Stephanie Pulsford
A5022845331- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
ACT Government
2021-2025
Australian Government
2021-2025
Australian National University
2014-2024
Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research
2023
With large wildfires becoming more frequent1,2, we must rapidly learn how megafires impact biodiversity to prioritize mitigation and improve policy. A key challenge is discover interactions among fire-regime components, drought land tenure shape wildfire impacts. The globally unprecedented3,4 2019–2020 Australian burnt than 10 million hectares5, prompting major investment in monitoring. Collated data include responses of 2,000 taxa, providing an unparalleled opportunity quantify affect...
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) have been detected in non-target wildlife species worldwide but information on exposure Australian mammals is extremely limited. To address this, we analysed liver tissue from the five largest sized of native carnivorous and scavenging for all SGARs currently used Australia. A total 52 individual animals dasyurid were tested to ARs with 26 individuals (50 %) testing positive. Eleven (21 positive more than one AR compound, two three types AR. This study first...
Summary Managing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity conservation is increasingly difficult as land use modified or intensified production. Finding ways to mitigate the negative effects of agriculture on therefore critical. We asked question: How do remnant patches, paddock types and grazing regimes influence reptile assemblages in a landscape? At 12 sites, we surveyed reptiles environmental covariates woodland patches four types: (i) grazed pasture, (ii) linear plantings, (iii) coarse...
ABSTRACT Aim To compare field‐based evidence of plant and animal responses to fire with remotely sensed signals heterogeneity post‐fire biomass recovery. Location South‐eastern Australia; New South Wales. Time Period 2019–2022. Major Taxa Studied A total 982 species plants animals, in eight taxonomic groups: amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals, molluscs, reptiles. Methods We collated 545,223 response records from 47 field surveys 4613 sites that focussed on areas burnt 2019–2020. For...
Abstract Aim Effective management of biodiversity in human‐modified landscapes demands an understanding how biotas respond to landscape features and actions. Yet, biotic responses are complex varied, resulting numerous conceptual models being developed aid interpretation generalization. We examined the relevance a range that describe distribution habitat influences species richness, abundance, occurrence spatial dynamics, using empirical data set reptile frog agricultural management....
Abstract Agricultural landscapes comprise much of the earth's terrestrial surface. However, knowledge about how animals use and move through these is limited, especially for small cryptic taxa, such as reptiles amphibians. We aimed to understand influence land on reptile frog movement in a fine‐grained grazing landscape. surveyed frogs using pitfall funnel traps transects located five types: 1) woodland remnants, 2) grazed pastures, 3) coarse woody debris added 4) fences pastures 5) linear...
Abstract Global declines in ecosystem extent and condition mean there is an increasing demand for recovery conservation plans. Conservation plans ecological communities require a management framework with measurable, time‐bound objectives. Efficient structured processes that facilitate timely comparable are essential, especially where resources constrained. We describe process to streamline the development of by combining functionally similar community sub‐types into multi‐community State...
Summary Invasive species such as vertebrate herbivores cause threats to native ecosystems through causing changes vegetation composition and structure, competition, ecosystem engineering, impacts on soil, spreading disease. In the mountainous country of Australia, Sambar Deer ( Rusa unicolor ) are becoming an increasing threat fragile endangered ecosystems, which also facing other significant climate change. Methods for ameliorating these currently limited lethal control programmes shooting...
Summary The challenge of maintaining biodiversity by managing overabundant native fauna is often a contentious issue. This study demonstrates means improving animal welfare in the culling kangaroos. We studied five populations Eastern Grey Kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ) Australian Capital Territory and established percentage juveniles throughout year. focused on aged 8–12 months old, as these are identified at greatest risk poor outcomes if orphaned. Our findings support timing culls when...
Abstract Well‐informed biodiversity conservation practice can often be precluded by poor species detectability. For example, populations being missed during surveys lead to them omitted from lists or area management plans. iDNA (invertebrate‐derived DNA) is a recently developed set of techniques for improving the detectability elusive vertebrates exploiting their associated invertebrates. Parasitic and scavenging invertebrates readily collected, gut contents DNA barcoded detect local...
Urban planning which enhances native biodiversity in and around cities is needed to address the impacts of urbanisation conserve urban biodiversity. The “Biodiversity Sensitive Design” (BSUD) framework incorporates ecological knowledge into achieve positive outcomes through improved design infrastructure development. BSUD includes principles direct strategic placement connected wildlife habitat. However, effective implementation requires defining quantifying landscape-scale habitat...
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The global decline in the extent and condition of ecological communities has resulted an increasing demand for recovery conservation plans. Conservation plans require a management framework with measurable, time-bound objectives, targeted strategy, indicators that enable actions to be evaluated relation objectives. Methods allow transfer knowledge among similar systems facilitate consistent comparable are essential, especially when resources constrained. We describe process streamline...