1. Hunter, M.L., J.P. Gibbs, and V.D. Popescu (2021) Fundamentals of Conservation Biology, 4th edition, Wiley Publishing (download citations as CB4_references .RIS file) link
2. Böhm, M., and V.D. Popescu (2016) Landscape ecology, macroecology and GIS methods. Chapter in C.K. Dodd (ed.) Reptile Ecology and Conservation, Oxford University Press
3. Popescu, V.D. and M.L. Hunter (2012) Assisted colonization of wildlife species at risk from climate change. Chapter in In J. Brodie, E. Post, D. Doak (eds.) Conserving wildlife populations in a changing climate. University of Chicago Press.
4. Popescu, V.D. and J.P. Gibbs (2009) Landscape Ecology and GIS methods. Chapter in C.K. Dodd (ed.) Amphibian Ecology and Conservation, Oxford University Press
5. Popescu, V.D. and J.P. Gibbs (2007) Global Change: will a cold-adapted frog survive in a warmer environment? Chapter in J.P. Gibbs, M.L. Hunter, and E.J. Sterling (eds.) Problem-Solving in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management, Blackwell Publishing

Peer-reviewed articles (* denotes graduate and undergraduate collaborators)

1. Kenyon, M.*, C. Dennison and V.D. Popescu (accepted) Improving the efficiency of aerial surveys for monitoring North American beaver population dynamics. Wildlife Research
2. Connolly, A.*, and V.D. Popescu (2024) Trends in anuran occupancy dynamics in a forested landscape in southeastern Ohio. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 19:48–62. link
3. Brehme, C.S., S.O. Petrovan , V.D. Popescu , T.E.S. Langton , K.M. Andrews and R.N. Fisher (2024) Editorial on the Frontiers Research Topic: Amphibian and Reptile Road Ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
4. Dyck, M.*, G. Uhrig, S. Spear, R. Iosif, and V.D. Popescu (2024) First density estimates for a recovering bobcat population in southeast Ohio using DNA from scat. Population Ecology link
5. Rozylowicz, L., V. D. Popescu, S. Manolache, A. Nita, S.R. Gradinaru, M.D. Mirea and R.I. Bancila (2024) Occupancy and N-mixture modeling applications in ecology: a bibliometric analysis. Global Ecology and Conservation 50: e02838  link
6. Kaunert, M.D.D.*, R.K. Brown*, S.F. Spear, P.B. Johantgen, V.D. Popescu (2023) Restoring eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) populations through translocation of headstarted individuals. Population Ecology 66 93-107 link
7. Edwards, W.I., V.D. Popescu, N. Guma, H. Agaba, G. Balyesiima, L. Nakami and N.J. Stevens (2023) Living at the edge: Home range patterns of the Buraiga Chimpanzee Community, Kibale National Park, Uganda. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11:1267688 link
8. Blakeman, E.*, V.D. Popescu, E. Olin*, C. Scott and B.S. Brodie (2023) Harnessing social media to evaluate flies (Diptera) flower foraging and pollen load. Journal of Pollination Ecology 33, 180–193 link
9. Dyck, M.*, K.T. Shoemaker, C.A. Dennison, and V.D. Popescu (2023) Simulated effects of roadkill and harvest on the viability of a recovering bobcat population. The Journal of Wildlife Management e22460 link
10. Sperry, B.R., V.D. Popescu, E. Wyza*, S. Porter, R. Wiley, D. Cottrill*, and D. McAvoy (2023) Assessment of deer-vehicle crash mitigation structures on the U.S. 33 Nelsonville Bypass. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems 149: 05023004-1 link
11. Harman, K.*, K. Omlor* and V.D. Popescu (2023) Evaluating fence-end treatments to mitigate for the fence-end effect using behavioral analysis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11: 1008462 link
12. Pop, M.I., S.R. Gradinaru, V.D. Popescu, D. Haase, C.I. Iojă (2023) Emergency-line calls as an indicator to assess human-wildlife interaction in urban areas. Ecosphere 14: e4418 link
13. Pop, M.I., M. Dyck*, L. Rozylowicz, and V.D. Popescu (2023) Predictors of brown bear predation events in the Romanian Carpathians. Conservation Science and Practice link
