Loss of terrestrial biodiversity in Australia: Magnitude, causation, and response

S Legge, L Rumpff, ST Garnett, JCZ Woinarski - Science, 2023 - science.org
Australia's biota is species rich, with high rates of endemism. This natural legacy has rapidly
diminished since European colonization. The impacts of invasive species, habitat loss …

Mechanisms underlying host persistence following amphibian disease emergence determine appropriate management strategies

LA Brannelly, HI McCallum, LF Grogan… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging infectious diseases have caused many species declines, changes in communities
and even extinctions. There are also many species that persist following devastating …

The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time‐bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

S Legge, L Rumpff, JCZ Woinarski… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim After environmental disasters, species with large population losses may need urgent
protection to prevent extinction and support recovery. Following the 2019–2020 Australian …

Rapid assessment of the biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires to guide urgent management intervention and recovery and lessons for other …

S Legge, JCZ Woinarski, BC Scheele… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The incidence of major fires is increasing globally, creating extraordinary challenges for
governments, managers and conservation scientists. In 2019–2020, Australia experienced …

[HTML][HTML] Australia's most imperilled vertebrates

ST Garnett, BK Hayward-Brown, RK Kopf… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The likelihood of extinction within the next 20 years was determined for 47 Australian
mammal, bird, reptile, frog and freshwater fish taxa previously identified as being highly …

[HTML][HTML] Lights at the end of the tunnel: The incidence and characteristics of recovery for Australian threatened animals

JCZ Woinarski, ST Garnett, G Gillespie, SM Legge… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recovery of threatened species is a widely recognised conservation goal. We assess the
incidence and characteristics of recovery for threatened Australian animals from the …

Butterflies on the brink: identifying the Australian butterflies (Lepidoptera) most at risk of extinction

HM Geyle, MF Braby, M Andren, EP Beaver… - Austral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The diversity and abundance of native invertebrates is declining globally, which could have
significant consequences for ecosystem functioning. Declines are likely to be at least as …

An invasive pathogen drives directional niche contractions in amphibians

BC Scheele, GW Heard, M Cardillo… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Global change is causing an unprecedented restructuring of ecosystems, with the spread of
invasive species being a key driver. While population declines of native species due to …

[HTML][HTML] Animal population decline and recovery after severe fire: Relating ecological and life history traits with expert estimates of population impacts from the …

M Ensbey, S Legge, CJ Jolly, ST Garnett… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Catastrophic megafires can increase extinction risks; identifying species priorities for
management and policy support is critical for preparing and responding to future fires …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid modeling for stream flow estimation: integrating machine learning and federated learning

U Akbulut, MA Cifci, Z Aslan - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the face of mounting global challenges stemming from population growth and climate
fluctuations, the sustainable management of water resources emerges as a paramount …