson and B. Van Horne, editors. People, forests and change - Lessons from the Pacific Northwest. Washington, DC/Covelo, CA/London: Island Press.

Penaluna, B.E., D.H. Olson, R.L. Flitcroft, M. Weber, J.R. Bellmore, S.M. Wondzell, J.B. Dunham, S.L. Johnson, and G.H. Reeves. 2017. Aquatic biodiversity in forests: A weak link in ecosystem services resilience. Biodiversity and Conservation 26: 3125-3155. doi:10.1007/s10531-016-1148-0

Van Horne, B., D.H. Olson, and T. Maness. 2017. Visions: 20 Years Hence. Chapter 20, pages 291-303 in D.H. Olson and B. Van Horne, editors. People, forests and change - Lessons from the Pacific Northwest. Washington, DC/Covelo, CA/London: Island Press.

2016

Bsal Task Force: 2016 Annual Report. October 2016. 20 p. Available at: http://www.salamanderfungus.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Bsal-Report_1610_4-0v.pdf.

Burton, J.I., D.H. Olson, and K.J. Puettmann. 2016. Effects of riparian buffer width on down wood loading in headwater streams after repeated forest thinning. Forest Ecology and Management 372: 247–257.

Xie, G.Y., D.H. Olson, and A.R. Blaustein. 2016. Projecting the global distribution of the emerging amphibian fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, based on IPCC climate futures. PLoS ONE 11(8):e0160746 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160746

2015

Bradley, P.W., S.S. Gervasi, J. Hua, R.D. Cothran, R.A. Relyea, D.H. Olson, and A.R. Blaustein. 2015. Differences in sensitivity to the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis among amphibian populations. Conservation Biology 29:1347–1356.

Grant, E.H.C., E. Muths, R.A. Katz, S. Canessa, M.J. Adams, J.R. Ballard, L. Berger, C.J. Briggs, J. Coleman, M.J. Gray, M.C. Harris, R.N. Harris, B. Hossack, K.P. Huyvaert, J.E. Kolby, K.R. Lips, R.E. Lovich, H.I. McCallum, J.R. Mendelson, III, P. Nanjappa, D.H. Olson, J.G. Powers, K.L.D. Richgels, R.E. Russell, B.R. Schmidt, A. Spitzen-van der Sluijs, M.K. Watry, D.C. Woodhams, and C.L. White, C.L. 2015. Salamander chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans) in the United States—Developing research, monitoring, and management strategies. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015–1233 http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151233.

Gray, M.J., J.P. Lewis, P. Nanjappa, B. Klocke, F. Pasmans, A. Martel, C. Stephen, G. Parra Olea, S.A. Smith, A. Sacerdote-Velat, M. Christman, J. Williams, and D.H. Olson. 2015. Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans: the North American response and a call for action. PLoS Pathogens 11(12):e1005251.

Olson, D.H. 2015. The science of 50-foot riparian buffers in headwaters. Western Forester 60(5): 10–11.

Olson, D.H. 2015. Amphibian disease: Bsal North America Call to Action. Froglog 115: 11 (July 2015); Also printed in: Herpetological Review 46(3):487–488 (September 2015), IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 22:134 (September 2015): http://www.ircf.org/journal/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RA-22.3_134_PARC-Bsal-Brief_print.pdf

Olson, D.H., and R. Mazza. 2015. Heed the head: buffer benefits along headwater streams. Science Findings 178.

2014

Barela, K.L., and D.H. Olson. 2014. Mapping the Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) and Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) in western North America. Northwestern Naturalist 95(1): 1-12.

Chestnut, T., C. Anderson, R. Popa, A.R. Blaustein, M. Voytek, D.H. Olson, and J. Kirshein. 2014. Heterogeneous occupancy and density estimates of the pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in waters of North America. PLOS One 9(9): e106790. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106790

Foster, A.D., D.H. Olson, L.L.C. Jones. 2014. A review of the biology and conservation of the Cope's Giant Salamander, Dicamptodon copei Nussbaum, 1970 (Amphibia: Caudata: Dicamptodontidae) in the Pacific Northwestern region of the USA. Life: the Excitement of Biology 2(4): 210-246. DOI: 10.9784/LEB2(4)Foster.01

Foster, A.D. and D.H. Olson. 2014. Conservation assessment for the Cope’s Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon copei), Version 1.0. USDA Forest Service, Region 6, and Oregon BLM, Special Status Species Program. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/sfpnw/issssp/species-index/fauna-amphibians.shtml

Olson, D.H. 2014. Scott Bar Salamander, Plethodon asupak. In: Green, D.M., L. Weir, G.S. Casper, and M. Lannoo. North American Amphibians: Distribution and Diversity. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press

Olson, D.H. and J.I. Burton. 2014. Near-term effects of repeated thinning with riparian buffers on headwater stream vertebrates and habitats in Oregon, USA. Forests 5: 2703-2729. doi:10.3390/f5112703

Olson, D.H., and T. Chestnut. 2014. Trouble in the aquatic world - how wildlife professionals are battling amphibian declines. The Wildlife Professional 8(4): 28-31(Winter 2014).

