Dr Matt West
Research Fellow (Amphibian Ecology)
School of BioSciences
25 Scholarly works
18 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Synergies between disease and urbanization drive the decline of threatened amphibian metapopulations
DOI: 10.1002/eap.702172026
Journal article
Water temperature and river discharge drive age-dependent changes in brown trout (Salmo trutta) growth
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.705812025
Journal article
A statistical model for predicting water temperature in temperate rivers and streams
DOI: 10.1071/MF241522025
Journal article
Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.1111952022
Research contracts (non-grants)
This Project Seek to Understand the Diversity of Chytrid Fungus Strain Infecting Frogs in Victoria
2020
Research Contracts
Working in Partnership to Identify and Create Safe-Havens for Spotted Tree Frogs
2017
Research Grant
Safeguarding Spotted Tree Frogs
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Differential recruitment drives pathogen-mediated competition between species in an amphibian chytridiomycosis system
DOI: 10.1002/eap.30852024
Journal article
Karyotypic description and comparison of Litoria (L.) L. ) paraewingi (Watson et al., 1971), L. ewingii (Dumeril et Bibron, 1841) and L. jervisiensis (Dumeril et Bibron, 1841) (Amphibia, Anura)
DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.17.1291332024
Journal article
The impacts of water quality on the amphibian chytrid fungal pathogen: A systematic review
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.132742024
Journal article
Harnessing historic records and long-term monitoring data to evaluate amphibian extinction dynamics
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.1104772024
Journal article
Karyotypic description and comparison of Litoria (L.) paraewingi (Watson et al., 1971), L. ewingii (Duméril et Bibron, 1841) and L. jervisiensis (Duméril et Bibron, 1841) (Amphibia, Anura)
DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.18.1291332023
Journal article
Animal population decline and recovery after severe fire: Relating ecological and life history traits with expert estimates of population impacts from the Australian 2019-20 megafires
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110021
RECENT PROJECTS
2022
Research grants (other domestic)
Cheaper and Simpler Fish Stock Assessments, Using a Cup of Water
2020
Research Contracts
Spotted Tree Frog Emergency Response Assessing the Impacts of 2019-20 Bushfires