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Midnight siesta: Bimodal temporal activity observed in an endangered marsupial predator Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Harry A. Moore, Rebecca L. Diete, Naomi L. Indigo, Mitchell A. Cowan, Gavin J. Trewella, Dale G. Nimmo
Understanding animal behavioural patterns can provide insight into how populations and communities are adapting to broader environmental shifts. The northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus), an endangered marsupial predator, has traditionally been classified as nocturnal. However, evidence is emerging that such simple classifications belie the complexity of animal activity patterns. Using time‐stamped
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Limited recovery of soil organic carbon and soil biophysical functions after old field restoration in an agricultural landscape Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-20 Tina Parkhurst, Rachel J. Standish, Suzanne M. Prober
The conversion of woodland ecosystems to agricultural landscapes has led to unprecedented losses of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning globally. Unsustainable agricultural practices have contributed to the degradation of soil's physical and biogeochemical properties. Ecological restoration of unproductive agricultural land is imperative for reversing land degradation and ameliorating the degrading
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What did it used to look like? A case study from tall, wet mainland Mountain Ash forests prior to British invasion Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-20 David Lindenmayer, Chris Taylor, Elle Bowd, Philip Zylstra
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The stability of bird assemblages across time and the reliability of snapshot surveys Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Julian Reid, Rhiannon Smith, Laura Scott, Nick Reid
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GPS tracking reveals koalas Phascolarctos cinereus use mosaics of different forest ages after environmentally regulated timber harvesting Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Bradley Law, Leroy Gonsalves, Chris Slade, Traecey Brassil, Cheyne Flanagan
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Correction to ‘Assessing Brazilian reptiles' road‐kill risks using trait‐based models’ Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-01
Rahhal, N.D.F., Pinto, F.A.S., Medrano- Vizcaíno, P., Francisco, C.N. & Bruno, S.F. (2023) Assessing Brazilian reptiles' road-kill risks using trait-based models. Austral Ecology, 48, 1361–1382. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13383 In the first paragraph of page 1371, the text originally reads ‘Upon exclusion of planned roads, we estimate 21168.643 and 2146883.652 ind./year (…)’. It will
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Predation event and shelter site use by a threatened monitor lizard, Varanus rosenbergi, in the Little Desert, Victoria Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Dylan M. Westaway, Mirinda Thorpe, Iestyn Hosking
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Alpine shrub leaf litter decomposition across mountain summits in south‐eastern Australia Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Susanna E. Venn, James Camac, Samantha P. Grover, John W. Morgan
Climate warming has been linked to shrub expansion in alpine regions and the decomposition of shrub leaf litter and subsequent release of nutrients has been proposed as a mechanism to facilitate shrub growth. We quantified the rate of alpine shrub leaf litter decomposition (measured as mass loss) over the course of a year in four locally occurring alpine shrub species that grow across four alpine summits
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Rapid on‐ground assessment after the 2019–2020 megafires reveals new information on rare and threatened plants in northern New South Wales, Australia Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Manu E. Saunders, Rose L. Andrew, James Mitchell‐Williams, Peter Pemberton, Elizabeth M. Wandrag, John T. Hunter
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Evidence of drastic loss of dung beetle diversity after 25 years in an introduced Brazilian pasture Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 César M. A. Correa, Renato Portela Salomão, Alfredo Raúl Abot, Anderson Puker, Fernando Z. Vaz‐De‐Mello
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Morphological and habitat differentiation between diploids and tetraploids of a Drakensberg near‐endemic taxon, Rhodohypoxis baurii var. platypetala (Hypoxidaceae) Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Masingitla P. Mtileni, Kenneth C. Oberlander, Kelsey L. Glennon
Environmental factors may shape the spatial distribution of ploidy levels. Here, we undertook a cytogeographical study of Rhodohypoxis baurii var. platypetala (Hypoxidaceae), a Drakensberg near‐endemic taxon. We addressed the following questions: (1) Are there mixed‐ploidy populations or is each population represented by a single ploidy level? (2) Is there a pattern in the environmental distribution
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The utility of non‐lethal morphometrics to evaluate fish condition Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Beaudee Newbery, Rod M. Connolly, Steve D. Melvin, Michael Sievers
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Tree and grass competition in savannas: Interactive effects of soil moisture, grass defoliation and grass species identity on the growth and survival of tree seedlings Austral Ecol. (IF 1.5) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Deusdedith M. Rugemalila, Jeremiah Sarakikya, T. Michael Anderson
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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 : 2024-03-18 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)