Austral Ecology

Papers
(The median citation count of Austral Ecology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Checking bioclimatic variables that combine temperature and precipitation data before their use in species distribution models54
Analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) for 2‐way layouts using a generalised ANOSIM statistic, with comparative notes on Permutational Multivariate Analysis of Variance (PERMANOVA)41
Mortality among birds and bats during an extreme heat event in eastern South Africa39
United colours of the city: A review about urbanisation impact on animal colours29
A generalised analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) statistic for designs with ordered factors27
Impacts of the introduced European honeybee on Australian bee‐flower network properties in urban bushland remnants and residential gardens21
Quantifying invasion degree by alien plants species in Reunion Island21
Co‐producing a fire and seasons calendar to support renewed Indigenous cultural fire management19
Nocturnal foraging and activity by diurnal lizards: Six species of day geckos (Phelsuma spp.) using the night‐light niche19
The use of taxonomic relationships among species in applied ecological research: Baseline, steps forward and future challenges18
An overview of the impacts of feral cattle, water buffalo and pigs on the savannas, wetlands and biota of northern Australia17
The ecological costs and benefits of a feral cat poison‐baiting programme for protection of reintroduced populations of the western quoll and brushtail possum17
Assessing the threat of landscape transformation and habitat fragmentation in a global biodiversity hotspot17
FORUM: Methodological shortcomings and lack of taxonomic effort beleaguer Australian bee studies15
Elevational shifts in phylogenetic diversity of angiosperm trees across the subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest14
What are the associations between thinning and fire severity?12
What's hot and what's not – Identifying publication trends in insect ecology12
Soil type, vegetation cover and temperature determinants of the diversity and structure of dung beetle assemblages in a South African open woodland and closed canopy mosaic11
Seasonal patterns of endozoochory by cattle in subtropical grassland in southern Brazil10
Delayed release improves site fidelity but has little effect on survival or breeding success of reintroduced western quolls (Dasyurus geoffroii)10
Effects of habitat, season and flood on corvid scavenging dynamics in Central Australia10
Multi‐scale habitat selection by a cryptic, critically endangered grassland bird—The Plains‐wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus): Implications for habitat management and conservation10
Amphibian occurrence and abundance patterns across a modified floodplain ecosystem10
Ecological insights into a charismatic bird using different citizen science approaches9
Living on the edge: The use of fruit‐feeding butterflies to evaluate edge effect on subtropical assemblages9
Current estimates and vegetation preferences of an endangered population of the vulnerable greater glider at Seven Mile Beach National Park9
Structure and function of soil microbial communities in fertile islands in austral drylands9
What factors influence the occurrence and abundance of midstorey Acacia in Mountain Ash forests?9
A continental assessment of diurnality in frog calling behaviour9
The role of environmental and spatial factors in the assembly of aquatic insect communities in southern Brazilian temporary ponds9
High severity fire promotes a more flammable eucalypt forest structure9
Rodent assemblage composition as indicator of fire severity in a protected area of south‐central Chile9
Difficulties of assessing the impacts of the 2019–2020 bushfires on koalas9
Areas of endemism in the Afrotropical region based on the geographical distribution of Tipulomorpha (Insecta: Diptera)9
Fire severity has lasting effects on the distribution of arboreal mammals in a resprouting forest9
Environmental associations and effects of disturbances by common wombats in alpine Tasmania8
Curtailment as a successful method for reducing bat mortality at a southern Australian wind farm8
Rephotography, permanent plots and remote sensing data provide varying insights on vegetation change on subantarctic Macquarie Island, 1980–20158
Distribution, nature and threats to soils of the Australian Alps: A review8
Historical ecology and current abundance of the translocated Chilla or Grey fox Lycalopex griseus on the large Tierra del Fuego Island shared by Argentina and Chile8
Analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) for 3‐way designs8