14. Dyck, M.*, R. Iosif, B. Promberger, C. Promberger, and V.D. Popescu (2022) Dracula’s menagerie: A multispecies occupancy analysis of lynx, wildcat, and wolf in the Romanian Carpathians. Ecology and Evolution 12: e8921 link
15. Thompson, C.*, M.R. Sweeney*, and V.D. Popescu (2022) Carryover effects of sublethal exposure to pesticide Imidacloprid and shortened hydroperiod on juvenile wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) fitness and behavior. Journal of Zoology 317: 229-240 link
16. Iosif, R., V.D. Popescu, M. Dyck*, and B. Promberger (2022) Estimating Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) density using camera traps in the Romanian Carpathians. Journal of Mammalogy 103: 415-424 link
17. Ji, Y., C.C.M. Baker, V.D. Popescu, J. Wang, C. Wu, Z. Wang, Y. Li, L. Wang, C. Hua, C. Yang, C.C.Y. Xu*, Q. Wen, N.E. Pierce, and D.W. Yu (2022) Measuring protected-area effectiveness using vertebrate distributions from leech iDNA. Nature Communications 13(1): 1555 link
18. Geue, J., P.J. Rotter*, C. Gross, Z. Benko, I. Kovacs, C. Fantana, V.D. Popescu and H.A. Thomassen (2022) Bird species and habitat types have limited use as reciprocal surrogates and are inconsistently represented in the current Natura 2000 network in Romania. PLOS ONE 17(2): e0251950 link
19. Earl, J.E., S.M. Blomquist, E.B. Harper, D.J. Hocking, M.L. Hunter, Jr., J.R. Johnson, M.S. Osbourn, D.A. Patrick, V.D. Popescu, T.A.G. Rittenhouse, and B. Rothermel (2022) Amphibian biomass export from geographically isolated wetlands: temporal variability, species composition, and potential implications for terrestrial ecosystems. Diversity 14(3): 163 link
20. Dyck., M.*, E. Wyza*, and V.D. Popescu (2022) When carnivores collide: a review of competitive interactions between bobcats (Lynx rufus) and coyotes (Canis latrans). Mammal Review 52: 52-66 link
21. Popescu, V.D., M. Kenyon*, R. Brown*, M. Dyck*, S. Prange, W. Peterman and C. Dennison (2021) Habitat connectivity and resource selection in an expanding US Midwest bobcat population. PeerJ 9: e12460 link
22. Popescu, V.D., M.I. Pop, and L. Rozylowicz (2021) Trophy hunting undermines public trust. Science 372: 1049 LP – 1049 download pdf
23. Sweeney, M.R.*, C. Thompson*, and V.D. Popescu (2021) Sub-lethal exposure to neonicotinoid pesticide Imidacloprid induces behavioral changes in larval wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 40: 1840-1849 link
24. Wagner, R.B.*, C. Brune, and V.D. Popescu (2021) Snakes on a lane: Snake road mortality is influenced by land cover and traffic intensity in a road-dense area of US Midwest. Journal for Nature Conservation 61: 125978 link
25. Thompson, C.M.* and V.D. Popescu (2021) Hydro-period induced carryover responses for survival, growth, and endurance of a pond-breeding amphibian. Oecologia 195: 1071–1081 link
26. Miu, I.*, L. Rozylowicz, V.D. Popescu and P. Anastasiu (2020) Identification of areas of very high biodiversity value to achieve the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 key commitments. PeerJ 8: e10067 link
27. Popescu, V.D., R. Munshaw*, N. Shackelford, F. Montesino-Pouzols, W.J. Palen, E. Dubman*, P. Gibeau*, M. Horne, and A. Moilanen (2020) Quantifying biodiversity trade-offs in the face of widespread renewable and unconventional energy development. Scientific Reports 10(1): 7603 link
28. Iosif, R., M. I. Pop*, L. Rozylowicz , S. Chiriac, R. M. Sandu, L. Berde, S. Szabó, V.D. Popescu (2020) Den structure and selection of denning habitat by brown bears in the Romanian Carpathians. Ursus 31e5: 1-13 link
29. Wyza, E.*, L. Dollar, L.P. Rahajanirina, V.D. Popescu and N. Stevens (2020) Spatial dynamics and activity patterns of the fosa Cryptoprocta ferox in Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar. Oryx 1:10 link
30. Treves, A., Santiago-Ávila, F.J.*, Popescu, V.D., Paquet, P.C., Lynn, W.S., Darimont, C.T., Artelle, K.A. (2019) Trophy hunting: Insufficient evidence. Science 366: 435 link
