A5032218805- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Diverse Musicological Studies
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Marine animal studies overview
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
Deakin University
2020-2025
James Cook University
2012
ABSTRACT Biodiversity faces many threats and these can interact to produce outcomes that may not be predicted by considering their effects in isolation. Habitat loss fragmentation (hereafter ‘fragmentation’) altered fire regimes are important biodiversity, but interactions have been systematically evaluated across the globe. In this comprehensive synthesis, including 162 papers which provided 274 cases, we offer a framework for understanding how interacts with fragmentation. Fire three main...
Although variation in effect sizes and predicted values among studies of similar phenomena is inevitable, such far exceeds what might be produced by sampling error alone. One possible explanation for results differences researchers the decisions they make regarding statistical analyses. A growing array has explored this analytical variability different fields found substantial despite analysts having same data research question. Many these have been social sciences, but one small "many...
Abstract Aim The aim was to determine how reptile populations respond anthropogenic habitat modification and whether species traits environmental factors influence such responses. Location Global. Time period 1981–2018. Major taxa studied Squamata. Methods We compiled a database of 56 studies reporting affects abundance calculated standardized mean differences in (Hedges’ g ). used Bayesian meta‐analytical models test responses depended on body size, clutch reproductive mode, specialization,...
Although variation in effect sizes and predicted values among studies of similar phenomena is inevitable, such far exceeds what might be produced by sampling error alone. One possible explanation for results differences researchers the decisions they make regarding statistical analyses. A growing array has explored this analytical variability different (mostly social science) fields, found substantial results, despite analysts having same data research question. We implemented an analogous...
Abstract Most animals have well established diel activity patterns ( e.g ., diurnal, crepuscular, or nocturnal), and changes in behavior from diurnal to nocturnal are rare single species. We radio tracked 50 keelback snakes a population, locating them up four times day, over five periods of the year Australian dry tropics describe temporal variation movement patterns. Snake body temperatures were also recorded determine relationship between temperatures. Season influenced significantly....
Foundation species interact strongly with other to profoundly influence communities, such as by providing food, refuge from predators or beneficial microclimates. We tested relative support for these mechanisms using spinifex grass ( Triodia spp.), which is a foundation of arid Australia that provides habitat diverse lizard communities. first compared the attributes live and dead spinifex, bare ground structurally similar plant Lomandra effusa ), then strength association two specialist...
Abstract Maintaining ecosystem processes within patches of remnant vegetation is critical to minimising biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes. Foundation species—habitat‐forming organisms that interact with many other species—are therefore a priority for conservation and restoration farming areas. Triodia spp. grasses are foundation species arid semi‐arid Australia largely depend on fire recruitment, but suppressed or excluded We tested the effectiveness controlled burns competitor...