Novel ecosystems resulting from landscape transformation create dilemmas for modern conservation practice

…, J Fischer, A Felton, M Crane… - Conservation …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Novel ecosystems occur when new combinations of species appear within a
particular biome due to human activity, environmental change, or impacts of introduced species…

Reptile and arboreal marsupial response to replanted vegetation in agricultural landscapes

…, DB Lindenmayer, M Crane… - Ecological …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
We report reptile and arboreal marsupial responses to vegetation planting and remnant
native vegetation in agricultural landscapes in southeastern Australia. We used a hierarchical …

Are nest boxes a viable alternative source of cavities for hollow-dependent animals? Long-term monitoring of nest box occupancy, pest use and attrition

DB Lindenmayer, A Welsh, C Donnelly, M Crane… - Biological …, 2009 - Elsevier
Nest box programs have often been established to conserve hollow-dependent fauna but
their effectiveness is unknown in many jurisdictions. We examined nest box effectiveness in a …

The anatomy of a failed offset

DB Lindenmayer, M Crane, MC Evans, M Maron… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodiversity offsetting is widely applied but its effectiveness is rarely assessed. We evaluated
the effectiveness of a nest box program intended to offset clearing of hollow-bearing trees …

How predictable are reptile responses to wildfire?

…, C MacGregor, DR Michael, RB Cunningham, M Crane… - Oikos, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Natural disturbances are key processes in the vast majority of ecosystems and a range of
ecological theories have been developed in an attempt to predict biotic responses to them. …

The combined effects of remnant vegetation and tree planting on farmland birds

…, DB Lindenmayer, M Crane… - Conservation …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity conservation on agricultural land is a major issue worldwide. We estimated
separate and joint effects of remnant native woodland vegetation and recent tree plantings on …

[HTML][HTML] Density of invasive western honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in fragmented woodlands indicates potential for large impacts on native species

SA Cunningham, MJ Crane, MJ Evans, KL Hingee… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Feral Apis mellifera colonies are widespread globally and cause ecological impacts as
pollinators and competitors for food and nesting opportunities. The magnitude of impact depends …

[HTML][HTML] Not all kinds of revegetation are created equal: revegetation type influences bird assemblages in threatened Australian woodland ecosystems

…, AR Northrop-Mackie, R Montague-Drake, M Crane… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The value for biodiversity of large intact areas of native vegetation is well established. The
biodiversity value of regrowth vegetation is also increasingly recognised worldwide. However, …

Testing hypotheses associated with bird responses to wildfire

…, RB Cunningham, C MacGregor, M Crane… - Ecological …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Disturbance is a key ecological process influencing the distribution and abundance of many
elements of the earth's biota. Predicting the response of biota to disturbance is therefore …

Richness is not all: how changes in avian functional diversity reflect major landscape modification caused by pine plantations

…, K Ikin, A Mortelliti, S Okada, M Crane… - Diversity and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To quantify changes over a 15‐year period in bird functional diversity within woodland
patches where woodland patches remained unchanged, but the surrounding landscape …