31. Bencin, H.*, C. Rose, S. Prange and V.D. Popescu (2019) Roadkill and space use data predict vehicle-strike hotspots and mortality rates in a recovering bobcat (Lynx rufus) population. Scientific Reports 9: 15391 link
32. D’Amore, D.*, M. Morris, and V.D. Popescu (2019) Invasive process does not produce ‘invasive syndrome’ in Xiphophorus helleri-maculatus hybrids. Animal Behaviour 156: 79-85 link
33. Weigand, N.*, R. Wagner*, C. Tonra, and V.D. Popescu (2019) Proximity to highways has limited influence on space use and physiology of terrestrial testudines. European Journal of Wildlife Research 65: 80 link
34. Popescu, V.D, M.I. Pop*, S. Chiriac, and L. Rozylowicz (2019) Romanian large carnivores at a crossroads. Science 364 (6445): 1041 link
35. Brodie, B.S., V.D. Popescu, R. Iosif, C. Ciocanea, S. Manolache, G. Vanau, A.A. Gavrilidis, R. Serafim, and L. Rozylowicz (2019) Non-lethal monitoring of longicorn beetle communities using generic pheromone lures and occupancy models. Ecological Indicators 101: 330-340 abstract
36. Rozylowicz, L., Bodescu F.P., Ciocanea C.M., Gavrilidis A.A., Manolache S., Matache M.L., Miu I.V.*, Moale C., Nita A., and V.D. Popescu (2019) Empirical analysis and modelling of Argos Doppler location errors in Romania. PeerJ 7: e6362 full text
37. Wood, C., V.D. Popescu, H. Klinck, J. Keane, R. J. Gutierrez, S. Sawyer, F. Atuo, and M.Z. Peery (2019) Detecting small population changes at landscape scales: A bioacoustic-site occupancy framework. Ecological Indicators 98: 492-507 full text (first 2 authors contributed equally)
38. Rozylowicz, L., A. Nita, S. Manolache*, V.D. Popescu, and T. Hartel (2019) Navigating protected areas networks for improving diffusion of conservation practices. Journal of Environmental Management 230: 413-421 abstract
39. Miu, I.*, G. Chisamera, V.D. Popescu, R. Iosif, A. Nita, S. Manolache*, V.D. Gavril*, I. Cobzaru and L. Rozylowicz (2018) Conservation priorities for terrestrial mammals in Dobrogea Region, Romania. Zookeys 792: 133-158 full text
40. Rich, M.*, C. Thompson*, S. Prange, and V.D. Popescu (2018) Relative importance of habitat characteristics and interspecific interactions in determining terrestrial carnivore occurrence. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6:78 full text
41. Pop, M.I.*, I. Ruben, I.V. Miu*, S. Chiriac, L. Rozylowicz, and V.D. Popescu (2018) Combining resource selection functions and home range to identify conservation priority habitats for brown bears. Animal Conservation 21: 352-362
42. Pop., M.I.*, L. Bereczky, S. Chiriac, R. Iosif, A. Nita, V.D. Popescu, and L. Rozylowicz (2018) Movement ecology of brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the Romanian Eastern Carpathians. Nature Conservation 26: 15-31 full text
43. Nita, A., S. Manolache*, C.M. Ciocanea, V.D. Popescu, and L. Rozylowicz (2018) Power, influence and structure in Natura 2000 governance networks. Can NGOs make a difference as protected areas administrators in Romania? Journal of Environmental Management 212: 54-64
44. Popescu, V.D., R. Iosif, M. Pop*, S. Chiriac, G. Bouros, and B.J. Furnas. (2017) Integrating sign surveys and home range data for estimating brown bear (Ursus arctos) density in the Romanian Carpathians. Ecology and Evolution 7: 7134-7144 full text
45. Rozylowicz, L., A. Nita, S. Manolache*, C.M. Ciocanea, and V.D. Popescu (2017) Recipe for success: A network perspective of partnership in nature conservation. Journal for Nature Conservation 38: 21-29
46. Nita, A., L. Rozylowicz, S. Manolache*, C. M. Ciocănea, I. V. Miu* and V. D. Popescu (2016) Collaboration networks in LIFE Nature projects across Europe. PLoS ONE 11(10): e0164503 full text
47. Yang, C, D. A. Schaefer, W. Liu, V. D. Popescu, C. Yang, X. Wang, C. Wu, and D. W. Yu (2016) Higher fungal diversity reduces CO₂ emissions from dead wood in a natural forest. Scientific Reports 6: 31066 full text
