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View article: Taxonomic revisions, strategic decisions research and management priorities for the threatened greater glider complex
Taxonomic revisions, strategic decisions research and management priorities for the threatened greater glider complex Open
Collating and synthesising ecological information is critical for guiding effective conservation policy and management plans. This is especially pertinent for species of conservation concern. This task may be further complicated when taxon…
View article: Are the alternative ecosystem states produced by positive fire-flammability feedbacks reversible?
Are the alternative ecosystem states produced by positive fire-flammability feedbacks reversible? Open
Forest communities that have a positive flammability feedback to fire can enter a ‘landscape trap’ if disturbance levels are too frequent. It is not known whether this landscape trap constitutes an alternative stable state, or whether a fo…
View article: Reply to: National-scale datasets underestimate vegetation recovery in Australian human-induced native forest regeneration carbon sequestration projects
Reply to: National-scale datasets underestimate vegetation recovery in Australian human-induced native forest regeneration carbon sequestration projects Open
View article: Perspectives on 50 Years of Work on Logging and Forest Biodiversity Conservation in Australia, and Prospects for Future Change
Perspectives on 50 Years of Work on Logging and Forest Biodiversity Conservation in Australia, and Prospects for Future Change Open
The management and conservation of Australia's native forests has been highly contested for many decades. Since the 1970s, there have been major changes in the science underpinning and general perspectives on relationships between logging …
View article: Strategic management of a widespread native interference competitor
Strategic management of a widespread native interference competitor Open
Implementing evidence‐based strategies to manage pest species is critical to limit global extinctions. The overabundance of a hyperaggressive native songbird—the noisy miner Manorina melanocephala —has emerged as a broad‐scale conservation…
View article: Burning Forest Biomass Is Not an Effective Climate Mitigation Response and Conflicts With Biodiversity Adaptation
Burning Forest Biomass Is Not an Effective Climate Mitigation Response and Conflicts With Biodiversity Adaptation Open
Pathways are proposed for progressing the goal of decarbonizing economies that rely on burning forest biomass for heat and electricity (bioenergy) based on the proposition that this creates benefits for the climate. The potential for negat…
View article: Have significant biodiversity values been protected from industrial logging across Australia?
Have significant biodiversity values been protected from industrial logging across Australia? Open
Much of the planet's forest biodiversity is at risk from a range of threats. Threats include gaps in the protected area network and instances where these gaps are subject to intensive industrial logging. These gaps are referred to as optim…
View article: Grazing control and revegetation increases bird biodiversity at farm dams
Grazing control and revegetation increases bird biodiversity at farm dams Open
View article: Monitoring the Endangered wiliji (Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis) on Nyikina Mangala Country (Western Australia) using camera traps
Monitoring the Endangered wiliji (Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis) on Nyikina Mangala Country (Western Australia) using camera traps Open
Context Nyikina Mangala Traditional Owners regard the Endangered wiliji (Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis), and the rocky landscape it inhabits, as significant cultural entities. A cross-cultural partnership was established in 2012 betwe…
View article: Decades of searching and a chance discovery: why finding Leadbeater’s possum in NSW is such big news
Decades of searching and a chance discovery: why finding Leadbeater’s possum in NSW is such big news Open
View article: Plant Responses to a Re‐emergence of Cultural Burning in Long‐Unburnt, Threatened Temperate Woodlands
Plant Responses to a Re‐emergence of Cultural Burning in Long‐Unburnt, Threatened Temperate Woodlands Open
For tens of thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have shaped the structure and function of ecosystems through cultural burning, which has many important cultural, ecological, and societal values. In recent years, public interest in cultu…
View article: The effect of competitor presence on the foraging decisions of small mammals
The effect of competitor presence on the foraging decisions of small mammals Open
View article: Global risk of wildfire across timber production systems
Global risk of wildfire across timber production systems Open
Timber is worth $1.5 trillion US Dollars annually with demand rising, but wildfires increasingly threaten production. Plantations occupy 3% of forests globally and produce 33% of the world’s timber, but a critical question is whether they …
View article: The Ancients. By AndrewDarby, Allen and Unwin, 2025. ISBN: 978‐1‐76‐106923‐9
The Ancients. By AndrewDarby, Allen and Unwin, 2025. ISBN: 978‐1‐76‐106923‐9 Open
View article: Quantifying the Dietary Overlap of Two Co‐Occurring Mammal Species Using <scp>DNA</scp> Metabarcoding to Assess Potential Competition
