Publications

• Manning, A, Andrewartha, T, Blencowe, A et al. 2021, 'Bettering the devil you know: Can we drive predator adaptation to restore native fauna?', Conservation Science and Practice.
• Evans, M, Scheele, B, Westgate, M et al. 2020, 'Beyond the pond: Terrestrial habitat use by frogs in a changing climate', Biological Conservation, vol. 249, pp. 1-11.
• Ross, C, McIntyre, S, Barton, P et al. 2020, 'A reintroduced ecosystem engineer provides a germination niche for native plant species', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 29, pp. 817-837.
• Evans, M, Newport, J & Manning, A 2019, 'A long-term experiment reveals strategies for the ecological restoration of reptiles in scattered tree landscapes', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 28, no. 11, pp. 2825-2843.
• Cunningham, S, Evans, M, Neave, M et al. 2019, 'Pollination and resource limitation as interacting constraints on almond fruit set', Plant Biology, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 113-119.
• Evans, M, Cunningham, S, Gibb, H et al 2019, 'Beetle ecological indicators: A comparison of cost vs reward to understand functional changes in response to restoration actions', Ecological Indicators, vol. 104, pp. 209-218
• Evans, M, Banks, S, Barton, P et al 2018, 'A long-term habitat fragmentation experiment leads to morphological change in a species of carabid beetle', Ecological Entomology, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 282-293pp.
• Evans, M, Banks, S, Driscoll, D et al. 2017, 'Short- and long- term effects of habitat fragmentation differ but are predicted by response to the matrix', Ecology, vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 807-819 pp.
• Evans, M, Banks, S, Davies, K et al 2016, 'The use of traits to interpret responses to large scale - edge effects: a study of epigaeic beetle assemblages across a Eucalyptus forest and pine plantation edge', Landscape Ecology, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1815-1831.
• Barton, P, Evans, M, Foster, C et al 2019, 'Towards Quantifying Carrion Biomass in Ecosystems', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 34, no. 10, pp. 950-961.
• Quaggiotto, M, Evans, M, Higgins, A et al. 2019, 'Dynamic soil nutrient and moisture changes under decomposing vertebrate carcasses', Biogeochemistry, vol. 146, pp. 71ââ‰82pp.
• Ross, C, Munro, N, Barton, P et al 2019, 'Effects of digging by a native and introduced ecosystem engineer on soil physical and chemical properties in temperate grassy woodland', PeerJ, vol. online.
• Barton, P, Evans, M, Sato, C et al 2019, 'Higher-taxon and functional group responses of ant and bird assemblages to livestock grazing: A test of an explicit surrogate concept', Ecological Indicators, vol. 96, pp. 458-465.
• Barton, P, Strong, C, Evans, M et al 2019, 'Nutrient and moisture transfer to insect consumers and soil during vertebrate decomposition', Food Webs, vol. 18.
• King, A, Melbourne, B, Davies, K et al 2018, 'Spatial and temporal variability of fragmentation effects in a long term, eucalypt forest fragmentation experiment', Landscape Ecology, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 609-623pp.
• Ng, K, Barton, P, Blanchard, W et al 2018, 'Disentangling the effects of farmland use, habitat edges, and vegetation structure on ground beetle morphological traits', Oecologia, vol. Online, pp. 1-13.
• Yong, D, Barton, P, Ikin, K et al 2018, 'Cross-taxonomic surrogates for biodiversity conservation in human-modified landscapes - A multi-taxa approach', Biological Conservation, vol. 224, pp. 336-346pp.
• Barton, P, Evans, M, Foster, C et al 2017, 'Environmental and spatial drivers of spider diversity at contrasting microhabitats', Austral Ecology, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 700-710.
• Barton, P & Evans, M 2017, 'Insect biodiversity meets ecosystem function: Differential effects of habitat and insects on carrion decomposition', Ecological Entomology, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 364-374pp.
• Barton, P, Evans, M, Pechal, J et al 2017, 'Necrophilous Insect Dynamics at Small Vertebrate Carrion in a Temperate Eucalypt Woodland', Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 964-973pp..
• Barton, P, McIntyre, S, Evans, M et al 2016, 'Substantial long-Term effects of carcass addition on soil and plants in a grassy eucalypt woodland', Ecosphere, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. -.
• Rayner, L., Ikin, K., Evans, M.J., Gibbons, P., Lindenmayer, D. & Manning, A.D. (2015). Avifauna and urban encroachment in time and space. Diversity and Distributions, 21, 428-440.
• Driscoll, D.A., Banks, S.C., Barton, P.S., Ikin, K., Lentini, P., Lindenmayer, D.B., Smith, A.L., Berry, L.E., Burns, E.L., Edworthy, A., Evans, M.J., Gibson, R., Heinsohn, R., Howland, B., Kay, G., Munro, N., Scheele, B.C., Stirnemann, I., Stojanovic, D., Sweaney, N., Villaseñor, N.R. & Westgate, M.J. (2014). The trajectory of dispersal research in conservation biology. Systematic review. PLoS ONE, 9, e95053.

Projects and Grants

Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.

• Ginninderry Research Agreement (Secondary Investigator)
• Mulligans Flat - Goorooyarroo Research Agreement (Secondary Investigator)