Peter Vesk

Predicting reliability through structured expert elicitation with the repliCATS (Collaborative Assessments for Trustworthy Science) process.

Hannah Fraser, Martin Bush, Bonnie C Wintle, Fallon Mody, Eden T Smith, Anca M Hanea, Elliot Gould, Victoria Hemming, Daniel G Hamilton, Libby Rumpff, David P Wilkinson, Ross Pearson, Felix Singleton Thorn, Raquel Ashton, Aaron Willcox, Charles T Gray, Andrew Head, Melissa Ross, Rebecca Groenewegen, Alexandru Marcoci, et al.

Journal article  |  2023  |  PLoS One

As replications of individual studies are resource intensive, techniques for predicting the replicability are required. We introdu..

What state of the world are we in? Targeted monitoring to detect transitions in vegetation restoration projects

Christopher Stuart Jones, Freya Mary Thomas, Damian Richard Michael, Hannah Fraser, Elliot Gould, Jim Begley, Jenny Wilson, Peter Anton Vesk, Libby Rumpff

Journal article  |  2022  |  ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Monitoring vegetation restoration is challenging because monitoring is costly, requires long-term funding, and involves monitoring..

The saturated pairwise interaction Gibbs point process as a joint species distribution model

Ian Flint, Nick Golding, Peter Vesk, Yan Wang, Aihua Xia

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY SERIES C-APPLIED STATISTICS

In an effort to effectively model observed patterns in the spatial configuration of individuals of multiple species in nature, we ..

Building trait datasets: effect of methodological choice on a study of invasion.

Estibaliz Palma, Peter A Vesk, Jane A Catford

Journal article  |  2022  |  Oecologia

Trait-based approaches are commonly used to understand ecological phenomena and processes. Trait data are typically gathered by me..

Using Remote Sensing to Estimate Understorey Biomass in Semi-Arid Woodlands of South-Eastern Australia

Linda Riquelme, David H Duncan, Libby Rumpff, Peter Anton Vesk

Journal article  |  2022  |  REMOTE SENSING

Monitoring ground layer biomass, and therefore forage availability, is important for managing large, vertebrate herbivore populati..

Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of understorey biomass in semi-Arid woodlands of south-eastern Australia

L Riquelme, L Rumpff, DH Duncan, PA Vesk

Journal article  |  2022  |  Rangeland Journal

When managing grazing pressure for conservation, understanding forage dynamics is essential. In south-eastern Australia, ongoing g..

The cost of fruit and the penalty of youth: Predicting mean annual seed production in single-species forest stands

SF Walsh, R Trouvé, PA Vesk, B von Takach, CR Nitschke

Journal article  |  2022  |  Forest Ecology and Management

Quantifying mean annual tree seed production is important for conservation and forestry applications, but its estimation remains a..

Using data calibration to reconcile outputs from different survey methods in long-term or large-scale studies

Christopher S Jones, David H Duncan, William K Morris, Doug Robinson, Peter A Vesk

Journal article  |  2022  |  ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Understanding the impact of management interventions on the environment over decadal and longer timeframes is urgently required. L..

Exploring how functional traits modulate species distributions along topographic gradients in Baxian Mountain, North China

Lili Tang, William K Morris, Mei Zhang, Fuchen Shi, Peter A Vesk

Journal article  |  2022  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

The associations between functional traits and species distributions across environments have attracted increasing interest from e..

Permanent removal of livestock grazing in riparian systems benefits native vegetation

Christopher S Jones, David H Duncan, Libby Rumpff, Doug Robinson, Peter A Vesk

Journal article  |  2022  |  GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

Livestock grazing in riparian areas has significant impacts on waterway ecosystems. In Australia, livestock grazing is allowed on ..