Austral Ecology

© 2013 Ecological Society of Australia

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Early View (Online Version of Record published before inclusion in an issue)

Edited By: Michael Bull

Impact Factor: 1.824

ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2011: 69/134 (Ecology)

Online ISSN: 1442-9993

Associated Title(s): Ecological Management & Restoration

  1. Original Articles

    1. After the crash: How do predators adjust following the invasion of a novel toxic prey type?

      John Llewelyn, Lin Schwarzkopf, Benjamin L. Phillips and Richard Shine

      Article first published online: 15 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12058

    2. The effects of prey, habitat heterogeneity and fire on the spatial ecology of peninsular Diamond Pythons (Morelia spilota spilota: Pythonidae)

      Damian R. Michael, Ross B. Cunningham, Christopher Macgregor, Darren Brown and David B. Lindenmayer

      Article first published online: 6 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12056

    3. Increased rainfall frequency triggers an increase in litter fall rates of reproductive structures in an arid eucalypt woodland

      Samantha K. Travers and David J. Eldridge

      Article first published online: 5 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12055

    4. Hollow occurrence and abundance varies with tree characteristics and among species in temperate woodland Eucalyptus

      Laura Rayner, Murray Ellis and Jennifer E. Taylor

      Article first published online: 5 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12052

    5. The absence of fire can cause a lag phase: The invasion dynamics of Banksia ericifolia (Proteaceae)

      Sjirk Geerts, Desika Moodley, Mirijam Gaertner, Johannes J. Le Roux, Melodie A. McGeoch, Cedric Muofhe, David M. Richardson and John R. U. Wilson

      Article first published online: 3 MAY 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12035

    6. Behavioural responses of free-ranging western grey kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) to olfactory cues of historical and recently introduced predators

      Valentina S. A. Mella, Christine E. Cooper and Stephen J. J. F. Davies

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12050

    7. Combining population genetics, species distribution modelling and field assessments to understand a species vulnerability to climate change

      Kimberly P. McCallum, Greg R. Guerin, Martin F. Breed and Andrew J. Lowe

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12041

    8. The urban matrix and artificial light restricts the nightly ranging behaviour of Gould's long-eared bat (Nyctophilus gouldi)

      C. G. Threlfall, B. Law and P. B. Banks

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12034

    9. Are invasive species drivers of native species decline or passengers of habitat modification? A case study of the impact of the common myna (Acridotheres tristis) on Australian bird species

      Kate Grarock, Christopher R. Tidemann, Jeffrey T. Wood and David B. Lindenmayer

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12049

    10. Contrasting habitat use of morphologically similar bat species with differing conservation status in south-eastern Australia

      Anna McConville, Bradley Law, Trent Penman and Michael Mahony

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12047

    11. Ant diversity partitioning across spatial scales: Ecological processes and implications for conserving Tropical Dry Forests

      Tatianne Marques and José H. Schoereder

      Article first published online: 29 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12046

    12. Using a resource selection approach to predict the suitability of alpine habitats for a common herbivore

      Alison Matthews and Peter G. Spooner

      Article first published online: 28 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12053

    13. Weeds and native plant species are negatively associated along grassland and kiwifruit land management intensity gradients

      Duane A. Peltzer and Catriona J. MacLeod

      Article first published online: 25 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12043

    14. Floristic variation in ecotonal areas: Patterns, determinants and biogeographic origins of subtropical forests in South America

      Erivelton Tomazzoni Gonçalves and Alexandre F. Souza

      Article first published online: 24 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12051

    15. Environmental variables associated with the distribution and occupancy of habitat specialist tadpoles in naturally acidic, oligotrophic waterbodies

      Clay Alan Simpkins, Jonathan D. Shuker, Gregory W. Lollback, J. Guy Castley and Jean-Marc Hero

      Article first published online: 19 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12048

    16. Stress-tolerator leaf traits determine population dynamics in the endangered New Caledonian conifer Araucaria muelleri

      Neal J. Enright, Ben P. Miller, George L. W. Perry, David Goldblum and Tanguy Jaffré

      Article first published online: 8 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12045

    17. Effects of an invasive species on refuge-site selection by native fauna: The impact of cane toads on native frogs in the Australian tropics

      Iris Bleach, Christa Beckmann, Gregory P. Brown and Richard Shine

      Article first published online: 8 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12044

    18. Refining the ‘pulse-reserve’ model for arid central Australia: Seasonal rainfall, soil moisture and plant productivity in sand ridge and stony plain habitats of the Simpson Desert

      Catherine E. M. Nano and Chris R. Pavey

      Article first published online: 4 APR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12036

    19. Habitat filtering influences the phylogenetic structure of avian communities across a coastal gradient in southern Brazil

      Andros Tarouco Gianuca, Rafael Antunes Dias, Vanderlei Júlio Debastiani and Leandro D. S. Duarte

      Article first published online: 28 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12042

