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Prof

Kirsten Parris

Professor (Urban Ecology)
Ecosystem and Forest Sciences
Urban systems
Bioacoustics and animal communication
Amphibians
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
environmental sciences & ecology
ecology
conservation
biodiversity & conservation
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Prof

Kirsten Parris

 
Division
Science
 
Primary Interest
Conservation biology
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Kirsten Parris.

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Linking Nature in the City: A framework for improving ecological connectivity across the City of Melbourne

2019 - 2019
Completed
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Management, Monitoring and Evaluation of urban green space

2018 - 2019
Completed
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Listening for Conservation: building capacity for acoustic monitoring of Victoria’s critically endangered species

2017 - 2019
Completed
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Expert knowledge of herp speices in Victoria

2015 - 2018
Completed
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Assessing the psychological benefits of engaging with urban biodiversity through citizen science and other environmental programs

2015 - 2017
Completed
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Assessing the ecological costs and benefits of artificial wetlands in urban landscapes

The nature and distribution of wetlands around cities is changing at an unprecedented rate, with artificial wetlands increasingly dominating..

2015 - 2019
Completed
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Assessing the ecological costs and benefits of artificial wetlands in urban landscapes

The nature and distribution of wetlands around cities is changing at an unprecedented rate, with artificial wetlands increasingly dominating..

2015 - 2018
Completed
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAMME (NESP) CLEAR AIR AND URBAN LANDSCAPES (CAUL) HUB (SEFS INTERNAL FUNDS)

2014 - 2021
Active
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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAMME (NESP) CLEAR AIR AND URBAN LANDSCAPES (CAUL) HUB (SEFS EXT)

2014 - 2021
Active
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The impact of severe bushfires on the ecology, demography and genetics of frogs in the Victorian Kinglake region

The February 2009 bushfires in Victoria devastated many communities, and also had a profound impact on wildlife species. This research is ai..

2011 - 2014
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

7

Research Grant

4

Research Contracts

2

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Kirsten Parris.

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Butterfly richness and abundance along a gradient of imperviousness and the importance of matrix quality

JS Kurylo, CG Threlfall, KM Parris, A Ossola, NSG Williams, KL Evans

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ecological Applications

Heterogeneity in quantity and quality of resources provided in the urban matrix may mitigate adverse effects of urbanization inten..

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Contaminant-induced behavioural changes in amphibians: A meta-analysis

Michael Sievers, Robin Hale, Kirsten M Parris, Steven D Melvin, Chantal M Lanctot, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Science of The Total Environment

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Optimizing habitat management for amphibians: From simple models to complex decisions

Michael P Scroggie, Kathy Preece, Emily Nicholson, Michael A McCarthy, Kirsten M Parris, Geoffrey W Heard

Journal article  |  2019  |  Biological Conservation

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Review: Toward management of urban ponds for freshwater biodiversity

Beat Oertli, Kirsten M Parris

Journal article  |  2019  |  Ecosphere

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Frog occupancy of polluted wetlands in urban landscapes

Michael Sievers, Robin Hale, Stephen E Swearer, Kirsten M Parris

Journal article  |  2019  |  Conservation Biology

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Correcting common misconceptions to inspire conservation action in urban environments

Kylie Soanes, Michael Sievers, Yung En Chee, Nicholas SG Williams, Manisha Bhardwaj, Adrian J Marshall, Kirsten M Parris

Journal article  |  2019  |  Conservation Biology

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The seven lamps of planning for biodiversity in the city

Kirsten M Parris, Marco Amati, Sarah A Bekessy, Danielle Dagenais, Ole Fryd, Amy K Hahs, Dominique Hes, Samantha J Imberger, Stephen J Livesley, Adrian J Marshall, Jonathan R Rhodes, Caragh G Threlfall, Reid Tingley, Rodney van der Ree, Christopher J Walsh, Marit L Wilkerson, Nicholas SG Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  Cities

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Contaminant mixtures interact to impair predator-avoidance behaviours and survival in a larval amphibian

Michael Sievers, Robin Hale, Stephen E Swearer, Kirsten M Parris

Journal article  |  2018  |  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Existing ecological theory applies to urban environments

Kirsten M Parris

Journal article  |  2018  |  Landscape and Ecological Engineering

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Stormwater wetlands can function as ecological traps for urban frogs

Michael Sievers, Kirsten M Parris, Stephen E Swearer, Robin Hale

Journal article  |  2018  |  Ecological Applications

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Environmental Science and Management
Ecology
Expanding Knowledge
Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolution
Ecological Applications
Forest and Wooded Lands
Zoology
Environmental Sciences
Evolutionary Biology

News

Displaying the 4 most recent news articles by Kirsten Parris.

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Does your child know more about dinosaurs than dugongs? Perhaps they're reading the wrong books

Kirsten Parris

March 4, 2020
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Want to help save wildlife after the fires? You can do it in your own backyard

Pia Lentini, Kylie Soanes, Casey Visintin, Kirsten Parris, Brendan Wintle

February 24, 2020
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Making cities work for every urban-dweller

Kirsten Parris

August 10, 2018
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Frogs and the City

Kirsten Parris

September 12, 2016

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Credentials

Positions

Professor (Urban Ecology)

Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

The Australian National University

Bachelor of Arts

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Science

University of Melbourne

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