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Elevation-dependent patterns of borer-mediated snow-gum dieback are associated with subspecies' trait differences and environmental variation Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Callum Bryant, Marilyn C. Ball, Justin Borevitz, Matthew T. Brookhouse, Hannah Carle, Pia Cunningham, Mei Davey, James Davies, Ashleigh Eason, Joseph D. Erskine, Tomas I. Fuenzalida, Dmitry Grishin, Rosalie Harris, Jessica Kriticos, Aaron Midson, Adrienne B. Nicotra, Annabelle Nshuti, Jessica Ward-Jones, Yolanda Yau, Olivia Young, Helen Bothwell
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Influence of soil properties on woody vegetation structure, diversity and seasonality in Neotropical savannas Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Arthur Aires Veríssimo, Divino Vicente Silvério, Ana Clara Abadia, Daielle Carrijo, Ricardo Rodrigues da Silveira‐Filho, Domingos Lucas Santos‐Silva, Marina Vergara Fagundes, Jhany Martins, Lorrayne Aparecida Gonçalves, Eddie Lenza
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Conserving diversity, distinctiveness and connectivity in the Sunshine Coast heathlands, Queensland, Australia Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Hilary Pearl, Tim Ryan, Marion Howard, Yoko Shimizu, Alison Shapcott
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Filling the gap of phonation in reptiles: First record of oral emission of the worm lizard, Amphisbaena alba Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Bruno Ferreira Guilhon, Cicero Ricardo de Oliveira, Tatiana Feitosa Quirino, Milena Wachlevski, Daniel Cunha Passos
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An investigation into the utility of eastern barn owl pellet content as a tool to monitor small mammal diversity in an arid ecosystem Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Pia Schoenefuss, Alex S. Kutt, Pippa L. Kern, Kate A. Moffatt, Joshua Bon, Glenda M. Wardle, Chris R. Dickman, David A. Hurwood, Andrew M. Baker
Considering several logistical limitations associated with live trapping in arid environments, owl pellet analysis provides a potentially useful alternative to estimate small mammal diversity. Owl pellet analysis has been used to estimate local small mammal diversity under the assumption that the method can reliably reflect the composition of local small mammal assemblages. However, the validity of
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Are subadult dispersers at high risk of mortality in translocated populations? A case study from a threatened mesopredator Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Jack Bilby, Katherine Moseby
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Toxic: The rotting underbelly of the Tasmanian salmon industry By RichardFlanagan, Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Penguin Random House. 2021 Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 David Lindenmayer
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Pre‐loved home: Egg clutches of the striped marsh frog, Limnodynastes peronii, detected in water‐filled burrows created by the hunter hairy crayfish, Cherax setosus Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 John Gould, Chad Beranek
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Dead in the water By RichardBeasley, Sydney: Published by Allen and Unwin. 2021 Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 David Lindenmayer
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Occupancy and detectability of a critically threatened lizard endemic from sandy coastal plains areas of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Júlio C. F. Proença‐Gomes, Juliane Pereira‐Ribeiro, Carla C. Siqueira, Manuela Santos‐Pereira, Marlon Almeida‐Santos, Carlos Frederico D. Rocha
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Modelling the sustainable harvest of wild populations for the conservation of a threatened amphibian Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Rupert Mathwin, Skye Wassens, Anna Turner, Geoffrey W. Heard, Andrew Hall, Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Harvesting wild populations is increasingly used to support conservation initiatives, including translocations, captive assurance colonies, and breeding programs. Best‐practice guidelines recommend that population viability analyses should be developed to assess the potential impact of harvest on source populations, allowing quantification of the risk incurred by the conservation programme. We developed
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The influence of climate and the presence of predators on the daily activity pattern of collared peccaries (Dicotyles tajacu, Cetartiodactyla) Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Debora Bohrer dos Santos, Arleu Barbosa Viana Junior, Gabriela Teixeira Duarte, Maria Rita Silvério Pires, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo
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Mycophagy and feeding on other native land snails by the black snail Macrocyclis peruvianus (Gastropoda, Macrocyclidae) Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Rodrigo M. Barahona‐Segovia, Esteban Gallardo‐Pillancari, Gabriel Orrego, Felipe Osorio
Land snails are among Chile's least studied invertebrates. Their natural history and ecology are poorly studied, even when it comes to striking species such as the black snail Macrocyclis peruvianus. This large and easily recognizable species inhabits the forest floor of southern Chile; however, we do not know its eating habits. In this natural history note, we describe the first records of mycophagy
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Recruitment failure of keystone trees in Phytophthora infested forest Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Thomas Mansfield, Giles Hardy, Patricia Fleming, Rachel Standish
