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Dean Anderson

Senior Researcher - Ecological Modeller
Wildlife Ecology & Management
Dean Anderson
Location
Lincoln
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Research interests

Role at Landcare Research

Research Scientist in Spatial modelling of disease and pest vertebrates in New Zealand.  Wildlife Ecology and Management team, Landcare Research, Lincoln.

Research interests

  • Spatiotemporal population dynamics 
  • Surveillance-data modelling of wildlife disease and low-density populations
  • Animal movements
  • Hierarchical Bayesian modelling  

Professional affiliations

2007- Ecological Society of New Zealand
 

Recent publications

Anderson DP, Gormley AM, Ramsey DSL, Baxter PWJ, Nugent G, Martin PAJ, Bosson M, Livingstone P, Byrom AE 2017. A bio-economic decision process for in broadscale eradications of invasive pests and disease. Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-017-1490-5.

Gormley A, Anderson D, Nugent G 2017. Costbased optimization of the stopping threshold for local disease surveillance during progressive eradication of tuberculosis from New Zealand wildlife. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.

Glen AS, Latham MC, Anderson DP, Leckie C, Niemiec R, Pech R, Byrom AE 2017. Landholder participation in regional-scale control of invasive predators: an adaptable landscape model. Biological Invasions 19: 329-338.

Anderson DP, McMurtrie P, Edge K-A, Baxter PWJ, Byrom AE 2016. Inferential and forward projection modeling to evaluate options for controlling invasive mammals on islands. Ecological Applications 26: 2548-2559.

Glen AS, Anderson DP, Veltman CJ, Garvey PM, Nichols M 2016. Wildlife detector dogs and camera traps: a comparison of techniques for detecting feral cats. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 43: 127-137.

Gormley AM, Holland EP, Barron MC, Anderson DP, Nugent G 2016. A modelling framework for predicting the optimal balance between control and surveillance effort in the local eradication of tuberculosis in New Zealand wildlife. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 125: 10-18.

Rouco C, Norbury GL, Anderson DP 2016. Movements and habitat preferences of pests help to improve population control: the case of common brushtail possums in a New Zealand dryland ecosystem. Pest Management Science 73: 287-294.

Russell JC, Binnie HR, Oh J, Anderson DP, Samaniego-Herrera A 2016. Optimizing confirmation of invasive species eradication with rapid eradication assessment. Journal of Applied Ecology 54: 160-169.

Vall-llosera M, Woolnough AP, Anderson DP, Cassey P 2016. Improved surveillance for early detection of a potential invasive species: the alien Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri in Australia. Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-016-1332-x.

Ward DF, Anderson DP, Barron MC 2016. Using spatially explicit surveillance models to provide confidence in the eradication of an invasive ant. Scientific Reports 6: 34953.


Qualifications

Wisconsin
PhD Zoology
2001

Puget Sound
BSc Physical Therapy
1985

Publications

Anderson DP, Pepper MA, Travers S, Michaels TA, Sullivan K, Ramsey DSL Early Access: JUL 2022. Confirming the broadscale eradication success of nutria (Myocastor coypus) from the Delmarva Peninsula, USA. Biological Invasions. WOS:000825014000001 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02855-x

Ainley DG, Morandini V, Salas L, Nur N, Rotella J, Barton K, Lyver PO, Goetz KT, Larue M, Foster-Dyer R, Parkinson CL, Arrigo KR, Van Dijken G, Beltran RS, Kim S, Brooks C, Kooyman G, Ponganis PJ, Shanhun F, Anderson DP 2024. Response of indicator species to changes in food web and ocean dynamics of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Antarctic Science: 29. WOS:001315723400001 https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102024000191

O'Brien SA, Anderson DP, Lavorel S, Lai HR, de Burgh N, Tylianakis JM 2024. Landscape patterns drive provision of nature's contributions to people by mobile species. Journal of Applied Ecology: 13. WOS:001299127700001 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14764

Pepin KM, Carlisle K, Anderson D, Baker MG, Chipman RB, Benschop J, French NP, Greenhalgh S, McDougall S, Muellner P, Murphy E, O'Neale DRJ, Plank MJ, Hayman DTS 2024. Steps towards operationalizing One Health approaches. One Health 18: 9. WOS:001235610000001 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100740

Wood W, Lustig A, Latham MC, Anderson DP 2024. Mātauranga Māori framework for surveillance of plant pathogens. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 7: 12. WOS:001243310500001 https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2024.1392083

Sharma P, Martin M, Swanlund D, Latham C, Anderson D, Wood W 2024. A cloud-based solution for trustless indigenous data sovereignty: Protecting Māori biodiversity management data in Aotearoa New Zealand. Transactions in Gis. WOS:001195434600001 https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13153

Vattiato G, Binny RN, Davidson SJ, Byrom AE, Anderson DP, Plank MJ, Carpenter JK, James A 2023. Detectability of ten invasive mammal pests in New Zealand: a synthesis of spatial detection parameters. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 47(1). WOS:001104386100002 https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.47.3552