    20. Yield and species composition of a mesic grassland savanna in South Africa are influenced by long-term nutrient addition

      Zivanai Tsvuura and Kevin P. Kirkman

      Article first published online: 28 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12040

    21. Spatial pattern and severity of fire in areas with and without buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) and effects on native vegetation in central Australia

      Christine Schlesinger, Sarah White and Shane Muldoon

      Article first published online: 28 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12039

    22. Foraging patterns and strategies in an Australian desert ant

      Patrick Schultheiss and Sabine S. Nooten

      Article first published online: 21 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12037

    23. No evidence for rapid evolution of seed dispersal ability in range edge populations of the invasive species Senecio madagascariensis

      Karen Bartle, Angela T. Moles and Stephen P. Bonser

      Article first published online: 21 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12032

    24. Zooplankton species richness–productivity relationship: Confronting monotonic positive and hump-shaped models from a local perspective

      Nadson R. Simões, Maria Alice Mendes Colares, Fábio A. Lansac-Tôha and Claudia C. Bonecker

      Article first published online: 21 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12038

    25. Linking the pattern to the mechanism: How an introduced mammal facilitates plant invasions

      M. Noelia Barrios-Garcia and Daniel Simberloff

      Article first published online: 21 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12027

    26. Extreme rainfall events predict irruptions of rat plagues in central Australia

      Aaron C. Greenville, Glenda M. Wardle and Chris R. Dickman

      Article first published online: 21 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12033

    27. Interacting biocontrol programmes: invasive cane toads reduce rates of breakdown of cowpats by dung beetles

      Edna González-Bernal, Matthew J. Greenlees, Gregory P. Brown and Richard Shine

      Article first published online: 15 MAR 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12028

    28. Biogeographic anomalies in the species richness of Chilean forests: Incorporating evolution into a climatic – historic scenario

      Ricardo A. Segovia, Luis F. Hinojosa, María F. Pérez and Bradford A. Hawkins

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12030

    29. Competing tadpoles: Australian native frogs affect invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) in natural waterbodies

      Elisa Cabrera-Guzmán, Michael R. Crossland and Richard Shine

      Article first published online: 21 FEB 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12029

    30. Role of weather and fuel in stopping fire spread in tropical savannas

      Owen F. Price, Rittick Borah and Stefan W. Maier

      Article first published online: 29 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12021

    31. Resource partitioning of sympatric small mammals in an African forest-grassland vegetation mosaic

      Craig T. Symes, John W. Wilson, Stephan M. Woodborne, Zara S. Shaikh and Michael Scantlebury

      Article first published online: 21 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12020

    32. Independent and shared effects of environmental features and space driving avian community beta diversity across a coastal gradient in southern Brazil

      Andros Tarouco Gianuca, Vinicius Augusto Galvão Bastazini, Rafael Antunes Dias and Malva Isabel Medina Hernández

      Article first published online: 18 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12023

    33. Farm dams facilitate amphibian invasion: Extra-limital range expansion of the painted reed frog in South Africa

      Sarah J. Davies, Susana Clusella-Trullas, Cang Hui and Melodie A. McGeoch

      Article first published online: 18 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12022

    34. Detecting invertebrate responses to fire depends on sampling method and taxonomic resolution

      Luisa C. Teasdale, Annabel L. Smith, Mailyn Thomas, Catherine A. Whitehead and Don A. Driscoll

      Article first published online: 14 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12024

    35. Spatial and temporal drivers of small mammal distributions in a semi-arid environment: The role of rainfall, vegetation and life-history

      Luke T. Kelly, Ray Dayman, Dale G. Nimmo, Michael F. Clarke and Andrew F. Bennett

      Article first published online: 14 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12018

  2. Review Articles

    1. Metabolomics and its use in ecology

      Oliver A. H. Jones, Mahon L. Maguire, Julian L. Griffin, Daniel A. Dias, David J. Spurgeon and Claus Svendsen

      Article first published online: 14 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12019

  3. Original Articles

    1. Causes of reintroduction failure of the brown treecreeper: Implications for ecosystem restoration

      Victoria A. Bennett, Veronica A. J. Doerr, Erik D. Doerr, Adrian D. Manning, David B. Lindenmayer and Hwan-Jin Yoon

      Article first published online: 13 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12017

    2. Twenty-five years of plant community dynamics and invasion in New Zealand tussock grasslands

      Nicola J. Day and Hannah L. Buckley

      Article first published online: 13 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12016

    3. Habitat fragmentation in forests affects relatedness and spatial genetic structure of a native rodent, Rattus lutreolus

      Helen C. Stephens, Christina Schmuki, Christopher P. Burridge and Julianne M. O'Reilly-Wapstra

      Article first published online: 13 JAN 2013 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12001

    4. Sharp transitions in microclimatic conditions between savanna and forest in New Caledonia: Insights into the vulnerability of forest edges to fire

