Rebecca Spindler
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View article: A typology of Australian terrestrial bird communities
A typology of Australian terrestrial bird communities Open
Aim Increasing interest in holistic measurement of the response of fauna communities to interventions requires suitable community condition metrics. However, the development of such metrics is hindered by the absence of broad-scale typolog…
View article: Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council
Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council Open
Australia is a mega-biodiverse region. Millions of years of geographical isolation have resulted in high species diversity and endemism. So far, >21 000 species of plants, 8000 species of vertebrates, and 110 000 species of insects and oth…
View article: A decade of coral biobanking science in Australia - transitioning into applied reef restoration
A decade of coral biobanking science in Australia - transitioning into applied reef restoration Open
Active restoration or intervention programs will be required in the future to support the resilience and adaptation of coral reef ecosystems in the face of climate change. Selective propagation of corals ex situ can help conserve keystone …
Response: Where Might We Find Ecologically Intact Communities? Open
GENERAL COMMENTARY article Front. For. Glob. Change, 04 March 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.730546
Saving species beyond the protected area fence: Threats must be managed across multiple land tenure types to secure Australia's endangered species Open
The main effort to secure threatened species globally is to set aside land and sea for their conservation via governance arrangements such as protected areas. But not even the biggest protected area estate will cover enough area to halt mo…
Impact Indicators for Biodiversity Conservation Research: Measuring Influence within and beyond Academia Open
Measuring, reporting, and forecasting research impact beyond academia has become increasingly important to demonstrate and understand real-world benefits. This is arguably most important in crisis disciplines such as medicine, environmenta…
Thinking globally, acting locally – conservation lessons from Oceania Open
Oceania is a diverse region encompassing Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, New Zealand and Polynesia, with six of the worlds 39 hotspots of diversity but a poor record for extinctions from widespread threats to biodiversity. The region is …