Diann Prosser, Ph.D.
Diann is a research wildlife ecologist at the Eastern Ecological Science Center located in Laurel, MD
Productivity of Species of Concern – Least Tern and Common Tern on Poplar Island Restoration Site
This project aims to understand the factors driving breeding success of multiple waterbird species, with special emphasis on Least and Common Terns (two species of concern) on Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project.
She began working at Patuxent in 1999. Her background is in wetland ecology and ornithology and her research interests include using spatial modeling techniques to help answer questions related to wildlife and stressors such as climate change and disease.
Recently Hosted Visiting Scientists from Chinese Academy of Sciences (2012-2013)
Professional Experience
2012 - present Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center, Laurel, MD
2004 - 2012 Wildlife Biologist, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
1998 - 2004 Biological Scientist, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
1993 - 1998 Research Associate, Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center, State College, PA
Education and Certifications
B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science (1995) from the Pennsylvania State University
M.S. in Ecology (1998) from the Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. (2012) from the University of Maryland’s Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences interdisciplinary ecology program
Honors and Awards
2017 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
University of Maryland Goldhaber Travel Grant
2011 NSF SGER Grant
2007 NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes
2005 University of Maryland Nagel Travel Grant
2005 USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Star Award 2000
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Rice production systems and avian influenza: Interactions between mixed-farming systems, poultry and wild birds
Persistence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus defined by agro-ecological niche
Potential spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wildfowl: dispersal ranges and rates determined from large-scale satellite telemetry
Geographic variation in Bar-headed geese Anser indicus: connectivity of wintering and breeding grounds across a broad front
Migration of whooper swans and outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in Eastern Asia
Satellite-marked waterfowl reveal migratory connection between H5N1 outbreak areas in China and Mongolia
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 5) salt marsh study, 2001 to 2006: an assessment of hydrologic alterations on salt marsh ecosystems along the Atlantic Coast
Seasonal movements and migration of Pallas's Gulls Larus ichthyaetus from Qinghai Lake, China
High tides and rising seas: potential effects on estuarine waterbirds
Surface elevation dynamics in vegetated Spartina marshes versus unvegetated tidal ponds along the mid-Atlantic coast, USA, with implications to waterbirds
Monitoring salt-marsh responses to open marsh water management at U.S. Fish and Wildlife coastal refuges
Changes in lagoonal marsh morphology at selected northeastern Atlantic coast sites of significance to migratory waterbirds
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Rice production systems and avian influenza: Interactions between mixed-farming systems, poultry and wild birds
Wild waterfowl are the reservoir for avian influenza viruses (AIVs), a family of RNA viruses that may cause mild sickness in waterbirds. Emergence of H5N1, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain, causing severe disease and mortality in wild birds, poultry and humans, had raised concerns about the role of wild birds in possible transmission of the disease. In this review, the link betweeAuthorsS.B. Muzaffar, John Y. Takekawa, D.J. Prosser, S. H. Newman, X. XiaoPersistence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus defined by agro-ecological niche
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus has spread across Eurasia and into Africa. Its persistence in a number of countries continues to disrupt poultry production, impairs smallholder livelihoods, and raises the risk a genotype adapted to human-to-human transmission may emerge. While previous studies identified domestic duck reservoirs as a primary risk factor associated with HPAIAuthorsLenny Hogerwerf, Rob G. Wallace, Daniela Ottaviani, Jan Slingenbergh, Diann Prosser, Luc Bergmann, Marius GilbertPotential spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wildfowl: dispersal ranges and rates determined from large-scale satellite telemetry
1. Migratory birds are major candidates for long-distance dispersal of zoonotic pathogens. In recent years, wildfowl have been suspected of contributing to the rapid geographic spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus. Experimental infection studies reveal that some wild ducks, geese and swans shed this virus asymptomatically and hence have the potential to spread it as thAuthorsNicolas Gaidet, Julien Cappelle, John Y. Takekawa, Diann J. Prosser, Samuel A. Iverson, David C. Douglas, William M. Perry, Taej Mundkur, Scott H. NewmanGeographic variation in Bar-headed geese Anser indicus: connectivity of wintering and breeding grounds across a broad front
