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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Since July 2006, Marine and Tropical Science Research Facility (MTSRF) funded researchers have authored or contributed to over one hundred scientific journal articles, books and book chapters.  Peer-reviewed journal articles stemming from MTSRF funded research can be located via the various journal websites.  Where possible, the following lists provide direct links to journal articles on the web.

Journal articles are listed in alphabetical order by lead author's surname.

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ANTHONY, K. R., Hoogenboom, M. O., Maynard, J. A., Grottoli, A. and Middlebrook, R. (2009) Energetics approach to predicting mortality risk from environmental stress:  A case study of coral bleaching Functional Ecology 23(3):  539-550 [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01531.x]

ANTHONY, K. R. N., Kline, D. I., Diaz-Pulido, G., Dove, S. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2008) Ocean acidification causes bleaching and productivity loss in coral reef builders Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105(45): 17442-17446 [doi:10.1073/pnas.0804478105]

ARTHINGTON, A. H. (2009) Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, threatened by a new dam.  Environmental Biology of Fishes 84(2): 211-221 [doi:10.1007/s10641-008-9414-y]

ASNER, G. P., Martin, R. E., Ford, A. J., Metcalfe, D. J. and Liddell, M. J. (2009) Leaf chemical and spectral diversity in Australian tropical forests. Ecological Applications 19(1): 236-253 [doi:10.1890/08-0023.1]

BAINBRIDGE, Z., Brodie, J., Faithful, J., Sydes, D. and Lewis, S. (2009) Identifying the land-based sources of suspended sediments, nutrients and pesticides discharged to the Great Barrier Reef from the Tully/Murray Basin, Queensland, Australia Marine and Freshwater Research 60: 1081-1090 [doi:10.1071/MF08333]

BALCOMBE, S. R., Bunn, S. E., Arthington, A. H., Fawcett, J. H., McKenzie-Smith, F. J. and Wright, A. (2007) Fish larvae, growth and biomass relationships in an Australian arid zone river:  Links between floodplains and waterholes. Freshwater Biology 52(12): 2385-2398 [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01855.x]

BALCOMBE, S. R. and Arthington, A. H. (2009) Temporal changes in fish abundance in response to hydrological variability in a dryland floodplain river.  Marine Freshwater Research 60(2): 146-159 [doi:10.1071/MF08118]

BARBIER, E. B., Koch, E. W., Silliman, B. R., Hacker, S. D., Wolanski, E., Primavera, J., Granek, E. F., Polasky, S., Aswani, S., Cramer, L. A., Stoms, D. M., Kennedy, C. J., Bael, D., Kappel, C. V., Perillo, G. M. E. and Reed, D. J. (2008) Coastal ecosystem-based management with non-linear ecological functions and values Science 319: 321-323 [doi:10.1126/science.1150349]

BARBIER, E. B., Koch, E. W., Silliman, B. R., Hacker, S. D., Wolanski, E., Primavera, J., Granek, E. F., Polasky, S., Aswani, S., Cramer, L. A., Stoms, D. M., Kennedy, C. J., Bael, D., Kappel, C. V., Perillo, G. M. E. and Reed, D. J. (2008) Vegetation's role in coastal protection:  Response. Science 320: 176-177 [doi:10.1126/science.320.5873.176b]

BAY, L. K., Howells, E. J. and van Oppen, M. J. H. (2009) Isolation, characterisation and cross amplification of thirteen microsatellite loci for coral endo-symbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium clade C). Conservation Genetics Resources (In press) [doi:10.1007/s12686-009-9048-1]

BAY, L. K., Ulstrup, K. E., Nielsen, H. B., Jarmer, H., Goffard, N., Willis, B. L., Miller, D. J. and van Oppen, M. J. H. (2009) Microarray analysis reveals transcriptional plasticity in the reef building coral Acropora millepora. Molecular Ecology 18(14): 3062-3075 [doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.2009.04257.x]  

BOND, N. R., Lake, P. S. and Arthington, A. H. (2008) The impacts of drought on freshwater ecosystems:  An Australian perspective. Hydrobiologia 600(1): 3-16 [doi:10.1007/s10750-008-9326-z]

