Dr Don Butler
Areas of expertise
- Landscape Ecology 410206
- Conservation And Biodiversity 410401
Publications
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Evans, M et al. 2023, Summary Results of Analysis of the Integrity Risk and Performance of Human-induced Regeneration (HIR) Projects using CEA data.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Rozas Larraondo, P et al. 2023, The under-performance of human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects: Analysis of misinformation disseminated by the Clean Energy Regulator.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Evans, M et al. 2023, Response to Clean Energy Regulator and Department of Climate Change Energy Environment and Water (DCCEEW) Statement on the Analysis of the Integrity Risk and Performance of Human-induced Regeneration (HIR) Projects using CEA data.
- Glanville, K, Sheldon, F, Butler, D et al. 2023, 'Effects and significance of groundwater for vegetation: A systematic review', Science of the Total Environment, vol. 875.
- Andres, S, Standish, R, Lieurance, P et al. 2023, 'Defining biodiverse reforestation: Why it matters for climate change mitigation and biodiversity', Plants, People, Planet, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 27-38.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Evans, M et al. 2023, Implications of the Independent Review of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) and low integrity ACCUs for Australia's Safeguard Mechanism.
- Macintosh, A, Larraondo, P, Butler, D et al. 2022, Trends in forest and sparse woody cover inside ERF HIR project areas relative to those in surrounding areas.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D & Ansell, D 2022, Measurement Error in the Emissions Reduction Fund's Human-induced Regeneration (HIR) Method.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Ansell, D et al. 2022, The Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF): Problems and Solutions.
- Lovelock, C, Adame, M, Butler, D et al. 2022, 'Modeled approaches to estimating blue carbon accumulation with mangrove restoration to support a blue carbon accounting method for Australia', Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 67, no. S2, pp. S50-S60.
- Duarte de Paula Costa, M, Lovelock, C, Waltham, N et al. 2022, 'Modelling blue carbon farming opportunities at different spatial scales', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 301.
- Brown, A, Butler, D, Radford-Smith, J et al. 2022, 'Changes in trait covariance along an orographic moisture gradient reveal the relative importance of light- and moisture-driven trade-offs in subtropical rainforest communities', New Phytologist, vol. 236, no. 3, pp. 839-851.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Ansell, D et al. 2022, Integrity Problems with the ERF's 2022 Plantation Forestry Method.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Evans, M et al. 2022, Fixing the Integrity Problems with Australia's Carbon Market.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Evans, M et al. 2022, Integrity and the ERF's Human-Induced Regeneration Method: The Additionality Problem Explained.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Evans, M et al. 2022, Integrity and the ERF's Human-Induced Regeneration Method: The Measurement Problem Explained.
- Macintosh, A, Butler, D, Evans, M et al. 2022, The ERF's Human-induced Regeneration (HIR): What the Beare and Chambers Report Really Found and a Critique of its Method.
- Neldner, V & Butler, D 2021, 'Dynamics of the ground layer communities of tropical eucalypt woodlands of northern Queensland', Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 85-101.
- Duarte de Paula Costa, M, Lovelock, C, Waltham, N et al. 2021, 'Current and future carbon stocks in coastal wetlands within the Great Barrier Reef catchments', Global Change Biology, vol. 27, no. 14, pp. 3257-3271.
- Nolan, R, Sinclair, J, Waters, C et al. 2019, 'Risks to carbon dynamics in semi-arid woodlands of eastern Australia under current and future climates', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 235, pp. 500-510.
- Addicott, E, Laurance, S, Lyons, M et al. 2018, 'When rare species are not important: Linking plot-based vegetation classifications and landscape-scale mapping in Australian savanna vegetation', Community Ecology, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 67-76.
- Gleason, S, Stephens, A, Tozer, W et al. 2018, 'Shoot growth of woody trees and shrubs is predicted by maximum plant height and associated traits', Functional Ecology, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 247-259.
- Paul, K, Radtke, P, Roxburgh , S et al. 2018, 'Validation of allometric biomass models: How to have confidence in the application of existing models', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 412, pp. 70-79.
- Marshall, N, Taylor, B, Heyenga, S et al. 2018, 'Vulnerability of the livestock industry in eastern Australia', Sustainability Science, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 393-402.
- Shoo, L, Catterall, C, Butler, D, et al. 2018, 'Navigating Complex Decisions in Restoration Investment', Conservation Letters, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 748-756.
- Fensham, R, Butler, D, Laffineur, B et al. 2017, 'Subtropical native grasslands may not require fire, mowing or grazing to maintain native-plant diversity', Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 95-102.
- Allen, D, Pringle, M, Butler, D, et al. 2016, 'Effects of land-use change and management on soil carbon and nitrogen in the Brigalow Belt, Australia: I. Overview and inventory', The Rangeland Journal, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 443-452.
