Austral Ecology

Papers
(The TQCC of Austral Ecology is 3. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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The initial impact of a predator exclosure sanctuary on small vertebrates in semi‐arid Western Australia51
Delayed greening during leaf expansion under ambient and elevated CO2 in tropical tree seedlings39
Variations in chemical defences and patterns of natural enemy attack between native and introduced populations of fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis): Implications for biological control30
Specialized herbivores have differential distribution in veredas under different drying levels26
Seasonal biology of the wheat sheath miner Cerodontha australis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in perennial ryegrass in Waikato, New Zealand25
Tracking ecosystem decline in an uncertain and changing alpine landscape21
Metamorphosis: How Insects Are Changing Our WorldBy AdrianWashbourne, EricaMcAlister, Clayton VIC: CSIRO Publishing, 2024. 216 pp. ISBN: 978‐1‐4863‐1890‐220
Slick. Australia's Toxic Relationship With Big Oilby RoyceKurmelovs, St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 2024. 342 pages, $34.99 Paperback. ISBN: 978 0 7022 686016
Correction to: “An Investigation Into the Utility of Eastern Barn Owl Pellet Content as a Tool to Monitor Small Mammal Diversity in an Arid Ecosystem”15
Miniature GPS tags reveal extensive movements by a threatened narrow‐space bat and highlight sensitivity to forest clearing14
Evidence of facilitation between early‐successional tree species and the regenerating plant community in a tropical seasonally dry environment14
Factors affecting microhabitat use in two agamid species from south‐eastern Australia14
Mopane (Colophospermum mopane): A potential winner under climate change in southern Africa12
Effects of the Australian 2019–2020 megafires on a population of endangered broad‐headed snakes Hoplocephalus bungaroides12
Effects of topsoil transposition on the taxonomic and functional diversity of macrofauna of highly degraded soil12
Urbanization and abundance of floral resources affect bee communities in medium‐sized neotropical cities12
Tree hollow decline in new forest reserves with a long history of logging12
The Expansion of Perna viridis Towards South Brazil: Bridging the Gap With Traditional Scientific Surveys and Citizen Science12
Brushing up on carcass consumption: Investigating spatiotemporal scavenging dynamics of brushtail possums in Australian ecosystems11
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Diet and isotopic niche variation of mammals associated with road zones in Uruguay11
Breeding phenology of a terrestrial‐breeding frog is associated with soil water potential: Implications for conservation in a changing climate11
Is climate change causing the range contraction of Cape Rock‐jumpers (Chaetops frenatus)?11
Deep water By JamesBradley, Melbourne, Vic.: Penguin Random House Hamish Hamilton. 202411
An endemic dung beetle species feeding on kauri snail carrion in Northland, New Zealand10
Bird Diversity of the Dry Chaco: Impacts of Land Use Change on Communities and Soundscapes10
Woody plant encroachment constrains regeneration of ground‐layer species in a neotropical savanna from seeds10
The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) remains an important disperser of native plants in fragmented rainforest landscapes10
The importance of competition theme in reducing taxonomic bias in the Threatened Species Bake Off10
Quantity versus quality: A balance between egg and clutch size among Australian amphibians in relation to other life‐history variables9
Phenology of the semiaquatic caterpillar Paracles klagesi and its response to environmental changes9
A systematic review of the trends in ecological science in the megabiodiverse Peru: Research gaps and future directions9
Influence of environmental conditions and initial sapling size in Nothofagus survival and growth: Implications for restoration of burnt sub‐Antarctic forests9
Species richness, occurrence and rarity of bats in Brazilian caves9
Aridity mediates the effect of wood extraction on the reproductive output of an endemic disturbance‐adapted woody species (Cenostigma microphyllum, Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest9
Effect of forestry (Pinus sp.) on the bat community (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in Neotropical region9
Rapid change in anti‐predator behaviour of a threatened marsupial after thousands of years of isolation from predators9
The abundance and geographic distributions of two species of ticks in South Australia: Bundey Bore revisited9
Predation of the critically endangered Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) by the swamp harrier (Circus approximans)9
Tree and grass competition in savannas: Interactive effects of soil moisture, grass defoliation and grass species identity on the growth and survival of tree seedlings9
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Avian prey intake and breeding success parity of the powerful owl in dry, inland Victoria8
Metabolic response to increasing environmental temperature in the invasive mussel Limnoperna fortunei8
Do xerophytic and mesophytic perennial grasses differ in soil resource capture and allocation? A field 15N experiment8
