David Duncan

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..

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..

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 ..

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

Daniel Falster, Rachael Gallagher, Elizabeth H Wenk, Ian J Wright, Dony Indiarto, Samuel C Andrew, Caitlan Baxter, James Lawson, Stuart Allen, Anne Fuchs, Anna Monro, Fonti Kar, Mark A Adams, Collin W Ahrens, Matthew Alfonzetti, Tara Angevin, Deborah MG Apgaua, Stefan Arndt, Owen K Atkin, Joe Atkinson, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  SCIENTIFIC DATA

We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTrait..

Vulnerability of Human Populations to Contamination from Petroleum Exploitation in the Napo River Basin: An Approach for Spatially Explicit Risk Assessment

Carlos Ivan Espinosa, Fabian Reyes-Bueno, Maria Isabel Ramirez, Ana Paulina Arevalo, Natalia Bailon-Moscoso, David H Duncan

Journal article  |  2021  |  SUSTAINABILITY

Background: Contamination of aquatic ecosystems by oil spills associated with petroleum exploitation represents a serious problem ..

Towards open, reliable, and transparent ecology and evolutionary biology

Rose E O'Dea, Timothy H Parker, Yung En Chee, Antica Culina, Szymon M Drobniak, David H Duncan, Fiona Fidler, Elliot Gould, Malika Ihle, Clint D Kelly, Malgorzata Lagisz, Dominique G Roche, Alfredo Sanchez-Tojar, David P Wilkinson, Bonnie C Wintle, Shinichi Nakagawa

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC BIOLOGY

Unreliable research programmes waste funds, time, and even the lives of the organisms we seek to help and understand. Reducing thi..

Indigenous plants promote insect biodiversity in urban greenspaces

Luis Mata, Alan N Andersen, Alejandra Moran-Ordonez, Amy K Hahs, Anna Backstrom, Christopher D Ives, Daniel Bickel, David Duncan, Estibaliz Palma, Freya Thomas, Kate Cranney, Ken Walker, Ian Shears, Linda Semeraro, Mallik Malipatil, Melinda L Moir, Michaela Plein, Nick Porch, Peter A Vesk, Tessa R Smith, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The contribution of urban greenspaces to support biodiversity and provide benefits for people is increasingly recognized. However,..

Environmental drivers of femaleness of an inter-Andean monoecious shrub

Diego Velez-Mora, Pablo Ramon, Cesar Vallejo, Alex Romero, David Duncan, Pedro F Quintana-Ascencio

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOTROPICA

Hetero‐and conspecific interactions, nutrient availability, climate, habitat heterogeneity, and disturbances can generate variatio..

The vegetation structure and condition of contracting lowland habitat for Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri)

Joe Greet, Dan Harley, Kita Ashman, Darcy Watchorn, David Duncan

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN MAMMALOGY

Lowland Leadbeater's possums are on a trajectory to extinction, with fewer than 40 individuals surviving in the wild. Quantificati..