Search Results - "Gilby, Ben L."
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Contrasting effects of habitat complexity and connectivity on biodiversity in seagrass meadows
Published in Marine biology (01-05-2017)“…Variability in habitat positioning within seascapes (over kilometres) influences fauna assemblage composition, but the characteristics of a habitat patch…”
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Multiple Fish Species Supplement Predation in Estuaries Despite the Dominance of a Single Consumer
Published in Estuaries and coasts (01-06-2023)“…Predation is important in maintaining the community structure, functioning and ecological resilience of estuarine seascapes. Understanding how predator…”
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Human threats to sandy beaches: A meta-analysis of ghost crabs illustrates global anthropogenic impacts
Published in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (05-02-2016)“…Beach and coastal dune systems are increasingly subjected to a broad range of anthropogenic pressures that on many shorelines require significant conservation…”
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Watching the Saltmarsh Grow: A High-Resolution Remote Sensing Approach to Quantify the Effects of Wetland Restoration
Published in Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) (01-09-2022)“…Coastal wetlands are restored to regenerate lost ecosystem services. Accurate and frequent representations of the distribution and area of coastal wetland…”
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The Early Shorebird Will Catch Fewer Invertebrates on Trampled Sandy Beaches
Published in PloS one (26-08-2016)“…Many species of birds breeding on ocean beaches and in coastal dunes are of global conservation concern. Most of these species rely on invertebrates (e.g…”
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Optimising Land-Sea Management for Inshore Coral Reefs
Published in PloS one (20-10-2016)“…Management authorities seldom have the capacity to comprehensively address the full suite of anthropogenic stressors, particularly in the coastal zone where…”
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Marine turtles are not fussy nesters: a novel test of small-scale nest site selection using structure from motion beach terrain information
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (04-01-2017)“…Nest selection is widely regarded as a key process determining the fitness of individuals and viability of animal populations. For marine turtles that nest on…”
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Long term declines in the functional diversity of sharks in the coastal oceans of eastern Australia
Published in Communications biology (21-05-2024)“…Human impacts lead to widespread changes in the abundance, diversity and traits of shark assemblages, altering the functioning of coastal ecosystems. The…”
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Regional drivers of clutch loss reveal important trade-offs for beach-nesting birds
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (13-09-2016)“…Coastal birds are critical ecosystem constituents on sandy shores, yet are threatened by depressed reproductive success resulting from direct and indirect…”
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Predictive modelling reveals Australian continental risk hotspots for marine debris interactions with key threatened species
Published in Global change biology (01-06-2024)“…Anthropogenic debris is a global threat that impacts threatened species through various lethal and sub‐lethal consequences, as well as overall ecosystem…”
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Spatial Restoration Ecology: Placing Restoration in a Landscape Context
Published in Bioscience (01-12-2018)“…Researchers on conservation planning and practice have increasingly recognized and adopted the pivotal role of landscape attributes in shaping the…”
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Seascape context matters more than habitat condition for fish assemblages in coastal ecosystems
Published in Oikos (01-08-2022)“…Ecosystems are increasingly degraded, fragmented and lost because of human activities globally. These impacts cause changes in the distribution of biodiversity…”
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Seascape heterogeneity modifies estuarine fish assemblages in mangrove forests
Published in ICES journal of marine science (01-07-2021)“…Abstract Mangroves are a dominant structural habitat within tropical and subtropical estuaries that provide a number of ecosystem services, including habitat…”
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Turning a lost reef ecosystem into a national restoration program
Published in Conservation biology (01-12-2022)“…Achieving a sustainable socioecological future now requires large‐scale environmental repair across legislative borders. Yet, enabling large‐scale conservation…”
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Optimizing conservation benefits for threatened beach fauna following severe natural disturbances
Published in The Science of the total environment (01-02-2019)“…Wildlife on sandy beaches is often constrained by transformation of natural areas for human use, and opportunities for acquiring or restoring new habitat are…”
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Detrimental effects of urbanisation on animal assemblages and a key ecological function persist across ecosystems
Published in Landscape ecology (01-12-2024)“…Abstract Context Urbanisation is pervasive across landscapes and seascapes and leads to the loss, degradation and fragmentation of many natural ecosystems and…”
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Cross-boundary effects of human impacts on animal assemblages in the coastal zone
Published in Biodiversity and conservation (01-09-2024)“…Human impacts on ecosystems often transcend ecosystem boundaries and environmental realms, complicating ecosystem assessment, conservation, and management…”
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Identifying restoration hotspots that deliver multiple ecological benefits
Published in Restoration ecology (01-01-2020)“…Ecological restoration principally seeks to restore lost or degraded ecosystems. Restoration can, however, also deliver a suite of wider ecological, social,…”
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Combined Effects of Local and Regional Drivers on Oyster Spat Density and Growth in Eastern Australia
Published in Estuaries and coasts (01-12-2024)“…Up to 85% of shellfish reefs have been lost worldwide, resulting in declining ecosystem services, and increasing restoration demand. However, more information…”
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The influence of seafloor terrain on fish and fisheries: A global synthesis
Published in Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) (01-07-2021)“…The structure of seafloor terrain affects the distribution and diversity of animals in all seascapes. Effects of terrain on fish assemblages have been reported…”
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