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View article: Rotational Grazing Supports Coexistence of the Endangered Pygmy Bluetongue and Livestock on a Productive Agricultural Property
Rotational Grazing Supports Coexistence of the Endangered Pygmy Bluetongue and Livestock on a Productive Agricultural Property Open
Agricultural grasslands have the potential to complement conservation initiatives whilst maintaining productivity. A shift from set‐stock continuous grazing to rotational grazing has the capacity to improve ecosystem function to support bo…
View article: Prey nutritional quality in a southern temperate estuary and hypersaline lagoon
Prey nutritional quality in a southern temperate estuary and hypersaline lagoon Open
Predator populations and food web dynamics are influenced by the nutritional quality of prey, not just prey availability. Temperate estuaries and lagoons are productive, dynamic environments, and evaluating prey nutritional quality is vita…
View article: Evaluating the suitability of fin clips as a tool for dietary biochemical analyses in pelagic teleosts
Evaluating the suitability of fin clips as a tool for dietary biochemical analyses in pelagic teleosts Open
Muscle and liver tissues are widely used in trophic ecology studies of fish but often require lethal sampling, raising logistical, ethical, and conservation concerns. We investigated the use of pectoral fin clips as a non-lethal, minimally…
View article: Weathering Kangaroo Island’s extremes: insights into captures, health, and diet of introduced platypuses in the Rocky River
Weathering Kangaroo Island’s extremes: insights into captures, health, and diet of introduced platypuses in the Rocky River Open
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is increasingly threatened by habitat loss, climatic extremes, and genetic isolation. Kangaroo Island hosts the only introduced population of the species outside its natural range, offering a rare op…
View article: High-rate algal ponds operated as sequencing batch reactors: Towards wastewater treatment with filamentous algae
High-rate algal ponds operated as sequencing batch reactors: Towards wastewater treatment with filamentous algae Open
Many rural communities across the globe face the SDG6 challenge of treating their wastewater, while experiencing restricted budgets and an inability to access or manage advanced technology. Furthermore, there is an increasing need to recyc…
View article: Power and the passion: assessing statistical power with simulations to optimise monitoring of a threatened lizard
Power and the passion: assessing statistical power with simulations to optimise monitoring of a threatened lizard Open
Context Effective ecological surveying is a crucial component of the conservation management of cryptic and threatened species. Ensuring that a survey design has adequate statistical power to confidently detect changes is often overlooked.…
View article: Shell Death and Density Influences Habitat Use of Intertidal Pinnid (Pinna bicolor) Ecosystems
Shell Death and Density Influences Habitat Use of Intertidal Pinnid (Pinna bicolor) Ecosystems Open
Extensive bivalve aggregations, including shellfish reefs and beds, influence the structure and functions of coastal environments. In soft-bottom habitats, bivalves contribute consolidated structures which can influence species distributio…
View article: Nuanced influences of subtidal artificial shellfish structures on nekton communities in urbanised estuaries
Nuanced influences of subtidal artificial shellfish structures on nekton communities in urbanised estuaries Open
Context Reef installation is increasingly considered for urbanised estuaries to enhance and restore ecological functions. Restoration structures are expected to provide nekton habitat benefits, but early outcomes are poorly understood. Aim…
View article: Behavioural Processes Underlying the Habitat Selection of Indo‐Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (<scp><i>Tursiops aduncus</i></scp>) in the Ningaloo Marine Park and Exmouth Gulf, at the North West Cape, Western Australia
Behavioural Processes Underlying the Habitat Selection of Indo‐Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (<span><i>Tursiops aduncus</i></span>) in the Ningaloo Marine Park and Exmouth Gulf, at the North West Cape, Western Australia Open
Identifying the behavioural processes influencing habitat use is important for understanding a species' behavioural and spatial ecology and informing their conservation. In this study, we collected information on the behavioural state of g…
View article: Mangrove-associated Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) influence estuarine biodiversity
Mangrove-associated Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) influence estuarine biodiversity Open
Estuarine ecosystems are often characterised by endemic foundation organisms which facilitate ecosystem interactions and processes established over millennia. Introduction of non-native foundation species can significantly alter ecological…
View article: Short‐Term Livestock Grazing Exclusion Has No Site‐Scale Impact on an Endangered Lizard
Short‐Term Livestock Grazing Exclusion Has No Site‐Scale Impact on an Endangered Lizard Open
Grasslands are among the most utilised habitat types for livestock production and the least protected ecosystems globally. Livestock grazing alters the abiotic and biotic features of a landscape and influences vegetation structure. In turn…
View article: Assessing the suitability of habitat for the Endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard
Assessing the suitability of habitat for the Endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard Open
Species that have undergone range declines due to human activities present an unstable species-environment relationship and require integrative approaches for their conservation. The pygmy bluetongue lizard Tiliqua adelaidensis occupies va…
View article: Is there a lizard down that spider burrow? Microhabitat influences spider burrow occupancy by the endangered pygmy bluetongue
Is there a lizard down that spider burrow? Microhabitat influences spider burrow occupancy by the endangered pygmy bluetongue Open
Context Reptiles partition their activity among their microhabitats for thermoregulatory, predatory, and refuge opportunities. We investigated whether a habitat specialist, the endangered pygmy bluetongue (Tiliqua adelaidensis), preferenti…