The connectivity and frequency of exchange between sub-populations of migratory birds is integral to understanding population dynamics over the entire species' range. True geese are highly philopatric and acquire lifetime mates during the winter, suggesting that the number of distinct sub-populations may be related to the number of distinct wintering areas. In the Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus, aAuthorsJohn Y. Takekawa, Shane R. Heath, David C. Douglas, William M. Perry, Sàlim Javed, Scott H. Newman, Rajendra N. Suwal, Asad R. Rahman, Binod C. Choudhury, Diann J. Prosser, Baoping Yan, Yuansheng Hou, Nyambayar Batbayar, Tseveenmayadag Natsagdorj, Charles M. Bishop, Patrick J. Butler, Peter B. Frappell, William K. Milsom, Graham R. Scott, Lucy A. Hawkes, Martin WikelskiMigration of whooper swans and outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in Eastern Asia
Evaluating the potential involvement of wild avifauna in the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (hereafter H5N1) requires detailed analyses of temporal and spatial relationships between wild bird movements and disease emergence. The death of wild swans (Cygnus spp.) has been the first indicator of the presence of H5N1 in various Asian and European countries; however their role inAuthorsScott H. Newman, Samuel A. Iverson, John Y. Takekawa, Martin Gilbert, Diann J. Prosser, Nyambyar Batbayar, Tseveenmyadag Natsagdorj, David C. DouglasSatellite-marked waterfowl reveal migratory connection between H5N1 outbreak areas in China and Mongolia
The role of wild birds in the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been greatly debated and remains an unresolved question. However, analyses to determine involvement of wild birds have been hindered by the lack of basic information on their movements in central Asia. Thus, we initiated a programme to document migrations of waterfowl in Asian flyways to inform hypotheses of H5N1 trAuthorsD.J. Prosser, John Y. Takekawa, S. H. Newman, B. Yan, David C. Douglas, Y. Hou, Z. Xing, Dongxiao Zhang, T. Li, Y. Li, D. Zhao, W.M. Perry, E.C. PalmU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 5) salt marsh study, 2001 to 2006: an assessment of hydrologic alterations on salt marsh ecosystems along the Atlantic Coast
No abstract available.AuthorsM.J. James-Pirri, R.M. Erwin, D.J. ProsserSeasonal movements and migration of Pallas's Gulls Larus ichthyaetus from Qinghai Lake, China
We studied the seasonal movements and migration often Pallas's Gulls Larus ichthyaetus trom Qinghai Lake to assess migratory routes and stopover areas. Each individual was captured and equipped with an 18 g solar-powered Platform Transmitter Terminal (PIT) to track its movements from September 2007 to May 2008. Six individuals remained near Qinghai Lake until the PTTs stopped transmitting. ThreAuthorsS.B. Muzaffar, John Y. Takekawa, D.J. Prosser, David C. Douglas, B. Yan, Z. Xing, Y. Hou, E.C. Palm, S. H. NewmanHigh tides and rising seas: potential effects on estuarine waterbirds
Coastal waterbirds are vulnerable to water-level changes especially under predictions of accelerating sea-level rise and increased storm frequency in the next century. Tidal and wind-driven fluctuations in water levels affecting marshes, their invertebrate communities, and their dependent waterbirds are manifested in daily, monthly, seasonal, annual, and supra-annual (e.g., decadal or 18.6-yr) peAuthorsR.M. Erwin, G.M. Sanders, D.J. Prosser, Donald R. CahoonSurface elevation dynamics in vegetated Spartina marshes versus unvegetated tidal ponds along the mid-Atlantic coast, USA, with implications to waterbirds
Mid Atlantic coastal salt marshes contain a matrix of vegetation diversified by tidal pools, pannes, and creeks, providing habitats of varying importance to many species of breeding, migrating, and wintering waterbirds. We hypothesized that changes in marsh elevation were not sufficient to keep pace with those of sea level in both vegetated and unvegetated Spartina alterniflora sites at a number oAuthorsR. Michael Erwin, Donald R. Cahoon, Diann J. Prosser, Geoffrey Sanders, Philippe HenselMonitoring salt-marsh responses to open marsh water management at U.S. Fish and Wildlife coastal refuges
No abstract available.AuthorsM.J. James-Pirri, R.M. Erwin, D.J. Prosser, J. TaylorChanges in lagoonal marsh morphology at selected northeastern Atlantic coast sites of significance to migratory waterbirds
Five lagoonal salt marsh areas, ranging from 220 ha to 3,670 ha, were selected from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to the southern DelMarVa peninsula, Virginia, USA to examine the degree to which Spartina marsh area and microhabitats had changed from the early or mid- 1900s to recent periods. We chose areas based on their importance to migratory bird populations, agency concerns about marsh loss and sea-AuthorsR.M. Erwin, G.M. Sanders, D.J. Prosser - Web Tools
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