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  • Master, L. L. 1977. The effect of interspecific competition on habitat utilization by two species of Peromyscus. Diss Abstr. B Int. 38 (6): 2510.

  • Master, L. L. 1978. A survey of the current distribution, abundance, and habitat requirements of threatened and potentially threatened species of small mammals in Michigan. Report to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 102 pp.

  • Master, L. L. 1979. Some observations on Great Gray Owls and their prey in Michigan. The Jack-Pine Warbler 57:215-217.

  • Master, L. L. 1982. Sorex fumeus: a new mammal for Michigan. The Jack-Pine Warbler 60:28-29.

  • Master, L. L. 1982. Fresh-water mussels of Michigan. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Circular No. 192.

  • Master, L. L., W. M. Rose, S. R. Crispin, S. J. Ouwinga, J. Gereau, and M. A. DeBoer. 1982. The Michigan Natural Features Inventory Program: a two-year progress report. 141 pp.

  • Payne, R. B. and L. L. Master. 1983. Breeding of a mixed pair of white-shielded and red-shielded American coots in Michigan. Wilson Bulletin 95:467-469.

  • Myers, P. and L. L. Master. 1983. Reproduction by Peromyscus maniculatus: size and compromise. Journal of Mammalogy 64:1-18.

  • Master, L. L. 1984. A regional heritage program. The Nature Conservancy News 34:23-25.

  • Myers, P., L. L. Master, and A. R. Garrett. 1985. Ambient temperature and rainfall: an effect on sex ratio and litter size in deer mice. Journal of Mammalogy 66:289-298.

  • Myers, P. and L. L. Master. 1986. The interpretation of variation in litter size and weights of young: three caveats. Journal of Mammalogy 67:572-575.

  • French, T. W. and L. L. Master. 1986. Geographic Distribution: Ambystoma jeffersonianum (Jefferson salamander). Herpetological Review 17(26).

  • Smith, T. L., L. L. Master, J. Cassin, and D. D. Boone. 1986. A summary of the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory and other Northeast Natural Heritage Programs. Pages 356-372 In S.K. Majumdar, F.J. Brenner, and A.F. Rhodes, eds. Endangered and Threatened Species Programs in Pennsylvania and Other States: Causes, Issues and Management. Pennsylvania Academy of Science. 519pp.

  • Master, L. L. 1990. The imperiled status of North American aquatic animals. Biodiversity Network News, Vol. 3, No. 3.

  • Master, L. L. 1991. Aquatic animals: endangerment alert. Nature Conservancy 41:26-27.

  • Master, L. L. 1991. Assessing threats and setting priorities for conservation. Conservation Biology 5:559-563.

  • Master, L. L. 1992. Migratory birds and the Heritage Network. Biodiversity Network News, Vol. 5, No. 1.

  • Master, L. L. and M. Jennings. 1993. Hexagons: a new way to display predicted distributions of vertebrate species. GAP Analysis Bulletin No. 3, pp. 6-7.

  • Master, L. L. 1993. Information networking and the conservation of freshwater mussels. Pages 126-130 in K.S. Cummings, A.C. Buchanan, and L.M. Koch, eds. Conservation and Management of Freshwater Mussels. Proceedings of a UMRCC symposium, 12-14 October 1992, St. Louis, Missouri. Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Rock Island, Illinois.

  • Master, L. L. 1994. An introduction to the mammals. In Endangered and Threatened Wildlife of Michigan. Univ. of Mich. Press, Ann Arbor.

  • Master, L. L. 1994. Synoptic national assessment of comparative risks to biological diversity and landscape types: species distributions. Summary progress report submitted to Environmental Protection Agency. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA.

  • Master, L., N. Clupper, E. Gaines, C. Boget, R. Solomon, and M. Ormes. 1995. Biodiversity Research Consortium Species Database Manual. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA.

  • Stein, B. A., L. L. Master, L. E. Morse, L. S. Kutner, and M. Morrison. 1995. Status of U.S. species: setting conservation priorities. Pages 399-401 in LaRoe, E.T., G.S. Farris, C.E. Puckett, P.D. Doran, and M.J. Mac, eds. Our Living Resources: A Report to the Nation on the Distribution, Abundance, and Health of U. S. Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Biological Service, Washington, D.C. 530 pp.

  • Master, L. L. 1996. Predicted distributions for vertebrate species: some observations. Pages 171-176 in Gap Analysis: A Landscape Approach to Biodiversity Planning. Scott, J.M., T.H. Tear, and F.W. Davis (editors). American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 320pp.

