Feral cats are among the most damaging invasive species worldwide, and are implicated in
many extinctions, especially in Australia, New Zealand and other islands. Understanding …

Ecosystem engineers have been widely studied for terrestrial systems, but global trends in
research encompassing the range of taxa and functions have not previously been …

The failure of broadscale management to protect some threatened species has led to an
increase in the use of islands and fenced reserves as translocation sites or foci for intensive …

Globally, translocations are commonly used to improve the conservation status of threatened
species. There is increasing recognition that translocations of ecosystem engineers also …

Context Reptiles partition their activity among their microhabitats for thermoregulatory,
predatory, and refuge opportunities. We investigated whether a habitat specialist, the …

Species declines can have broader impacts on ecosystems, particularly when those species
act as ecosystem engineers. Ecosystem engineers modify habitats, indirectly shaping biotic …

Species extinction has reached unprecedented rates globally, and can cause unexpected
ecological cascades. Since Europeans arrived in Australia, many endemic mammals have …

Digging and burrowing mammals modify soil resources, creating shelter for other animals
and influencing vegetation and soil biota. The use of conservation translocations to reinstate …

Functional extinction of once abundant species has frequently preceded understanding of
their ecological roles. Consequently, our understanding of ecosystems is prone to shifting …

Australia has lost a substantial proportion of its small to medium‐sized mammals since
European colonisation. Given the passage of time since local extinctions–decades to more …