The prevalence of temperature and dispersal limitation as drivers of diversity in Neotropical small mammals8
Identifying a limiting factor in the population dynamics of a threatened amphibian: The influence of extended female maturation on operational sex ratio8
Environmental drivers of taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles across a chronosequence of tropical grasslands with different cattle grazing removal ages8
Structural resistance and functional resilience of the Chaco forest to wildland fires: an approach with MODIS time series8
Snakes on an urban plain: Temporal patterns of snake activity and human–snake conflict in Darwin, Australia8
Consequences of the reintroduction of regionally extinct mammals for vegetation composition and structure at two established reintroduction sites in semi‐arid Australia8
The hitchhiker's guide to Australian conservation: A parasitological perspective on fauna translocations8
Intra‐seasonal and daily variations in nectar availability affect bee assemblage in a monodominant afforested Brazilian Cerrado8
Standing out in a crowd: Intraspecific variability in dorsal patterning allows for photo‐identification of a threatened anuran8
Urbanization and abundance of floral resources affect bee communities in medium‐sized neotropical cities7
Trap type affects dung beetle taxonomic and functional diversity in Bornean tropical forests7
Biting off more than you can chew: Attempted predation on a human by a giant snake (Simalia amethistina)7
The effect of environmental temperature on bee activity at strawberry farms7
Burning for grassland pollination: Recently burned patches promote plant flowering and insect pollinators7
Accounting for both automated recording unit detection space and signal recognition performance in acoustic surveys: A protocol applied to the cryptic and critically endangered Night Parrot (Pezopo7
What type of rainforest burnt in the South East Queensland's 2019/20 bushfires and how might this impact biodiversity7
Phenotypic plasticity of clonal populations of the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii (Lankester, 1880) in Southern Hemisphere lakes (Chile) and the potential role of the zooplankton d7
Dissipation of seabird‐derived nutrients in a terrestrial insular trophic web7
What determines the distribution of a threatened species, the brush‐tailed phascogale Phascogale tapoatafa (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae), in a highly modified region?7
A review of Australian tree fern ecology in forest communities7
Converting rangelands to reserves: Small mammal and reptile responses 24 years after domestic livestock grazing removal7
Multiannual trends (2004–2019) in the abundance of larvae of the invasive mussel Limnoperna fortunei and crustacean zooplankton in a large South American reservoir7
Bark functional ecology and its influence on the distribution of Australian half‐butt eucalypts7
Collaborating with qualitative researchers to co‐design social‐ecological studies7
Seasonal, environmental and anthropogenic influences on nocturnal basking in turtles and crocodiles from North‐Eastern Australia7
Methods in amphibian biotelemetry: Two decades in review7
Effects of mammal exclusion on invertebrate communities in New Zealand7
Bioclimatic changes in ecoregions of southern South America: Trends and projections based on Holdridge life zones7
A functional trait‐based approach to assess the impact of an alien palm invasion on plant and soil communities on a South Pacific island7
Abundance and detection of feral cats decreases after severe fire on Kangaroo Island, Australia6
Genetic differentiation in the threatened soft coral Dendronephthya australis in temperate eastern Australia6
The risks and rewards of using artificial habitat structures for wildlife conservation6
Quantity versus quality: A balance between egg and clutch size among Australian amphibians in relation to other life‐history variables6
Chilean blind spots in soil biodiversity and ecosystem function research6
The role of tayra (Eira barbara) as predator of medium and large‐sized mammals6
Rock supplementation as an ecological restoration strategy for temperate grassland reptiles6
Landscape monitoring reveals initial trends in occupancy and activity of bats in multiple‐use forests6
Camera trap detection of mycophagy among co‐occurring vertebrates6
Quantifying the direct fire threat to a critically endangered arboreal marsupial using biophysical, mechanistic modelling6
Monitoring vital signs: Wetland vegetation responses to hydrological resources in the Macquarie Marshes NSW, Australia6
The half century impact of fire on invertebrates in fire‐sensitive vegetation6
The historic flowering behaviour of River Red‐gum and Black Box in a flooding forest6
