Matt West

The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time-bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019-2020 Australian megafires

Sarah Legge, Libby Rumpff, John CZ Woinarski, Nick S Whiterod, Michelle Ward, Darren G Southwell, Ben C Scheele, Dale G Nimmo, Mark Lintermans, Hayley M Geyle, Stephen T Garnett, Brittany Hayward-Brown, Miki Ensbey, Glenn Ehmke, Shane T Ahyong, Caroline J Blackmore, Deborah S Bower, Diego Brizuela-Torres, Allan H Burbidge, Phoebe A Burns, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Aim: After environmental disasters, species with large population losses may need urgent protection to prevent extinction and supp..

Red hot frogs: identifying the Australian frogs most at risk of extinction

Hayley M Geyle, Conrad J Hoskin, Deborah S Bower, Renee Catullo, Simon Clulow, Michael Driessen, Katrina Daniels, Stephen T Garnett, Deon Gilbert, Geoffrey W Heard, Jean-Marc Hero, Harry B Hines, Emily P Hoffmann, Greg Hollis, David A Hunter, Frank Lemckert, Michael Mahony, Gerry Marantelli, Keith R McDonald, Nicola J Mitchell, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  PACIFIC CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

More than a third of the world's amphibian species are listed as Threatened or Extinct, with a recent assessment identifying 45 Au..

Optimized Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis DNA extraction of swab samples results in imperfect detection particularly when infection intensities are low.

Laura A Brannelly, Daniel P Wetzel, Matt West, Corinne L Richards-Zawacki

Journal article  |  2020  |  Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Accurate detection of the amphibian fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is critical for wildlife disease research;..

Title: Recruitment is key to understanding amphibian's different population-level responses to chytrid fungus infection

Matt West, Charles R Todd, Graeme R Gillespie, Michael McCarthy

Journal article  |  2020  |  BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Understanding why related species have differing population-level responses to threats can be key to identifying conservation opti..

Persistence through tough times: fixed and shifting refuges in threatened species conservation

April E Reside, Natalie J Briscoe, Chris R Dickman, Aaron C Greenville, Bronwyn A Hradsky, Salit Kark, Michael R Kearney, Alex S Kutt, Dale G Nimmo, Chris R Pavey, John L Read, Euan G Ritchie, David Roshier, Anja Skroblin, Zoe Stone, Matt West, Diana O Fisher

Journal article  |  2019  |  BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

It may be possible to avert threatened species declines by protecting refuges that promote species persistence during times of str..

Frog Declines and Associated Management Response in South-eastern Mainland Australia and Tasmania

David Hunter, Nick Clemann, Graeme Gillespie, Greg Hollis, Benjamin C Scheele, Annie Phillips, Matt West

Book Chapter  |  2018

This book contributes to an understanding of the current conservation status of the amphibians of each region, aims to stimulate r..

A tale of threatened frogs: demonstrating the value of long-term monitoring

Graeme Gillespie, David Hunter, Greg Hollis, Ben C Scheele, Matt West

Book Chapter  |  2018

This book will benefit scientists, conservation managers, policy makers and those with an interest in threatened species monitorin..

The critically endangered species Litoria spenceri demonstrates subpopulation karyotype diversity.

Richard Mollard, Michael Mahony, Gerry Marantelli, Matt West

Journal article  |  2018  |  Amphibian & Reptile Conservation

Litoria spenceri is a critically endangered frog species found in several population clusters within Victoria and New South Wales,..

Stochastic Dominance to Account for Uncertainty and Risk in Conservation Decisions

Stefano Canessa, John G Ewen, Matt West, Michael A McCarthy, Terry V Walshe

Journal article  |  2016  |  CONSERVATION LETTERS

Practical conservation normally requires making decisions in the face of uncertainty. Our attitude toward that uncertainty, and th..

Planning for ex situ conservation in the face of uncertainty

Stefano Canessa, Sarah J Converse, Matt West, Nick Clemann, Graeme Gillespie, Michael McFadden, Aimee J Silla, Kirsten M Parris, Michael A McCarthy

Journal article  |  2016  |  CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Ex situ conservation strategies for threatened species often require long-term commitment and financial investment to achieve mana..