Olson, D.H., and M.R. Kluber. 2014. Plethodontid salamander distributions in managed forest headwaters in western Oregon. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 9(1): 76-96.

Olson, D.H., J.B. Leirness, P.G. Cunningham, and E.A. Steel. 2014. Riparian buffers and forest thinning: Effects on headwater vertebrates 10 years after thinning. Forest Ecology and Management 321: 81-93.

Olson, D.H., and K.L. Ronnenberg. 2014. Global Bd mapping project: 2014 update. FrogLog 111: 17-21.

Reshetnikov, A.N., T. Chestnut, J.L. Brunner, K. Charles, E.E. Nebergall, and D.H. Olson. 2014. Detection of the emerging amphibian pathogens Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and ranavirus in Russia. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 110: 235-240. doi: 10.3354/dao02757

Ruzicka, K.J., Jr., K.J. Puettmann, and D.H. Olson. 2014. Management of riparian buffers: upslope thinning with downslope impacts. Forest Science 60(5): 881-892. http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/forsci.13-107

2013

Burton, J.I., A. Ares, D.H. Olson, and K.J. Puettmann. 2013. Management trade-off between aboveground carbon storage and understory plant species richness in temperate forests. Ecological Applications 23(6): 1297-1310.

Burton, J.I., A. Ares, S.E. Mulford, D.H. Olson and K.J. Puettmann. 2013. Above-ground carbon storage, downed wood, and understory plant species richness after thinning in western Oregon. In: Anderson, P.D. and K.L. Ronnenberg, eds. Density management in the 21st century: west side story. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-880. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 91-100. Link to the full GTR at http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr880.pdf

Gervasi, S.S., C. Gondhalekar, D.H. Olson, and A.R. Blaustein. 2013. Host identity matters in the amphibian-Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis system: fine-scale patterns of variation in responses to a multi-host pathogen. PLOS ONE PLoS ONE 8(1): e54490. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054490

Graeter, G.J., K.A. Buhlmann, L.R. Wilkinson, and J. W. Gibbons (eds.). 2013. Inventory and Monitoring: Recommended Techniques for Reptiles and Amphibians, with Application to the United States and Canada. PARC Technical Report. Aiken, South Carolina. [My contribution was to coordinate the Northwest section of Table 5-1: Species x Techniques Table and Table 14-1: Photo Vouchering Table.]

Olson, D.H. 2013. Riparian buffers and thinning in headwater drainages in western Oregon: Effects on amphibians. 2013. In: Anderson, P.D. and K.L. Ronnenberg, eds. Density management in the 21st century: west side story. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-880. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 148-162. Link to the full GTR at http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr880.pdf

Olson, D.H., D.M. Aanensen, K.L. Ronnenberg, C.I. Powell, S.F. Walker, J. Bielby, T.W.J. Garner, G. Weaver, the Bd Mapping Group, and M.C. Fisher. 2013. Mapping the global emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the amphibian chytrid fungus. PLOS ONE 8(2): e56802. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056802
Supplemental information text and tables, including infected species table
Supplemental information figures

Olson, D.H. and K.M. Burnett. 2013. Geometry of forest landscape connectivity: Pathways for persistence. In: Anderson, P.D. and K.L. Ronnenberg, eds. Density management in the 21st century: west side story. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-880. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 220-238. Link to the full GTR at http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr880.pdf

Olson, D.H., and D. Saenz. 2013. Climate Change and Amphibians. 2013. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Climate Change Resource Center. http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/topics/wildlife/amphibians/

Olson, D.H., and D. Saenz. 2013. Climate Change and Reptiles. 2013. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Climate Change Resource Center. http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/topics/wildlife/reptiles/

Ruzicka, K.J. Jr., D.H. Olson, K.J. Puettmann. 2013. The intertwining paths of the Density Management and Riparian Buffer Study and the Northwest Forest Plan. In: Anderson, P.D. and K.L. Ronnenberg, eds. Density management in the 21st century: west side story. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-880. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: 10-21. Link to the full GTR at http://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr880.pdf

2012

Barela, K.L. and D.H. Olson. 2012. Distribution of the Western Pond Turtle. In: Bury, R.B., H.H. Welsh, Jr. D.J. Germano, and D. Ashton, eds. Western Pond Turtle: Sampling techniques, inventory and monitoring, conservation and management. Northwest Fauna 7: 4-5.

