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Geographic hot spots of dingo genetic ancestry in southeastern Australia despite hybridisation with domestic dogs
Hybridisation resulting from human-driven shifts in species ranges is a global conservation concern. In Australia, hybridisation between dingoes (Canis dingo) and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) has been identif...
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Better estimates of soil carbon from geographical data: a revised global approach
Soils hold the largest pool of organic carbon (C) on Earth; yet, soil organic carbon (SOC) reservoirs are not well represented in climate change mitigation strategies because our database for ecosystems where ...
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Open AccessInvasive cane toads might initiate cascades of direct and indirect effects in a terrestrial ecosystem
Understanding the impacts that invasive vertebrates have on terrestrial ecosystems extends primarily to invaders’ impacts on species with which they interact directly through mechanisms such as predation, comp...
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Phylogeny-Based Measurements at Global and Regional Scales
The purpose of this chapter is to describe a number of methodological issues, considerations and opportunities when applying phylogeny-based measures at regional to global scales, a process recently labelled a...
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The incidence of low phosphorus soils in Australia
Low phosphorus (P) soils have been described as a widespread characteristic of the Australian continent and associated with sclerophyll leaf traits. In that context we ask: what proportion of the continent is ...
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Phylogenetic approaches reveal biodiversity threats under climate change
Climate change is expected to lead to significant changes in phylogenetic diversity and endemism at a continental scale in Australia, threatening the hyper-diverse clade of eucalypt trees that dominate much of...
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The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) through time: a model of potential core habitat regions during a glacial–interglacial cycle
The aim of this research is to understand changes in the biogeography of the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) through time, by modelling potential habitat changes through the last glacial–interglacial cycle (last in...
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Artificial watering points are focal points for activity by an invasive herbivore but not native herbivores in conservation reserves in arid Australia
The spatial configuration of landscapes can be an important factor influencing the dispersal, distribution and abundance of invasive animals and consequently their impacts. In arid landscapes worldwide, human...
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Phylogenetic measures of biodiversity and neo- and paleo-endemism in Australian Acacia
Understanding spatial patterns of biodiversity is critical for conservation planning, particularly given rapid habitat loss and human-induced climatic change. Diversity and endemism are typically assessed by c...
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The Spatial Distribution of Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus) Habitat Based on an Environmental Envelope Model
Predictive spatial modeling has become a key research tool for species distribution modeling where actual data are limited. Although qualitative maps and distribution descriptions for chacma baboons (Papio ursinu...
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Distribution and population estimate for the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
We report the current species distribution and population estimate for the chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) in KwaZulu-Natal Province (KZN), South Africa, based on an analysis of estimated area of occupancy and esti...
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Road impacts a tip** point for wildlife populations in threatened landscapes
The conservation of wildlife populations living adjacent to roads is gaining international recognition as a worldwide concern. Populations living in road-impacted environments are influenced by spatial paramet...
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The Impact of DEM Error on Predictive Vegetation Map**
Digital elevation models (DEM) are one of the most important data sources for Land Use-Land Cover (LULC) and Predictive Vegetation Map** (PVM). A number of indices are derived from DEMs and their use depends...
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Using Sediment Budgets to Investigate the Pathogen Flux Through Catchments
We demonstrate a materials budget approach to identify the main source areas and fluxes of pathogens through a landscape by using the flux of fine sediments as a proxy for pathogens. Sediment budgets were crea...