Nature Positive—What Does It Mean for Australia?8
Carbon Storage Variation of Plantation Forest and Their Management Practices in Amhara, Ethiopia8
Conspecific density plays a pivotal role in shaping sapling community in highly fragmented subtropical forests8
Pollination of Richea dracophylla (Ericaceae) and the role of the nocturnal ant Notoncus hickmani (Formicinae)8
Habitat associations of dryland avian communities during an extended dry period8
An Austral Ecology 5 year retrospective on Natural History Notes: A compelling case for curiosity8
Using Patterns of Post‐Fire Plant Reproduction to Inform Minimum Fire Intervals for Conservation Management in a Fire‐Prone Woodland8
Short‐term impacts of the 2019–20 fire season on biodiversity in eastern Australia8
Impact of reserve area on reproduction of a moth‐pollinated Stackhousia Sm. (Celastraceae) species in a fragmented landscape8
Disentangling drivers of vertebrate roadkill in a protected area in the Amazon rainforest7
Symbiotic bacteria in the relationship between Anaphes nitens (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) and Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)7
Wildfire Impact on Coastal Groundwater‐Dependent Heathland: Structural and Floristic Responses and Management7
Tendências e lacunas no estudo do efeito do fogo nas interações planta‐animal em ecossistemas brasileiros7
Efecto de la configuración de áreas forestales sobre la comunidad de murciélagos insectívoros en paisajes agroforestales7
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, 2,7
Prevalence of invasive fish and plants in the winter diet of the rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster)7
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The case for studying tadpole autecology, with comments on strategies to study other small,fast‐movinganimals in nature7
A chucao tapaculo, Scelorchilus rubecula (Kittlitz, 1830), plucking hair from a southern pudu, Pudu puda (Molina, 1782), in the Chilean temperate forest7
Occupancy of urban roosts by spectacled flying‐foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) is not affected by diurnal microclimate7
Filling the gap of phonation in reptiles: First record of oral emission of the worm lizard, Amphisbaena alba7
Vegetation phenology in the Argentinean Wet Chaco: Assessing seasonality and precipitation dependence throughNDVI MODIStime series (2000–2018)7
Exploring intermediate richness peak: Contrasting local and regional patterns of vascular epiphytes in the Brazilian tropical montane cloud forests7
Ecosystem engineering in a high and cold desert: Effect of a subterranean rodent on lizard abundance and behaviour6
Seasonality drives variation in the use of forest strata by adult males of a dimorphic frugivorous bird species6
Environmental conditions are more effective than nutrient availability and spatial processes on explaining microphytoplankton functional structure in a subtropical hypereutrophic reservoir6
A range‐wide monitoring programme for a critically endangered nomadic bird6
Hippos alter their aggregations to mitigate density‐dependent drought effects6
Trends and gaps in the literature on native palms of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest6
Linking functional and phylogenetic diversity to assess decay in ecosystem services induced by metacommunity‐level mammal extirpations6
Rapid on‐ground assessment after the 2019–2020 megafires reveals new information on rare and threatened plants in northern New South Wales, Australia6
Notes on an interspecific interaction between distant taxa: Observation of active cohabitation and communal nesting resources between Gehyra mutilata (Wiegmann, 1834) and two vespid wasp specie6
A multi‐scale synthesis of mousedeer habitat associations in Southeast Asia reveals declining abundance but few extirpations in fragments and edges6
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Analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) for 2‐way layouts using a generalised ANOSIM statistic, with comparative notes on Permutational Multivariate Analysis of Variance (PERMANOVA)6
Effects of Intraspecific and Interspecific Indirect Competition on Foraging Activity in Subtropical Facultative and Obligatory Shredder Organisms6
Mycophagy and feeding on other native land snails by the black snail Macrocyclis peruvianus (Gastropoda, Macrocyclidae)6
New Zealand divaricate plant species: Tensile strength and Remote Island occurrence6
Evidence that predator satiation drives reproductive synchrony in the desert masting grass, soft spinifex (Triodia pungens)6
Ecological insights into a charismatic bird using different citizen science approaches6
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Richness and composition of terrestrial mammals vary in eucalyptus plantations due to stand age6
Effects on the embryonic and larval development of cane toads (Rhinella marina) reared in alkaline artesian spring water6
Impacts of a Potential HPAI H5N1 Incursion on Australian Wildlife6
Increased herbivory but not cyanogenesis is associated with urbanization in a tropical wildflower6
Herbivores but not vegans: Deer as nest predators5
Fish and macroinvertebrates respond differently to seasonal drying in tropical non‐perennial streams5
An ephemerality paradox: Evidence of virtual semelparity in ephemeral pool‐breeding anurans5