BRODIE, J., Lewis, S., Bainbridge, Z., Mitchell, A., Kroon, F. and Waterhouse, J. (2009) Target setting for pollutant discharge management of rivers in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area Marine and Freshwater Research 60: 1141-1149 [doi:10.1071/MF08339]

BRUNO, J. F., Selig, E. R., Casey, K. S., Page, C. A., Willis, B. L., Harvell, C. D., Sweatman, H. and Melendy, A. M. (2007) Thermal stress and coral cover as drivers of coral disease outbreaks PLoS Biology 5(6): e124 [doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050124]

BRUNO, J. F., Sweatman, H., Precht, W. F., Selig, E. R. and Schutte, V. G. W. (2009) Assessing evidence of phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance on coral reefs. Ecology 90(6): 1478-1484 [doi:10.1890/08-1781.1]

CARRUTHERS, T. J. B., Dennison, W. C., Kendrick, G. A., Waycott, M., Walker, D. I. and Cambridge, M. L. (2007) Seagrasses of south-west Australia:  A conceptual synthesis of the world's most diverse and extensive seagrass meadows Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 350(1-2): 21-45 [doi:10.1016/j.embe.2007.05.036]

CATTERALL, C. P., McKenna, S., Kanowski, J. and Piper, S. D. (2008) Do cyclones and forest fragmentation have synergistic effects?  A before-after study of rainforest revegetation structure at multiple sites. Austral Ecology 33(4): 471-484 [doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01902.x]

CHEAL, A. J., Wilson, S. K., Emslie, M. J., Dolman, A. M. and Sweatman, H. (2008) Responses of reef fish communities to coral declines on the Great Barrier ReefMarine Ecology Progress Series 372: 211-223 [doi:10.3354/meps07708]

COGHLAN, A. and Prideaux, B. (2009) Responding to stakeholder research needs using a visitor monitoring survey:  The case of the Great Barrier Reef tourism industryTourism in Marine Environments 5(2-3): 175-185.

COGHLAN, A. and Prideaux, B. (2009) Welcome to the Wet Tropics:  The importance of weather in reef tourism resilience Current Issues in Tourism 12(2): 89-104 [doi:10.1080/13683500802596367]

COOPER, T. F., Gilmour, J. P. and Fabricius, K. E. (2009) Bioindicators of changes in water quality on coral reefs:  Review and recommendations for monitoring programmes. Coral Reefs 28(3): 589-606 [doi:10.1007/s00338-009-0512-x]

COOPER, T. F., Ridd, P. V., Ulstrup, K. E., Humphrey, C., Slivkoff, M. and Fabricius, K. E. (2008) Temporal dynamics in coral bioindicators for water quality on coastal coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef Marine and Freshwater Research 59: 703-716 [doi: 10.1071/MF08016]

COOPER, T. F. and Ulstrup, K. E. (2009) Mesoscale variation in the photophysiology of the reef building coral Pocillopora damicornis along an environmental gradient.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 83(2): 186-196 [doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2009.03.015]

COOPER, T. F., Uthicke, S., Humphrey, C. and Fabricius, K. E. (2007) Gradients in water column nutrients, sediment parameters, irradiance and coral reef development in the Whitsunday region, central Great Barrier Reef Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 74(3): 458-470 [doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.020]

CULLEN, L. C., Butler, J. A., Hill, R. and Margules, C. R. (2008) Framework for the identification of linked cultural and biophysical indicators for the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability 4(2): 37-46.

CUTHILL, M, Ross, H., Maclean, K., Owens, K. and Witt, B. (2008) Reporting social outcomes of development:  An analysis of diverse approaches.  The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Science 3(6): 145-158.

DAVIS, A., Lewis, S., Bainbridge, Z., Brodie, J. and Shannon, E. (2009) Pesticide residues in waterways of the lower Burdekin region:  Challenges in ecotoxicological interpretation of monitoring data. Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology 14: 89-108.

