A5058609845- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
2023-2024
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2023
The University of Adelaide
2016-2022
Eucalypts have influenced the fire ecology of Australian landscape more than any other plant group. They are iconic taxon in vegetation today, but their origin, early evolution and migration remain poorly understood, mostly because a remarkably sparse underworked fossil record. However, recent major macrofossil find southern South America, coupled with increasing sophistication molecular phylogenetic palynological research allow for comprehensive summary likely history this group genera. It...
Abstract Eradicating feral pigs from island ecosystems can assist in restoring damaged biodiversity values and protect commercial industries such as agriculture. Although many pig eradications have been attempted, management decisions are often led by practitioner experience rather than empirical evidence. Few interventions guided population models to identify harvest rates necessary achieve eradication within a specified time frame, nor they applied data on control effort cost evaluate the...
Helicopter-based shooting is an effective management tool for large vertebrate pest animals. However, animals in low-density populations and/or dense habitat can be difficult to locate visually. Thermal-imaging technology increase detections these conditions. We used thermal-imaging equipment with a specific helicopter crew configuration assist aerial culling feral pigs (Sus scrofa) and fallow deer (Dama dama) South Australia 2021. Seventy-two percent of 53% were first detected canopy/tall...
Invasive alien deer (known in Australia as ‘feral deer’; hereafter, ‘alien deer’) are some of Australia’s worst emerging pest species. Recently, the Government South launched a four-year program to reduce populations fallow ( Dama dama ). The will focus on coordinating landscape-scale aerial culls and seeks deliver most efficient humane approach culling. We sourced data from recent trialling new culling that incorporated advanced thermal technology second shooter with shotgun target deer....
The current tribal classification of Myrtaceae was based on analysis the plastid matK coding region within trnK intron. phylogenetic position genera Cloezia and Xanthomyrtus poorly supported, original sequence for Kania, type genus tribe Kanieae, rather poor. To clarify relationships, we sequenced psbA–trnH an extended portion intron, including spacer regions flanking matK, nuclear ribosomal ITS ETS representative species across tribes, denser sampling three interest. Analyses these datasets...
Abstract Eradicating feral pigs from island ecosystems can assist in restoring damaged biodiversity values and protect commercial industries such as agriculture. Although many pig eradications have been attempted, management decisions are often led by practitioner experience rather than empirical evidence. Few interventions guided population models to identify harvest intensity necessary achieve eradication within a specified time frame, nor they applied data on control effort costs evaluate...
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Myrtaceous fossil capsular fruits and flowers from the northwest of Tasmania, in Early Oligocene‐aged Little Rapid River (LRR) deposit, are described. The reproductive organs found association with leaves previously thought to belong a fleshy‐fruited genus, Xanthomyrtus at both LRR, an Eocene Tasmanian site Hasties, which reassessed fresh morphological evidence. METHODS: Standard Light Microscopy (LM) Scanning Electron (SEM) were used investigate cuticular characters...
Premise of the Study Although leaves Myrtaceae are easily identified to family level, very few studies have convincingly fossil living genera. We used a broadly comparative approach with large data set extant taxa confidently assign mummified remains myrtaceous from early Miocene sediments at Kiandra (New South Wales, Australia) genus. Methods Fossils were using nearest relative approach, against database 232 broadleaf rainforest species Myrtaceae. Leaf cuticles prepared 106 species, sourced...
Fossils from the Eocene of South Australia and Western Oligo–Miocene Victoria represent first known Australian leaf fossils subfamily Persoonioideae, tribe Persoonieae. Persoonieaephyllum blackburnii sp. nov. is described Middle Nelly Creek sediments near Lake Eyre, Australia. Persoonieae are an important clade for understanding vegetation transitions in Australasia. The small (~6mm wide) belong to assemblage that has some characteristics open vegetation, which also inferred Latrobe Valley,...
The capsular-fruited genus Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) is one of the most widely distributed flowering plant genera in Pacific but extinct Australia today. center geographic origin for and reason timing its extinction remain uncertain. We identify fossil fruits from newly discovered Golden Fleece flora Oligo-Miocene Tasmania, Australia, shedding further light on these problems.Standard paleopalynological techniques were used to date fossil-bearing sediments. Scanning electron microscopy an...
Feral deer are some of Australia’s worst emerging pest species. Recently, the Government South Australia launched a four-year program to reduce populations feral fallow ( Dama dama ). The will focus on coordinating landscape-scale aerial culls and seeks deliver most efficient humane approach culling. We sourced data from recent trialling new culling that incorporated advanced thermal technology second shooter with shotgun target deer. reviewed available video audio records 104 culled in...
1: Helicopter-based shooting is an effective management tool for vertebrate pest animals.However, animals in low-density populations can be difficult to locate visually.Thermal-imaging technologies aerial culling increase detections and control/eradication success; 2: We describe a method of using thermal equipment assist culling.We undertook thermalassisted (TAAC) on pig (< 0.5 pigs km -2 ) high-density deer population measured how imaging this crew configuration affects the success welfare...
Helicopter-based shooting is an effective management tool for large vertebrate pest animals. However, animals in low-density populations and/or dense habitat can be difficult to locate visually. Thermal-imaging technology increase detections these conditions. We used thermal-imaging equipment with a specific helicopter crew configuration assist aerial culling feral pigs (Sus scrofa) and fallow deer (Dama dama) South Australia 2021. Seventy-two percent of 53% were first detected canopy/tall...
The current tribal classification of Myrtaceae was based on analysis the plastid <i>mat</i>K coding region within <i>trn</i>K intron. phylogenetic position genera <i>Cloezia</i> and <i>Xanthomyrtus</i> poorly supported, original sequence for <i>Kania</i>, type genus tribe Kanieae, rather poor. To clarify relationships, we sequenced <i>psb</i>A&#x2013;<i>trn</i>H an extended portion intron, including...