A5036172436- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Environmental Changes in China
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Coal Properties and Utilization
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Planetary Science and Exploration
International Union for Conservation of Nature
2023-2024
Monash University
2021-2024
Deakin University
2018-2023
The University of Melbourne
2017
University of Wollongong
2009
Abstract As the United Nations develops a post-2020 global biodiversity framework for Convention on Biological Diversity, attention is focusing how new goals and targets ecosystem conservation might serve its vision of ‘living in harmony with nature’ 1,2 . Advancing dual imperatives to conserve sustain services requires reliable resilient generalizations predictions about responses environmental change management 3 Ecosystems vary their biota 4 , service provision 5 relative exposure risks 6...
Abstract Governments have committed to global targets slow biodiversity loss and sustain ecosystem services. Biodiversity state indicators that measure progress toward these mostly focus on species, while synthesizing change are largely lacking. We fill this gap with three indices quantifying past projected changes in ecosystems using data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Ecosystems. Our quantify risk collapse, area ecological processes, capture...
Thermal properties of tree hollows play a major role in survival and reproduction hollow-dependent fauna. Artificial (nest boxes) are increasingly being used to supplement the loss natural hollows; however, factors that drive nest box thermal profiles have received surprisingly little attention. We investigated how differences surface reflectance influenced temperature boxes painted three different colors (dark-green, light-green, white: total solar 5.9%, 64.4%, 90.3% respectively) using...
Biodiversity indicators are used to inform decisions and measure progress toward global targets, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Indicators aggregate simplify complex information, so underlying information influencing its reliability interpretation (e.g., variability in data uncertainty indicator values) can be lost. Communicating is necessary ensure robust limit misinterpretations of trends, yet rarely quantified biodiversity indicators. We developed a guide...
Abstract Threatened ecosystem conservation requires an understanding of the effectiveness management and challenges hindering successful protection recovery. Bringing together researchers, land managers policymakers to identify key threats, needs, knowledge gaps provides a unified account evidence tools needed improve threatened management. We undertook research prioritization process for Australian alpine subalpine peatlands with experts across policy, research, Through individual...
Understanding how biodiversity is changing a crucial step in mitigating our environmental impacts. Biodiversity indicators synthesise and communicate status trends biodiversity, including progress towards global targets. Despite their importance decision making, few have been tested for performance behaviour. Here, we the sensitivity, responsiveness complementarity of three indices synthesising collapse risk, spatial distribution health ecosystems (i.e., IUCN Red List Index Ecosystems,...
Experts can provide valuable information to fill knowledge gaps in published research on management effectiveness, particularly for threatened ecosystems, which there is often limited evidence and the need prompt intervention ensure their persistence. One such ecosystem, alpine peatland, by climate change other pressures, provides vital ecosystem services, supports unique biodiversity. In a workshop, we gathered synthesized into an accessible format from experts interventions used, threat...
Abstract It is nearly three decades since the world recognized need for a global multilateral treaty aiming to address accelerating biodiversity loss. However, continues decline at concerning rate. Drawing on lessons from implementation of current strategic plan Convention Biological Diversity and 2010 Aichi Targets, we highlight interlinked core areas, which require attention improvement in development post‐2020 Biodiversity Framework under Diversity. They are: (1) developing robust...
The determination of indicators for monitoring the natural environment to ensure ecological sustainability areas under stress is problematic and prone bias. Further, because limitations in resources available data collection, such should be selected carefully their number confined minimum required effectively monitor system study. Statistical techniques have traditionally been used help select indicators, but often lack requirements valid statistical analyses: minimal noise, variables...
Climate change has pervasive impacts on Earth’s ecosystems, but the diversity and complexity of ecosystems makes estimating severity resulting risk collapse difficult. In this perspective, we conceptualise challenge understanding how climate alters to reliably measure those changes in ecosystem assessments, focussing IUCN Red List Ecosystems. We propose solutions resolve these challenges – using diverse teams, conceptual models, data sources including projections, learning from analogous...
Abstract Snowpatch plant communities, which occur in parts of alpine landscapes where snow accumulates and persists well into the summer, are highly sensitive to climate change. The formation persistent soil seed banks is recognised as a critical component community’s resilience changing environment. However, our understanding ecology snowpatch their potential role persistence these threatened communities remains limited. To address this knowledge gap, we (1) characterised density, diversity...
Abstract Male signals that advertise dominance are often also attractive to females, but female advertising can make them less males. For example, in species where males larger than low‐frequency male vocalisations expected be selected by intra‐sexual selection, inter‐sexual selection and identify sex, these selective forces may act antagonistically on vocalisations. Consistent with this, low‐pitch human voices perceived as more dominant both sexes the opposite sex males, females. Research...