A fresh framework for the ecology of arid Australia
A revised set of propositions about ecology in arid Australia is presented, based on research
literature since publication of Stafford Smith and Morton (1990). Fourteen propositions distil …
literature since publication of Stafford Smith and Morton (1990). Fourteen propositions distil …
Extreme climatic events shape arid and semiarid ecosystems
Climatic changes associated with the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can have a
dramatic impact on terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, but especially on arid and semiarid …
dramatic impact on terrestrial ecosystems worldwide, but especially on arid and semiarid …
Predation determines the outcome of 10 reintroduction attempts in arid South Australia
Ten reintroduction attempts were conducted in and around the Arid Recovery Reserve in
northern South Australia between 1998 and 2008. Five locally-extinct mammal species and …
northern South Australia between 1998 and 2008. Five locally-extinct mammal species and …
The landscape of fear: the missing link to understand top‐down and bottom‐up controls of prey abundance?
JW Laundré, L Hernández, PL Medina… - Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying factors that may be responsible for regulating the size of animal populations is a
cornerstone in understanding population ecology. The main factors that are thought to …
cornerstone in understanding population ecology. The main factors that are thought to …
Burning for biodiversity or burning biodiversity? Prescribed burn vs. wildfire impacts on plants, lizards, and mammals
Fire is a large‐scale phenomenon that affects ecosystems in many parts of the world.
Wildfires can have highly destructive effects on habitats and the biota they support, and land …
Wildfires can have highly destructive effects on habitats and the biota they support, and land …
Ecological and societal effects of Central Asian streamflow variation over the past eight centuries
Understanding changes in water availability is critical for Central Asia; however, long
streamflow reconstructions extending beyond the period of instrumental gauge …
streamflow reconstructions extending beyond the period of instrumental gauge …
Changes in mammal populations in relatively intact landscapes of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
JCZ Woinarski, DJ Milne, G Wanganeen - Austral ecology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
A previous study (Braithwaite & Muller 1997) reported substantial declines in mammal
abundance over the period 1986–1993 for a large study area (300 km2) within Kakadu …
abundance over the period 1986–1993 for a large study area (300 km2) within Kakadu …
The responses of mammals to La Nina (El Nino Southern Oscillation)–associated rainfall, predation, and wildfire in central Australia
Abstract In the Simpson Desert, central Australia, heavy rainfalls associated with the La Niña
phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) during 1999–2000 stimulated a pulse of …
phase of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) during 1999–2000 stimulated a pulse of …
Resource pulses and mammalian dynamics: conceptual models for hummock grasslands and other Australian desert habitats
Resources are produced in pulses in many terrestrial environments, and have important
effects on the population dynamics and assemblage structure of animals that consume them …
effects on the population dynamics and assemblage structure of animals that consume them …
Aboriginal hunting buffers climate-driven fire-size variability in Australia's spinifex grasslands
Across diverse ecosystems, greater climatic variability tends to increase wildfire size,
particularly in Australia, where alternating wet–dry cycles increase vegetation growth, only to …
particularly in Australia, where alternating wet–dry cycles increase vegetation growth, only to …