Papers to make a difference

Here I present papers (peer-reviewed journal articles) from my science, in which I seek to improve coexistence between wildlife and people

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Across Australia, community groups trap common mynas to protect native birds, yet we rarely know whether these efforts deliver the desired b

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Adverse impacts of off-road vehicles on coastal dune vegetation are widespread, substantial, and long-lasting: Evidence from a global meta-a

Ocean shores are among the most spectacular and sought-after sites for leisure activities, including ‘nature and wilderness experiences’. So

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Vehicles on beaches kill birds

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Escape behaviour of translocated eastern barred bandicoots differs in relation to invasive predators but not competitors

Escape behaviour of translocated eastern barred bandicoots differs in relation to invasive predators but not competitors - ScienceDirect

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.70022

Good old fashioned natural history

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Adverse impacts of off-road vehicles on coastal dune vegetation are widespread, substantial, and long-lasting: Evidence from a global meta-analysis of sandy beach-dune systems - ScienceDirect

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Small-scale removal of an emergent coastal weed does not affect space use of a territorial bird which uses those weeds - ScienceDirect

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Lifting the Veil of Darkness: Thermal Technology Facilitates Collection of Flight‐Initiation Distances by Night - Rendall - 2024 - Ecology and Evolution - Wiley Online Library

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Spatial Mismatch Between Tourism Hotspots and Anthropogenic Debris on Sandy Beaches in an Iconic Conservation Area | Estuaries and Coasts

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Some birds can move their eggs, sometimes.........

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RendallAnthony12067295343 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03115

Outfoxing foxes.......

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and respective shutdowns dramatically altered human activities, potentially changing human

There have been a LOT of studies regarding the effect of covid-19 lockdowns on wildlife. Our recent global-scale research shows that perhaps the lockdown effect was not as universally positive (nor was it negative) as some might think. My local parks were full of people making the most of their permitted outdoor time! I was there too!

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Do different camera trap lures result in different detection rates of vertebrates because of their attractiveness to invertebrates?

Ecological Management & Restoration is a restoration ecology journal connecting the ecologist's perspective with the field manager's experie

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Field work in Thailand, supervisors from Asia, Canada and Australia (meeting times brutal) and a dedicated Deakin graduate. Cool work all.

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Hooded Plovers are so clever, they make smart decisions when defending their nest, nothing "passive" about it! Well done Daniel Lees, Grainne Maguire and Sonia Sanchez

http://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13313

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A meta-analysis of the relationship between flock size and flight initiation distance in birds

When encountering an approaching predator, prey often must decide on an optimal distance for escape, measured as flight initiation distance

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http://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13294