Widespread dieback in a foundation species on a sub‐Antarctic World Heritage Island: Fine‐scale patterns and likely drivers6
Vegetation phenology in the Argentinean Wet Chaco: Assessing seasonality and precipitation dependence throughNDVI MODIStime series (2000–2018)6
The kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn, Malvaceae) as a food source for native vertebrate species during times of resource scarcity and its potential for reforestation in Madagascar6
An endemic dung beetle species feeding on kauri snail carrion in Northland, New Zealand6
New approaches to predict leaf area in woody tree species from the Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil6
Trophic niche of an invasive generalist consumer: Australian redclaw crayfish,Cherax quadricarinatus, in the Inkomati River Basin, South Africa6
Drought limits large trees in African savannas with or without elephants5
Quantifying variations in browsing pressure caused by feral deer for a range of threatened ecological communities and plant growth forms5
Spatiotemporal patterns of taxonomic and functional β‐diversity of dung beetles in native and introduced pastures in the Brazilian Pantanal5
Amount and spatial distribution of habitats influence occupancy and dispersal of frogs at multiple scales in agricultural landscape5
Time since fire influences macropod occurrence in a fire‐prone coastal ecosystem5
Social media conservation messaging mirrors age‐old taxonomic biases in public domain5
Using citizen science to measure recolonisation of birds after the Australian 2019–2020 mega‐fires5
First record of Aphis lugentis in Australia, tended by native ants on Senecio odoratus5
Differences in nutrient mineralisation between native and invasive grazing catfish during the invasion process5
Identification of the southernmost aggregation of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini) in Australia5
Soil mesofauna drives litter decomposition under combined nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a Brazilian woodland savanna5
Growth and competition between a native leguminous forb and an alien grass from the Cerrado under elevated CO25
A range‐wide monitoring programme for a critically endangered nomadic bird5
The effects of natural and artificial edges on phenology: A case study of Ctenitis submarginalis5
Plant and soil carbon stocks in grassland patches maintained by extensive grazing in the highlands of central Argentina5
Detection dogs provide a powerful method for conservation surveys5
Plant–animal interactions of understory species in an area of tropical rainforest, north‐eastern Brazil5
Bud structure and development in trees of a neotropical savanna differing by leaf persistence5
Exotic and native species used by traditional populations of the Patagonian steppe: An approach based on redundancy and versatility5
Intra‐annual variation in activity budgets of a wild Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) population in Southern Brazil5
The hard lives of trees in African savanna—Even without elephants5
Potential and pitfalls of citizen science with children: Reflections on Pollinators in the Playground project5
Developing conservoltaic systems to support biodiversity on solar farms5
Survival and growth of cactus species after a wildfire in central Argentina: Differences among species and the effects of microenvironment characteristics5
Drivers of collapse of fire‐killed trees5
Functional beta diversity of New Zealand fishes: Characterising morphological turnover along depth and latitude gradients, with derivation of functional bioregions5
Soil fertility and anthropogenic disturbances drive mammal species richness and assemblage composition on tropical fluvial islands5
The largest trees in Australia5
Species distribution modelling of the endangered Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) reveals key areas for targeted survey and conservation5
Increased herbivory but not cyanogenesis is associated with urbanization in a tropical wildflower4
Resource partitioning as a mechanism for trophic segregation in sympatric otariids from the productive upwelling Peruvian Humboldt Current System4
Old‐growth structural attributes associated with the last giant subtropical conifers in South America4
Nest survival of the threatened Campo MinerGeositta poeciloptera: a tropical cavity‐nesting grassland bird4
The impact of fire severity from the 2019 to 2020 mega‐fires on roosting ecology of a rainforest‐dependent bat (Phoniscus papuensis)4
Habitats determining local frog assemblages within aquatic macrophyte meadows in Amazonia, through species traits filtering4
Does co‐occurrence drive vertical niche partitioning in parapatric tamarins (Saguinus spp.)?4
