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Refereed journal articles
1. Campbell, S., Coulson, G. and Lumsden, L.F. (2010) Divergent microclimates in artificial and natural roosts
of the large-footed myotis (Myotis macropus). Acta Chiropterologica 12(1): 173-185
2. Cheal, D. (2010) Velvet thread-petal Stenopetalum velutinum rediscovery in Victoria. Victorian Naturalist
127(1): 19-22
3. Coleman, R.A., Pettigrove, V., Raadik, T.A., Hoffman, A.A., Miller, A.D. and Carew, M.E. (2010) Microsatellite
markers and mtDNA data indicate two distinct groups in dwarf galaxias, Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Pisces:
Galaxiidae), a threatened freshwater fish from south-eastern Australia. Conservation Genetics 11:1911–1928
4. Crook, D.A., Koster, W.M., Macdonald, J.I., Nicol, S.J., Belcher, C.A., Dawson, D.R., O’Mahony, D.J.,
Lovett, D., Walker, A. and Bannam, L. (2010). Catadromous migrations by female tupong (Pseudaphritis
urvillii) in coastal streams in Victoria, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 61(4): 474-483
5. Crook, D.A., Reich, P., Bond, N.R., McMaster, D., Koehn, J.D. and Lake, P.S. (2010) Using biological
information to support proactive strategies for managing freshwater fish during drought. Marine and
Freshwater Research 61(3): 379-387
6. Duncan, D.H., Kyle, G. and Race, D. (2010) Combining facilitated dialogue with spatial data analysis to
compile landscape history. Environmental Conservation 37: 432-441
7. Forsyth, D. M., Wilmshurst, J.M., Allen, R.B. and Coomes, D.A. (2010) Impacts of introduced deer and
extinct moa on New Zealand ecosystems. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 34(1): 48-65
8. Hashimoto, N., Rogers, D.I. and Chandler, R.J. (2010) Rapid moult to breeding plumage by a first summer
Curlew Sandpiper. British Birds 103: 396-404
9. Hone, J., Duncan, R.P. and Forsyth, D.M. (2010) Estimates of maximum annual population growth rates (rm)
of mammals and their application in wildlife management. Journal of Applied Ecology 47(3): 507-514
10. King, A.J., Ward, K.A., O’Connor, P., Green, D., Tonkin, Z. and Mahoney, J. (2010) Adaptive management
of an environmental watering event to enhance native fish spawning and recruitment. Freshwater Biology
55(1): 17-31
11. Koehn, J. (2010) Conservation and utilisation: harnessing forces for better outcomes for native fishes.
Ecological Management and Restoration 11(2): 86-87
12. Liu, C., White, M. and Newell, G. (2010) Measuring and comparing the accuracy of species distribution
models with presence–absence data. Ecography (Early View)
13. Lyon, J., Stuart, I., Ramsay, D. and O’Mahony, J. (2010) The effect of water level on lateral movements of
fish between river and off-channel habitats and implications for management. Marine and Freshwater
Research 61(3): 271-278
14. Macreadie, P.I., Connolly, R.M., Keough, M.J., Jenkins, G.P. and Hindell, J.S. (2010) Short-term differences
in animal assemblages in patches formed by loss and growth of habitat. Austral Ecology 35(5): 515-521
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15. Macreadie, P.I., Hindell, J.S., Keough, M.J., Jenkins, G.P. and Connolly, R.M. (2010) Resource distribution
influences positive edge effects in in a seagrass fish. Ecology 91(7): 2013-2021
16. Murphy, H.M., Jenkins, G.P., Hindell, J.S. and Connolly, R. M. (2010) Response of fauna in seagrass to
habitat edges, patch attributes and hydrodynamics. Austral Ecology 35(5): 535-543
17. Norman, F.I. and Chambers L.E. (2010) Counts of selected duck species at Corner Inlet, Victoria: changes
in relation to local and distant meteorological variations. International Journal of Biometeorology 54(3): 269282