Invasive plant pathogens cause considerable forest loss worldwide. However, little is known about how tree populations recover post‐invasion. In Western Australia, Phytophthora cinnamomi ‘dieback’ affects jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata), with historical records of mass deaths in this keystone tree species due to infestation, resulting in permanent loss of standing forest. Historical observations of marri
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Neotropical songbird chick predation by an invasive wasp, the German yellowjacket (Vespula germanica) Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Cristian Andrés Gorosito, Victor Rodolfo Cueto
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Double mutualism involving Melocactus (Cactaceae) and lizards in the Brazilian Caatinga: Another isolated case or is it an established interaction? Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Alexsandro Bezerra‐Silva, Vanessa Gabrielle Nóbrega Gomes, Sinzinando Albuquerque‐Lima, Tarcila Lima Nadia, Isabel Cristina Machado, Ligia Silveira Funch
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Wind turbines kill bats, but they don't have to Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Stevie N. Florent, Emma M. Bennett
Global expansion of renewable energy is critical as we transition away from fossil fuels; however, wind turbines pose a serious threat to bat populations, with hundreds of thousands of fatal collisions per year in the USA and Canada alone (Arnett et al., 2016; Arnett & Baerwald, 2013; Hayes, 2013; Smallwood, 2013; Thompson et al., 2017). This is unsustainable given: Many bats are long-lived and slow
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Novel mating behaviours in male tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) expand our understanding of reptile courtship Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Sarah K. Lamar, Diane K. Ormsby, Nicola J. Nelson
Observations of reptile courting and mating behaviour are relatively scant in the literature. Here, using the largest sample of observed courting attempts and matings in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) ever published, we describe novel behaviours in this rare species: mirrored head bobbing between courting pairs, purring vocalizations by displaying males, and several potential instances of anejaculation
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Worm-lizards, ants, and bricks: A low-impact monitoring method for the threatened Pink-tailed Worm-lizard Aprasia parapulchella Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Richard N. C. Milner, Danswell Starrs, William S. Osborne
Monitoring is critical for detecting population trends, determining efficacy of management intervention, assessing species or community responses to ecological threats and informing conservation policies. While the intention of threatened species monitoring programmes is generally in the best interest of the target species, the sampling techniques used can often have negative impacts on individuals
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Intra-specific variation and climate differentially shape the thermal germination niches of three co-occurring woodland forbs Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Meridy Price, Peter A. Harrison, Rebecca Jordan, Dorothy Steane, René E. Vaillancourt, Suzanne M. Prober
Understanding plant responses to temperature is critical for predicting their vulnerability to global warming and for planning management responses. Germination is a key life-stage, strongly regulated by temperature, that affects the potential for plant populations to persist. Here, we compared the thermal germination niches of three unrelated, declining woodland forb species – Arthropodium fimbriatum
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Condors scavenge on fish at the land–water interface in the Andean foothill of southern Bolivia Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Ludmila Pizarro Ríos, César A. Pizarro Ríos, Diego Méndez
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Oomycetes as damping-off pathogens and functional plant traits associated with the susceptibility of west Australian native plant species Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Christopher J. Shaw, Giles E. St. J. Hardy, William A. Dunstan, Treena I. Burgess
Damping-off oomycete and fungal plant pathogens reduce the germination, emergence, and survival of seedlings. In agricultural systems, this poses a significant problem as it may reduce productivity; in contrast, the impact is more subtle in natural ecosystems and may be essential for maintaining the structure and diversity of plant communities. The oomycete genus Phytophthora is frequently detected
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Abiotic correlates with diversity and distinctiveness in Sunshine Coast heathlands: Moisture, volcanic landscapes and patterned mounds Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Hilary Pearl, Tim Ryan, Marion Howard, Yoko Shimizu, Alison Shapcott
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Rapid change in anti-predator behaviour of a threatened marsupial after thousands of years of isolation from predators Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Jessica M. Waaleboer, Leanne K. Van der Weyde, Katherine E. Moseby
Prey naivety occurs when an animal does not recognize or is unable to respond effectively to the threat of a predator. Many animals lose their anti-predator responses if they become isolated from predators, becoming vulnerable to increased predation rates if released into areas where native or introduced predators are present. In situ exposure to introduced predators is a technique that has been shown
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Inferring the extinction risk of Data Deficient and Not Evaluated Australian squamates Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Lucy Wotherspoon, Gabriel Henrique de Oliveira Caetano, Uri Roll, Shai Meiri, Arman Pili, Reid Tingley, David G. Chapple
