A5058854180- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Charles Sturt University
2016-2025
Deakin University
2010-2020
Ecological Society of America
2018
Albury Wodonga Health
2015
Figshare (United Kingdom)
2007
Significance Invasive mammalian predators are arguably the most damaging group of alien animal species for global biodiversity. Thirty invasive predator implicated in extinction or endangerment 738 vertebrate species—collectively contributing to 58% all bird, mammal, and reptile extinctions. Cats, rodents, dogs, pigs have pervasive impacts, endemic island faunas vulnerable predators. That impacted insular indicates that management on islands should be a conservation priority. Understanding...
Apex predators perform important functions that regulate ecosystems worldwide. However, little is known about how ecosystem regulation by influenced human activities. In particular, are top-down effects of relative to direct and indirect human-mediated bottom-up processes? Combining data on species' occurrence from camera traps hunting records, we aimed quantify the processes in shaping predator prey distributions a human-dominated landscape Transylvania, Romania. By global standards this...
Abstract Background ‘Megafire’ is an emerging concept commonly used to describe fires that are extreme in terms of size, behaviour, and/or impacts, but the term’s meaning remains ambiguous. Approach We sought resolve ambiguity surrounding ‘megafire’ by conducting a structured review use and definition term several languages peer‐reviewed scientific literature. collated definitions descriptions megafire identified criteria frequently invoked define megafire. recorded size location megafires...
Abstract Aim After environmental disasters, species with large population losses may need urgent protection to prevent extinction and support recovery. Following the 2019–2020 Australian megafires, we estimated recovery in fire‐affected fauna, inform conservation status assessments management. Location Temperate subtropical Australia. Time period 2019–2030 beyond. Major taxa terrestrial freshwater vertebrates; one invertebrate group. Methods From > 1,050 taxa, selected 173 whose...
Human actions are causing widespread increases in fire size, frequency, and severity diverse ecosystems globally. This alteration of regimes is considered a threat to numerous animal species, but empirical evidence how shifting within both threatened species’ ranges protected areas scarce, particularly at large spatial temporal scales. We used big data approach quantify multidecadal changes southern Australia from 1980 2021, spanning 415 reserves (21.5 million ha) 129 including birds,...
Summary 1. Managing fire to achieve hazard reduction while providing for biodiversity conservation is complex in fire‐prone regions. This challenge exacerbated by limited understanding of post‐fire changes habitat and fuel attributes over time‐scales commensurate with their development, a paucity empirical research integrating the effects on these attributes. 2. We used 110‐year chronosequence investigate temporal development resources fauna, fuels semi‐arid Mallee vegetation, south‐eastern...
Abstract Aim A common strategy for conserving biodiversity in fire‐prone environments is to maintain a diversity of post‐fire age classes at the landscape scale, under assumption that ‘pyrodiversity begets biodiversity’. Another extensive areas particular seral state regarded as vital persistence threatened species, this will also cater habitat needs other species. We investigated likely effects these strategies on bird assemblages tree mallee vegetation, characterized by multi‐stemmed...
Abstract Increasingly complex research questions and global challenges (e.g., climate change biodiversity loss) are driving rapid development, refinement, uses of technology in ecology. This trend is spawning a distinct sub‐discipline, here termed “technoecology.” We highlight recent ground‐breaking transformative technological advances for studying species environments: bio‐batteries, low‐power long‐range telemetry, the Internet things, swarm theory, 3D printing, mapping molecular movement,...
Fire is both a widespread natural disturbance that affects the distribution of species and tool can be used to manage habitats for species. Knowledge temporal changes in occurrence after fire essential conservation management fire-prone environments. Two key issues are: whether postfire responses are idiosyncratic or if multiple show limited number similar responses; such time since predict across broad spatial scales. We examined response bird semiarid shrubland southeastern Australia using...
Summary 1. Fire is a major driver of ecosystem structure and function worldwide. It also widely used as management tool to achieve conservation goals. A common objective the maintenance ‘fire mosaics’ comprising spatially heterogeneous patches differing fire history. However, it unclear what properties mosaics most enhance efforts. Here we focus on spatial temporal fire‐prone landscapes that influence distribution small mammals. 2. We surveyed mammals in 28 (each 12·6 km²) representing range...
Summary Identifying landscape patterns that allow native fauna to coexist with human land use is a global challenge. Riparian vegetation often persists in anthropogenic environments as strips of natural or semi‐natural provide habitat for many terrestrial species. Its relative contribution landscape‐scale conservation likely change become increasingly modified. We used ‘whole landscape’ approach test the hypothesis riparian offers disproportionate benefits, non‐riparian vegetation, woodland...
Planet Earth is entering the age of megafire, pushing ecosystems to their limits and beyond. While fire causes mortality animals across vast portions globe, scientists are only beginning consider as an evolutionary force in animal ecology. Here, we generate a series hypotheses regarding responses by adopting insights from predator-prey literature. Fire lethal threat; thus, there likely strong selection for recognize olfactory, auditory, visual cues fire, deploy avoidance behaviours that...
Abstract Aim The incidence of major fires is increasing globally, creating extraordinary challenges for governments, managers and conservation scientists. In 2019–2020, Australia experienced precedent‐setting that burned over several months, affecting seven states territories causing massive biodiversity loss. Whilst the were still burning, Australian Government convened a Expert Panel to guide its bushfire response. A pressing need was target emergency investment management reduce chance...