Quantifying the Dietary Overlap of Two Co‐Occurring Mammal Species Using <span>DNA</span> Metabarcoding to Assess Potential Competition Open
Interspecific competition is often assumed in ecosystems where co‐occurring species have similar resource requirements. The potential for competition can be investigated by measuring the dietary overlap of putative competitor species. The …
View article: A global systematic review of the influence of competition on the outcomes of fauna conservation
A global systematic review of the influence of competition on the outcomes of fauna conservation Open
Ecosystems typically exhibit resilience to disturbances, yet excessive pressure can disrupt species interactions, resulting in biodiversity loss. Conservation interventions strive to safeguard ecosystems and reinstate vital ecological func…
View article: Excluding livestock from farm dams enhances native biodiversity
Excluding livestock from farm dams enhances native biodiversity Open
View article: When Active Management of high conservation value forests may erode biodiversity and damage ecosystems
When Active Management of high conservation value forests may erode biodiversity and damage ecosystems Open
View article: Trends and Gaps in Prescribed Burning Research
Trends and Gaps in Prescribed Burning Research Open
View article: Enhancing Farm Dams Increases Tadpole Abundance
Enhancing Farm Dams Increases Tadpole Abundance Open
Understanding how agricultural and land management practices affect amphibian biodiversity is essential for conservation efforts in farmland. We investigated the impact of farm dam enhancement on tadpole abundance and growth in a highly mo…
View article: Multiple Long‐Term, Landscape‐Scale Data Sets Reveal Intraspecific Spatial Variation in Temporal Trends for Bird Species
Multiple Long‐Term, Landscape‐Scale Data Sets Reveal Intraspecific Spatial Variation in Temporal Trends for Bird Species Open
Quantifying temporal changes in species occurrence has been a key part of ecology since its inception. We quantified multidecadal site occupancy trajectories for 18 bird species in four independent long‐term, large‐scale studies (571 sites…
View article: Divergent trajectories of regeneration in early‐successional forests after logging and wildfire
Divergent trajectories of regeneration in early‐successional forests after logging and wildfire Open
Increases in forest disturbances have altered global forest demography rates, with many regions now characterized by extensive areas of early‐successional forest. Heterogeneity in the structure, diversity, and composition of early‐successi…
View article: Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Venerable Tree Distribution on A Tropical Island
Natural and Anthropogenic Drivers of Venerable Tree Distribution on A Tropical Island Open
View article: The effects of invertebrates on wood decomposition across the world
The effects of invertebrates on wood decomposition across the world Open
Invertebrates and microorganisms are important but climate‐dependent agents of wood decomposition globally. In this meta‐analysis, we investigated what drives the invertebrate effect on wood decomposition worldwide. Globally, we found wood…
View article: Shifting baselines clarify the impact of contemporary logging on forest‐dependent threatened species
Shifting baselines clarify the impact of contemporary logging on forest‐dependent threatened species Open
Despite the importance of protecting forests and woodlands to achieve global climate and biodiversity goals, logging impacts persist worldwide. Forestry advocates often downplay these impacts but rarely consider the cumulative threat defor…
View article: Management to enhance farm dam condition improves outcomes for amphibians
Management to enhance farm dam condition improves outcomes for amphibians Open
The conversion of natural habitats to agricultural land has contributed considerably to global amphibian declines. Despite this, some amphibian species can utilise habitats within agricultural landscapes, such as farm dams. However, the su…
View article: The choice of path to resilience is crucial to the future of production forests
The choice of path to resilience is crucial to the future of production forests Open
View article: Identifying biodiversity surrogates and management indicator species for tall, WET Forests: A case study of australian arboreal marsupials
Identifying biodiversity surrogates and management indicator species for tall, WET Forests: A case study of australian arboreal marsupials Open
Halting the loss of biodiversity is a major challenge for humanity given the number of species at risk, the limited resources dedicated to conservation relative to levels of investment that are needed, and the impossibility of monitoring a…
View article: Farm dam enhancement significantly improves water quality
Farm dam enhancement significantly improves water quality Open
Artificial water bodies in agricultural landscapes (hereafter 'farm dams') are established primarily to support livestock and crop production but also provide habitats for a wide range of native species. Managing water quality in farm dams…
View article: Key steps toward expanding protected areas to conserve global biodiversity
Key steps toward expanding protected areas to conserve global biodiversity Open
Keywords: biodiversity conservation, reserve selection, 30 x 30 targets, protected area management, investing in nature