The world is facing a biodiversity crisis, and species are in danger of slipping towards extinction before having their conservation status formally determined. Australian squamates (snakes and lizards) form a highly diverse (over 1000 species) fauna, with 12% being either Data Deficient or Not Evaluated. We examined attributes of Australian squamates categorized as Data Deficient or Not Evaluated
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Occupancy of urban roosts by spectacled flying-foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) is not affected by diurnal microclimate Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Camila Lopes, Cadhla Firth, Susan G. W. Laurance
One of the most significant changes to Earth's climate in recent decades has been an increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves. During heatwaves, animal's thermal window can be exceeded, and in extreme cases, mass mortality events have been observed. In 2018, a heatwave in north-eastern Australia resulted in the death of approximately one-third of the spectacled flying-fox (Pteropus
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Impacts of bamboo dominance and die-off on seedling dynamics in a tropical secondary forest (Brazil) Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Maria Tereza Grombone Guaratini, Eduardo Pereira Cabral Gomes, Luciana F. Alves
Aulonemia aristulata is a tropical bamboo species of mixed rhizome type and monocarpic flowering that can become super-dominant after anthropogenic disturbances in tropical forests. The synchronized reproductive events of flowering and die-off of monocarpic bamboo systems provide a rare opportunity to evaluate the temporal effects of bamboo dominance on forest regeneration. To evaluate the effects
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Effect of agricultural activity on diet in an assemblage of lizards from Monte, Argentina Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Elín A. Avellá Machado, Yamila Méndez Osorio, Graciela M. Blanco, Juan C. Acosta
Even though the encroachment of agriculture is the main cause for biodiversity loss, studies have focused in tropical and temperate environment, mainly in birds, mammals and beneficial and/or pests' invertebrates. However, little is known about the impact in poor environment or lizards communities. Our aim was to compare food use and availability in trophic resources in two assemblages of seven lizard
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Dealing with sampling bias and inferring absence data to improve distribution models of a widely distributed vulnerable marsupial Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Diego Brizuela-Torres, Jane Elith, Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita, Natalie J. Briscoe
Species distribution models are widely used to identify potential and high-quality habitat of endangered species to inform conservation decisions. However, their usefulness is constrained by the amount and quality of biodiversity data and the approaches for dealing with data deficiencies. Presence-only data, used in presence/background modelling methods, are widely available but are often affected
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Buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris as a potential nest site competitor for the endangered forty-spotted pardalote Pardalotus quadragintus Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Andrew B. Hingston
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Underestimating the underdog: Camera trap observations of full-contact combat between quenda (Isoodon fusciventer) and black rats (Rattus rattus) Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Marthe Monique Gagnon, Philip W. Bateman
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Revealing new insights into Red-bellied Macaw foraging ecology through citizen photography Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Paulo Antonio Silva, Gilberto Nogueira da Silva Júnior, Lucas Sobral Santos, Lucilene Brito
Social media platforms focused on wildlife photography have become valuable ecological data sources through citizen science. In this study, we utilized photos shared by citizens on iNaturalist and WikiAves to analyse the interactions of the Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilatus Boddaert, 1783) with its food plants. Despite being recognized as specialists in Mauritia flexuosa L.f. palm fruits,
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Delaying a prescribed burn to scale up the restoration of alien-invaded Lowland Sand Fynbos in South Africa Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Duduzile K. Ngwenya, Patricia M. Holmes, Sjirk Geerts, Karen J. Esler
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A multi-scale synthesis of mousedeer habitat associations in Southeast Asia reveals declining abundance but few extirpations in fragments and edges Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Calebe P. Mendes, Xiaohan Liu, Zachary Amir, Jonathan H. Moore, Matthew Scott Luskin
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Koalas in space and time: Lessons from 20 years of vehicle-strike trends and hot spots in South East Queensland Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 C. E. Dexter, J. Scott, A. R. F. Blacker, R. G. Appleby, D. H. Kerlin, D. N. Jones
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Seasonal and spatial patterns of infestation with ectoparasitic mites on New Zealand geckos revealed using a crowd-sourced citizen science database Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Jon W. Rolfes, Stephanie S. Godfrey
The advent of online crowd-sourced nature databases provides an opportunity to yield information about ecological interactions on a scale not previously possible. In particular, such databases provide an opportunity to collate information on host–parasite interactions through screening photographs of hosts. Using photographs from iNaturalist we expanded the known hosts for ectoparasitic mites in New