48. Popescu, V.D., Artelle, K.*, M. Pop*, S. Manolache, and L. Rozylowicz (2016) Assessing biological realism of wildlife population estimates in data-poor systems. Journal of Applied Ecology 53(4): 1248-1259
49. Sweitzer, R. A. , V. D. Popescu, R. H. Barrett, C. M. Thompson, K. L. Purcell, G.M. Wengert, M.W. Gabriel, and L.W. Woods (2016) Mortality risks and limits to population growth of Fishers in California. Journal of Wildlife Management 80: 438-451
50. Murray, R.*, V.D. Popescu, W. Palen, and P. Govindarajulu (2015) Relative performance of ecological niche and occupancy models for predicting invasions by patchily-distributed species.Biological Invasions 17(9): 2691-2706
51. Sweitzer, R., V.D. Popescu, K.L. Purcell, C.M. Thompson, and R.H. Barrett (2015) Population size, density, and demography of fishers (Pekania pennanti) in the Sierra National Forest, California. Journal of Mammalogy 96(4): 772-790
52. Popescu, V.D., L. Rozylowicz, I. Niculae, A. Cucu and T. Hartel (2014) Species, habitats, society: An evaluation of research supporting EU’s Natura 2000 network. PLoS ONE9(11): e113648.full text
53. Souther, S., M. Tingley, V.D. Popescu, D. Hayman, T. Graves, M. Ryan, B. Hartl and K. Terrell (2014) Biotic impacts of energy development from shale: Research priorities and knowledge gaps. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 12(6):330-338 [media coverage: The Guardian (goo.gl/FAZT0y), Vancouver Sun (goo.gl/79Ju4o), NPR] full text
54. Popescu, V.D., P. de Valpine and R. Sweitzer (2014) Testing the consistency of wildlife data types before combining them: the case of camera traps and telemetry. Ecology and Evolution 4(7):933-943 full text
55. Mikoláš, M., M. Svoboda, V. Pouska, R. C. Morrissey, D. C. Donato, W. S. Keeton, T. Nagel, V. D. Popescu, J. Müller, C. Bässler, J. Knorn, L. Rozylowicz, M. C. Enescu, V. Trotsiuk, P. Janda, H. Mrhalová, Z. Michalová, F. Krumm, and D. Kraus (2014) Comment on the “Opinion paper: Forest management and biodiversity”: The role of protected areas is greater than the sum of its number of species. Web Ecology 14: 61-64 full text
56. Hartel, T., T. Sos, V. D. Popescu, R. I. Băncilă, D. Cogalniceanu, and L. Rozylowicz (2014) Amphibian conservation in traditional cultural landscapes: the case of Central Romania. North-Western Journal of Zoology 10(S1): S51-S61 full text
57. Eck, B.*, A. Byrne*, D.A. Patrick, V.D. Popescu, and E.B. Harper (2014) Effects of water temperature on larval amphibian predator-prey dynamics. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 9(2):302-308 full text
58. Popescu, V.D., A.M. Kissel*, M.M. Pearson, W.J. Palen, P. Govindarajulu, and C.A. Bishop (2013) Defining conservation-relevant habitat selection by the highly imperiled Oregon Spotted Frog, Rana pretiosa. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8(3): 688-706 full text
59. Popescu, V.D., L. Rozylowicz, D. Cogalniceanu, I. Niculae, and A. Cucu (2013) Moving into protected areas? Setting priorities for conservation for Romanian reptiles and amphibians at risk from climate change. PLoS ONE 8: e79330 full text
60. Rozylowicz, L. and V.D. Popescu (2013) Habitat selection and movement ecology of Eastern Hermann’s tortoises in a rural Romanian landscape. European Journal of Wildlife Research 59:47-55
61. Iosif, R.*, L. Rozylowicz and V.D. Popescu (2013) Modeling road mortality hotspots for Eastern Hermann’s tortoise in Romania. Amphibia-Reptilia 34:163-172.
62. Popescu, V.D., P. de Valpine, D. Tempel*, and M.Z. Peery (2012) Estimating population impacts via dynamic occupancy analysis of Before-After Control-Impact studies. Ecological Applications 22: 1389-1404.
63. Popescu, V.D., D.A. Patrick, M.L. Hunter, and A.J.K. Calhoun (2012) The role of forest harvesting and subsequent vegetative regrowth in determining patterns of amphibian habitat use. Forest Ecology and Management 270: 163-174.