Olson, D.H. 2012. State of the Lizard. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Also available in Spanish at: www.yearofthelizard.org.

Olson, D.H., K.L. Ronnenberg, D. Aanensen, and M. Fisher. 2012. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis global locality map. In: Wessner, D., C. Dupont, and T. Charles. Microbiology. John Wiley & Sons.

2011

Bancroft, B., B. Han, C. Searle, L. Michael, D. H. Olson, J. Lawler, and A. R. Blaustein. 2011. Species-level correlates of susceptibility to the pathogenic amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in the United States. Biodiversity Conservation 20:1911-1920.

Duffus, A. and D. Olson. 2011. The establishment of a global Ranavirus reporting system. Froglog 96: 37.

Kiester, A.R. and D.H. Olson. 2011. Prime time for turtles. Herpetological Review 42(2): 198-204.

Olson, D.H. 2011. Rocky Mountain tailed frog, Ascaphus montanus, Conservation Assessment. USDA Forest Service, Region 6, and Oregon BLM, Special Status Species Program.

Olson, D.H. 2011. Bridging Science and Management: Climate Change. Brochure, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

Olson, D.H. and A. R. Kiester. 2011. State of the Turtle. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Also available in French and Spanish: www.yearoftheturtle.org.

Paoletti, D. J. D.H. Olson, and A.R. Blaustein. 2011. Responses of foothill yellow-legged frog (Rana boylii) larvae to an introduced predator. Copeia: 161-168.

Riley, T.Z., P. Nanjappa, D.H. Olson, A.R. Breisch. 2011. Annual Report: 2010. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC). Annual Report No. 1, Hagerstown, MD. 16 pp. Also available at: www.parcplace.org.

Searle, C.L., S.S. Gervasi, J. Hua, J.I. Hammond, R.A. Relyea, D.H. Olson, and A.R. Blaustein. 2011. Differential host susceptibility to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, an emerging amphibian pathogen. Conservation Biology 25(5): 965-974.

Shoo, L. P. et al. 2011. Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change. J. Applied Ecol: 48: 487-492.

Shoo, L.P., D.H. Olson, and J-M. Hero. 2011. A call to amphibian biologists to share innovative ideas to minimize loss of species under climate change. Froglog 96: 32-33.

2010

Oliver, Marie with K. Burnett and D. Olson. 2010. Linked in: connecting riparian areas to support forest biodiversity. Science Findings 120. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 5 p.

2009

Kluber, M.R., D.H. Olson, and K.J. Puettmann. 2009. Thermal profiles of downed wood under different forest management regimes in the Oregon Coast Range and their potential impact on plethodontid salamander habitat. Northwest Science 83:25-34.

Olson, D.H. (coord. Ed.). 2009. Herpetological conservation in northwestern North America. Northwestern Naturalist 90: 61-96.

Olson, D.H. and K.M. Burnett. 2009. Design and management of linkage areas across headwater drainages to conserve biodiversity in forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management 259S:S117-S126.

Olson, D.H., D.R. Clayton, E.C. Reilly, R.S. Nauman, B. Devlin, and H.H. Welsh, Jr. 2009. Conservation of the Siskiyou Mountains Salamander (Plethodon stormi). Northwest Fauna 6:1-73.

Olson, D.H. and R. Davis. 2009. Conservation assessment for the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog (Rana boylii). USDA Forest Service, Region 6, and Oregon BLM, Special Status Species Program.

Olson, D.H., E. Garcia, P. Nanjappa Mitchell (Coord. Eds.). 2009. 10 years of PARC. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, National Brochure No. 5. USDI BLM, Denver, CO, 20 p.

2008

Clayton, D.R. and D.H. Olson. 2008. Conservation assessment for the Oregon Slender Salamander (Batrachoseps wrighti). Version 1.0. USDA Forest Service, Region 6, and Oregon BLM, Special Status Species Program.

Crisafulli, C.M., D.H. Olson, and D.R. Clayton. 2008. Conservation assessment for the Larch Mountain Salamander (Plethodon larselli), Version 1.3. USDA Forest Service, Region 6, and Oregon BLM, Special Status Species Program.

Kluber, M.R., D.H. Olson, and K.J. Puettmann. 2008. Amphibian distributions in riparian and upslope areas and their habitat associations on managed forest landscapes of the Oregon Coast Range. Forest Ecology and Management 256:529-535.