DAY, T., Nagel, L., van Oppen, M. J. H. and Caley, M. J. (2008) Factors effecting the evolution of bleaching resistance in corals. The American Naturalist 171: E72-E88 [doi:10.1086/524945]

DEVLIN, M. and Schaffelke, B. (2009) Spatial extent of riverine flood plumes and exposure of marine ecosystems in the Tully coastal region, Great Barrier Reef Marine and Freshwater Research 60: 1109-1122 [doi:10.1071/MF08343]

DEVNEY, C. A., Short, M. and Congdon, B. C. (2009) Sensitivity of tropical seabirds to El Niño precursorsEcology 90(5): 1175-1183 [doi:10.1890/08-0634.1]

DOVE, S. G., Lovell, C., Fine, M., Deckenback, J., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Iglesias-Prieto, R. and Anthony, K. R. N. (2008) Host pigments:  Potential facilitators of photosynthesis in coral symbioses Plant, Cell and Environment 31(11): 1523-1533 [doi:10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01852.x]

DRYDEN, J., Grech, A., Moloney, J. and Hamann, M. (2008) Rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area:  Does it afford greater protection for marine turtles?  Wildlife Research 35(5): 477-485 [doi:10.1071/WR07087]

EBERHARD, R., Robinson, C. J., Waterhouse, J., Parslow, J., Hart, B., Grayson, R. and Taylor, B. (2009) Adaptive management for water quality planning - from theory to practice. Marine and Freshwater Research 60: 1189-1195 [doi:10.1071/MF08347]

EMSLIE, M. J., Cheal, A. J., Sweatman, H. and Delean, S. (2008) Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaMarine Ecology Progress Series 371: 177-190 [doi:10.3354/meps07657] 

FREEBODY, K. (2007) Rainforest revegetation in the uplands of the Australian Wet Tropics:  The Eacham Shire experience with planting models, outcomes and monitoring issues. Ecological Management and Restoration 8(2): 140-143 [doi:10.1111/j.1442-8903.2007.00351.x]

FREIBERG, M. and Turton, S. M. (2007) Importance of drought on the distribution of the birds nest fern, Asplenium nidus, in the canopy of a lowland tropical rainforest in north-eastern Australia Austral Ecology 32(1): 70-76 [doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01732.x]

FUENTES, M. M. P. B., Maynard, J. A., Guinea, M., Bell, I. P., Werdell, P. J. and Hamann, M. (2009) Proxy indicators of sand temperature help project impacts of global warming on sea turtles in northern AustraliaEndangered Species Research 9: 33-40 [doi:10.3354/esr00224]

FUENTES, M., Dawson, J. L., Smithers, S. G., Hamann, M. and Limpus, C. (2009) Sedimentological characteristics of key sea turtle rookeries:  Potential implications under projected climate change Marine and Freshwater Research (In press).

FUENTES, M. M. P. B., Limpus, C. J. and Hamann, M. (2010) Vulnerability of sea turtle nesting grounds to climate change.  Global Change Biology (In press). 

GAUTHIER, A., Amiotte-Suchet, P., Nelson, P., Lévêque, J., Zeller, B. and Hénault, C. (2009) Dynamics of the water extractable organic carbon pool during mineralisation in soils from a Douglas fir plantation and an oak-beech forest - an incubation experiment. Plant Soil (Online) [doi:10.1007/s11104-009-0220-x]

GOOSEM, M. (2007) Fragmentation impacts caused by roads through rainforestsCurrent Science 93(11): 1587-1595.

GOTTSCHALK, S., Uthicke, S. and Heimann, K. (2007) Benthic diatom community composition in three regions of the Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaCoral Reefs 26(2): 345-357 [doi:10.1007/s00338-007-0204-3]

GRECH, A. and Marsh, H. (2008) Rapid assessment of risks to a mobile marine mammal in an ecosystem-scale marine protected area Conservation Biology 22(3): 711-720 [doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00923.x]

GRECH, A., Marsh, H. and Coles, R. (2008) A spatial assessment of the risk to a mobile marine mammal from bycatchAquatic Conservation:  Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(7): 1127-1139 [doi:10.1002/aqc.943]

GRIMBACHER, P. S. and Stork, N. E. (2009) Seasonality of a Diverse Beetle Assemblage Inhabiting Lowland Tropical Rain Forest in Australia. Biotropica 41(3): 328-337 [doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00477.x]

GRIMBACHER, P. S., Catterall, C. P., Kanowski, J. and Proctor, H. C. (2007) Responses of ground-active beetle assemblages to different styles of reforestation on cleared rainforest land. Biodiversity and Conservation 16(7): 2167-2184 [doi:10.1007/s10531-006-9146-2]