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Environmental associations and effects of disturbances by common wombats in alpine Tasmania5
Overcoming the lack of distribution data for range‐restricted habitat specialist frogs5
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Hyperepilithics—An overlooked life form of vascular plants on tropical vertical rock walls5
Drones are an effective tool to assess the impact of feral horses in an alpine riparian environment5
Association between bryophytes and seedlings in Nothofagussub‐Antarctic forests5
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Breeding habitats, phenology and size of a resident population of Two‐banded Plover (Charadrius falklandicus) at the northern edge of its distribution5
Species distribution modelling of the endangered Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) reveals key areas for targeted survey and conservation5
Testing the effects of ecologically extinct mammals on vegetation in arid Australia: A long‐term experimental approach5
Exotic and native species used by traditional populations of the Patagonian steppe: An approach based on redundancy and versatility5
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High severity fire promotes a more flammable eucalypt forest structure5
Evaluating higher taxa as surrogates of harvestmen biodiversity (Arachnida: Opiliones) along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Forest5
Phylogenies of traits and functions in soil invertebrate assemblages5
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Field guide to the reptiles of Northern Territory ChrisJolly, BrendanSchembri, StewartMacDonald, Melbourne, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. 2023. 400 pp. RRP AUD $49.99 (paperback). 5
Ecosystem stability of temperate grasslands in response to variability of hydrological conditions5
Influence of nest box design on internal microclimate: Comparisons of plastic prototypes5
Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity along a rainy season and edge effects in a riparian forest in Southeastern Brazil5
Using bioindicators to inform effective predator management for threatened species protection5
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Hold your breath: Observations of the endangered pygmy bluetongue (Tiliqua adelaidensis) submerged in flooded burrows4
La importancia de alimentarse rápido cuando hay ladrones cerca: Cleptoparasitismo sobre Zarapitos alimentándose en una playa arenosa expuesta en el sur de Chile4
Courtship and homosexual behaviour in saw‐shelled turtles (Myuchelys latisternum)4
Mortality rates of desert vegetation during high‐intensity drought at Uluru‐Kata Tjuta National Park, Central Australia4
2015/16 El Niño increased water demand and pushed plants from a Mesic tropical montane grassland beyond their hydraulic safety limits4
The role of the peat seed bank in plant community dynamics of a fire‐prone New Zealand restiad bog4
An overview of the impacts of feral cattle, water buffalo and pigs on the savannas, wetlands and biota of northern Australia4
A seven‐year study of the response of woodland birds to a large‐scale wildfire and the role of proximity to unburnt habitat4
First record of preying behaviour of Achelous spinimanus4
Evidence from citizen science suggests foliage as a possible day roost for the hairy big‐eyed bat (Chiroderma villosum)4
An ecological risk assessment for the impacts of offshore wind farms on birds in Australia4
Interannual patterns of avian diseases in wild New Zealand avifauna near conservation areas4
And the Oscar goes to… – Species‐specific ant behaviour related to predator defence in ant‐mimicking spiders4
Influence of vegetation regeneration and agricultural land use on lizard composition, taxonomic and functional diversity between different vegetation types in Caatinga domain, Brazil4
Unveiling the hidden impact: Wildlife roadkill assessment in the Paraguayan Chaco4
Researchers in Argentina: Scientific vocation, publication strategies and time‐management tactics4
Wood trait trade‐offs in desert plants: A triangular model to understand intra‐ and interspecific variations along an aridity gradient4
Wind turbines kill bats, but they don't have to4
A most unusual tail: Scoliosis in a wild Australian skink, and reported incidences and suggested causes of similar malformations amongst squamates4
How much carbon is stored in the terrestrial ecosystems of the Chilean Patagonia?4
Local and non‐local soil microbiota impede germination of the endangered Acacia whibleyana4
Ground dwelling mammal response to fire: A case study from Monga National Park after the 2019/2020 Clyde Mountain fire4
Is the Long‐Nosed Potoroo a Facultative Arboreal Species?4
Psarocolius decumanus(Icteridae) acts as a seedling disperser ofGomesa recurva(Orchidaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest4
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Multi‐year responses of reptiles to prescribed burning in a eucalypt forest ecosystem4
Bark functional ecology and its influence on the distribution of Australian half‐butt eucalypts4
Utilising power analyses and occupancy modelling to inform population monitoring of the regionally endangered black‐striped wallaby (Macropus dorsalis) in New South Wales4