- Fensham, R, Butler, D, Fairfax, R et al. 2016, 'Passive restoration of subtropical grassland after abandonment of cultivation', Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 274-283.
- Glanville, K, Schulz, C, Tomlinson, M et al. 2016, 'Biodiversity and biogeography of groundwater invertebrates in Queensland, Australia', Subterranean Biology, vol. 17, pp. 55-76.
- Paul, K, Roxburgh , S, Chave, J et al. 2016, 'Testing the generality of above-ground biomass allometry across plant functional types at the continent scale', Global Change Biology, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 2106-2124.
- Pringle, M, Allen, D Orton, TG, et al. 2016, 'Effects of land-use change and management on soil carbon and nitrogen in the Brigalow Belt, Australia: II. Statistical models to unravel the climate-soil-management interaction', The Rangeland Journal, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 453-466.
- Evans, M, Carwardine, J, Fensham, R et al. 2015, 'Carbon farming via assisted natural regeneration as a cost-effective mechanism for restoring biodiversity in agricultural landscapes', Environmental Science and Policy, vol. 50, pp. 114-129.
- Fensham, R, Butler, D & Foley, J 2015, 'How does clay constrain woody biomass in drylands?', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 24, no. 8, pp. 950-958.
- Henry, B, Butler, D & Wiedemann, S 2015, 'A life cycle assessment approach to quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from land-use change for beef production in eastern Australia', The Rangeland Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 273-283.
- Henry, B, Butler, D & Wiedemann, S 2015, 'Quantifying carbon sequestration on sheep grazing land in Australia for life cycle assessment studies', The Rangeland Journal, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 379-388.
- Butler, D, Haberle, S, Fensham, R et al. 2014, 'Aborigine-managed forest, savanna and grassland: Biome switching in montane eastern Australia', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 1492-1505.
- Lucas, R, Clewley, D, Accad, A et al. 2014, 'Mapping forest growth and degradation stage in the Brigalow Belt Bioregion of Australia through integration of ALOS PALSAR and Landsat-derived foliage projective cover data', Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 155, pp. 42-57.
- Gleason, S, Butler, D & Waryszak, P 2013, 'Shifts in leaf and stem hydraulic traits across aridity gradients in eastern Australia', International Journal of Plant Sciences, vol. 174, no. 9, pp. 1292-1301.
- Zieminska, K, Butler, D, Gleason, S et al. 2013, 'Fibre wall and lumen fractions drive wood density variation across 24 Australian angiosperms', AoB Plants, vol. 5, p. 14.
- Butler, D, Gleason, S, Davidson, I et al. 2012, 'Safety and streamlining of woody shoots in wind: An empirical study across 39 species in tropical Australia', New Phytologist, vol. 193, no. 1, pp. 137-149.
- Butler, D, Gleason, S & Westoby, M 2012, 'Setbacks to shoot growth are common in woody plants, so how are shoots of some species safer than others?', Ecology, vol. 93, no. 6, pp. 1275-1282.
- Gleason, S, Butler, D, Zieminska, K et al. 2012, 'Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species', Functional Ecology, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 343-352.
- Eyre, T, Butler, D, Kelly, A et al. 2010, 'Effects of forest management on structural features important for biodiversity in mixed-age hardwood forests in Australia's subtropics', Forest Ecology and Management, vol. 259, no. 3, pp. 534-546.
- Butler, D 2009, 'Planning iterative investment for landscape restoration: Choice of biodiversity indicator makes a difference', Biological Conservation, vol. 142, no. 10, pp. 2202-2216.
- Dwyer, J, Fensham, R, Butler, D et al. 2009, 'Carbon for conservation: Assessing the potential for win-win investment in an extensive Australian regrowth ecosystem', Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, vol. 134, no. 1-2, pp. 1-7.
- Fairfax, R, Fensham, R, Butler, D et al. 2009, 'Effects of multiple fires on tree invasion in montane grasslands', Landscape Ecology, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1363-1373.
- Butler, D, Green, R, Lamb, D et al. 2007, 'Biogeography of seed-dispersal syndromes, life-forms and seed sizes among woody rain-forest plants in Australia's subtropics', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 1736-1750.
- Butler, D, Fairfax, R & Fensham, R 2006, 'Impacts of tree invasion on floristic composition of subtropical grasslands on the Bunya Mountains, Australia', Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 261-270.
- Butler, D & Fensham, R 2004, 'Spatial pattern of dry rainforest colonizing unburnt Eucalyptus savanna', Austral Ecology, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 121-128.
- Butler, D & Fairfax, R 2003, 'Buffel Grass and fire in a Gidgee and Brigalow woodland: A case study from central Queensland', Ecological Management and Restoration, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 120-125.
- Fensham, R, Fairfax, R, Butler, D et al. 2003, 'Effects of fire and drought in a tropical eucalypt savanna colonized by rain forest', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 1405-1414.