  • Howie, S. L. and Master, L. L. 1996. The Natural Heritage central databases come of age. Biodiversity Network News Vol. 9, No. 2.

  • Richter, B. D., D. P. Braun, M. A. Mendelson, and L. L. Master. 1997. Threats to imperiled freshwater fauna. Conservation Biology 11:1081-1093.

  • Master, L. L., S. R. Flack, and B. A. Stein, eds. 1998. Rivers of Life: Critical Watersheds for Protecting Freshwater Biodiversity. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. 71pp.

  • Stoms, D. M., W. A. Kuhn, F. W. Davis, with M. E. Cabik, W. W. Hargrove, and L. L. Master. 1998. Acquisition and evaluation of data sets for comparative assessment of risk to biodiversity on a continental scale: threats to biodiversity. Final report submitted to Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Master, L. L. and A. Stock. 1998. Synoptic national assessment of comparative risks to biological diversity and landscape types: species distributions. Final report submitted to Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Culver, D. C., H. H. Hobbs III, M. C. Christman, and L. L. Master. 1999. Distribution map of caves and cave animals in the United States. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 61:139-140.

  • Master, L. L. 2000. Categorizing imperiled and vulnerable species. Pages 73-74 in R. A. Abell et al. (World Wildlife Fund). Freshwater Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington. 319pp.

  • Master, L. L., B. A. Stein, L. S. Kutner, and G. A. Hammerson. 2000. Vanishing assets: Conservation status of U.S. species. Pages 93-118 in B. A. Stein, L. S. Kutner, and J. S. Adams, eds. Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States. Oxford University Press, New York. 399pp.

  • Stein, B. A., J. S. Adams, L. L. Master, L. E. Morse, and G. Hammerson. 2000. A remarkable array: Species diversity in the United States. Pages 55-92 in B. A. Stein, L. S. Kutner, and J. S. Adams, eds. Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States. Oxford University Press, New York. 399pp.

  • Stein, B. A., L. S. Kutner, G. A. Hammerson, L. L. Master, and L. E. Morse. 2000. State of the states: Geographic patterns of diversity, rarity, and endemism. Pages 119-157 in B. A. Stein, L. S. Kutner, and J. S. Adams, eds. Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States. Oxford University Press, New York. 399pp.

  • Chaplin, S. J., R. A. Gerrard, H. M. Watson, L. L. Master, and S. R. Flack. 2000. The geography of imperilment: Targeting conservation towards critical biodiversity areas. Pages 159-199 in B. A. Stein, L. S. Kutner, and J. S. Adams, eds. Precious Heritage: The Status of Biodiversity in the United States. Oxford University Press, New York. 399pp.

  • Culver, D. C., L. L. Master, M. C. Christman, and H. H. Hobbs III. 2000. Hidden biodiversity: the obligate subterranean fauna of the 48 contiguous states. Conservation Biology 14:386-401.

  • Christman, M. C., D. C. Culver, H. H. Hobbs III, and L. L. Master. 2000. Reply: Distribution map of caves and cave animals in the United States. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62:185.

  • Possingham, H. P., S. J. Andelman, M. A. Burgman, R. A. Medellin, L. L. Master, and D. A. Keith. 2002. Limits to the use of threatened species lists. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 17:503-507.

  • Stein, B. A., L. L. Master, and L. E. Morse. 2002. Taxonomic bias and vulnerable species. Science 297: 1807.

  • Lawler, J. J., D. White, J. C. Sifneos, and L. L. Master. 2003. Rare species and the use of indicator groups for conservation planning. Conservation Biology 17:875-882.

  • Lawler, J. J., D. White, and L.L. Master. 2003. Integrating representation and vulnerability: Two approaches for prioritizing areas for conservation. Ecological Applications 13:1762-1772.

  • O’Grady, J. J., M. A. Burgman, D. A. Keith, L. L. Master, S. J. Andelman, B. W. Brook, G. A. Hammerson, T. Regan, and R. Frankham. 2004. Correlations among extinction risks assessed by different threatened species categorization systems. Conservation Biology 18:1-12.

  • McCarthy, M. A., D Keith, J. Tietjen, M.A. Burgman, M. Maunder, L. Master, B. W. Brook, G. Mace, H. P. Possingham, R. Medellin, S. Andelman, H. Regan, T. Regan, and M. Ruckelshaus. 2004. Comparative predictions of extinction risk using models and subjective judgment. Acta Oecologica 26:67-74.