Nauman, R.S. and D.H. Olson. 2008. Distribution and conservation of rare Plethodon salamanders on federal lands in Siskiyou County, California. Northwestern Naturalist 89:1-9.

Olson, D.H. 2008. Moist coniferous forest. Pp 47-49 In: Pilliod, D. and E. Wind (eds.). Habitat management guidelines for amphibians and reptiles of the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Technical Publication HMG-4, Birmingham AL.

Olson, D.H. 2008. Riparian areas. Pp 82-86 In: Pilliod, D. and E. Wind (eds.). Habitat management guidelines for amphibians and reptiles of the Northwestern United States and Western Canada. Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Technical Publication HMG-4, Birmingham AL.

Olson, D.H. 2008. Conservation Assessment for the black salamander (Aneides flavipunctatus) in Oregon, Version 1.0. USDA Forest Service, Region 6, and Oregon BLM, Special Status Species Program.

Olson, D.H. 2008. Conservation Assessment for the California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus) in Oregon, Version 1.0. USDA Forest Service, Region 6, and Oregon BLM, Special Status Species Program.

Suzuki, N., D.H. Olson, and E.C. Reilly. 2008. Developing landscape habitat models for rare amphibians with small geographic ranges: a case study of Siskiyou Mountains salamander in the western USA. Biodiversity and Conservation 17:2197-2218.

2007

Suzuki, N. and D.H. Olson. 2007/2008/2009. Options for biodiversity conservation in managed forest landscapes of multiple ownerships in Oregon and Washington, USA. Biodiversity and Conservation 16:3895-3917. Reprinted Biodiversity and Conservation 17:1017-1039. Reprinted in: Brockerhoff, E.G., H. Jactel, J.A. Parrotta, C.P. Quine, J. Sayer, and D.L. Hawksworth (eds.). 2009. Plantation Forests and Biodiversity: Oxymoron or Opportunity? Springer, NY. 288 p.

Olson, D.H. 2007. Implementation considerations. Chapter 11. pp 303-333 In: Raphael, M.G. and R. Molina, eds. Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species: Biological, Social, and Economic Considerations. Island Press.

Raphael, Martin G., Randy Molina, Curtis H. Flather, Richard Holthausen, Richard L. Johnson, Bruce G. Marcot, Deanna H. Olson, John D. Peine, Carolyn Hull Sieg, and Cindy S. Swanson. 2007. A Process for Selection and Implementation of Conservation Approaches. Chapter 12. In: Raphael, M.G. and R. Molina, eds. Conservation of Rare or Little-Known Species: Biological, Social, and Economic Considerations. Island Press.

Olson, D.H., P.D. Anderson, C.A. Frissell, H.H. Welsh Jr., and D.F. Bradford. 2007. Biodiversity management approaches for stream riparian areas: Perspectives for Pacific Northwest headwater forests, microclimate and amphibians. Forest Ecology and Management 246(1):81-107. [Recipient of Forest Ecology and Manaagment “Highly Cited Author” award, 2007-2010]

Olson, D.H. and C. Rugger. 2007. Preliminary study of the effects of headwater riparian reserves with upslope thinning on stream habitats and amphibians in western Oregon. Forest Science 53(2):331-342.

Olson, D. H. and G. Weaver. 2007. Vertebrate assemblages associated with headwater hydrology in western Oregon managed forests. Forest Science 53(2):343-355.

Rundio, D.E. and D.H. Olson. 2007. Influence of headwater site conditions and riparian buffers on terrestrial salamander response to forest thinning. Forest Science 53(2):320-330.

Rykken, J.J, A.R. Moldenke, and D.H. Olson. 2007. Headwater riparian forest-floor invertebrate communities associated with alternative forest management practices. Ecological Applications 17(4):1168-1183.

2006

Olson, D.H. (ed.) 2006. Biodiversity. Northwestern Naturalist 87.

Olson, D.H. 2006. Biodiversity conservation in the Pacific Northwest: a place holder. Northwestern Naturalist 87:1-9.

Sagar, J., D.H. Olson, and R. Schmitz. 2006. Survival and growth of larval coastal giant salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) in streams in the Oregon Coast Range. Copeia 2007: 123-130.

2005

Jones, L.L.C., W.P Leonard, and D.H. Olson (eds.). 2005. Amphibians of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle Audubon Society.

Mead, L.S., D.R. Clayton, R.S. Nauman, D.H. Olson, and M.E. Pfrender. 2005. Newly discovered populations of salamanders from Siskiyou County California represent a species distinct from Plethodon stormi. Herpetologica 61:158-177.