Carpenter JK, Monks A, Innes J, Griffiths J, Anderson D 2023. Immigration drives ship rat population irruptions in marginal high-elevation habitat in response to pulsed resources. Ecosphere 14(2). WOS:000939832400001 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4424

Anderson DP, Latham MC, McClelland P, Latham ADM 2022. Analysis of spatiotemporal patterns of home range use and habitat selection to inform management of feral pigs on Auckland Island. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 46(3). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.46.3489

Anderson DP, Rouco C, Latham MC, Warburton B 2022. Understanding spatially explicit capture-recapture parameters for informing invasive animal management. Ecosphere 13(11). WOS:000879911800001 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4269

Mackenzie HR, Latham MC, Anderson DP, Hartley S, Norbury GL, Latham ADM 2022. Detection parameters for managing invasive rats in urban environments. Scientific Reports 12(1). WOS:000865282300047 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20677-8

Latham ADM, Warburton B, Latham MC, Anderson DP, Howard SW, Binny RN 2021. Detection probabilities and surveillance sensitivities for managing an invasive mammalian herbivore. Ecosphere 12(10). WOS:000711630100020 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3772

Wang D, Anderson DP, Li K, Guo YW, Yang ZX, Pech RP 2021. Predicted population dynamics of an indigenous rodent, Apodemus agrarius, in an agricultural system. Crop Protection 147. WOS:000662591900009 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105683

Latham MC, Anderson DP, Norbury G, Price CJ, Banks PB, Latham ADM 2019. Modeling habituation of introduced predators to unrewarding bird odors for conservation of ground-nesting shorebirds. Ecological Applications 29(1). WOS:000454685500004 https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1814

Garcia-Diaz P, Anderson DP, Lurgi M 2019. Evaluating the effects of landscape structure on the recovery of an invasive vertebrate after population control. Landscape Ecology 34(3): 615-626. WOS:000463741600011 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-019-00796-w

Lustig A, James A, Anderson D, Plank M 2019. Pest control at a regional scale: Identifying key criteria using a spatially explicit, agent-based model. Journal of Applied Ecology 56(7): 1515-1527. WOS:000474270200002 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13387

Nugent G, Gormley AM, Anderson DP, Crews K 2018. Roll-Back Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) From Wildlife in New Zealand: Concepts, Evolving Approaches, and Progress. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 5: 277. WOS:000452350900001 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2018.00277

Gormley AM, Anderson DP, Nugent G 2018. Cost-based optimization of the stopping threshold for local disease surveillance during progressive eradication of tuberculosis from New Zealand wildlife. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 65(1): 186–196. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.12647

Rouco C, Norbury GL, Anderson DP 2017. Movements and habitat preferences of pests help to improve population control: the case of common brushtail possums in a New Zealand dryland ecosystem. Pest Management Science 73(2): 287–294. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4252

Vall-llosera M, Woolnough AP, Anderson D, Cassey P 2017. Improved surveillance for early detection of a potential invasive species: the alien rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri in Australia. Biological Invasions 19(4): 1273–1284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1332-x

Russell JC, Binnie HR, Oh J, Anderson DP, Samaniego-Herrera A 2017. Optimizing confirmation of invasive species eradication with rapid eradication assessment. Journal of Applied Ecology 54(1): 160–169. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12753

Glen AS, Latham MC, Anderson D, Leckie C, Niemiec R, Pech RP, Byrom AE 2017. Landholder participation in regional-scale control of invasive predators: an adaptable landscape model. Biological Invasions 19(1): 329–338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1282-3

Anderson DP, Gormley AM, Ramsey DSL, Nugent G, Martin PAJ, Bosson M, Livingstone P, Byrom AE 2017. Bio-economic optimisation of surveillance to confirm broadscale eradications of invasive pests and diseases. Biological Invasions 19(10): 2869–2884. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1490-5

Ward DF, Anderson DP, Barron MC 2016. Using spatially explicit surveillance models to provide confidence in the eradication of an invasive ant. Scientific Reports 6: 34953. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep34953

Glen AS, Anderson D, Veltman CJ, Garvey PM, Nichols M 2016. Wildlife detector dogs and camera traps: a comparison of techniques for detecting feral cats. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 43(2): 127–137. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2015.1103761

Anderson DP, McMurtrie P, Edge KA, Baxter PWJ, Byrom AE 2016. Inferential and forward projection modeling to evaluate options for controlling invasive mammals on islands. Ecological Applications 26(8): 2546–2557. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1415

Byrom AE, Anderson DP, Coleman M, Thomson C, Cross ML, Pech RP 2015. Assessing movements of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in relation to depopulated buffer zones for the management of wildlife tuberculosis in New Zealand. PLOS One 10(12): e0145636. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145636

Cruz J, Woolmore C, Latham MC, Latham ADM, Pech RP, Anderson DP 2015. Seasonal and individual variation in selection by feral cats for areas with widespread primary prey and localised alternative prey. Wildlife Research 41(8): 650–661. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR14234

Smith DHV, Clayton R, Anderson D, Warburton B 2015. Using home-range data to optimise the control of invasive animals. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 39(2): 286–290.

