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State‐and‐transition models as a contextual framework for leading indicators of restoration trajectories Open
New incentives and instruments for financing ecosystem restoration require frameworks that support planning, monitoring and reporting, including the identification and use of leading indicators. Leading indicators have the potential to pre…
State‐and‐transition simulation models: How can we use them to assess ecosystem condition and support nature markets Open
The world is experiencing a biodiversity crisis. Steep declines in habitat quality and ecosystem services have resulted in interest in markets to help fund ecological restoration. One way that ecological restoration is assessed is through …
View article: Feral cats and habitat degradation drive mammal declines in northwestern Australia: An expert elicitation to prioritize management actions
Feral cats and habitat degradation drive mammal declines in northwestern Australia: An expert elicitation to prioritize management actions Open
As small (<5.5 kg) native mammals continue to decline throughout northern Australia, there is a critical need to identify the most significant threatening processes and those management actions with the greatest likelihood of alleviating t…
From Diagrams to Experience: Data Visceralisation of Ecosystem State-and-Transition Models in Virtual Reality Open
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The relative influences of long‐term fire management and woody cover on termite abundance and activity in an Australian tropical savanna Open
Tropical savannas typically experience high fire frequencies, with prescribed fire commonly used as a management tool. Termites play an important role in the ecological functioning of tropical savannas, yet we have a limited understanding …
Topic modelling of the wetland condition assessment literature reveals trends, key gaps, and opportunities for combining different assessment techniques Open
Wetlands, crucial for global biodiversity and ecosystem services, face escalating degradation due to human activities. Despite the growing urgency to track and improve wetland condition, challenges persist in developing adaptable and compr…
Drone‐based surveys improve estimates of tree hollow abundance and accessibility Open
Tree hollows are critical habitat for many species globally, and fauna studies often include assessments of hollow abundance. However, traditional ground‐based surveys for hollows can be inaccurate, either over‐ or under‐estimating hollow …
Overcoming Key Challenges of Satellite-based Monitoring of Ecosystem Condition: A Continental-scale Example From Australia Open
Effective satellite-based monitoring of ecosystem integrity or condition needs to address four key challenges: (a) context dependency; (b) alternative ecological states; (c) short-term temporal ecosystem dynamics; and (d) scarcity of refer…
The efficacy and costing of termite (Blattodea: Termitoidae) survey methods in Australian tropical savannas Open
Termites are important ecosystem engineers in many ecosystems globally. Hence, surveys of termite species composition, abundance and activity can be important for understanding ecosystem function—especially in biomes where they tend to be …
View article: A structured approach for building multi‐community State and Transition Models to support conservation planning
A structured approach for building multi‐community State and Transition Models to support conservation planning Open
Global declines in ecosystem extent and condition mean there is an increasing demand for recovery and conservation plans. Conservation plans for ecological communities require a management framework with measurable, time‐bound objectives. …
View article: A structured approach for building multi-community state-and-transition models to support conservation planning
A structured approach for building multi-community state-and-transition models to support conservation planning Open
The global decline in the extent and condition of ecological communities has resulted in an increasing demand for recovery and conservation plans. Conservation plans for ecological communities require a management framework with measurable…
Fire regime shapes butterfly communities through changes in nectar resources in an Australian tropical savanna Open
Fire‐dependent savanna provides key habitat for butterflies globally, but we know little about how fire regimes, including fire frequency and season, affect them. These impacts are likely to be primarily indirect, through changes in overal…
Designing and adapting biodiversity monitoring schemes Open
Chapter 15 briefly reviews different types of monitoring and related methods, followed by a description of the common steps in the process of design, emphasizing how these can be influenced especially by changes in the objectives and oppor…
A globally relevant change taxonomy and evidence‐based change framework for land monitoring Open
A globally relevant and standardized taxonomy and framework for consistently describing land cover change based on evidence is presented, which makes use of structured land cover taxonomies and is underpinned by the Driver‐Pressure‐State‐I…
Nitrogen But Not Phosphorus Addition Affects Symbiotic N2 Fixation in Grasslands Located on Four Continents Open
Background and aims:The amount of nitrogen (N) derived from symbiotic N2 fixation by legumes in grasslands might be affected by anthropogenic N and phosphorus (P) inputs, but the underlying mechanisms are not known. Methods:We evaluated sy…
Does rapid utilization of elevated nutrient availability allow eucalypts to dominate in the tropical savannas of Australia? Open
Northern Australia's savannas are among the most fire‐prone biomes on Earth and are dominated by eucalypts ( Eucalyptus and Corymbia spp.). It is not clear what processes allow this group to dominate under such extreme fire frequencies and…
Rapid response of habitat structure and above-ground carbon storage to altered fire regimes in tropical savanna Open
Fire regimes across the globe have been altered through changes in land use, land management, and climate conditions. Understanding how these modified fire regimes impact vegetation structure and dynamics is essential for informed biodiver…
Climate and soils together regulate photosynthetic carbon isotope discrimination within C<sub>3</sub> plants worldwide Open
Aim Within C 3 plants, photosynthesis is a balance between CO 2 supply from the atmosphere via stomata and demand by enzymes within chloroplasts. This process is dynamic and a complex but crucial aspect of photosynthesis. We sought to unde…
Peer Review #2 of "Linkages between soil carbon, soil fertility and nitrogen fixation in Acacia senegal plantations of varying age in Sudan (v0.1)" Open
Background .Over the last decades sub-Saharan Africa has experienced severe land degradation and food security challenges linked to loss of soil fertility and soil organic matter (SOM), recurrent drought and increasing population.Although …
Peer Review #2 of "Linkages between soil carbon, soil fertility and nitrogen fixation in Acacia senegal plantations of varying age in Sudan (v0.3)" Open
Background .Over the last decades sub-Saharan Africa has experienced severe land degradation and food security challenges linked to loss of soil fertility and soil organic matter (SOM), recurrent drought and increasing population.Although …
Peer Review #2 of "Linkages between soil carbon, soil fertility and nitrogen fixation in Acacia senegal plantations of varying age in Sudan (v0.2)" Open
Background .Over the last decades sub-Saharan Africa has experienced severe land degradation and food security challenges linked to loss of soil fertility and soil organic matter (SOM), recurrent drought and increasing population.Although …
Facultative and Obligate Trees in a Mesic Savanna: Fire Effects on Savanna Structure Imply Contrasting Strategies of Eco-Taxonomic Groups Open
Fire is a major determinant of savanna tree communities and, as such, manipulation of fire frequency is an important management tool. Resolving the effects of fire management on tree size class distributions can help managers predict and p…
Rapid response of habitat structure and aboveground carbon storage to altered fire regimes in tropical savanna Open
Fire regimes across the globe have been altered through changes in land-use, land management and climate conditions. Understanding how these modified fire regimes impact vegetation structure and dynamics is essential for informed biodivers…
Defining the fire trap: Extension of the persistence equilibrium model in mesic savannas Open
Mesic savannas are dominated by trees that are strong resprouters caught in a frequent fire trap. Persistence within this fire trap has been described by a resprout curve of SizeNext ~ f(Pre‐fire size), defined by the Michaelis‐Menten func…