GRIMBACHER, P. S. and Catterall, C. P. (2007) How much do site age, habitat structure and spatial isolation influence the restoration of rainforest beetle species assemblages? Biological Conservation 135(1) 107-118 [doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2006.10.002]

GRIMBACHER, P. S., Catterall, C. P. and Kitching, R. L. (2008) Detecting the effects of environmental change above the species level with beetles in a fragmented tropical rainforest landscape.  Ecological Entomology 33(1): 66-79 [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311-2007.00937.x]

GRIMBACHER, P. S., Catterall, C. P. and Stork, N. E. (2008) Do edge effects increase the susceptibility of rainforest fragments to structural damage resulting from a severe tropical cyclone? Austral Ecology 33(4): 525-531 [doi:1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01907.x]

HILBERT, D. W., Graham, A. and Hopkins, M. S. (2007) Glacial and interglacial refugia within a long-term rainforest refugium:  The Wet Tropics Bioregion of NE Queensland, Australia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 251(1): 104-118 [doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.02.020]

HOWELLS, E. J., van Oppen, M. J. H. and Willis, B. L. (2009) High genetic differentiation and cross-shelf patterns of genetic diversity among Great Barrier Reef populations of Symbiodinium Coral Reefs 28(1): 215-225 [doi:10.1007/s00338-008-0450-z]

HUGHES, A. O., Olley, J. M., Croke, J. C. and McKergow, L. A. (2008) Sediment source changes over the last 250 years in a dry-tropical catchment, central Queensland, Australia.  Geomorphology 104(3-4): 262-275 [doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.09.003]

HUMPHREY, C. A., Codi King, S. and Klumpp, D. W. (2007) A multibiomarker approach in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) to measure exposure to contaminants in estuaries of tropical North Queensland. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54(10): 1569-1581 [doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.06.004]

HUMPHREY, C., Weber, M., Lott, C., Cooper, T. and Fabricius, K. (2008) Effects of suspended sediments, dissolved inorganic nutrients and salinity on fertilisation and embryo development in the coral Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834). Coral Reefs 27(4): 837-850 [doi:10.1007/s00338-008-0408-1]

ISAAC, J. L., VanDerWal, J., Johnson, C. N. and Williams, S. E. (2009) Resistance and resilience:  Quantifying relative extinction risk in a diverse assemblage of Australian tropical rainforest vertebrates Diversity and Distributions 15(2): 280-288 [doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00531.x]

KANIEWSKA, P., Anthony, K. R. N. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2008) Variation in colony geometry modulates internal light levels in braching corals, Acropora humilis and Stylophora pistillataMarine Biology 155(6): 649-660 [doi:10.1007/s00227-008-1061-5]

KANOWSKI, J., Catterall, C. P., McKenna, S. G. and Jensen, R. (2008) Impacts of Cyclone Larry on the vegetation structure of timber plantations, restoration plantings and rainforest on the Atherton Tableland, Australia. Austral Ecology 33(4): 485-494 [doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01903.x]

KANOWSKI, J., Winter, J. W. and Catterall, C. P. (2008) Impacts of Cyclone Larry on arboreal folivorous marsupials endemic to upland rainforests of the Atherton Tableland, Australia. Austral Ecology 33(4): 541-548 [doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01909.x]

KNIGHT, J. T. and Arthington, A. H. (2008) Distribution and habitat associations of the endangered Oxleyan pygmy perch, Nannoperca oxleyana Whitley, in eastern Australia.  Aquatic Conservation:  Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 18(7): 1240-1254 [doi:10.1002/aqc.936]

KROON, K., Robinson, C. and Dale, A. (2009) Integrating knowledge to inform water quality planning in the Tully-Murray basin, Australia Marine and Freshwater Research 60: 1183-1188 [doi:10.1071/MF08349]

LALIBERTÉ, E., Wells, J. A., DeClerck, F., Metcalfe, D. J., Catterall, C. P., Queiroz, C., Aubin, I., Bonser, S. P., Ding, Y., Fraterrigo, J. M., McNamara, S., Morgan, J. W., Sánchez Merlos, D., Vesk, P. A. and Mayfield, M. A. (2010) Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities Ecology Letters 13: 76-86 [doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x]

LAMBRECHTS, J., Hanert, E., Deleersnijder, E., Bernard, P.-E., Legat, V., Remacle, J.-F. and Wolanski, E. (2008) A multi-scale model of the hydrodynamics of the whole Great Barrier Reef.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 79(1): 143-15 [doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2008.03.016]

LANE, M. B. and Robinson, C. J. (2009) Institutional complexity and environmental management:  The challenge of integration and the promise of large-scale collaboration.  Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 16: 27-39.

