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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON TROPICAL FORESTS: IDENTIFYING RISKS FOR TROPICAL ASIA by Deb, JC, Phinn, S, Butt, N, McAlpine, CA

“…There is growing evidence that global climate change is significantly altering forest ecosystems, and will continue to do so in the future. Changes in mean…”
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continent under stress: interactions, feedbacks and risks associated with impact of modified land cover on Australia's climate by MCALPINE, C.A, SYKTUS, J, RYAN, J.G, DEO, R.C, MCKEON, G.M, MCGOWAN, H.A, PHINN, S.R

“…Global climate change is the major and most urgent global environmental issue. Australia is already experiencing climate change as evidenced by higher…”
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Impact of historical land cover change on daily indices of climate extremes including droughts in eastern Australia by Deo, R. C., Syktus, J. I., McAlpine, C. A., Lawrence, P. J., McGowan, H. A., Phinn, S. R.

“…There is growing scientific evidence that anthropogenic land cover change (LCC) can produce a significant impact on regional climate. However, few studies have…”
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Can multiscale models of species' distribution be generalized from region to region? A case study of the koala by McAlpine, C. A., Rhodes, J. R., Bowen, M. E., Lunney, D., Callaghan, J. G., Mitchell, D. L., Possingham, H. P.

“…1. While various studies have evaluated the habitat requirements for wildlife in fragmented forest landscapes at multiple spatial scales, few have considered…”
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Modeling the impact of historical land cover change on Australia's regional climate by McAlpine, C. A., Syktus, J., Deo, R. C., Lawrence, P. J., McGowan, H. A., Watterson, I. G., Phinn, S. R.

“…The Australian landscape has been transformed extensively since European settlement. However, the potential impact of historical land cover change (LCC) on…”
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Movements of marine fish and decapod crustaceans: process, theory and application by Pittman, S J, McAlpine, C A

“…Many marine species have a multi-phase ontogeny, with each phase usually associated with a spatially and temporally discrete set of movements. For many fish…”
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Incorporating temporality and biophysical vulnerability to quantify the human spatial footprint on ecosystems by Etter, A., McAlpine, C.A., Seabrook, L., Wilson, K.A.

“…Land use is a pervasive influence on most terrestrial ecosystems. Humans are converting natural ecosystems and appropriating an increasingly large portion of…”
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Linking fish and prawns to their environment: a hierarchical landscape approach by Pittman, S. J., McAlpine, C. A., Pittman, K. M.

“…Little is known about the relative influence of landscape structure on the spatial distribution and abundance of marine organisms. To address this problem, we…”
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The importance of ecological scale for wildlife conservation in naturally fragmented environments: A case study of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby ( Petrogale penicillata) by Murray, J.V., Low Choy, S., McAlpine, C.A., Possingham, H.P., Goldizen, A.W.

“…Determining the ecologically relevant spatial scales for predicting species occurrences is an important concept when determining species–environment…”
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Evaluating model transferability for a threatened species to adjacent areas: Implications for rock-wallaby conservation by MURRAY, J.V, LOW CHOY, S, MCALPINE, C.A, POSSINGHAM, H.P, GOLDIZEN, A.W

“…When modelling the distribution of a species, it is often not possible to comprehensively sample the whole distribution of the species and managers may have…”
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Conserving forest biodiversity across multiple land ownerships: Lessons from the Northwest Forest Plan and the Southeast Queensland regional forests agreement (Australia) by McAlpine, C.A., Spies, T.A., Norman, P., Peterson, A.

“…As the area of the world’s forests shrinks, the management of production forests is becoming increasingly paramount for biodiversity conservation. In the…”
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Increasing world consumption of beef as a driver of regional and global change: A call for policy action based on evidence from Queensland (Australia), Colombia and Brazil by McAlpine, C.A., Etter, A., Fearnside, P.M., Seabrook, L., Laurance, W.F.

“…While the global community is seeking to reduce fossil fuel consumption, a parallel but equally important issue is the environmental impacts of increased world…”
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More than CO2: a broader paradigm for managing climate change and variability to avoid ecosystem collapse by McAlpine, CA, Ryan, JG, Seabrook, L, Thomas, S, Dargusch, PJ, Syktus, JI, Pielke, RA, Etter, AE, Fearnside, PM, Laurance, WF

“…▶ Climate change policies currently focus on reducing the concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases, but pay limited attention to biospheric forcings and…”
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GLAMS: A Graphical Method for Capturing Land and Water Management Practices in Agroecosystems by Ryan, J. G, McAlpine, C. A, Ludwig, J. A

“…Modification of native ecosystems through land use can affect the biophysical functioning of agroecosystems, with spatial arrangement (configuration) through…”
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The importance of fine-scale savanna heterogeneity for reptiles and small mammals by Price, B., Kutt, A.S., McAlpine, C.A.

“…Tropical savannas are an important reservoir of global biodiversity. Australia’s extensive savannas, although still largely intact, are experiencing…”
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Cascading effects of cyclones on the biodiversity of Southwest Pacific islands by Goulding, W., Moss, P.T., McAlpine, C.A.

“…Human induced climate change is having a dramatic impact on global biodiversity and insular assemblages are particularly vulnerable. However, the cascading…”
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Are changes in global oil production influencing the rate of deforestation and biodiversity loss? by Eisner, R., Seabrook, L.M., McAlpine, C.A.

“…Global biodiversity loss is driven principally by the expansion of agriculture. This expansion has slowed over the last 50years as agricultural production has…”
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Reptile abundance, but not species richness, increases with regrowth age and spatial extent in fragmented agricultural landscapes of eastern Australia by McAlpine, C.A., Bowen, M.E., Smith, G.C., Gramotnev, G., Smith, A.G., Lo Cascio, A., Goulding, W., Maron, M.

“…•Relative abundance of reptiles in fragmented agricultural landscapes increases with remnant forest extent.•Small-bodied and less-vagile reptiles increased…”
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The age and amount of regrowth forest in fragmented brigalow landscapes are both important for woodland dependent birds by Bowen, Michiala E., McAlpine, Clive A., Seabrook, Leonie M., House, Alan P.N., Smith, Geoffrey C.

“…In highly-modified agricultural landscapes, regrowth (secondary) forest on abandoned farmland offers the potential for passive landscape restoration for…”
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Optimizing Presence–Absence Surveys For Detecting Population Trends by RHODES, JONATHAN R, TYRE, ANDREW J, JONZÉN, NICLAS, McALPINE, CLIVE A, POSSINGHAM, HUGH P

“…Presence–absence surveys are a commonly used method for monitoring broad-scale changes in wildlife distributions. However, the lack of power of these surveys…”
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