      Thomas Ibanez, Christelle Hély and Cédric Gaucherel

      Article first published online: 12 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12015

  4. Review Articles

    1. Pseudofactorialism, response structures and collective responsibility

      Stuart H. Hurlbert

      Article first published online: 5 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12010

  5. Original Articles

    1. Early breeding protects anuran eggs from Saprolegnia infection

      María G. Perotti, María D. Basanta, Mónica M. Steciow, J. V. Sandoval-Sierra and Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo

      Article first published online: 5 DEC 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12014

    2. Between-individual variation drives the seasonal dynamics in the trophic niche of a Neotropical marsupial

      Mathias M. Pires, Eduardo G. Martins, Márcio S. Araújo and Sérgio F. dos Reis

      Article first published online: 28 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12011

    3. Contribution of rarity and commonness to patterns of species richness in biogeographic transitions regions: Woody plants of Uruguay

      Analía Pérez-Quesada and Alejandro Brazeiro

      Article first published online: 28 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12009

    4. Contracting Tasmanian montane grasslands within a forest matrix is consistent with cessation of Aboriginal fire management

      D. M. J. S. Bowman, S. W. Wood, D. Neyland, G. J. Sanders and L. D. Prior

      Article first published online: 28 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12008

    5. Permeability of the urban matrix to arboreal gliding mammals: Sugar gliders in Melbourne, Australia

      Fiona M. Caryl, Katrina Thomson and Rodney van der Ree

      Article first published online: 28 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12006

    6. Breeding cues in a wetland-dependent Australian passerine of the seasonally wet-dry tropics

      Wayne A. Houston

      Article first published online: 13 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12007

    7. Landscape of ecological research in Australia: A bibliometric analysis of trends in research output and hotspots of research from 1991 to 2010

      Lalit Kumar and Hassan M. Khormi

      Article first published online: 12 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02453.x

    8. Rainfall in prior breeding seasons influences population size of a small marsupial

      Hania Lada, James R. Thomson, Shaun C. Cunningham and Ralph Mac Nally

      Article first published online: 7 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12002

    9. Limited niche differentiation within remarkable co-occurrences of congeneric species: Monomorium ants in the Australian seasonal tropics

      Alan N. Andersen, Xavier Arnan and Kathryn Sparks

      Article first published online: 1 NOV 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12000

    10. Species richness increases the resilience of wetland plant communities in a tropical floodplain

      Priscilla Carvalho, Sidinei Magela Thomaz, Josilaine Taeco Kobayashi and Luis Mauricio Bini

      Article first published online: 28 OCT 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/aec.12003

    11. Heavy metal pollution negatively correlates with anuran species richness and distribution in south-eastern Australia

      Kristina L. G. Ficken and Phillip G. Byrne

      Article first published online: 22 OCT 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02443.x

    12. Deciduous sapling responses to season and large herbivores in a semi-arid African savanna

      Peter F. Scogings, Thandeka C. Mamashela and Alpheus M. Zobolo

      Article first published online: 18 OCT 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02454.x

  6. Original Article

    1. Life stage specific variation in the occupancy of ponds by Litoria aurea, a threatened amphibian

      Deborah S. Bower, Michelle P. Stockwell, Carla J. Pollard, Evan J. Pickett, James I. Garnham, John Clulow and Michael J. Mahony

      Article first published online: 17 OCT 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02452.x

  7. Original Articles

    1. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence: Feral pigs as vectors of soil-borne pathogens

      Cheryl R. Krull, Nick W. Waipara, David Choquenot, Bruce R. Burns, Andrew M. Gormley and Margaret C. Stanley

      Article first published online: 3 SEP 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02444.x

    2. Spatial ecology of bluetongue lizards (Tiliqua spp.) in the Australian wet–dry tropics

      Samantha J. Price-Rees, Gregory P. Brown and Richard Shine

      Article first published online: 20 AUG 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02439.x

    3. Small-scale patterns of genetic variation in a headwater specialist mayfly: No influence of selective forest harvesting on diversity

      B. A. YOUNG, D. J. SCHMIDT and F. SHELDON

      Article first published online: 6 AUG 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02440.x

    4. Brains and bravery: Little evidence of a relationship between brain size and flightiness in shorebirds

      P.-J. GUAY, M. A. WESTON, M. R. E. SYMONDS and H. K. GLOVER

      Article first published online: 3 AUG 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02441.x

    5. Hoarding patterns of sigmodontine rodent species in the Central Monte Desert (Argentina)

      STELLA M. GIANNONI, VALERIA E. CAMPOS, NATALIA ANDINO, MARÍA RAMOS-CASTILLA, ALEJANDRO OROFINO, CARLOS E. BORGHI, CLAUDIA DE LOS RÍOS and CLAUDIA M. CAMPOS

      Article first published online: 1 AUG 2012 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02438.x

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