Plant functional traits explain species abundance patterns and strategies shifts among saplings and adult trees in Araucaria forests4
Fossorial rodents and applied zooarchaeology to ecosystem conservation in Sierras of Córdoba, Argentina4
Inferences with spatial autocorrelation4
Speedy blooming in Cerrado after fire is not uncommon: New records of Cyperaceae species flowering 24 h after burning4
Tadpole fingerprinting: Using tail venation patterns to photo‐identify tadpole individuals of a threatened frog4
Agricultural modification to vegetation drives presence and abundance of a threatened fossorial legless lizard4
Ecosystem engineering in a high and cold desert: Effect of a subterranean rodent on lizard abundance and behaviour4
Dynamics of methane and carbon dioxide emissions in the reclaimed islands of Sundarban mangrove ecosystem, India4
Diet of small mammals in semi‐deciduous forest fragments in Central Brazil4
Siberian and Russian sturgeon natal origin in South America: Fish farm or established population?4
Variation in thermal and hydrotime requirements for seed germination of Chaco seasonally dry forest species in relation to population environmental conditions and seed mass4
An ecological risk assessment for the impacts of offshore wind farms on birds in Australia4
Strategic population responses of Daphnia spinulata Birabén, 1917 to salinity changes through laboratory bioassays4
Cerrado native vegetation is a refuge for birds under the current climate change trajectory4
Bromeliad habitat regulates the richness of associated terrestrial and aquatic fauna4
Feeding ecology of the maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus): Understanding diet composition and preferences, and prospects for future studies4
Delayed greening during leaf expansion under ambient and elevated CO2 in tropical tree seedlings4
Seed dispersal by monkey spitting in Scadoxus (Amaryllidaceae): Fruit selection, dispersal distances and effects on seed germination4
Dietary variation of an endangered mycophagous mammal in novel and remnant habitats in a peri‐urban landscape4
No evidence for the simultaneous induction of structural and chemical defences in spiny southern African savanna trees4
How much carbon is stored in the terrestrial ecosystems of the Chilean Patagonia?4
Individual specialization is the highest in generalist populations from intermediary to high trophic positions in tropical freshwater fishes4
Turnover, richness difference and nestedness of rodent assemblages along the southern Andes elevation gradient4
Genetic sampling and an activity index indicate contrasting outcomes of lethal control for an invasive predator4
Species richness, occurrence and rarity of bats in Brazilian caves4
Multiple analyses redirect management and restoration priorities for a critically endangered ecological community4
Distributional modelling, megafires and data gaps highlight probable underestimation of climate change risk for two lizards from Australia’s montane rainforests4
Too cold is better than too hot: Preferred temperatures and basking behaviour in a tropical freshwater turtle4
Length–mass relationships of Australian aquatic invertebrates4
Increase in size and shrub cover improves bird functional diversity in Neotropical urban green spaces4
High adult mortality and failure of recruitment in a population of Banksia spinulosa following high‐intensity fire3
Hunting practices of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) and predation by vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) as a potential route of rabies in the Brazilian Pantanal3
Using baited remote underwater videos to survey freshwater turtles3
Similar topologies of individual‐based plant‐herbivorous networks in forest interior and anthropogenic edges3
Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of lizard assemblages across habitats and seasons in a Brazilian Cerrado area3
Breeding phenology of a terrestrial‐breeding frog is associated with soil water potential: Implications for conservation in a changing climate3
Predators in a mining landscape: Threats to a behaviourally unique, endangered lizard3
Phenological asynchrony between sexes of Restionaceae can explain culm δ13C differences3
Symbiotic bacteria in the relationship between Anaphes nitens (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) and Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)3
Thousands of bats: A portrait of the chiropteran fauna of Palmas city, Central Brazil3
The long unknown: Rediscovery of the long sunskink, Lampropholis elongata (Squamata: Scincidae)—After almost a decade, and after 50 years of data deficiency3
Metabolic response to increasing environmental temperature in the invasive mussel Limnoperna fortunei3