LAURANCE, W. F., Goosem, M. and Laurance, S. G. W. (2009) Impacts of roads and linear clearings on tropical forests Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24(12): 659-669 [doi:10.1016/j.tree.2009.06.009]

LAWSON, T., Gillieson, D. and Goosem, M. (2007) Assessment of Riparian Rainforest Vegetation Change in Tropical North Queensland for Management and Restoration Purposes.  Geographical Research 45(4): 387-397 [doi:10.1111/j.1745-5871.2007.00477.x]

LAWSON, T., Goosem, M. and Gillieson, D. (2008) Rapid assessment of habitat quality in riparian rainforest vegetationPacific Conservation Biology 14(1): 20-33.

LEWIS, S. E., Brodie, J. E., Bainbridge, Z. T., Rohde, K. W., Davis, A. M., Masters, B. L., Maughan, M., Devlin, M. J., Mueller, J. F. and Schaffelke, B. (2009) Herbicides:  A new threat to the Great Barrier Reef.  Environmental Pollution (in press) [doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2009.03.006]

LI, J. and Hilbert, D. W. (2008) LIVES - A new habitat modelling technique for predicting the distribution of species' occurrences using presence-only data based on limiting factor theory. Biodiversity and Conservation 17(13): 3079-3095 [doi:10.1007/s10531-007-9270-7]

LI, J., Hilbert, D. W., Parker, T. and Williams, S. E. (2009) How do species respond to climate change along an elevation gradient?  A case study of the grey-headed robin (Heteromyias albispecularis) Global Change Biology 15(1): 255-267 [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01737.x]

LIKENS, G. E., Walker, K. F., Davies, P. E., Brookes, J., Olley, J., Young, W. J., Thoms, M. C., Lake, S., Gawne, B., Davis, J., Arthington, A. H., Thompson, R. and Oliver, R. L. (2009) Ecosystem science:  Toward a new paradigm for managing Australia's inland aquatic ecosystemsMarine and Freshwater Research 60(3): 271-279 [doi:10.1071/MF08188]

LYNCH, A-M., Sutton, S. G. and Simpfendorfer, C. A. (2009) Implications of recreational fishing for elasmobranch conservation in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Aquatic Conservation:  Marine Freshwater Ecosystems [doi:10.1002/aqc.1056]

MACKAY, S. J., James, C. and Arthington, A. H. (2009) Macrophytes as indicators of stream condition in the Wet Tropics region, Northern Queensland, Australia Ecological Indicators (In press) [doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.06.017]

MAYNARD, J. A., Anthony, K. R. N., Marshall, P. A. and Masiri, L. (2008) Major bleaching events can lead to increased thermal tolerance in coralsMarine Biology 155(2): 173-182 [doi:10.1007/s00227-008-1015-y]

McCOOK, L. J., Ayling, T., Cappo, M., Choat, J. H., Evans, R. D., De Freitas, D. M., Heupel, M., Hughes, T. P., Jones, G. P., Mapstone, B., Marsh, H., Mills, M., Molloy, F., Pitcher, C. R., Pressey, R. L., Russ, G. R., Sutton, S., Sweatman, H., Tobin, R., Wachenfeld, D. R. and Williamson, D. H. (2010) Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef:  A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Accepted).

McNAMARA, K. E. and Prideaux, B. (In press) From the one forest to the next:  A profile of visitors to Australia's tropical rainforest and their past forest-based travel patterns. Sakal Tourism Journal / World Tourism Journal.

McNAMARA, K. E. and Prideaux, B. (Accepted) Threat or saviour? The case of tourism in Australia's World Heritage rainforest. Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development

MEDEIROS, S. E. F. and Arthington, A. H. (2008) Diel variation in food intake and diet composition of three native fish species in floodplain lagoons of the Macintyre River, Australia Journal of Fish Biology 73(4): 1024-1032 [doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01959.x]

MEDEIROS, E. S. F. and Arthington, A. H. (2008) The importance of zooplankton in the diets of three native fish species in floodplain waterholes of a dryland river, the Macintyre River, Australia Hydrobiologia 614(1):  19-31 [doi:10.1007/s10750-008-9533-7]

MORAN, C. and Catterall, C. P. (In press) Can functional traits predict ecological interactions?  A case study using rain forest frugivores and plants in Australia Biotropica (Early View) [doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00594.x]

MORITZ, C., Hoskin, C. J., MacKenzie, J. B., Phillips, B. L., Tonione, M., Silva, N., VanDerWal, J., Williams, S. E. and Graham, C. H. (2009) Identification and dynamics of a cryptic suture zone in tropical rainforest Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences 276(1660): 1235-1244 [doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1622]

MURPHY, H. T., Metcalfe, D. J., Bradford, M. G., Ford, A. F., Galway, K. E., Sydes, T. A. and Westcott, D. J. (2008) Recruitment dynamics of invasive species in rainforest habitats following Cyclone Larry Austral Ecology 33(4): 495-202 [doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993-2008.01904.x]

MURPHY, H. T., Hardesty, B. D., Fletcher, C. S., Metcalfe, D. J., Westcott, D. A. and Brooks, S. J. (2008) Predicting dispersal and recruitment of Miconia calvescens (Melastomataceae) in Australian tropical rainforests.  Biological Invasions 10(6): 1573-1464 [doi:10.1007/s10530-008-9246-x]

NAKAMURA, A., Catterall, C. P., House, A. P. N., Kitching, R. L. and Burwell, C. J. (2007) The use of ants and other soil and litter arthropods as bioindicators of the impacts of rainforest clearing and subsequent land use Journal of Insect Conservation 11(2): 177-186 [doi:10.1007/s10841-006-9034-9]

NAKAMURA, A., Catterall, C. P., Kitching, R. L., House, A. P. N. and Burwell, C. J. (2008) Effects of isolation on the colonisation of restored habitat patches by forest-dependent arthropods of soil and litter Insect Conservation and Diversity 1(1): 9-21 [doi:10.1111/j.1752-4598.2007.00002.x]

NEGRI, A. P., Mortimer, M., Carter, S. and Müller, J. F. (2009) Persistent organochlorines and metals in estuarine mud crabs of the Great Barrier Reef.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 58(5): 769-773 [doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.03.004]

NEGRI, A. P., Soo, R. M., Flores, F. and Webster, N. S. (2009) Bacillus insecticides are not acutely harmful to corals and sponges.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 381: 157-165 [doi:10.3354/meps07933]

NOBES, K., Uthicke, S. and Henderson, R. (2008) Is light the limiting factor for the distribution of benthic symbiont bearing foraminifera on the Great Barrier Reef?  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 363(1-2): 48-57 [doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.015]

PEPLOW, L. M., Kingsford, M. J., Seymour, J. E. and van Oppen, M. J. H. (2009) Eight microsatellite loci for the Irukandji syndrome-causing carybdeid jellyfish, Carukia barnesi (Cubozoa, Cnidaria).  Molecular Ecology Resources 9(2): 670-672 [doi:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02509.x]

PIPER, S. D., Catterall, C. P., Kanowski, J. J. and Proctor, H. C. (2009) Biodiversity recovery during rainforest reforestation as indicated by rapid assessment of epigaeic ants in tropical and subtropical Australia Austral Ecology [doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.01943.x]

POFF, N. L., Richter, B. D., Arthington, A. H., Bunn, S. E., Naiman, R. J., Kendy, E., Acreman, M., Apse, C., Bledsoe, B. P., Freeman, M. C., Henriksen, J., Jacobson, R. B., Kennen, J. G., Merritt, D. M., O'Keeffe, J. H., Olden, J. D., Rogers, K., Tharme, R. E. and Warne, A. (2009) The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA):  A new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards Freshwater Biology (In press) [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02204.x]

POHLMAN, C. L., Goosem, M. and Turton, S. M. (2008) Effects of Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry on rainforest vegetation and understorey microclimate near a road, powerline and stream.  Austral Ecology 33(4): 503-515 [doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01905.x]

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