Wildlife restoration in fragmented landscapes: Trialling wild-to-wild translocation with two common reptiles

Authors: Westaway, Dylan M. ^{a, ⁎}, Jolly, Chris J. ^b, Watson, David M. ^a, Watson, Maggie J. ^c, Michael, Damian R. ^a, Linley, Grant D. ^a, Holmes, Ben ^d, Ritchie, Euan G. ^e, Buchan, Anne ^f, Loeffler, Ella ^f, Nimmo, Dale G. ^a

Source: In Biological Conservation November 2024 299

Reversing habitat loss: An experimental test of the interactive effects of grazing exclusion and surface rock restoration on reptile conservation

Authors: O'Sullivan, Jackie L., Foster, Claire N., Blanchard, Wade, Florance, Daniel, Michael, Damian R., Lindenmayer, David B.

Source: Journal of applied ecology. 60(9):1778-1789

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Remnant Habitat Patches Have Lower Reptile Richness and Diversity Compared to Areas of Continuous Habitat.

Authors: Wright, Lucy J., Nimmo, Dale G., Green, Mikayla C., Simpson, Rebecca E. L., Wassens, Skye, Michael, Damian R.

Source: Austral Ecology; Mar2025, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p1-13, 13p

Subject Terms: REPTILE diversity, BIODIVERSITY, NATURE conservation, SPECIES diversity, LAND use, HABITAT destruction, ARID regions, HABITAT modification

Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk

Authors: Chapple, David G., Roll, Uri, Böhm, Monika, Aguilar, Rocío, Amey, Andrew P., Austin, Chris C., Baling, Marleen, Barley, Anthony J., Bates, Michael F., Bauer, Aaron M., Blackburn, Daniel G., Bowles, Phil, Brown, Rafe M., Chandramouli, S.R., Chirio, Laurent, Cogger, Hal, Colli, Guarino R., Conradie, Werner, Couper, Patrick J., Cowan, Mark A., Craig, Michael D., Das, Indraneil, Datta-Roy, Aniruddha, Dickman, Chris R., Ellis, Ryan J., Fenner, Aaron L., Ford, Stewart, Ganesh, S.R., Gardner, Michael G., Geissler, Peter, Gillespie, Graeme R., Glaw, Frank, Greenlees, Matthew J., Griffith, Oliver W., Grismer, L. Lee, Haines, Margaret L., Harris, D. James, Hedges, S. Blair, Hitchmough, Rod A., Hoskin, Conrad J., Hutchinson, Mark N., Ineich, Ivan, Janssen, Jordi, Johnston, Gregory R., Karin, Benjamin R., Keogh, J. Scott, Kraus, Fred, LeBreton, Matthew, Lymberakis, Petros, Masroor, Rafaqat, McDonald, Peter J., Mecke, Sven, Melville, Jane, Melzer, Sabine, Michael, Damian R., Miralles, Aurélien, Mitchell, Nicola J., Nelson, Nicola J., Nguyen, Truong Q., de Campos Nogueira, Cristiano, Ota, Hidetoshi, Pafilis, Panayiotis, Pauwels, Olivier S.G., Perera, Ana, Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel, Reed, Robert N., Ribeiro-Júnior, Marco A., Riley, Julia L., Rocha, Sara, Rutherford, Pamela L., Sadlier, Ross A., Shacham, Boaz, Shea, Glenn M., Shine, Richard, Slavenko, Alex, Stow, Adam, Sumner, Joanna, Tallowin, Oliver J.S., Teale, Roy, Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Trape, Jean-Francois, Uetz, Peter, Ukuwela, Kanishka D.B., Valentine, Leonie, Van Dyke, James U., van Winkel, Dylan, Vasconcelos, Raquel, Vences, Miguel, Wagner, Philipp, Wapstra, Erik, While, Geoffrey M., Whiting, Martin J., Whittington, Camilla M., Wilson, Steve, Ziegler, Thomas, Tingley, Reid, Meiri, Shai

Source: In Biological Conservation May 2021 257

Amphibian occurrence and abundance patterns across a modified floodplain ecosystem

Authors: Littlefair, Michelle E., Nimmo, Dale G., Ocock, Joanne F., Michael, Damian R., Wassens, Skye

Source: Austral ecology. 46(8):1343-1355

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Artificial refuges for wildlife conservation: what is the state of the science?

Authors: Cowan, Mitchell A., Callan, Michael N., Watson, Maggie J., Watson, David M., Doherty, Tim S., Michael, Damian R., Dunlop, Judy A., Turner, James M., Moore, Harry A., Watchorn, Darcy J., Nimmo, Dale G.

Source: Biological reviews. 96(6):2735-2754

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Rock removal associated with agricultural intensification will exacerbate the loss of reptile diversity

Authors: Michael, Damian R., Moore, Harry, Wassens, Skye, Craig, Michael D., Tingley, Reid, Chapple, David G., O'Sullivan, Jackie, Hobbs, Richard J., Nimmo, Dale G.

Source: Journal of applied ecology. 58(7):1557-1565

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The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the Albury‐Wodonga region of south‐eastern Australia

Authors: Michael, Damian R., Niedra, Sam, McWhinney, Dylan

Source: Ecological management & restoration. 22(1):45-52

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Widespread resilience of animal species, functional diversity, and predator–prey networks to an unprecedented gigafire.

Authors: Linley, Grant D., Jolly, Chris J., Wooster, Eamonn I. F., Spencer, Emma E., Cowan, Mitchell A., Geary, William L., de Laive, Alana, Michael, Damian R., Ritchie, Euan G., Nimmo, Dale G.

