PUBLISHED WORK

Published and Accepted Publications​

Button S., C. Goldberg, and J. Piovia-Scott. Projected climate change impacts differ within an ensemble of specialist amphibians. Ecological Indicators. Accepted.

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Button S. and J. Piovia-Scott. Evidence of decline in Van Dyke’s salamanders (Plethodon vandykei) and guidance for improved survey protocols. Ichthyology & Herpetology. Accepted.

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Button S., C. Goldberg, and J. Piovia-Scott. Differences in environmental DNA (eDNA) detection for two ecologically similar sister species of watercourse-adjacent terrestrial salamanders. Ichthyology & Herpetology. Accepted.

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Alysha H. and S. Button. 2024. Carphophis amoenus (worm snake). Courtship. Herpetological Review. In Press.

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Button S. and A. Borzée. 2024. Estimates of the number of undescribed species should account for sampling effort. Nature Ecology & Evolution 8:637-640.

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Borzée A. and S. Button. 2023. Integrative conservation science: Conservation knowledge must be used to guide policies. Integrative Conservation 2:69-72.

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Hopkins W., B. Case, J. Groffen, G. Brooks, C. Bodinof Jachowski, S. Button, J. Halligan, R. O’Brien, and H. Kindsvater. 2023. Filial cannibalism leads to chronic nest failure of eastern hellbender salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganienesis). The American Naturalist 202:92-106.

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Button S., C. Greenberg, and J. Austin. 2022. Recruitment patterns and potential climate change impacts on three Florida hylids with different life histories. Diversity 14:129-148.

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Button S., C. Greenberg, and J. Austin. 2022. Temporal partitioning of hatching, maturation, and surface activity by reptiles in Florida longleaf pine-wiregrass sandhills. The Herpetological Journal 32:130-141.

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Thurman L., C. Cousins, S. Button, T. Garcia, A. Henderson, D. Olson, and J. Piovia-Scott. 2021. Treading Water: Conservation of Headwater-Stream Associated Amphibians in Northwestern North America. Pp. 499-513 In: Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation. Elsevier, Netherlands.

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Button S. and A. Borzée. 2021. An integrative synthesis to global amphibian conservation priorities. Global Change Biology 19:4516-4529.

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Button S., J. Hallagan, C. Jachowski, B. Case, J. Groffen, and W. Hopkins. 2020. Weathering the storm: Improving the availability and stability of artificial shelters for hellbender salamanders. River Research and Applications 36:1944-1953.

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Button S., C. Jachowski, B. Case, J. Groffen, and W. Hopkins. 2020. The influence of artificial shelter placement on shelter occupancy and nesting by eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis). Herpetologica 76:355-365.

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Button S. 2019. Amphiuma means (two-toed amphiuma). Aberrant Coloration. Herpetological Review 51:289.

 

Button S. 2019. Plethodon dixi (Dixie Caverns Salamander). Habitat Use. Herpetological Review 50:756.

 

Connock J., B. Case, S. Button, J. Groffen, T. Galligan, and W. Hopkins. 2019. Factors influencing in-situ detection of PIT-tagged Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) occupying artificial shelters using a submersible antenna. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 14:429-437.

 

Button S., C. Greenberg, A. Sovie, and J. Austin. 2019. Evaluating the ecology of Tantilla relicta in Florida pine-wiregrass sandhills using multi-season occupancy models. Journal of Herpetology 53:179-186.

 

Button S. 2018. Plethodon glutinosus (northern slimy salamander). Climbing Behavior. Herpetological Review 49:91-92.

 

Button S., C. Greenberg, and J. Austin. 2017. Anolis carolinensis (green anole). Diet. Herpetological Review 48:633-634.

 

Publications Pending (In Preparation or In Review)

Button S. and A. Borzée. A new multi-metric method for quantifying global biodiscovery priorities reveals overlooked potential amphibian hotspots. In Prep.

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Morgan K. and S. Button. Plethodon vandykei (Van Dyke’s salamander). Surface Activity. In Prep.

Button S. and J. Piovia-Scott. Modeling the distribution and stability of groundwater-based climate refugia: cliff-face seeps in the Pacific Northwest. Global Change Biology. In Review.

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Button S. and A. Borzée. Integrative conservation science: why scientists should politicize conservation. Integrative Conservation. In Review.