Peer-Reviewed Journals

Smith, K.F., Behrens, M.D., Max, L.M. and Daszak, P. 2008. U.S. drowning in unidentified fishes: Scope, implications and regulation of live fish import. Conservation Letters 1: 103-109. reprint

Cleland, E., Clark, C., Collins, S., Fargione, J., Gough, L., Gross, K., Milchunas, D., Pennings, S.,
Bowman, W., Burke, I., Lauenroth, W., Robertson, G., Simpson, J., Tilman, D., and Suding, K., 2008.
Species responses to nitrogen fertilization in herbaceous plant communities, and associated species
traits. Ecology 89(4): 1175.  reprint

Smith K.F., Sax, D.F., Gaines, S.D., Guernier, V., Guegan, J.F. 2007. Globalization of human infectious diseases. Ecology 88: 1903 - 1910.  reprint 

Pennings S.C. and J.C. Simpson. 2007. Host nitrogen content limits the performance of parasitic plants.
Plant Ecology. Published online 29 August 2007. reprint

Smith, K.F. and Carpenter, S. 2006. Spread of exotic black rat parasites to endemic deer mice on the California Channel Islands. Diversity and Distributions 12: 742-748. reprint

Smith, K.F., Sax, D.F. and Lafferty K.D. 2006. Evidence for the role of infectious disease in species extinction. Conservation Biology 20: 1349-1357. reprint

Minchinton, T.E., J.C. Simpson, and M.D. Bertness. 2006. Mechanisms of displacement of native coastal
marsh plants by an invasive grass. Journal of Ecology 94(2): 342-354. reprint 

Busse, L.B., J.C. Simpson and S.D. Cooper. 2006. Relationships among nutrients, algae, and land use in
urbanized southern California streams. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 63:
2621-2638. reprint

Smith, K.F., Dobson, A.P., McKenzie, F.E., Real, L.A., Smith, D.L. and Wilson, M.L. 2005. Ecological theory to enhance infectious disease control and public health policy. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3: 29-37. reprint

Sax, D.F., Kinlan, B.P. and Smith, K.F. 2005. A methodology for understanding the effects of introduced species on community diversity. Oikos 108: 457-464. reprint

Harley, C., Smith, K.F. and Moore, V. 2003. Rapoport’s Rule in two dimensions: the relationship between bathymetric distribution and latitudinal range size in marine algae, gastropods, and fish. Global Ecology and Biogeography 12: 499-506. reprint

Smith, K.F. and Gaines, S.D. 2003. Rapoport’s bathymetric rule and the latitudinal species diversity gradient for Northeast Pacific fishes and Northwest Atlantic gastropods: evidence against a causal link. Journal of Biogeography 30: 1153-1159. reprint

Smith, K.F. and Brown, J.H. 2002. Patterns of diversity, depth range and body size among pelagic fishes along a depth gradient. Global Ecology and Biogeography 11: 313-322. reprint

Smith, K.F., Sharp, Z.D. and Brown, J.H. 2002. Oxygen and carbon isotope composition in desert endotherms and ectotherms: Preliminary investigations into the effects of diet, physiology, and seasonality. Journal of Arid Environments 52: 419-430. reprint

Book Chapters 

Lafferty, K.D., Smith, K.F. and Madin, E.M.P. 2007 Terrorism as a disease: improving homeland security using lessons from infectious disease ecology. Invited chapter in Natural Security: A Darwinian Approach to a Dangerous World.  Ed: Sagarin, R. and Taylor, T. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. reprint  

Lafferty, K.D., Smith, K.F., Torchin, M.E., Dobson, A.P. and Kuris, A.M. 2005. What exotic species tell us about the role of infectious diseases in natural communities. In Exotic Species: Insights to Ecology, Evolution and Biogeography. Eds: Sax, D.F., Gaines, S.D., Stachowicz, J.J. reprint 

Position Papers & Reports

Smith, K.F. 2008. U.S. regulation of live animal trade. Invited, Trade and Biological Resources News Digest. A publication of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development 3: 6-7.

De Poorter, M. et al. Convention on Biological Diversity. 2008. In-depth review of ongoing work on alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species. A preliminary report of expert workshop on best practices for pre-import screening of live animals in international trade. South Bend, Indiana USA. reprint

Defenders of Wildlife. 2007.  Broken Screens: The regulation of live animal imports to the United States. Report by Defenders of Wildlife; Washington, DC. 56pp. reprint

Smith, K.F. Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2007. Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 146. In support of policy reform to better regulate animal importation.

Smith, K.F. Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2006. Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 151. In support of industry participation to better regulate animal importation.

Popular Literature

Smith, K.F. Wildlife extinction and conservation. In The Seventy Great Mysteries of Nature. Invited, In press. Ed: Benton, M.