A5027575199- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
University of Tasmania
2018-2021
University of Göttingen
2021
The University of Melbourne
2014-2017
Extra-pair paternity (EPP), where offspring are sired by a male other than the social male, varies enormously both within and among species. Trying to explain this variation has proved difficult because majority of interspecific is phylogenetically based. Ideally, in EPP should be investigated closely related species, but clades with sufficient rare. We present comprehensive multifactorial test individuals 20 populations nine species over 89 years from single bird family (Maluridae). Females...
Birds are declining in agricultural landscapes around the world. The causes of these declines can be better understood by analysing change groups species that share life-history traits. We investigated how land-use has affected birds Tasmanian Midlands, one Australia's oldest and a focus habitat restoration. surveyed at 72 sites, some which were previously 1996–1998, tested relationships current patterns abundance community composition to landscape patch-level environmental characteristics....
Summary Temperate woodlands are amongst the most threatened ecosystems in Australia because land on which they occur is highly suited to agriculture. Two hundred years of habitat loss and fragmentation Midlands agricultural region Tasmania have led widespread declines native vertebrates landscapes with populations predators including feral Cat ( Felis catus ) native‐invasive Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala ). Ecologists at University co‐designed mechanistic animal‐centric research mammals...
The frequency of extra-pair paternity (EPP) in socially monogamous birds varies substantially between and within species, but ecological drivers this variation remain poorly understood. Habitat configuration could influence EPP by moderating access to mates, because species occupying territories a clustered 'honeycomb' have larger pool potential extra-group mates their immediate neighbourhood than those living linearly arranged (e.g. along narrow strips riparian or fragmented habitat). We...
Abstract Interactions between competing species may be intensified when they are restricted to small patches of remnant habitat, potentially increasing physiological stress in individuals. The effects interspecific competition on wildlife remain largely unexplored. In Australia, woodlands often dominated by aggressive honeyeaters, especially the noisy miner ( Manorina melanocephala ). Harassment smaller birds miners result their exclusion from suitable woodland habitat. We tested whether...
Habitat loss is a primary cause of population decline for 85% species recognized as threatened by the International Union Conservation Nature. Ecological restoration can mitigate and reverse effects habitat on wildlife, but many programs lack systematic approach to monitoring outcomes, if indeed sites are monitored at all. Here, we evaluate response wildlife plantings in an agricultural landscape Tasmania, Australia, five years after their establishment. We surveyed three faunal...
Summary The benefits of using remote sensing technologies for informing and monitoring ecological restoration forests from the community to individual are presented. At level, we link remotely sensed measures structural complexity with animal behaviour. plot monitor return vegetation structure ecosystem services (e.g. carbon sequestration) data‐rich three‐dimensional point clouds. individual‐level, use high‐resolution images accurately classify plants species provenance show genetic‐based...