Katherine Selwood

Ecological and life-history traits may say little about birds' vulnerability to high-amplitude climatic fluctuations

Ralph Mac Nally, Gregory FB Horrocks, Joanne M Bennett, Jian DL Yen, Katherine E Selwood, James R Thomson, Hania Lada

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

Species-specific ‘resistance’ to impacts, such as accelerated climate change, and ‘resilience’ (if pressures are released), have i..

Collaborative conservation planning: Quantifying the contribution of expert engagement to identify spatial conservation priorities

Katherine E Selwood, Brendan A Wintle, Heini Kujala

Journal article  |  2019  |  CONSERVATION LETTERS

The importance of expert input to spatial conservation prioritization outcomes is poorly understood. We quantified the impacts of ..

Influence of climate on individual tree growth and carbon sequestration in native-tree plantings

Hania Lada, Jian DL Yen, Shaun C Cunningham, Katherine E Selwood, Phillip Falcke, Jarrod C Hodgson, Ralph Mac Nally

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

Native ecosystems face challenges of past and ongoing human actions, including vegetation clearance and climate change arising fro..

Beyond refuges: Identifying temporally dynamic havens to support ecological resistance and resilience to climatic disturbances

Katherine E Selwood, Shaun C Cunningham, Ralph Mac Nally

Journal article  |  2019  |  BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Little can be done by natural resource managers to abate climatic extremes such as drought, so assisting ecological communities to..

High-productivity vegetation is important for lessening bird declines during prolonged drought

Katherine E Selwood, Melodie A McGeoch, Rohan H Clarke, Ralph Mac Nally

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Locations in which ecological assemblages show high resistance to climate pressures, such as drought, are likely to be important r..

Green Tongues into the Arid Zone: River Floodplains Extend the Distribution of Terrestrial Bird Species

Katherine E Selwood, Rohan H Clarke, Melodie A McGeoch, Ralph Mac Nally

Journal article  |  2017  |  ECOSYSTEMS

Floodplain and riparian ecosystems have cooler, wetter microclimatic conditions, higher water availability and greater vegetation ..

A bust but no boom: Responses of floodplain bird assemblages during and after prolonged drought

KE Selwood, RH Clarke, SC Cunningham, H Lada, MA Mcgeoch, R Mac Nally

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Animal Ecology

© 2015 British Ecological Society.Climate change alters the frequency and severity of extreme events, such as drought. Such events..

Resistance and resilience of terrestrial birds in drying climates: Do floodplains provide drought refugia?

KE Selwood, JR Thomson, RH Clarke, MA Mcgeoch, R Mac Nally

Journal article  |  2015  |  Global Ecology and Biogeography

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Climate refugia will become increasingly important for biota as climate change causes an increased fr..

The effects of climate change and land-use change on demographic rates and population viability

KE Selwood, MA Mcgeoch, R Mac Nally

Journal article  |  2014  |  Biological Reviews

Understanding the processes that lead to species extinctions is vital for lessening pressures on biodiversity. While species diver..

Native bird breeding in a chronosequence of revegetated sites

Katherine Selwood, Ralph Mac Nally, James R Thomson

Journal article  |  2009  |  OECOLOGIA

Restoration of degraded landscapes through replantings of native vegetation has been proceeding in response to habitat loss and fr..