18. Parkes, J.P., Ramsey, D.S.L., Macdonald, N., Walker, K., McKnight, S., Cohen, B.S. and Morrison, S.A.
(2010) Rapid eradication of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) from Santa Cruz Island, California. Biological Conservation
143(3): 634-641
19. Robley, A., Gormley, A., Forsyth, D., Wilton, A. and Stephens, D. (2010) Movements and habitat selection
by wild dogs in eastern Victoria. Australian Mammalogy 32(1): 23-32
20. Rogers, D.I., Yang, H.Y., Hassell, C.J., Boyle, A.N., Rogers, K.G., Chen, B., Zhang, Z.W. and Piersma, T.
(2010) Red Knots (Calidris canutus piersmai and C. c. rogersi) depend on a small threatened staging area in
Bohai Bay, China. Emu 110(4): 307-315
21. Sinclair, S.J., White, M.D. and Newell, G.R. (2010) How Useful Are Species Distribution Models for
Managing Biodiversity under Future Climates? Ecology and Society 15(1): 8-20
22. Smith, T.M., Hindell, J.S., Jenkins, G.P. and Connolly, R.M. (2010) Seagrass patch size affects fish
responses to edges. Journal of Animal Ecology 79(1): 275-281
23. Stuart, I.G., Koehn, J.D., O’Brien, T.A., McKenzie, J.A. and Quinn, G.P. (2010) Too close for comfort: a
fishway exit and a hydro-power station inlet. Marine and Freshwater Research 61(1): 23-33
24. Tolsma, A.D., Tolhurst, K.G. and Read, S.M. (2010) Effects of fire, post-fire defoliation, drought and season
on regrowth and carbohydrate reserves of alpine snowgrass Poa fawcettiae (Poaceae). Australian Journal of
Botany 58(3): 157-168
25. Webb, J.A., Stewardson, M. J. and Koster, W. M. (2010) Detecting ecological responses to flow variation
using Bayesian hierarchical models. Freshwater Biology 55(1): 108-126
26. Woods, R.J., Macdonald, J.I., Crook, D.A., Schmidt, D.J. and Hughes, J.M. (2010) Contemporary and
historic patterns of connectivity amongst populations of an inland river fish species inferred from genetics and
otolith chemistry. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67(7): 1098-1115
27. Wright, D.M., Jordan, G.J., Lee, W.G., Duncan, R.P., Forsyth, D.M. and Coomes, D.A. (2010) Do leaves of
plants on phosphorus-impoverished soils contain high concentrations of phenolic defence compounds?
Functional Ecology 24(1): 52-61
28. Zimmer, H.C., Mavromihalis, J., Turner, V., Moxham, C. and Liu, C. (2010) Native grasslands in the
PlainsTender incentive scheme: conservation value, management and monitoring. The Rangeland Journal
32(2): 205-214
29. Zimmer, H.C., Turner, V.B., Mavromihalis, J., Dorrough, J. and Moxham, C. (2010) Forb responses to
grazing and rest management in a critically endangered Australian native grassland ecosystem. The
Rangeland Journal 32(2): 187-195
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Books & book sections
1. Cottingham, P., Stewardson, M., Roberts, J., Oliver, R., Crook, D. and Hillman, T. (2010) Ecosystem
response modelling in the Goulburn River: how much water is too much? Pp 391-409 In Saintilan, N. and
Overton, I. (Eds.) Ecosystem response modelling in the Murray-Darling Basin. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne,
VIC
2. Battley, P. and Rogers, D. (2010) Shorebird lifestyles. Pp 28-43 In Van de Kam, J., Battley, P., McCaffery, B.,
Rogers, D., Hong, J.S., Moores, N., Ki, J.Y., Lewis, J. and Piersma, T. (Eds.) Invisible Connections: why
migrating shorebirds need the Yellow Sea. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, VIC
3. Moxham, C., Turner, V., Walker, G. and Douglas, I. (2010) A field guide to Coastal Moonah Woodland in
Victoria. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Sustainability and Environment,
Melbourne, VIC
4. Rogers, D. (2010) A southern holiday? Pp 86-105 In Van de Kam, J., Battley, P., McCaffery, B., Rogers, D.,
Hong, J.S., Moores, N., Ki, J.Y., Lewis, J. and Piersma, T. (Eds.) Invisible Connections: why migrating
shorebirds need the Yellow Sea. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, VIC
5. Rogers, D. and Hong, J.S. (2010) Tidal flat specialists. Pp 106-123 In Van de Kam, J., Battley, P., McCaffery,