Trophic ecology of two amphibian species in patches and core forest of Atlantic Forest: A dietary and isotopic approach3
An ephemerality paradox: Evidence of virtual semelparity in ephemeral pool‐breeding anurans3
Linking restoration to the IUCN red list for ecosystems: A case study of how we might track the Earth's ecosystems3
Contrasting edge effect on lianas and trees in a cerrado savanna remnant3
Effectiveness of fish assemblage as seed dispersers in Amazon oligotrophic flooded forests3
Effect of forestry (Pinus sp.) on the bat community (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Neotropical region3
Evidence and patterns of maternal transfer of metals and trace elements in Western tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus occidentalis) – a pilot study3
Using qualitative data to classify reef fishes into dietary guilds3
Interspecific variation in the diet of a native apex predator and invasive mesopredator in an alpine ecosystem3
The effect of heat and smoke on the soil seed banks of heathlands on permanent freshwater swamps3
Wind dispersal of seeds of Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) contributes to its steady invasion and spread3
Microsite abiotic conditions and juvenile response under three early successional shrub/tree species in a SEMI‐ARID region3
Commensalistic epiphyte–phorophyte networks in woody vegetation of tropical inselbergs: Patterns of organization and structure3
Dung beetle β‐diversity across Brazilian tropical dry forests does not support the Pleistocene Arc hypothesis3
Prioritizing road mitigation using ecologically based land‐use planning3
Hidden impacts of environmental stressors on freshwater communities could be revealed at lower concentrations by correlation of abundances network analyses: An example with herbicides glyphosate, 2,3
Rapid gain and loss of predator recognition by an evolutionarily naïve lizard3
Influence of banana plantations on bat assemblages (Chiroptera)3
Herbivores but not vegans: Deer as nest predators3
Ground dwelling mammal response to fire: A case study from Monga National Park after the 2019/2020 Clyde Mountain fire3
Evidence of facilitation between early‐successional tree species and the regenerating plant community in a tropical seasonally dry environment3
Cooling streams with riparian trees: Thermal regime depends on total solar radiation penetrating the canopy3
Rapid change in anti‐predator behaviour of a threatened marsupial after thousands of years of isolation from predators3
Unexpected dispersal of Australian brush‐turkeys (Alectura lathami) in an urban landscape3
Plant richness drives ant diversity in Eucalyptus‐dominated landscape on Brazilian savanna3
Observations of oviposition behaviour in the long‐tailed waspMegalyra fasciipennisWestwood, 1832 (Hymenoptera: Megalyridae)3
Effectiveness of bat boxes for bat conservation and insect suppression in a Western Australian urban riverine reserve3
Understanding dispersal patterns can inform future translocation strategies: A case study of the threatened greater stick‐nest rat (Leporillus conditor)3
Preliminary patterns of seasonal changes in species composition of surface‐active arthropods in a South African savannah3
Experimental burns in an open savanna: Greater fuel loads result in hotter fires3
Janusia anisandra (A. Juss.) Griseb (Malpighiaceae): The first case of enantiostyly in oil‐flower species3
Not all dung beetles feed on dung: Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) attracted to different carrion types in contrasting habitats at Brazilian Amazon3
Fish thieves: An alternative tactic of food capture in a Neotropical frugivorous species (Brycon falcatus)3
Richness and composition of terrestrial mammals vary in eucalyptus plantations due to stand age3
How do trees survive a cyclone? The relative role of individual and site characteristics over mortality3
Responses of floodplain birds to high‐amplitude precipitation fluctuations over two decades3
Variation in fouling assemblages associated with prop roots of Rhizophora mangle L. in the Caribbean: The role of neutral and niche processes3
Colour matching by arthropods in burned and unburned backgrounds in a Neotropical savanna3
Soil properties and bamboo cover drive the structure of the woody plant community along a forest–savanna gradient3
Relationship between the richness of tree species and edaphoclimatic characteristics of the south region of Bahia, Brazil3
Natural history note: Urban domestic gardens support nesting populations of the native bee Leioproctus (Leioproctus) plumosus3
Optimising camera trap surveys for the Carpentarian Pseudantechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus) in northwest Queensland3