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From leaves to the whole tree: Mistletoe effects on the productivity, water relations, and demography of a Neotropical savanna tree Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Mateus Cardoso Silva, Grazielle Sales Teodoro, José Magno das Chagas Junior, Sara Souza Bastos, Joao Paulo Rodrigues Alves Delfino Barbosa, Evaristo Mauro de Castro, Marina Corrêa Scalon, Eduardo van den Berg
Trees' responses to mistletoes occur at multiple organization levels (e.g., leaf, individual, population), yet integrating these multi-scale responses is still challenging. Here, we compared the traits of infected versus uninfected trees over multiple scales, from leaf anatomy and physiology to canopy allometries and individual growth rate and survivorship. We tested the hypotheses that mistletoes
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Regenerative strategies of Euterpe edulis (Arecaceae) at its altitudinal limits in the Atlantic Forest Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Verônica Marques Feliciano da Silva, Gabriela A. Oda, Eduardo A. de Mattos, Rita C. Q. Portela
Populations occurring at the limit of a species' altitudinal distribution undergo strong environmental filtering. Rapid climate change intensifies this process, impacting ecological responses of populations. Understanding the effects of climate change, especially in the early stages of plant development, has become essential to predict vulnerability to extinction. However, few studies have explored
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Time will tell: Taxonomic and functional diversity of monilophyte ferns in native forests and abandoned silviculture systems Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Luana Makhleine Martinelli, Renan de Souza Rezende
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Specialized herbivores have differential distribution in veredas under different drying levels Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Walter Santos de Araújo, Sabrina Celie Oliveira e Silva, Aldenice Barbosa Alves, Érica Vanessa Durães Freitas, Julio Miguel Grandez-Rios
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Does Restinga degradation impact the association between mites and dung beetles? Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Raphael Rodrigues Lyra, Taís Helena de Araujo Rodrigues, Cristiane Maria Queiroz da Costa, César M. A. Correa, Julio Neil Cassa Louzada, Leopoldo Ferreira de Oliveira Bernardi
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Changes in the bird communities of Nothofagus forests in a long-term plot in Tierra del Fuego Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Julieta Benitez, María Vanessa Lencinas, Jimena Elizabeth Chaves, Marcelo de Cruz, Guillermo Martínez Pastur
Long-term studies have proven to be important to characterize animal communities and analyse the ecological responses to climate and environmental changes. These studies are necessary to determine the natural community variability (e.g., richness and density) to develop better conservation strategies to face climate changes. Here, we analysed the natural changes in the structure and functional traits
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Detection and density estimation for a cryptic species Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Giselle Owens, Ana Gracanin, Joanne Potts, Catherine M. Young, Robert Heinsohn, Philip Gibbons, Dejan Stojanovic
Detection of animals is influenced by species traits, environment, season and the methods used. Analytical techniques can address imperfect detection, such as false absences, but data limitations hinder accurate density estimation. Identifying field survey methods that optimize detectability is therefore a high research priority, especially for species of conservation concern. We consider a model species
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Assessing the adequacy of an aggregated vegetation classification: A test in semi-arid Australia Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Rachel McIntosh, Simon J. Verdon, James Q. Radford, Michael F. Clarke, Andrew F. Bennett
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Edaphic conditions affect plant life-history trait syndromes in a tropical ancient biodiverse ecosystem Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Vanessa M. Gomes, Michael Renton, Fiamma Riviera, Richard J. Hobbs, Ramiro Aguilar, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
A functional approach to understand natural plant communities helps elucidate the dynamics of environmental filters and community assembly. Species classification into functional groups allows the translation of ecological complexity into simplified and applicable knowledge. Here, we developed a plant functional type (PFT) system to investigate whether functional structure (PFT composition and abundance)
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Don't take my trees: Re-evaluating the importance of trees when it comes to managing green and golden bell frog, Litoria aurea, habitat Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 John Gould, Alex Callen, Lynne Matthews, Chad Beranek, Colin McHenry
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Comparing different citizen science platforms for collecting urban ecological data from Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) in Argentina Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Alejandro A. Schaaf, Laura M. Haag, Noelia V. Gonzalez Baffa-Trasci, Agustina Yapura, Natalia Chocobar, Sol A. Caldano, Román A. Ruggera
