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Peer Reviewed Publications, 2009 – 2019, (210 Total) Ecosystem Change Ecology – Peer reviewed publications, 2009 – 2019, (210 total) Abrams, K.M., Huey, J.A., Hillyer, M.J., Humphreys, W.F., Didham, R.K. & Harvey, M.S. (2019) Too hot to handle: Cenozoic aridification drives multiple independent incursions of Schizomida (Hubbardiidae) into hypogean environments. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 139 Affeld, K., Worner, S., Didham, R.K., Sullivan, J., Henderson, R., Olarte, J.M., Thorpe, S., Clunie, L., Early, J., Emberson, R., Johns, P., Dugdale, J., Mound, L., Smithers, C., Pollard, S. & Ward, J. (2009) The invertebrate fauna of epiphyte mats in the canopy of northern rata (Myrtaceae: Metrosideros robusta A. Cunn.) on the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 36, 177-202. Aghighi, S., Hardy, G.E.J., Scott, J.K. & Burgess, T.I. (2012a) Phytophthora bilorbang sp nov., a new species associated with the decline of Rubus anglocandicans (European blackberry) in Western Australia. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 133, 841-855. Aghighi, S., Burgess, T.I., Scott, J.K., Calver, M. & Hardy, G.E.S. (2016) Isolation and pathogenicity of Phytophthora species from declining Rubus anglocandicans. Plant Pathology, 65, 451-461. Aghighi, S., Fontanini, L., Yeoh, P.B., Hardy, G.E.S., Burgess, T.I. & Scott, J.K. (2012b) Blackberry decline: a major disease of Rubus anglocandicans in south-west Australia. Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Weeds Conference (ed by V. Eldershaw), pp. 146-149. Melbourne, Australia. Aghighi, S., Fontanini, L., Yeoh, P.B., Hardy, G.E.S.J., Burgess, T.I. & Scott, J.K. (2014) A conceptual model to describe the decline of European blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans), a Weed of National Significance in Australia. Plant Disease, 98, 580-589. Asfiya, W., Lach, L., Majer, J.D., Heterick, B. & Didham, R.K. (2015) Intensive agroforestry practices negatively affect ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) diversity and composition in southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Asian Myrmecology, 7, 87-105. Asfiya, W., Yeeles, P., Lach, L., Majer, J.D., Heterick, B. & Didham, R.K. (2016) Abiotic factors affecting the foraging activity and potential displacement of native ants by the invasive African big- headed ant Pheidole megacephala (FABRICIUS, 1793) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News, 22, 43-54. Ashton, L.A., Griffiths, H.M., Parr, C.L., Evans, T.A., Didham, R.K., Hasan, F., Teh, Y.A., Tin, H.S., Vairappan, C.S. & Eggleton, P. (2019) Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest. Science, 363, 174-177. Asner, G.P., Brodrick, P.G., Philipson, C., Vaughn, N.R., Martin, R.E., Knapp, D.E., Heckler, J., Evans, L.J., Jucker, T., Goossens, B., Stark, D.J., Reynolds, G., Ong, R., Renneboog, N., Kugan, F. & Coomes, D.A. (2018) Mapped aboveground carbon stocks to advance forest conservation and recovery in Malaysian Borneo. Biological Conservation, 217, 289-310. Auliya, M., Altherr, S., Ariano-Sanchez, D., Baard, E.H., Brown, C., Brown, R.M., Cantu, J.C., Gentile, G., Gildenhuys, P., Henningheim, E., Hintzmann, J., Kanari, K., Krvavac, M., Lettink, M., Lippert, J., Luiselli, L., Nilson, G., Nguyen, T.Q., Nijman, V., Parham, J.F., Pasachnik, S.A., Pedrono, M., Rauhaus, A., Cordova, D.R., Sanchez, M.E., Schepp, U., van Schingen, M., Schneeweiss, N., Segniagbeto, G.H., Somaweera, R., Sy, E.Y., Turkozan, O., Vinke, S., Vinke, T., Vyas, R., Williamson, S. & Ziegler, T. (2016) Trade in live reptiles, its impact on wild populations, and the role of the European market. Biological Conservation, 204, 103-119. Baeten, L., Bruelheide, H., van der Plas, F., Kambach, S., Ratcliffe, S., Jucker, T., Allan, E., Ampoorter, E., Barbaro, L. & Bastias, C.C. (2019) Identifying the tree species compositions that maximize ecosystem functioning in European forests. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, 733-744. Barnes, A.D., Emberson, R.M., Krell, F.T. & Didham, R.K. (2014a) The role of species traits in mediating functional recovery during matrix restoration. Plos One, 9, e115385. Barnes, A.D., Emberson, R.M., Chapman, H.M., Krell, F.T. & Didham, R.K. (2014b) Matrix habitat restoration alters dung beetle species responses across tropical forest edges. Biological Conservation, 170, 28-37. Barr, J., Somaweera, R. & Bateman, B. (2018a) Ctenotus fallens (West coast ctenotus). Anomalous death through use of modelling clay for research. Herpetological Review, 49, 327-328. Barr, J., Gilson, L.N., Sanchez Garzon, D.F. & Bateman, P.W. (2019a) Amblyrhynchus cristatus (Marine Iguana). Tail regeneration and bifurcation. Herpetological Review, 50, 567. Barr, J.I. (2019) Predation of a Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis by Australian Ravens Corvus coronoides on Penguin Island, Western Australia. Australian Field Ornithology, 36 Barr, J.I., Somaweera, R., Godfrey, S.S. & Bateman, P.W. (2018b) Increased tail length in the King’s skink, Egernia kingii (Reptilia: Scincidae): an anti-predation tactic for juveniles? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 126, 268-275. Barr, J.I., Boisvert, C., Somaweera, R., Trinajstic, K. & Bateman, P.W. (2019b) Re-regeneration to reduce negative effects associated with tail loss in lizards. Scientific Reports, In press. Barton, P.S., Cunningham, S.A., Manning, A.D., Gibb, H., Lindenmayer, D.B. & Didham, R.K. (2013) The spatial scaling of beta diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22, 639-647. Basset, Y., Miller, S.E., Gripenberg, S., Ctvrtecka, R., Dahl, C., Leather, S.R. & Didham, R.K. (2019) An entomocentric view of the Janzen-Connell hypothesis. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 12, 1-8. 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