Source: Journal of Applied Ecology; Dec2024, Vol. 61 Issue 12, p2959-2970, 12p

Subject Terms: INTRODUCED animals, ANIMAL adaptation, ANIMAL species, ZOOLOGICAL surveys, NATIVE species, FIRE management

Prevalence of invasive fish and plants in the winter diet of the rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster).

Authors: Sanders, Emmalie, Wassens, Skye, Turner, James M., Michael, Damian R.

Source: Austral Ecology; Dec2024, Vol. 49 Issue 12, p1-7, 7p

Subject Terms: AQUATIC mammals, NATIVE fishes, DIETARY supplements, INVASIVE plants, WATER analysis

Geographic and taxonomic patterns of extinction risk in Australian squamates

Authors: Tingley, Reid, Macdonald, Stewart L., Mitchell, Nicola J., Woinarski, John C.Z., Meiri, Shai, Bowles, Phil, Cox, Neil A., Shea, Glenn M., Böhm, Monika, Chanson, Janice, Tognelli, Marcelo F., Harris, Jaclyn, Walke, Claire, Harrison, Natasha, Victor, Savannah, Woods, Calum, Amey, Andrew P., Bamford, Mike, Catt, Gareth, Clemann, Nick, Couper, Patrick J., Cogger, Hal, Cowan, Mark, Craig, Michael D., Dickman, Chris R., Doughty, Paul, Ellis, Ryan, Fenner, Aaron, Ford, Stewart, Gaikhorst, Glen, Gillespie, Graeme R., Greenlees, Matthew J., Hobson, Rod, Hoskin, Conrad J., How, Ric, Hutchinson, Mark N., Lloyd, Ray, McDonald, Peter, Melville, Jane, Michael, Damian R., Moritz, Craig, Oliver, Paul M., Peterson, Garry, Robertson, Peter, Sanderson, Chris, Somaweera, Ruchira, Teale, Roy, Valentine, Leonie, Vanderduys, Eric, Venz, Melanie, Wapstra, Erik, Wilson, Steve, Chapple, David G.

Source: In Biological Conservation October 2019 238

A range extension for the endangered Grey Snake Hemiaspis damelii (Günther 1876) in the Murrumbidgee catchment, southern NSW

Authors: Michael, Damian R., Bourke, Gaye, Paris, Dena, Wassens, Skye

Source: Australian zoologist. 40(4):652-655

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Predation risk for reptiles is highest at remnant edges in agricultural landscapes

Authors: Hansen, Nicole A., Sato, Chloe F., Michael, Damian R., Lindenmayer, David B., Driscoll, Don A.

Source: Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019 Jan 01. 56(1), 31-43.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/48580381

Use of eDNA and conventional sampling methods to survey rock pool (gnamma) biodiversity on granite inselbergs.

Authors: Michael, Damian R.¹ (AUTHOR) dmichael@csu.edu.au, Murray, Allan² (AUTHOR), Murray, Phil² (AUTHOR), Murray, Beau² (AUTHOR), Hagen, Sam² (AUTHOR), Mcternan, Richard² (AUTHOR), Furst, Deborah J.³ (AUTHOR), Nimmo, Dale G.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Austral Ecology. Aug2024, Vol. 49 Issue 8, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: *SPECIES diversity, *ENDANGERED species, *AQUATIC habitats, *MICROSCOPY, *OUTCROPS (Geology)

Wombat burrows are hotspots for small vertebrates in a landscape subject to gigafire.

Authors: Linley, Grant D, Geary, William L, Jolly, Chris J, Spencer, Emma E, Ashman, Kita R, Michael, Damian R, Westaway, Dylan M, Nimmo, Dale G

Source: Journal of Mammalogy; Aug2024, Vol. 105 Issue 4, p752-764, 13p

Subject Terms: RESOURCE availability (Ecology), ECOLOGICAL disturbances, FOREST fires, SPECIES diversity, ECOLOGICAL engineering

Fragments maintain similar herpetofauna and small mammal richness and diversity to continuous habitat, but community composition and traits differ.

Authors: Westaway, Dylan M., Jolly, Chris J., Watson, David M., Jessop, Tim S., Michael, Damian R., Linley, Grant D., Aristova, Anna, Holmes, Ben, Price, Jodi N., Ritchie, Euan G., Geary, William L., Buchan, Anne, Loeffler, Ella, Nimmo, Dale G.

Source: Landscape Ecology; Aug2024, Vol. 39 Issue 8, p1-21, 21p

The influence of severe wildfire on a threatened arboreal mammal.

Authors: Green, Mikayla C., Michael, Damian R., Turner, James M., Wright, Lucy J., Nimmo, Dale G.

Source: Wildlife Research; 2024, Vol. 51 Issue 8, p1-12, 12p

Factors affecting microhabitat use in two agamid species from south‐eastern Australia.

Authors: Westaway, Dylan M., Jolly, Chris J., Michael, Damian R., Nimmo, Dale G.

Source: Austral Ecology; Jul2024, Vol. 49 Issue 7, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: ECOLOGICAL niche, HABITAT conservation, TREE age, SPECIES, CONSERVATION & restoration, SHRUBS

Geographic Terms: AUSTRALIA

Comparative use of active searches and artificial refuges to detect amphibians in terrestrial environments

Authors: Michael, Damian R., Blanchard, Wade, Scheele, Ben C., Lindenmayer, David B.

Source: Austral ecology. 44(2):327-338

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Rocky outcrops: A hard road in the conservation of critical habitats

Authors: Fitzsimons, James A., Michael, Damian R.

Source: In Biological Conservation July 2017 211 Part B:36-44