Citizen science projects are valuable tools since they provide substantial amounts of data on different animal species. Currently, there are a wide variety of platforms and objectives for diverse citizen science projects. Despite these advances, the approaches and contributions of citizen science platforms for collecting data on a particular species, and in a specific site or region, have been poorly
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Climate change affects the early-life history of a freshwater turtle in a severely drying region Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Anthony Santoro, Jane M. Chambers, Brendan Ebner, Stephen J. Beatty
Freshwater turtles are one of the most threatened vertebrate groups. Climate change is a major threat to these species, with impacts affecting all life-history stages. There is currently a limited understanding of how changes in climate may alter the environmental triggers for hatching and emergence from the nests of freshwater turtle hatchlings. This precludes making predictions about how climate
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Habitat restoration: Choosing species and provenances under a changing climate Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Sacha Jellinek
Summary points Australia is impacted by a changing climate, reducing the resilience of restored and remnant habitats. Short-term solutions such as changing the timing of planting, planting older/deep-rooted individuals and direct seeding can be beneficial, but are site dependent and may have variable outcomes. Altering plant provenances may have longer term outcomes, but there are risks associated
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Effects of wetland connectivity on overwintering and movement behaviours of Australian freshwater turtles Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 James U. Van Dyke, Luke M. McPhan, Katie Howard, Tracy Hamilton, Liticia Ross, Robyn J. Watts
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Understorey vegetation moderates climate in open forests: The role of the skirt-forming grass tree Xanthorrhoea semiplana F.Muell Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-05 Xiangning Kok, Liene Bruns, Greg Guerin, Gunnar Keppel
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Equivalence of citizen science and scientific data for modelling species distribution of birds from a tropical savanna Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-11-05 Eduardo Guimarães Santos, Helga Correa Wiederhecker, Leonardo Esteves Lopes, Miguel Ângelo Marini
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Species richness, occurrence and rarity of bats in Brazilian caves Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Jennifer S. Barros, Enrico Bernard
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Trypauchen vagina (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) a new established species in the Southwestern Atlantic Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 João Pedro Trevisan, Rodrigo Antunes Caires, Bruna Delfin Ferreira Rodrigues, Matheus Marcos Rotundo, Douglas Fernandes Rodrigues Alves, Alexandre Ribeiro da Silva
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Australia offers unique insight into the ecology of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: An opportunity not to be lost Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Adam Frew, Carlos A. Aguilar-Trigueros
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Drivers of post-fire resprouting success in restored Banksia woodlands Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Ebony L. Cowan, Joseph B. Fontaine, Rachel J. Standish, Ben P. Miller
Disturbances can alter persistence trajectories of restored ecosystems. Resprouting is a common response of plants to disturbances such as fire or herbivory. Therefore, understanding a plant's resprouting response can inform successful restoration. We investigated patterns and drivers of resprouting following fire in fire-prone Banksia woodlands restored after sand mining in the Mediterranean-climate
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Can switches in disturbance type improve habitat for grassland birds in semi-arid grasslands of South-Eastern Australia? Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Daniel T. Nugent, David J. Baker-Gabb, John W. Morgan
Grasslands are one of the most endangered and degraded ecosystems globally. Switches in disturbance type can restore grassland function and improve conservation outcomes for fauna, but land-use legacies can limit the capacity of biota to respond positively to shifts in disturbance type, making it difficult to predict ecological outcomes. In semi-arid grasslands of South-Eastern Australia, habitat for
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Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Sabrina Moreyra, Mariana Lozada, Valeria Fernández-Arhex, Ana Laura Pietrantuono
Polistes dominula is an invasive social wasp that preys on the grasshopper Dichroplus elongatus, which constitutes a potential agricultural pest in Northwest Patagonia. This grasshopper feeds on a wide variety of plants, the ‘Dandelion’ (Taraxacum officinale) being one of the main food resources. In this study, by means of a Y-tube olfactometer, we analysed the use of olfactory cues by P. dominula
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Conocimiento de las comunidades de escarabajos que habitan el suelo en los Andes tropicales: Lagunas y tendencias Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Pablo A. López-Bedoya, Tibor Magura, Diana M. Méndez-Rojas, Jorge Ari Noriega, Finbarr G. Horgan, David P. Edwards
Los Andes tropicales son una de las ecorregiones más biodiversas de la Tierra, con altos niveles de endemismo de especies. Los Andes tropicales son también una de las ecorregiones más vulnerables del mundo debido a una larga historia de transformaciones antropogénicas. Uno de los principales obstáculos para generar planes de conservación son las lagunas en el conocimiento sobre el estado y las amenazas