  • Regan, T. J., L. L. Master, and G. A. Hammerson. 2004. Capturing expert knowledge for threatened species assessments: a case study using NatureServe conservation status ranks. Acta Oecologica 26:95-107.

  • Keith, D. A., M. A. McCarthy, H. Regan, T. Regan, C. Bowles, C. Drill, C. Craig, B. Pellow, M. A. Burgman, L. L. Master, M. Ruckelshaus, B. Mackenzie, S. J. Andelman, and P. R. Wade. 2004. Protocols for listing threatened species can forecast extinction. Ecology Letters 7:1101-1108.

  • Brown, N., L. Master, D. Faber-Langendoen, P. Comer, K. Maybury, M. Robles, J. Nichols, and T. B. Wigley. 2004. Managing elements of biodiversity in sustainable forestry programs: status and utility of NatureServe’s information resources to forest managers. NCASI Technical Bulletin Number 0885.

  • Wilcove, D. and L. Master. 2005. How many endangered species are there in the United States? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3:414-420.

  • Regan, T. J., M. A. Burgman, M. A. McCarthy, L. L. Master, D. A Keith, G. M. Mace, and S. J. Andelman. 2005. The consistency of extinction risk classifications. Conservation Biology 19:1969-1977.

  • Ricketts, T. H., E. Dinerstein, T. Boucher, T. M. Brooks, S. H. M. Butchart, M. Hoffmann, J. F. Lamoreux, J. Morrison, M. Parr, J. D. Pilgrim, A. S. L. Rodrigues, W. Sechrest, G. E. Wallace, K Berlin, J. Bielby, N. Burgess, D. R. Church, D. Knox, C. Loucks, G. Luck, L. L. Master, R. Naidoo, R. Ridgely, G. Schatz, G. Shire, H. Strand, W. Wettengel, E. Wikramanayake. 2005. Pinpointing and preventing imminent extinctions. PNAS 102:18497-18501.

  • Stohlgren, T. J., D. Barnett, C. Flather, P. Fuller, B. Peterjohn, J. Kartesz, and L. L. Master. 2006. Species richness and patterns of invasion in plants, birds, and fishes in the United States. Biological Invasions 8:427-447.

  • Hernandez, P. A., C. H. Graham, L. Master, and D. Albert. 2006. The effect of sample size and species characteristics on performance of different species distribution modeling methods. Ecography 29:773-785.

  • Hammerson, G. A., D. Schweitzer, L. Master, and J. Cordeiro. 2008. Ranking Species Occurrences – A Generic Approach. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.

  • Dale, V. H. Dale, G. R. Biddinger, M. C. Newman, J. T. Oris, G. W. Suter, T. Thompson, T. M. Armitage, J. L. Meyer, R. M. Allen-King, G. A. Burton, P. M. Chapman, L. L. Conquest, I. J. Fernandez, W. G. Landis, L. L. Master, W. J. Mitsch, T. C. Mueller, C. F. Rabeni, A. D. Rodewald, J. G. Sanders, I. L. van Heerden. 2008. Enhancing the ecological risk assessment process. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 4:306-313.

  • Salafsky, N. D. Salzer, A. J. Stattersfield, C. Hilton-Taylor, R. Neugarten, S. H. M. Butchart, B. Collen, N. Cox, L. L. Master, S. O’Connor, and D. Wilkie. 2008. A standard lexicon for biodiversity conservation: unified classifications of threats and actions. Conservation Biology 22:897-911.

  • Salafsky, N., S. H. M. Butchart, D. Salzer, A. J. Stattersfield, R. Neugarten, C. Hilton-Taylor, B. Collen, L. L. Master, S. O’Connor, and D. Wilkie. 2009. Pragmatism and practice in classifying threats: Reply to Balmford et al. Conservation Biology 23:488-493.

  • Master, L., D. Faber-Langendoen, R. Bittman, G. A. Hammerson, B. Heidel, J. Nichols, L. Ramsay, and A. Tomaino. 2009. NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Factors for Assessing Extinction Risk. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.

  • Faber-Langendoen, D., L. Master, J. Nichols, K. Snow, A. Tomaino, R. Bittman, G. Hammerson, B. Heidel, L. Ramsay, and B. Young. 2009. NatureServe Conservation Status Assessments: Methodology for Assigning Ranks. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
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