Search Results - "Perry, George L. W."

Reconstructing colonization dynamics to establish how human activities transformed island biodiversity by Tomlinson, Sean, Lomolino, Mark V., Anderson, Atholl, Austin, Jeremy J., Brown, Stuart C., Haythorne, Sean, Perry, George L. W., Wilmshurst, Janet M., Wood, Jamie R., Fordham, Damien A.

“…Drivers and dynamics of initial human migrations across individual islands and archipelagos are poorly understood, hampering assessments of subsequent…”
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An Improved Approach to Estimate Stocking Rate and Carrying Capacity Based on Remotely Sensed Phenology Timings by Shi, Yan, Brierley, Gary, Perry, George L. W., Gao, Jay, Li, Xilai, Prishchepov, Alexander V., Li, Jiexia, Han, Meiqin

“…Accurate estimation of livestock carrying capacity (LCC) and implementation of an appropriate actual stocking rate (ASR) are key to the sustainable management…”
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Extending the Functionality of Behavioural Change-Point Analysis with k-Means Clustering: A Case Study with the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) by Zhang, Jingjing, O'Reilly, Kathleen M, Perry, George L W, Taylor, Graeme A, Dennis, Todd E

“…We present a simple framework for classifying mutually exclusive behavioural states within the geospatial lifelines of animals. This method involves use of…”
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Positive Feedbacks to Fire-Driven Deforestation Following Human Colonization of the South Island of New Zealand by Tepley, Alan J., Veblen, Thomas T., Perry, George L. W., Stewart, Glenn H., Naficy, Cameron E.

“…Altered fire regimes in the face of climatic and landuse change could potentially transform large areas from forest to shorter-statured or open-canopy…”
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A Comparison of Methods for the Statistical Analysis of Spatial Point Patterns in Plant Ecology by Perry, George L. W., Miller, Ben P., Enright, Neal J.

“…We describe a range of methods for the description and analysis of spatial point patterns in plant ecology. The conceptual basis of the methods is presented,…”
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Exotic Mammals and Invasive Plants Alter Fire-Related Thresholds in Southern Temperate Forested Landscapes by Perry, George L. W., Wilmshurst, Janet M., Ogden, John, Enright, Neal J.

“…Human activity has resulted in the emergence of fire-induced forest-shrubland mosaics in many southern temperate forest landscapes. In New Zealand (NZ), this…”
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Explaining fire-driven landscape transformation during the Initial Burning Period of New Zealand's prehistory by Perry, George L. W., Wilmshurst, Janet M., McGlone, Matt S., McWethy, Dave B., Whitlock, Cathy

“…At the time of Māori settlement, ca. 750 years ago, New Zealand's ecosystems experienced catastrophic change, including the introduction of fire to…”
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Reconstructing spatial vulnerability to forest loss by fire in pre-historic New Zealand by Perry, George L. W., Wilmshurst, Janet M., McGlone, Matt S., Napier, Aaron

“…Aim: Despite small and transient populations, early Māori transformed large areas of New Zealand's forest landscapes. We sought to isolate the biophysical…”
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Quantifying the direct transfer costs of common brushtail possum dispersal using least-cost modelling: a combined cost-surface and accumulated-cost dispersal kernel approach by Etherington, Thomas R, Perry, George L W, Cowan, Phil E, Clout, Mick N

“…Dispersal costs need to be quantified from empirical data and incorporated into dispersal models to improve our understanding of the dispersal process. We are…”
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Characterizing wildfire regimes in the United States by Malamud, B.D, Millington, J.D.A, Perry, G.L.W

“…Wildfires statistics for the conterminous United States (U.S.) are examined in a spatially and temporally explicit manner. We use a high-resolution data set…”
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Influences of fire-vegetation feedbacks and post-fire recovery rates on forest landscape vulnerability to altered fire regimes by Tepley, Alan J., Thomann, Enrique, Veblen, Thomas T., Perry, George L. W., Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina J., Holz, Andrés, Paritsis, Juan, Kitzberger, Thomas

“…1. In the context of ongoing climatic warming, forest landscapes face increasing risk of conversion to non-forest vegetation through alteration of their fire…”
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Trait matching and phenological overlap increase the spatio‐temporal stability and functionality of plant–pollinator interactions by Peralta, Guadalupe, Vázquez, Diego P., Chacoff, Natacha P., Lomáscolo, Silvia B., Perry, George L. W., Tylianakis, Jason M., Irwin, Rebecca

“…Morphology and phenology influence plant–pollinator network structure, but whether they generate more stable pairwise interactions with higher pollination…”
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Stochastic geometry best explains spatial associations among species pairs and plant functional types in species-rich shrublands by Perry, George L. W., Miller, Ben P., Enright, Neal J., Lamont, Byron B.

“…Some conceptual models seeking to explain the coexistence of multiple species in hyperdiverse settings predict that species will not be randomly distributed…”
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Shoot-Level Flammability of Species Mixtures is Driven by the Most Flammable Species: Implications for Vegetation-Fire Feedbacks Favouring Invasive Species by Wyse, Sarah V., Perry, George L. W., Curran, Timothy J.

“…Invasive species can cause shifts in vegetation composition and fire regimes by initiating positive vegetation-fire feedbacks. To understand the mechanisms…”
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GPS telemetry for parrots: A case study with the Kea (Nestor notabilis) by Kennedy, Erin M, Kemp, Joshua R, Mosen, Corey C, Perry, George L. W, Dennis, Todd E

“…Parrots are one of the most complex avian lineages worldwide, yet little is known about their patterns of movement and space use. Such information is vital for…”
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Restoration Prospects for Heitutan Degraded Grassland in the Sanjiangyuan by Li, Xi-lai, Perry, George L. W., Brierley, Gary, Gao, Jay, Zhang, Jing, Yang, Yuan-wu

“…In many ecosystems ungulates have coexisted with grasslands over long periods of time. However, high densities of grazing animals may change the floristic and…”
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Pyrodiversity is the coupling of biodiversity and fire regimes in food webs by Bowman, David M. J. S., Perry, George L. W., Higgins, Steve I., Johnson, Chris N., Fuhlendorf, Samuel D., Murphy, Brett P.

“…Fire positively and negatively affects food webs across all trophic levels and guilds and influences a range of ecological processes that reinforce fire…”
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Changing disturbance regimes, ecological memory, and forest resilience by Johnstone, Jill F, Allen, Craig D, Franklin, Jerry F, Frelich, Lee E, Harvey, Brian J, Higuera, Philip E, Mack, Michelle C, Meentemeyer, Ross K, Metz, Margaret R, Perry, George LW, Schoennagel, Tania, Turner, Monica G

“…Ecological memory is central to how ecosystems respond to disturbance and is maintained by two types of legacies -information and material. Species…”
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Identifying the controls on coastal cliff landslides using machine-learning approaches by Dickson, Mark E., Perry, George L.W.

“…Transformations are underway in our ability to collect and interrogate remotely sensed data. Here we explore the utility of three machine-learning methods for…”
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Feedbacks and landscape-level vegetation dynamics by Bowman, David M.J.S., Perry, George L.W., Marston, J.B.

“…•Landscape-level feedbacks are critical for understanding of the risk of rapid switching between ecological states, such as forest and savanna biomes.•These…”
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