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Current Constraints and Future Directions in Estimating Coextinction by MOIR, MELINDA L, VESK, PETER A, BRENNAN, KARL E.C, KEITH, DAVID A, HUGHES, LESLEY, McCARTHY, MICHAEL A

“…Coextinction is a poorly quantified phenomenon, but results of recent modeling suggest high losses to global biodiversity through the loss of dependent species…”
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Identifying and Managing Threatened Invertebrates through Assessment of Coextinction Risk by MOIR, MELINDA L., VESK, PETER A., BRENNAN, KARL E. C., KEITH, DAVID A., McCARTHY, MICHAEL A., HUGHES, LESLEY

“…Invertebrates with specific host species may have a high probability of extinction when their hosts have a high probability of extinction. Some of these…”
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Considering Extinction of Dependent Species during Translocation, Ex Situ Conservation, and Assisted Migration of Threatened Hosts by MOIR, MELINDA L., VESK, PETER A., BRENNAN, KARL E. C., POULIN, ROBERT, HUGHES, LESLEY, KEITH, DAVID A., McCARTHY, MICHAEL A., COATES, DAVID J.

“…Translocation, introduction, reintroduction, and assisted migrations are species conservation strategies that are attracting increasing attention, especially…”
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Cost-efficient fenced reserves for conservation: single large or two small? by Helmstedt, Kate J, Possingham, Hugh P, Brennan, Karl E. C, Rhodes, Jonathan R, Bode, Michael

“…Fences that exclude alien invasive species are used to reduce predation pressure on reintroduced threatened wildlife. Planning these continuously managed…”
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Predicting the post-fire responses of animal assemblages: testing a trait-based approach using spiders by Langlands, Peter R., Brennan, Karl E. C., Framenau, Volker W., Main, Barbara Y.

“…1. Developing a predictive understanding of how species assemblages respond to fire is a key conservation goal. In moving from solely describing patterns…”
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Fire refugia: The mechanism governing animal survivorship within a highly flammable plant by BRENNAN, KARL E. C., MOIR, MELINDA L., WITTKUHN, ROY S.

“…Identifying factors that influence the survival of individuals during disturbance is critical to understanding patterns of species reassembly within ecological…”
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Diversity, endemism and species turnover of millipedes within the south-western Australian global biodiversity hotspot by Moir, Melinda L., Brennan, Karl E. C., Harvey, Mark S.

“…Aim: To examine how current and historical environmental gradients affect patterns of millipede (Diplopoda) endemism and species turnover in a global hotspot…”
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Is the reassembly of an arid spider assemblage following fire deterministic? by LANGLANDS, PETER R., BRENNAN, KARL E. C., WARD, BRUCE

“…Fire is a common disturbance in many ecosystems, including arid Australia. Understanding whether fauna respond in a deterministic manner towards a single…”
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Interior fences can reduce cost and uncertainty when eradicating invasive species from large islands by Bode, Michael, Brennan, Karl E. C., Helmstedt, Kate, Desmond, Anthony, Smia, Raphael, Algar, Dave, O'Hara, Robert B.

“…Summary The conservation of many threatened species can be advanced by the eradication of alien invasive animals from islands. However, island eradications are…”
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Plant Species Redundancy and the Restoration of Faunal Habitat: Lessons from Plant-Dwelling Bugs by Moir, Melinda L, Brennan, Karl E.C, Majer, Jonathan D, Koch, John M, Fletcher, Murray J

“…Restoring disturbed lands is essential for conserving biodiversity. In floristically diverse regions, restoring all plant species following anthropogenic…”
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A preliminary assessment of changes in plant-dwelling insects when threatened plants are translocated by Moir, Melinda L., Vesk, Peter A., Brennan, Karl E. C., Hughes, Lesley, Keith, David A., McCarthy, Michael A., Coates, David J., Barrett, Sarah

“…Translocation of threatened species is a tool used increasingly to conserve biodiversity, but the suite of co-dependent species that use the threatened taxa as…”
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Simplifying assessment of forest management practices for invertebrates: How effective are higher taxon and habitat surrogates for spiders following prescribed burning? by Brennan, Karl E.C., Ashby, Lachlan, Majer, Jonathan D., Moir, Melinda L., Koch, John M.

“…Taxonomic impediments require us to know if simpler approaches such as using higher taxa or habitat surrogates can help assess the needs of invertebrates when…”
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Global climate change and litter decomposition: more frequent fire slows decomposition and increases the functional importance of invertebrates by BRENNAN, KARL E.C, CHRISTIE, FIONA J, YORK, ALAN

“…Of the many mechanisms by which global climate change may alter ecosystem processes perhaps the least known and insidious is altered disturbance regimes. We…”
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Cross-cultural systematic biological surveys in Australia's Western Desert by Brennan, Karl E. C., Twigg, Peter J., Watson, Alexander, Pennington, Adam, Sumner, Joanna, Davis, Rob, Jackson, Jennifer, Brooks, Byron, Grant, Fred, Underwood, Roy

“…Summary  We describe small‐scale biological surveys conducted by a collaboration of biologists and Traditional Owners designed to build scientific knowledge of…”
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Invertebrates and the Restoration of a Forest Ecosystem: 30 Years of Research following Bauxite Mining in Western Australia by Majer, Jonathan D, Brennan, Karl E.C, Moir, Melinda L

“…Restoration needs to consider more than just soils and plants. The role of terrestrial invertebrates in the restoration of Alcoa's bauxite mines in the Jarrah…”
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Multi-scale patterns in the host specificity of plant-dwelling arthropods: the influence of host plant and temporal variation on species richness and assemblage composition of true bugs (Hemiptera) by Moir, Melinda L, Brennan, Karl E.C, Fletcher, Murray J, Majer, Jonathan D, Koch, John M

“…The influence of temporal variation in the host specificity of invertebrates to estimates of biodiversity is rarely considered. While patterns at large spatial…”
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Incorporating coextinction in threat assessments and policy will rapidly improve the accuracy of threatened species lists by Moir, Melinda L., Brennan, Karl E.C.

“…Threatened species lists are important policy tools for species conservation, and they are often used to help prioritize recovery actions. Current listing…”
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REFINING SAMPLING PROTOCOLS FOR INVENTORYING INVERTEBRATE BIODIVERSITY: INFLUENCE OF DRIFT-FENCE LENGTH AND PITFALL TRAP DIAMETER ON SPIDERS by Brennan, Karl E. C., Majer, Jonathan D., Moir, Melinda L.

“…The limited resources available to inventory biodiversity and conduct ecological monitoring requires efficient protocols for sampling with pitfall traps. Here…”
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Predicting the post-fire responses of animal assemblages: testing a trait-based approach using spiders: Species traits, spider assemblages & fire by Langlands, Peter R., Brennan, Karl E. C., Framenau, Volker W., Main, Barbara Y.

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Identifying and Managing Threatened Invertebrates through Assessment of Coextinction Risk; Identificación y Manejo de Invertebrados Amenazados Mediante la Estimación del Riesgo de Coextinción by MOIR, MELINDA L, VESK, PETER A, BRENNAN, KARL E. C, KEITH, DAVID A, McCARTHY, MICHAEL A, HUGHES, LESLEY

“…Invertebrates with specific host species may have a high probability of extinction when their hosts have a high probability of extinction. Some of these…”
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