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Landscape characteristics effects on Diptera assemblages and their relation with seasonal variations in urban green patches4
Delayed release improves site fidelity but has little effect on survival or breeding success of reintroduced western quolls (Dasyurus geoffroii)4
To the future: An ecology of love, hope, and action4
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Thermal scanners versus spotlighting: New opportunities for monitoring threatened small endotherms3
Kangaroo grass is a keystone species for ecological fire management3
Interspecific variation in the diet of a native apex predator and invasive mesopredator in an alpine ecosystem3
Comparing different citizen science platforms for collecting urban ecological data from Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) in Argentina3
Effects of wetland connectivity on overwintering and movement behaviours of Australian freshwater turtles3
Invasion determinants of honey locust in agroecosystems of the Rolling Pampa, Argentina3
Seasonal changes in the dietary compositions of rusa deer in Pangandaran Nature Reserve, West Java, Indonesia3
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Apparent anti‐parasite behaviour in the Norfolk Island green parrot Cyanoramphus cookii3
A Newly Discovered Symbiotic Relationship Between Giant Cowbirds (Molothrus oryzivorus) and South American Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in Suriname3
Arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate fungi colonization in an invasive plant from Patagonian wetlands3
Saving the endangered Mary River turtle: Enhancing conservation outcomes through community engagement3
Stress‐Testing Monitoring Design to Lock in Conservation Success3
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Allometry and the distribution of fruit and seed traits across tropical plant species3
Introduction: In appreciation of K. Robert Clarke3
Increase in size and shrub cover improves bird functional diversity in Neotropical urban green spaces3
Survival and growth of cactus species after a wildfire in central Argentina: Differences among species and the effects of microenvironment characteristics3
A generalised analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) statistic for designs with ordered factors3
Distribution, nature and threats to soils of the Australian Alps: A review3
Influences on koala habitat selection across four local government areas on the far north coast of NSW3
Knowledge of ground‐dwelling beetle communities in the tropical Andes: Gaps and trends3
Soil mesofauna drives litter decomposition under combined nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a Brazilian woodland savanna3
Influencia de las condiciones ambientales y del tamaño inicial de los renovales en la supervivencia y el crecimiento de Nothofagus: Implicaciones para la restauración de bosques subantárticos q3
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Underestimating the underdog: Camera trap observations of full‐contact combat between quenda (Isoodon fusciventer) and black rats (Rattus rattus)3
Microsite abiotic conditions and juvenile response under three early successional shrub/tree species in a SEMI‐ARID region3
Movement patterns of two northern quolls after a large wildfire3
Compromisos de rasgos del leño en plantas del desierto: un modelo triangular para comprender las variaciones intra e interespecíficas a lo largo de un gradiente de aridez3
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Remnant Habitat Patches Have Lower Reptile Richness and Diversity Compared to Areas of Continuous Habitat3
Commensalistic epiphyte–phorophyte networks in woody vegetation of tropical inselbergs: Patterns of organization and structure3
Bioclimatic changes in ecoregions of southern South America: Trends and projections based on Holdridge life zones3
The effect of environmental temperature on bee activity at strawberry farms3
Herbivory and Seed Banks Will Limit Regeneration and Restoration of an Endangered Subtropical Rainforest3
Scholarly shortcomings and a lack of evidence beleaguer bee sampling critique: A response to Prendergast and Hogendoorn (2021)3
What are the associations between thinning and fire severity?3
No evidence for the simultaneous induction of structural and chemical defences in spiny southern African savanna trees3
Quantifying invasion degree by alien plants species in Reunion Island3
The long unknown: Rediscovery of the long sunskink, Lampropholis elongata (Squamata: Scincidae)—After almost a decade, and after 50 years of data deficiency3
How close is danger? Relationship between the distance from an exotic tree plantation and occupancy of an endemic lizard3
Description and shaping factors of diet and feeding ecology of neotropical tadpoles: A case study and a comprehensive review3
The influence of proximity with riparian forests and the distance from urban areas on roadkills of vertebrates in a fragmented Brazilian savanna area3
Novel mating behaviours in male tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) expand our understanding of reptile courtship3
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Predators in a mining landscape: Threats to a behaviourally unique, endangered lizard3
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