Buxton RT, Anderson D, Moller H, Jones CJ, Lyver POB 2015. Release of constraints on nest-site selection in burrow-nesting petrels following invasive rat eradication. Biological Invasions 17(5): 1453–1470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0807-x

Latham ADM, Latham MC, Anderson DP, Cruz J, Herries D, Hebblewhite M 2015. The GPS craze: six questions to address before deciding to deploy GPS technology on wildlife. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 39(1): 143–152.

Anderson DP, Ramsey DSL, De Lisle GW, Bosson M, Cross ML, Nugent G 2015. Development of integrated surveillance systems for the management of tuberculosis in New Zealand wildlife. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63(supplement 1): 89–97. https://doi.org/10.1080/00480169.2014.963830

Samaniego-Herrera A, Anderson DP, Parkes JP, Aguirre-Muñoz A 2013. Rapid assessment of rat eradication after aerial baiting. Journal of Applied Ecology 50(6): 1415–1421. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12147

Cruz J, Sutherland DR, Anderson DP, Glen AS, de Tores PJ, Leung LK-P 2013. Antipredator responses of koomal (Trichosurus vulpecula hypoleucus) against introduced and native predators. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67(8): 1329–1338. ISI:000321964800013 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-013-1561-2

Norbury G, Byrom AE, Pech R, Smith J, Clarke D, Anderson DP, Forrester G 2013. Invasive mammals and habitat modification interact to generate unforeseen outcomes for indigenous fauna. Ecological Applications 23(7): 1707–1721. https://doi.org/10.1890/12-1958.1

Anderson DP, Turner MG, Pearson SM, Albright TP, Peet RK, Wieben A 2013. Predicting Microstegium vimineum invasion in natural plant communities of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, USA. Biological invasions 15(6): 1217-1230. CCC:000318811400006 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-012-0361-3

Anderson DP, Ramsey DSL, Nugent G, Bosson M, Livingstone P, Martin PAJ, Sergeant E, Gormley AM, Warburton B 2013. A novel approach to assess the probability of disease eradication from a wild-animal reservoir host. Epidemiology and infection 141(7): 1509-1521. https://doi.org/10.1017/s095026881200310x

Donner DM, Anderson D, Eklund D, St. Pierre M 2013. Large-scale forest composition influences northern goshawk nesting in Wisconsin. Journal of wildlife management 77(3): 495-504. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.485

Sturtevant BR, Achtemeier GL, Charney JJ, Anderson DP, Cooke BJ, Townsend PA 2013. Long-distance dispersal of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clemens) in Minnesota (USA) and Ontario (Canada) via the atmospheric pathway. Agricultural and forest meteorology 168: 186-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.09.008

Parkes JP, Anderson D 2011. What is required to eradicate red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Tasmania? In: Veitch CR, Clout MN, Towns DR ed. Proceedings: Island invasives : eradication and management : proceedings of the International Conference on Island Invasives, Gland, Switzerland, 2011. Pp. 477–480. http://www.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/ssc-op-042.pdf

Anderson D, Sturtevant B 2011. Pattern analysis of eastern spruce budworm Choristoneura fumiferana dispersal. Ecography 34(3): 488-497.

Pech R, Byrom AE, Anderson D, Thomson C, Coleman M 2010. The effect of poisoned and notional vaccinated buffers on possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) movements : minimising the risk of bovine tuberculosis spread from forest to farmland. Wildlife research 37: 283-292.

Rooney TP, Anderson DP 2009. Are wolf-mediated trophic cascades boosting biodiversity in the Great Lakes region? 13 13 In: Wydeven AP, Van Deelen TR, Heske EJ ed. Recovery of gray wolves in the Great Lakes region of the United States : an endangered species success story. New York, Springer. Pp. 205-216

Albright TP, Anderson DP, Keuler NS, Pearson SM, Turner MG 2009. The spatial legacy of introduction: Celastrus orbiculatus in the southern Appalachians, USA. Journal of applied ecology 46(6): 1229-1238. CCC:000272193300011

Anderson DP, Forester JD, Turner MG 2008. When to slow down: Elk residency rates on a heterogeneous landscape. Journal of mammalogy 89(1): 105-114.

García-Díaz P, Binny RN, Anderson DP 2021. How important is individual foraging specialisation in invasive predators for native-prey population viability? Oecologia 195(1): 261-272. https://doi.org/ https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04814-6.

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Memberships

  • Associate Editor Landscape Ecology, Landscape Ecology
  • Associate Editor for Wildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology