Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari ARI Publication list 2002 Refereed Journal Articles 1. Alexander, J.S.A., Scotts, D.J. and Loyn, R.H. (2002) Impacts of timber harvesting on mammals, reptiles and nocturnal birds in native hardwood forests of East Gippsland, Victoria: a retrospective approach. Australian Forestry 65(3): 182-210 2. Bearlin, A., Schreiber, E.S.G., Nicol, S.J., Starfield, A.M. and Todd, C.R. (2002) Identifying the weakest link: simulating adaptive management of the re-introduction of a threatened fish. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 11: 1709-1716 3. Bowyer, J.C., Newell, G.R. and Eldridge, M.D.B. (2002) Genetic effects of habitat contraction on Lomholt's treekangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) in the Australian Wet Tropics. Conservation Genetics 3: 61-69 4. Brown, G.W. (2002) The distribution and conservation status of the reptile fauna of the Murray River region in Victoria. Victorian Naturalist 119(3): 133-143 5. Bunce, A., Norman, F.I., Brothers, N. and Gales, R. (2002) Long-term trends in the Australasian gannet (Morus serrator) population in Australia: the effect of climate change and commercial fisheries. Marine Biology 141: 263269 6. Cheal, D.C. (2002) Acacia obtusifolia - introduction and spread in native bush. Victorian Naturalist 119(5): 231-232 7. Clemann, N. (2002) A herpetofauna survey of the Victorian alpine region, with a review of threats to these species. Victorian Naturalist 119(2): 48-58 8. Clemann, N. (2002) Notes on the threatened endemic Victorian Alpine Bog Skink Pseudemoia cryodroma Hutchinson and Donnellan 1992 (Scincidae: Lygosominae): a range extension, habitat preferences and identification diffuculties. Herpetofauna 32(1): 49-53 9. Coates, F., Walsh, N.G. and James, E.A. (2002) Threats to the survival of the Grampians Pincushion Lily (Borya mirabilis, Liliaceae) – a short-range endemic from western Victoria. Australian Journal of Systematic Botany 15: 477-485 10. Forsyth, D.M., Coomes, D.A., Nugent, G. and Hall, G.M.J. (2002) The diet and diet preferences of ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 29: 323-343 11. Gillespie, G.R. (2002) Impacts of sediment loads, tadpole density, and substratum on the growth and development of tadpoles of the Spotted Tree Frog Litoria spenceri: an in-stream experiment. Biological Conservation 106: 141-150 12. Kefford, B.J., Papas, P.J., Crowther, D. and Nugegoda, D. (2002) Are salts toxicants? Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology 8(2): 63-68 13. Kingsford, R.T. and Norman, F.I. (2002) Australian waterbirds - products of the continent's ecology. Emu 102: 4770 14. Koehn, J.D. (2002) Fish of the Murray River. Victorian Naturalist 119(4): 152-159 15. Korner, S., Schreiber, E.S.G. and Walz, N. (2002) Herbivory on submerged macrophytes. Who's to blame?. Verhandlungen der Internationalen Vereinigung fur theoretische und angewandte Limnologie 28: 967-970 16. Loyn R.H. (2002) Patterns of ecological segregation among forest and woodland birds in south-eastern Australia. Ornithological Science 1: 7-27 17. Loyn, R.H. and Loyn, J.A. (2002) Albert’s Lyrebird foraging from epiphytes in rainforest sub-canopy. Australian Bird Watcher 19(6-7): 203-204 18. Loyn, R.H., Lumsden, L.F. and Ward, K.A. (2002) Vertebrate fauna of Barmah Forest, a large forest of River Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis on the floodplain of the Murray River. Victorian Naturalist 119(3): 114-124 1 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari 19. Lumsden, L.F., Bennett, A.F. and Silins, J.E. (2002) Location of roosts of the lesser long-eared bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi and Gould's wattled bat Chalinolobus gouldii in a fragmented landscape in south-eastern Australia. Biological Conservation 106: 237-249 20. Lumsden, L.F., Bennett, A.F. and Silins, J.E. (2002) Selection of roost sites by the lesser long-eared bat (Nyctophilus geoffroyi) and Gould's wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii) in south-eastern Australia. Journal of Zoology, London 257: 207-218 21. Mac Nally, R., Bennett, A.F., Brown, G.W., Lumsden, L.F., Yen, A. Hinkley, S., Lillywhite, P. and Ward, D. (2002) How well do ecosystem-based planning units represent different components of biodiversity? Ecological Applications 12(3): 900-912 22. Norman, F.I., Gibson, J.A.E., Jones, R.T.and Burgess, J.S. (2002) Klarius Mikkelsen's landing site: some further notes on the 1935 Norwegian visit to the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica Polar Record 38: 232-328 23. Robley, A.J., Short, J. and Bradley, S. (2002) Do European Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) impact on the population ecology of the Burrowing Bettong (Bettongia lesueur)? Wildlife Research 29: 423-429 24. Russell-Smith, J., Ryan, P.G. and Cheal, D.C. (2002) Fire regimes and the conservation of sandstone heath in monsoonal northern Australia: frequency, interval, patchiness. Biological Conservation 104: 91-106 25. Saunders, G., Kay, B., Mutze, G. and Choquenot, D. (2002) Observations on the impacts of rabbit haemorrhagic disease on agricultural production values in Australia. Wildlife Research 29: 605-613 26. Schreiber, E.S.G., Lake, P.S. and Quinn, G.P. (2002) Facilitation of native stream fauna by an invading species? Experimental investigations of the interaction of the snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Hydrobiidae: Prosobranchia) with native benthis fauna. Biological Invasions 4: 317-325 27. Short, J., Kinnear, J.E. and Robley, A.J. (2002) Surplus killing by introduced predators in Australia – evidence for ineffective anti-predator adaptations in native prey species? Biological Conservation 103: 283-301 28. Stuart, I.G. and Berghuis, A.P. (2002) Upstream passage of fish through a vertical-slot fishway in an Australian subtropical river. Fisheries Management and Ecology 9(2): 111-122 29. Stuart, I.G. and McKillup, S. (2002) The use of sectioned otoliths to age barramundi (Lates calcarifer) (Bloch 1790) [Centropomidae]. Hydrobiologia 479(1): 231-236 30. Thornton, I.W.B., Runciman, D., Cook, S., Lumsden, L.F., Partomihardjo, T., Schedvin, N.K., Yukawa, J. and Ward, S.A. (2002) How important were stepping stones in the colonisation of Krakatau? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77: 275-317 31. Todd, C.R., Jenkins, S. and Bearlin, A.R. (2002) Lessons about extinction and translocation: models for eastern barred bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) at Woodlands Historic Park, Victoria, Australia. Biological Conservation 106: 211-223 32.van der Ree, R. and Loyn R.H. (2002) The influence of time since fire and distance from fire boundary on the distribution and abundance of arboreal marsupials in eucalyptus regnans-dominated forest in the Central Highlands of Victoria. Wildlife Research 29: 151-158 Books, Book Sections, Theses 1. Loyn, R.H., McNabb, E.G., Volodina, L. and Willig, R. (2002) Modelling distributions of large forest owls as a conservation tool in forest management: a case study from Victoria, southeastern Australia. Pp 242-254 In Newton, I., Kavanagh, R., Olsen J. and Taylor, I. (Eds) Ecology and Conservation of Owls. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood 2. McNabb, E.G. (2002) Notes on the diet and observations of the Southern Boobook (Ninox novaeseelandiae) in southern Victoria. Pp 193-198 In Newton, I., Kavanagh, R., Olsen J. and Taylor, I. (Eds) Ecology and Conservation of Owls. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood 3. Soderquist, T.R., Lowe, K.W., Loyn, R.H. and Price, R. (2002) Habitat quality in Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) territories in the Box-Ironbark forest of Victoria, Australia. Pp 91-99 In Newton, I., Kavanagh, R., Olsen J. and Taylor, I. (Eds) Ecology and Conservation of Owls. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood 2 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari Published conference proceedings 1. Loyn, R.H., McCulloch, E., Millsom, R., Living, L., Fisher, B,. Saunders, K.N. and Leeke, S. (2002) Changes in numbers of water birds in Western Port, Victoria, over quarter of a century (1973-1988). Pp 49-64 In Macwhirter, N., Macwhirter, P., Saglioco, J.L. and Southwood, J. (Eds) Le Naturaliste in Western Port 1802-2002 Commemorative Seminar Proceedings, Cranbourne VIC, April 2002. Department of Infrastructure and Mornington Penninsula Shire, Melbourne 2. Cottingham, P., Howell, G., Bennett, P., Boehm, J., Doolan, J., Hannan, G., Harris, J., Hart, B., Koehn, J., Metzeling, L., Quinn, G., Shirley, M., Stewardson, M. and Thoms, M. (2002) Perspectives on the Scientific Panel approach to determining environmental flows for southeastern Australian rivers. In Proceedings of a workshop held at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Melbourne, 3rd December 2001. Technical Report 2/2002. Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, Canberra 3. Koehn, J. and Nicol, S. (2002) Native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin – 2051. Pp 52-55 In Green Words &Images and Waschka, M. (Eds) Murray-Darling Basin 2051 : setting the vision : biodiversity workshop proceedings, Canberra, 25-26 October, 2001. World Wide Fund for Nature, Sydney Popular articles 1. Clancy, T., Bearlin, A., Lumsden, L. and Temby, I. (2002) A structured decision-aiding approach for the establishment of an alternate camp site for the grey-headed flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus in Melbourne. Abstract from the 10th Australasian Bat Society Conference, Cairns, Queensland. April 2002. Australasian Bat Sociey Newsletter 18: 16-17 2. Koehn, J. (2002) Freshwater invaders in Victoria. Under Control – Pest Plant and Animal News 22: 12-14 3. Loyn, R.H. (2002) Migration patterns of bush birds. Interpretive Birding Bulletin 5(4): 9-12 4. Lumsden, L. (2002) The impact of a large number of ticks on a Gould's Wattled Bat Chalinolobus gouldii. Australasian Bat Society Newsletter 18: 51 5. Lumsden, L. and Bennett, A. (2002) Adapting to habitat change in rural environments: a comparison of the roosting ecology of the lesser long-eared bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi and Gould's wattled bat Chalinolobus gouldii in contrasting rural landscapes. Australasian Bat Society Newsletter 18: 20-21 6. Lumsden, L.F. and Bennett, A. (2002) Remnant trees on farms: important habitat for bats. Australian Farm Journal BUSH 2002: 4-5 7. Papas, P.J. and Kefford, B. (2002) Bugs in streams give clues on rising salinity. Victorian Landcare and Catchment Management 17: 8 8. Raadik, T.A. and Kuiter, R.H. (2002) Kosciuszko Galaxias: a story of confusion and imminent peril. Fishes of Sahhul 16(2): 830-835 Technical and published reports 1. Clunie, P.E., Ryan, T., James, K. and Cant, B. (2002) Implications for rivers froms salinity hazards: scoping study. Report to the Murray-Darling Basin Commission. Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Heidelberg 2. DNRE (2002) Options for the establishment of an alternate campsite for the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus in Melbourne, Grey-headed Flying-fox Alternate Campsite Task Force (Chair T. F. Clancy). Department of Natural Resources and Environment 3. Raadik, T.A. (2002) Barred Galaxias recovery project 13695 - final report, Endangered Species Program. Report to Environment Australia, Canberra. Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Heidelberg 3 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari 4. Ryan, T., Aland, G. and Cogle, A. (2002) Environmental condition of the upper Mitchell River system:water quality and ecology. Department of Natural Resources, Heidelberg and Department of Primary Industries, QLD 4 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari ARI Publication List 2003 Refereed Journal Articles 1. Bowyer, J.C., Newell, G.R., Metcalfe, C.J. and Eldridge, M.D.B. (2003) Tree-kangaroos (Dendrolagus) in Australia: are D. lumholtzi and D. bennettianus sister taxa? Australian Zoologist 32: 207-213 2. Brown, G.W. (2003) An observation of feeding by the Regal Skink Ctenotus regius Storr, 1971. Herpetofauna 33(1): 37-38 3. Brown, G.W., Cherry, K.A., Nelson, J.L. and Grgat, L.M. (2003) A survey of the terrestrial vertebrate fauna of the Menindee Lakes, western New South Wales. Australian Zoologist 32(3): 381-400 4. Cheal, D.C. (2003) Palmiers du Territoire du Nord de l'Australie. Le Palmier 14(36): 10-15 5. Choquenot, D. and Ruscoe, W.A. (2003) Landscape complementation and food limitation of large herbivores: habitat-related constraints on the foraging efficiency of wild pigs. Journal of Animal Ecology 72(1): 14-26 6. Coomes, D.A., Allen, R., Forsyth, D.M. and Lee, W.G. (2003) How reversible are the impacts of introduced deer in New Zealand forests? Conservation Biology 17: 450-459 7. Ebner, B., Raadik, T.A., and Ivantsoff, W. (2003) Threatened fishes of the world: Craterocephalus fluviatilis McCulloch, 1913 (Atherinidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 68(4): 390 8. Forsyth, D.M., Coomes, D.A. and Nugent, G. (2003) Framework for assessing the susceptibility of management areas to deer impacts. Science for Conservation 213: 1-39 9. Forsyth, D.M., Hone, J., Parkes, J.P., Reid, G. and Stronge, D. (2003) Feral goat control in Egmont National Park, New Zealand, and the implications for eradication. Wildlife Research 30: 437-450 10. James, K.R., Cant, B.L. and Ryan, T.J. (2003) Responses of freshwater biota to rising salinity levels and implications for saline water management: a review. Australian Journal of Botany 51(6): 703-713 11. Kefford, B.J., Papas, P.J. and Nugegoda, D. (2003) Relative salinity tolerance of macroinvertebrates from the Barwon River, Victoria, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 54: 755-765 12. King, A., Humphries, P. and Lake, P.S. (2003) Fish recruitment on floodplains: the role of patterns of flooding and life history strategies. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60(7): 773-786 13. Loyn, R.H., Runnalls, R.G., Forward, G.Y. and Tyers, J. (2003) Territorial Bell Miners and other birds affecting populations of insect prey Science 221: 1411-1413 14. Mallen-Cooper, M. and Stuart, I. (2003) Age, growth and non-flood recruitment of two potamodromous fishes in a large semi-arid/temperate river system. River Research and Applications (online) 15. McNabb, E., McNabb, J. and Barker, K. (2003) Post-nesting home range, habitat use and diet of a female Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae in western Victoria. Corella 27(4): 109-117 16. Parkes, D., Newell, G.R. and Cheal, D.C. (2003) Assessing the quality of native vegetation - the Habitat Hectares approach. Ecological Management and Restoration 4: S29-S38 Books, Book Section, Theses 1. Kunz, T.H. and Lumsden, L.F. (2003) Ecology of cavity and foliage roosting bats. Pp3-89 In Kunz, T.H. and Fenton, M.B. (Eds) Bat Ecology. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2. Cheal, D.C. and Coman, B. (2003) Pest plants and animals. Pp 457-473 In Attiwill, P. and Wilson, B. (Eds) Ecology: An Australian Perspective. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne 3. Dorrough, J. and Carter, O. (2003) Herbivore grazing and plant conservation. In C.L. Brown,C.L., Hall, F. and J. Mills (Eds) Plant conservation: Approaches and techniques from an Australian perspective. Australian Network for Plant Conservation, Canberra. 5 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari Published conference proceedings 1. Koehn, J. (2003) Rationale, results and management implications of recent carp research in Australia. Pp 11-19 In Managing invasive freshwater fish in New Zealand. Proceedings of a workshop hosted by Science & Research Unit, Department of Conservation, 10-12 May, 2001, Hamilton. Department of Conservation, Wellington 2. Koehn, J.D. (2003) Riverine aquatic protected areas: protecting species, communities or ecosystem processes? Pp 614-624 In Beumer, J.P., Grant, A. and Smith, D.C. (Eds) Aquatic Protected Areas - What works best and how do we know? Proceedings of the World Congress on Aquatic Protected Areas, Cairns, Australia-August 2002. University of Queensland Printery, St. Lucia 3. Lintermans, M. and Raadik, T. (2003) Local eradication of trout from streams using rotenone: the Australian experience. Pp 95-111 In Managing invasive freshwater fish in New Zealand. Proceedings of a workshop hosted by Science & Research Unit, Department of Conservaion, 10-12 May 2001, Hamilton, NZ. Department of Conservation, Wellington 4. Newell, G., Griffioen, P. and Cheal, D. (2003) Effects of 'greenhouse' warming scenarios upon selected Victorian plants and vegetation communities. Pp 53-54 In Howden, M., Hughes, L., Dunlop, M., Zethoven, I., Hilbert, D. and Chilcott, C. (Eds) Climate change impacts on biodiversity in Australia. Outcomes of workshop sponsored by the Biological Diversity Advisory Committee. CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Canberra 5. Raadik, T.A. (2003) Government overview and perspectives: 5.6 Victoria. Pp 55-58 In Phillips, B. (Compiler) Managing Fish Translocation and Stocking in the Murray-Darling Basin, workshop held in Canberra 25-26 September 2002: Statement, recommendations and supporting papers. World Wildlife Fund for Nature Australia, Sydney 6. Yunusa, I.A.M., Brown, G.W., Kwong, R.M., Ronnfeldt, G.R., Slater, T., Crouch, A. and Unkovich, M. (2003) Integrating biodiversity and productivity on intensive farms: a potential role for shelter-belts in the Victorian Riverina. Pp 255-277 In Wilson, B.P. and Curtis, A. (Eds) Agriculture for the Australian Environment. Proceedings of the 2002 Fenner Conference on the Environment. Johnstone Centre, Charles Sturt University, Albury Popular articles 2003 1. Cheal, D.C. (2003) Bogong High Plains after the 2003 fires. Victorian Naturalist 120(5): 201-203 2. Clemann, N. (2003) The Mountain Dragon Tympanocryptis diemensis (Gray, 1841): a complex issue (with notes on the conservation of the 'Anglesea' Mountain Dragon). Monitor 11(2): 1-8 3. Heislers, A. and Loyn, R. (2003) Wings over Western Port. Bird Observers Club of Australia, Nunawading 4. Lumsden, L. and Bennett, A. (2003) Bats and paddock trees. Insights from recent research. Information Sheet. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg and Deakin University, Burwood Technical and published reports 1. Carter, O., Murphy, A.M. and Cheal, D.C. (2003) Natural Temperate Grassland. Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Heidelberg 2. Cottingham, P, Bunn, S, Price, P, Lovett, S. (Eds.) (2003) Managing wood in streams. River and Riparian Land Management Technical Guideline Update No. 3, July 2003. Land and Water Australia, Canberra. (contributors include Koehn, J. and Nicol, S.) 3. Cottingham, P., Stewardson, M., Crook, D., Hillman, T., Roberts, J. and Rutherford, I. (2003) Environmental flow recommendations for the Goulburn River below Lake Eildon. Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology Technical Report 01/2003. Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, Canberra 4. Forsyth, D.M., Webster, R., Warburton, B., Nugent, G., Coleman, M.C., Thomson, C., Nugent, G., Arnold, G., Carter, C. and Link, W.A. (2003) Effect of habitat, season, trap shyness and timing on RTC estimates (R10506). Landcare Research, New Zealand 6 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari 5. King, A., Brooks, J., Quinn, G., Sharpe, A. and McKay, S. (2003) Monitoring programs for environmental flows in Australia - a literature review. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg; Sinclair, Knight, Merz; Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology and Monash University 6. Robley, A.J. and Wright, J. (2003) Adaptive experimental management of foxes. Annual Report Year 2 July 2002 June 2003. Parks Victoria Technical Series. Parks Victoria, Melbourne 7. Zampatti, B.P., Koster, W. and Crook, D. (2003) Assessment of the rock-ramp fishway at Dights Falls, lower Yarra River, Melbourne. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg 7 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari ARI Publication List 2004 to June Refereed journal articles 1. Berger, L., Spear, R., Hines, H, B., Marantelli, G., Hyatt, A. D., Olsen, V., McDonald, K. R., Clarke, J., Gillespie, G., Mahony, M., Sheppard, N., Williams, C. and Tyler, M. (2004). Mortality in amphibians due to chytridiomycosis increases in winter and with lower experimental temperatures. Australian Veterinary Journal 82: 31-36 2. Clemann, N., McGee, T. and Odgers, J. (2004) Snake management on private properties in Melbourne, Australia. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 9(2): 133-142 3. Dorrough, J., Yen, A.L., Turner, V., Clark, S.G., Crosthwaite, J. and Hirth, J.R. (2004) Livestock grazing management and biodiversity conservation in Australian temperate grassy landscapes Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 55(3): 279-295 4. Forsyth, D.M., Duncan, R.P., Bomford, M. and Moore, G. (2004) Climatic suitability, life-history traits, introduction effort and the establishment and spread of introduced mammals in Australia. Conservation Biology 18: 557–569 5. Forsyth, D.M., Tustin, K.G., Gaillard, J.M. and Loison, A. (2004) Gestation date rather than maternal attributes predict foetal sex ratio in the highly dimorphic and polygynous Himalayan tahr. Behavioural Ecology 15: 572–578 6. Huynh, T.T., McLean, C.B., Coates, F. and Lawrie, A.C. (2004) Effect of developmental stage and peloton morphology on success in isolation of mycorrhizal fungi in Caladenia formosa (Orchidaceae) Australian Journal of Botany 52(2): 231-241 7. Jackson, J.E., Raadik, T.A., Lintermans, M. and Hammer, M. (2004) Alien salmonids in Australia: impediments to effective impact management, and future directions. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38: 447-455. 8. Kefford, B.J., Papas, P.J., Metzeling, L. and Nugegoda, D. (2004) Do laboratory salinity tolerances of freshwater animals correspond with their field salinity? Environmental Pollution 129(3): 355-362 9. Koehn, J.D. (2004) Carp (Cyprinus carpio) as a powerful invader in Australian waterways. Freshwater Biology 49: 1-13 10. McDonald-Madden, E., Elgar, M.A. and Handasyde, K.A. (2004) Responses to threat by female bobucks, Trichosurus caninus, during different stages of offspring development. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology (56): 322-327 11. Norman, F.I. and Cooper, C. (2004) Recoveries, recaptures and resightings of Australasian gannets Morus serrator banded at Lawrence Rocks, Victoria. Corella 28: 24-30 12. O'Connor, J.P. and Mahoney, J. (2004) Observations of ovariuan involoutuion in the Australian grayling (Prototroctes mareana). Ecology of Freshwater Fish 13(1): 70-73 13. Parkes, D., Newell, G. and Cheal, D. (2004) The development and raison d'etre of 'habitat hectares': A response to McCarthy et al. (2004). Ecological Management and Restoration 5(1): 28-29 14. Todd, C.R., Nicol, S. and Koehn, J.D. (2004) Density-dependance uncertainty in population models for the conservation of trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis. Ecological Modelling 171: 359-380 15. Walsh, C.J., Papas, P.J., Crowther, D., Sim, P.T. and Yoo, J. (2004) Stormwater drainage pipes as a threat to a stream-dwelling amphipod Austrogammarus australis, in south-eastern Australia. Biodiversity and Conservation 13: 781-793 16. Warman, L.D., Forsyth, D.M., Sinclair, A.R.E., Freemark, K., Moore, H.D., Barrett, T.W., Pressey, R.L. and White, D. (2004) Species distributions, surrogacy, and important conservation regions in Canada. Ecology Letters 7: 374– 379 8 Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research publication list 18 August 2004. www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari 17. Young, W.J., Chessman, B.C., Erskine, W.D., Raadik, T.A., Wimbush, D.J., Tilleard, J., Jakeman, A.J., Varley, I. And Verhoeven, T.J. (2004) Improving expert panel assessments through the use of a composite river condition index - the case of the rivers affected by the Snowy Mountains hydro-electric scheme, Australia. River Research and Applications (online) Technical and published reports 1. Murray-Darling Basin Commission (2004) Native Fish Strategy for the Murray-Darling Basin 2003-2013. MurrayDarling Basin Commission, Canberra (contributors include Koehn, J. and Nicol, S.) 9