View article: Razor clam (Pinna bicolor) structural mimics as drivers of epibenthic biodiversity; a manipulative experiment
Razor clam (Pinna bicolor) structural mimics as drivers of epibenthic biodiversity; a manipulative experiment Open
Shellfish ecosystems facilitate important ecological functions and communities, but overexploitation and mismanagement have contributed to their decline worldwide. Within recent decades, coastal management efforts have increasingly sought …
View article: Non-native oyster reefs mediate habitat use and foraging by fishes in a vegetated urban estuary
Non-native oyster reefs mediate habitat use and foraging by fishes in a vegetated urban estuary Open
Estuaries are important socio-ecological systems, often underpinned by the cooccurrence and functions of habitat-forming organisms. Endemic habitat-formers, including mangroves, oysters, and seagrass, can be indicators of healthy estuarine…
View article: Deriving biomass conversion factors for southern temperate benthic fauna; analytical methods matter
Deriving biomass conversion factors for southern temperate benthic fauna; analytical methods matter Open
Biomass is a fundamental ecological measure used to quantify ecosystem structure and function. It is costly to measure but can be estimated using conversion factors based on established relationships between different biomass measures, how…
View article: Using isotopic fingerprints in gastropod shells to validate commercial production pathway and geographic provenance
Using isotopic fingerprints in gastropod shells to validate commercial production pathway and geographic provenance Open
Growing demand for high-value seafood is fuelling provenance fraud, which threatens the sustainability of wild fisheries while posing biosecurity and human health risks. Here, we investigated carbon ( δ 13 C) and oxygen ( δ 18 O) isotopes …
View article: Suspended filamentous algal cultures for wastewater treatment: A review
Suspended filamentous algal cultures for wastewater treatment: A review Open
More than 50 years have passed since the first studies of microalgae treating effluents were published. Suspended growth of filamentous algae in wastewater ponds has been considered in several publications for over a decade. However, despi…
View article: Estimating enhanced fish production on restored shellfish reefs using automated data collection from underwater videos
Estimating enhanced fish production on restored shellfish reefs using automated data collection from underwater videos Open
Shellfish reefs across the world have been heavily degraded by mechanical harvesting, disease and declining water quality. In southern Australia, where substantial losses have occurred, government and non‐government efforts to restore func…
View article: Towards unlocking the trophic roles of rarely encountered squid: Opportunistic samples of Taningia danae and a Chiroteuthis aff. veranii reveal that the Southern Ocean top predators are nutrient links connecting deep-sea and shelf-slope environments
Towards unlocking the trophic roles of rarely encountered squid: Opportunistic samples of Taningia danae and a Chiroteuthis aff. veranii reveal that the Southern Ocean top predators are nutrient links connecting deep-sea and shelf-slope environments Open
Deep-sea squids are presumably vital components of largely undescribed marine ecosystems, yet limited access to specimens has hampered efforts to detail their ecological roles as predators and preys. Biochemical techniques such as stable i…
View article: Utilising tourist-generated citizen science data in response to environmental challenges: A systematic literature review
Utilising tourist-generated citizen science data in response to environmental challenges: A systematic literature review Open
There has been a proliferation of studies that have examined the impacts of public participation in Citizen Science (CS) that respond to environmental challenges and the recovery of ecosystems, endangered species or other important natural…
View article: A study of the seasonal and interannual variability of phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblages in a significant marine ecosystem
A study of the seasonal and interannual variability of phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblages in a significant marine ecosystem Open
The eastern Great Australian Bight (GAB) is a significant marine ecosystem, featuring a range of marine mammals and large pelagic fish including blue whales, sharks and tuna. Previous research has classified the region as generally oligotr…
View article: Multi-habitat seascape restoration: optimising marine restoration for coastal repair and social benefit
Multi-habitat seascape restoration: optimising marine restoration for coastal repair and social benefit Open
Marine ecosystem restoration is fast becoming the primary tool for repairing the socio-ecological functions and economic benefits of coastal ecosystems. Healthy seascapes are characterized by many interacting species and intermingled habit…
View article: Taxonomic and Functional Patterns of Benthic Communities in Southern Temperate Tidal Flats
Taxonomic and Functional Patterns of Benthic Communities in Southern Temperate Tidal Flats Open
Coastal ecosystems are vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances which can cause loss of benthic macrofauna and their ecosystem functioning. Despite the importance of functional assessments for conservation and management, knowledge gaps pe…
View article: Distribution and Habitat Preferences of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) Inhabiting Coastal Waters With Mixed Levels of Protection
Distribution and Habitat Preferences of Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) Inhabiting Coastal Waters With Mixed Levels of Protection Open
Assessments of species distributions are crucial for informing conservation and management action. In this study, we used ensemble modelling to explain the distribution of Near Threatened Indo-Pacific (IP) bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops ad…
View article: Establishing the South Australian Macrobenthic Traits (SAMT) database: A trait classification for functional assessments
Establishing the South Australian Macrobenthic Traits (SAMT) database: A trait classification for functional assessments Open
Trait‐based approaches are increasingly used as a proxy for understanding the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Macrobenthic fauna are considered one of the major providers of ecosystem functions in marine soft s…