64. Patrick, D.A., J.P. Gibbs, V.D. Popescu, and D.A. Nelson (2012) Multi-scale habitat-resistance models for predicting road mortality hotspots for reptiles and amphibians. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7: 406-427. full text
65. Patrick, D.A., E.B. Harper, V.D. Popescu, Z. Bozic*, A. Byrne*, J. Daub*, A. LeCheminant*, and J. Pierce*. (2012) The ecology of the Mink Frog, Lithobates septentrionalis, in the Adirondack Park, NY, with notes on conducting experimental research. Herpetological Review 43: 396-397.
66. Popescu, V.D., B.S. Brodie, M.L. Hunter, and J.D. Zydlewski (2012) Use of olfactory cues by newly metamorphosed wood frogs (L. sylvaticus) during emigration. Copeia 3: 424-431.
67. Popescu, V.D. and M.L. Hunter (2011) Clearcutting affects habitat connectivity for a forest amphibian by decreasing permeability to juvenile movements. Ecological Applications 21: 1283–1295.
68. Rozylowicz, L., V.D. Popescu, M. Patroescu, and G. Chisamera (2011) The potential of large carnivores as conservation surrogates in the Romanian Carpathians. Biodiversity and Conservation 20:561-579
69. Ioja, C.I., M. Patroescu, L. Rozylowicz, V.D. Popescu, M. Verghelet, M.I. Zotta, and M. Felciuc (2010) The efficacy of Romania’s protected areas network for conserving biodiversity. Biological Conservation 143: 2468-2476.
70. Popescu, V.D. and J.P. Gibbs (2009) Interactions between climate, beaver activity, and pond occupancy of the cold-adapted mink frog in New York State, USA. Biological Conservation 142: 2059-2068.

• Brown, R.*, M. D. D. Kaunert*, K. Johnson, W. Roosenburg and V.D. Popescu (in review) Assessing the Effects of Conductivity on Egg Development and Survival of Eastern Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis). Scientific Reports
• Mirea, M.D., I.V. Miu, V.D. Popescu, B.S. Brodie, S. Chiriac and L. Rozylowicz (in review) Priority conservation areas for protected saproxylic beetles in Romania under current and future climate scenarios. Biodiversity and Conservation
• Thompson, C.*, M. Sweeney*, M. Benard, and V.D. Popescu (in prep.) Interactions between pond drying and predator exposure on the fitness and behavior of larval and terrestrial wood frogs. for Journal of Animal Ecology
• Kaunert, M. D. D.*, R. Brown* and V.D. Popescu (in prep.) Monitoring Eastern Hellbender occupancy and movements: are artificial nest structures a suitable tool for population monitoring? for Biological Conservation
• Kaunert, M. D. D.*, V. D. Popescu (in prep.) Environmental variables and life history predict nest guarding behavior in male Eastern Hellbenders. for Animal Behavior
• Pergola, D.*, M. D. D. Kaunert and V. D. Popescu (in prep.) Nest boxes as a tool for estimating population size in Eastern Hellbenders. for Journal of Herpetology
• Mathes, S.*, S. Kuchta and V. D. Popescu (in prep.) Developmental, physiological and fitness consequences of chronic exposure to high conductivity in larval Eastern Hellbenders. for Freshwater Biology
• Dyck, M., R. Iosif, B. Promberger and V. D. Popescu (in prep.) WildNet: testing the relative contribution of top-down vs. bottom-up processes on predator-prey dynamics in an intact Carpathian mammalian guild. for Journal of Applied Ecology
• Holland, L., R. Iosif, B. Promberger, V. D. Popescu (in prep.) Animal sourcing shapes space use of translocated European Bison in the Romanian Carpathians. for European Journal of Wildlife Research
• Cheruvattam, Z. C., S. de Silva and V. D. Popescu (in prep.) Assessing the population dynamics of Asian Elephants in Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka. for Oryx
• Silver-Peavey, C. and V. D. Popescu (in prep.) Chronic neoticotinoid (Imidacloprid) exposure affect exploratory and risk-taking behavior in juvenile wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus). for Animal Behavior
• Silver-Peavey, C. and V. D. Popescu (in prep.) Accumulation and persistence of neoticotinoid Imidacloprid in leaflitter and soil in Eastern Hemlock stands in southeast Ohio. for Forest Ecology and Management