Are wildfires affecting seed germination in cactus? An experimental assessment3
Does the invasive plague skink (Lampropholis delicata) compete with native skink species in New Zealand?3
Reducing tree density affects interactions between trees and atmospheric Tillandsia species (Bromeliaceae)3
Pioneer palm tree as an ecosystem engineer: Effects on ant community structure3
Seasonal biology of the wheat sheath miner Cerodontha australis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in perennial ryegrass in Waikato, New Zealand3
First record of acoustic behaviour in Sulawesi bear cuscus (Ailurops ursinus)3
Sexual and reproductive systems of woody species in vereda are distributed according to the life form and habitat occurrence3
Effects of topsoil transposition on the taxonomic and functional diversity of macrofauna of highly degraded soil3
Beyond the pest: Life history, ecology and ethnoentomology of the giant wood moth (Endoxyla cinereus)3
A shocking result—Electric fences protect western saw‐shelled turtle (Myuchelys bellii) nests from depredation by foxes3
Influences on koala habitat selection across four local government areas on the far north coast of NSW3
First description of a tent used by Platyrrhinus recifinus3
Stand boundary effects on obligate seeding Eucalyptus delegatensis regeneration and fuel dynamics following high and low severity fire: Implications for species resilience to recurrent fire3
Assessing Brazilian reptiles' road‐kill risks using trait‐based models2
Hyperepilithics—An overlooked life form of vascular plants on tropical vertical rock walls2
The influence of pastoral and native forest land cover, flooding disturbance, and stream size on the trophic ecology of New Zealand streams2
Upper thermal tolerances and vulnerability to global warming in a Brazilian Caatinga fishAstyanax bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) population2
Survival, seedlings growth and natural regeneration in areas under ecological restoration in a sandy coastal plain (restinga) of southeastern Brazil2
2015/16 El Niño increased water demand and pushed plants from a Mesic tropical montane grassland beyond their hydraulic safety limits2
Predation of the critically endangered Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) by the swamp harrier (Circus approximans)2
Using drone imagery to upscale estimates of water capacity in tank bromeliads on steep neotropical inselbergs2
Mortality rates of desert vegetation during high‐intensity drought at Uluru‐Kata Tjuta National Park, Central Australia2
Mepimbat tedul proujek: Indigenous knowledge of culturally significant freshwater turtles addresses species knowledge gaps in Northern Australia2
Potential role of damselflies in the pollination of Callitriche rimosa Fasset2
Habitat but not group size or recent predator activity affect corvid collective vigilance at carcasses2
Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity along a rainy season and edge effects in a riparian forest in Southeastern Brazil2
Understorey vegetation moderates climate in open forests: The role of the skirt‐forming grass tree Xanthorrhoea semiplana F.Muell2
Competitive exclusion and herbivore management in a context of livestock‐wildlife conflict2
Woody plant encroachment constrains regeneration of ground‐layer species in a neotropical savanna from seeds2
Influence of vegetation regeneration and agricultural land use on lizard composition, taxonomic and functional diversity between different vegetation types in Caatinga domain, Brazil2
The role of the peat seed bank in plant community dynamics of a fire‐prone New Zealand restiad bog2
Scaling up restoration efforts by simulating the effects of fire to circumvent prescribed burns when preparing restoration sites in South African fynbos ecosystems2
Revealing new insights into Red‐bellied Macaw foraging ecology through citizen photography2
Some like it odd: Long‐term research reveals unusual behaviour in the flightless Kagu of New Caledonia2
Influence of nest box design on internal microclimate: Comparisons of plastic prototypes2
Early vegetation recovery following a mid to high‐severity fire in the Andean‐Patagonian forests2
Effects of the Australian 2019–2020 megafires on a population of endangered broad‐headed snakes Hoplocephalus bungaroides2
Landscape‐scale distribution of nest predators and its relationship with regent honeyeater nest success2
Acoustic communities in an environmental gradient from native to urban areas in Central Brazil2
Courtship and homosexual behaviour in saw‐shelled turtles (Myuchelys latisternum)2
Researchers in Argentina: Scientific vocation, publication strategies and time‐management tactics2
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