B., Rogers, D., Hong, J.S., Moores, N., Ki, J.Y., Lewis, J. and Piersma, T. (Eds.) Invisible Connections: why
migrating shorebirds need the Yellow Sea. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, VIC
6. Van de Kam, J., Battley, P., McCaffery, B., Rogers, D., Hong, J.S., Moores, N., Ki, J.Y., Lewis, J. and
Piersma, T. (Eds.) (2010) Invisible Connections: why migrating shorebirds need the Yellow Sea. CSIRO
Publishing, Melbourne, VIC
Popular articles
1. Bryant, D. (2010) Build it and they will come - frog habitat in farm dams. Coastline: Coast Action/Coast Care
Newsletter 50: 5
2. Inglis, T. and Rogers, D. (2010) Tidal flats turned into fatal shores. Ethical Investor 90: 36-38
3. Menkhorst, P. (2010) Spinifex pigeon Geophaps plumifera (All Things Great and Small) Wild (117): 11
4. Tolsma, A. and Coates, F. (2010) Preserving our spring-soak wetlands. The Granite News 4(2)
5. Zimmer, H. and Moxham, C. (2010) Research update: native grassland, seasonal grazing at the
experimental plots. Plains Facts Autumn.
Published Reports
(Many of the reports below are available at www.dse.vic.gov.au/ari/reports. Some of the links are directly to PDFs)
1. Beesley, L., Howard, K., Joachim, L. and King, A.J. (2010) Cultural conservation of freshwater turtles in
Barmah-Millewa Forest. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 203.
Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg, VIC
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2. Coates, F. and Walsh N.G. (2010) The influence of fire history on treeless subalpine vegetation at Mt Buffalo
National Park. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Sustainability and
Environment, Heidelberg, VIC
3. Coates, F., Tolsma, A. and Culter, S. (2010) The floristic values of wetlands in the Highlands and
Strathbogie Ranges. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Sustainability and
Environment, Heidelberg, VIC
4. Johnston, M., Algar, D., Hamilton, N. and Lindeman, M. (2010) A bait efficacy trial for the management of
feral cats on Christmas Island. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No.
200. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg, VIC
5. Johnston, M., Algar, D., Onus, M., Hamilton, N., Hilmer, S. Withnell, B. and Koch, K. (2010) A bait efficacy
trial for the management of feral cats on Dirk Hartog Island. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Technical Report Series No. 205. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg, VIC
6. Menkhorst, P. (2010) A survey of colonially-breeding birds on Mud Islands, Port Phillip, Victoria, with an
annotated list of all terrestrial vertebrates. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report
Series No. 206. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg, VIC
7. Ramsey, D.S.L., Forsyth, D.M., Conroy, M.J., Hall, G.P., Kingsford, R.T., Mitchell, G., Roshier, D.A.,
Veltman, C.J., Webb, G. and Wintle, B.A. (2010) Developing a sustainable harvest model for Victorian
waterfowl. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 195. Department of
Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg, VIC
8. Robley, A. (2010) Review of fox control measures in Box-Ironbark conservation management networks:
Broken Boosey. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 204.
Department of Sustainability and Environment, Heidelberg, VIC
9. Robley, A., Gormley, A., Woodford, L., Lindeman, M., Main, M., Ballard, G., Whitehead, B., Albert, R.,
Bowd, M. and Smit, A. (2010) Evaluation of sampling designs used to determine change in occupancy rate
and abundance of feral cats that have established wild populations in Australia. Arthur Rylah Institute for
Environmental Research Technical Report Series No. 201. Department of Sustainability and Environment,
Heidelberg, VIC
10. Rumpff, L., Vesk, P.A., Duncan, D. and Wintle, B.A. (2010) An adaptive approach to vegetation and
biodiversity management in the Goulburn Broken catchment. Landscape Logic Technical Report No. 12.
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Hobart, TAS