A5052372987- Avian ecology and behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Marine animal studies overview
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Climate Change and Environmental Impact
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies
University of Tasmania
2015-2024
Charles Darwin University
2024
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
2016
Kettering University
2014-2015
University of California, Los Angeles
2014
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre
2008-2011
Australian Antarctic Division
2004-2010
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2001
A critical step towards reducing the incidence of extinction is to identify and rank species at highest risk, while implementing protective measures reduce risk such species. Existing global processes provide a graded categorisation risk. Here we seek extend complement those focus more narrowly on likelihood most imperilled Australian birds mammals. We considered an extension existing IUCN NatureServe criteria, used expert elicitation species, assuming current management. On basis these...
We report the recent emergence of a novel beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) genotype in last remaining wild population critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster). This poses significant threat to recovery species potentially its survival wild. used PCR detect BFDV blood three psittacine (PBFD)–affected fledglings captured as founders for an existing captive breeding program. Complete genome sequence data from one these birds demonstrating 1,993-nucleotide-long...
Quasispecies variants and recombination were studied longitudinally in an emergent outbreak of beak feather disease virus (BFDV) infection the orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster). Detailed health monitoring small population size (<300 individuals) this critically endangered bird provided opportunity to track viral replication mutation events occurring a circular, single-stranded DNA over period four years within novel bottleneck population. Optimized PCR was used with different...
Monitoring is vital to conservation, enabling conservation scientists detect population declines, identify threats and measure the effectiveness of interventions. However, not all threatened taxa are monitored, monitoring quality variable, various components likely differ in their rates improvement over time. We assessed presence quality, using a range metrics, for Australia's bird from 1990 2020 (four assessments spanning 30 years). used our understand decadal trends number monitored;...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 517:121-129 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11029 Effects of sediment depth on algal turf height are mediated by interactions with fish herbivory a fringing reef R. J. Clausing*, C. Annunziata, G. Baker, Lee, S. Bittick, P. Fong Department and Evolutionary Biology, University California, Los...
Bycatch in fisheries is a key threat to non-target marine species, particularly for those species that have life histories with low productivity or poor conservation status. In this paper, the requirements of new Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard (hereafter "the Standard") are summarised relevant Endangered, Threatened and Protected (ETP) species. This covers both how designated as ETP, performance management assessed respect ETP when scoring against Standard. The process...
Abstract Seabirds killed incidentally in Australia's eastern tuna and billfish (ETBF) longline fishery between September 2001 June 2006 were examined to evaluate species composition relate, where possible, capture events operational environmental factors. During this period 2.129 million hooks on 2202 shots observed, 369 birds reported killed. The majority (78%) of these flesh‐footed shearwaters ( Puffinus carniepes ), 53% which male 44% female. Smaller numbers medium large sized albatrosses...
Abstract Although evidence‐based approaches have become commonplace for determining the success of conservation measures management threatened taxa, there are no standard metrics assessing progress in research or management. We developed 5 to meet this need taxa and quantify further action effective alleviation threats. These (research need, achievement, percent threat reduction) can be aggregated examine trends an individual taxon threats across multiple taxa. tested utility these by...
Most biodiversity monitoring globally tends to concentrate on trends in species' populations and ranges rather than threats their management. Here we review the estimated impact of extent which management is understood implemented for all Australian threatened bird taxa. The assessment reports situation 2020 how this differs from 2010. most marked finding was that climate change has increased greatly over last decade, now surpasses invasive species as threat imposing heaviest load. Climate...
Reducing extinction risk is a common aim of threatened species management. However, over the period 1990 to 2020, was recently assessed as having declined in only 25 out 199 Australian bird taxa eligible for assessment. Here we analyse patterns that emerge from these taxa. Some improvements may be temporary; three increased after it had initially declined. Invasive predator control on islands conservation intervention with greatest impact, benefitting 13 (with nine Macquarie Island). For...
The use of long-term ecological datasets to explore the importance effects environmental variability on higher predator populations has been focused mainly high-latitude areas. We modeled population dynamics Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica), which spends its time mostly in subtropical waters during both breeding and interbreeding migration across Pacific Ocean. found that slowly increased since early 1970s, a result high adult survival, fecundity (0.6 all eggs laid survived fledge)...
Fisheries bycatch is one of the biggest threats to seabird populations. Managers need identify where and when occurs ensure effective action. In 1999, Food Agriculture Organization United Nations released International Plan Action for Reducing Incidental Catch Seabirds in Longline (IPOA-s) encouraging states voluntarily assess potential problems implement a National (NPOA) if needed. However, IPOA-s ambiguous about steps objectives, diminishing its value as conservation tool. We reviewed...
Abstract An ecological risk assessment, based on life‐history and behavioural attributes of 273 bird taxa, was used to identify which those taxa are at high from negative interactions with offshore wind farms in Australia. The marine area Australia divided by state/territory boundaries perpendicular the coast into eight regions, Western further north south, a Bass Strait region bounded Victoria Tasmania. These regions were subdivided coastal, inshore sub‐regions summary for all occurring...
ABSTRACT Incidental seabird mortality associated with bycatch during longline commercial fishing is a conservation concern. An initial step to estimating likelihood of and conceiving strategies determining amount overlap between foraging birds effort, identifying oceanographic features birds, quantifying dive characteristics. We tracked 24 adult flesh‐footed shearwaters ( Puffinus carneipes ) breeding on Lord Howe Island located east Australia incubation early late chick‐rearing periods from...
Abstract Gillnets are used widely in fisheries throughout the world and known to cause death of thousands seabirds each year. Currently few practical or technical options available fishers for preventing seabird mortalities. The ability little penguins ( Eudyptula minor ) differentiate between different coloured netting materials was tested under controlled conditions ascertain if changes gillnet colour could facilitate a potential mitigation measure by improving visibility nets. study...