Select Publications
Books
2012, Estuary Plants and What's Happening to them in South-east Australia, Sainty G; Mosking J; Carr G; Adam P, (eds.)
,2010, The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests: A plant and pollination miscellany, CSIRO PUBLISHING
,1992, Australian rainforests, Oxford University Press, USA
,1990, Review and documentation of coastal areas in NSW for the Register of the National Estate, National Trust of Australia (New South Wales), Sydney
,1990, Salt Marsh Ecology, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
,Book Chapters
2022, 'Biodiversity and the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales', in Preston B; Fisher E (ed.), An Environmental Court in Action, Hart Imprint, Bloomsbury Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 135 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781509941063.ch-007
,2019, 'Salt marsh restoration', in Coastal Wetlands: An Integrated Ecosystem Approach, pp. 817 - 861, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63893-9.00023-X
,2016, 'Saltmarshes', in Encyclopedia of Estuaries, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 515 - 535, http://www.springer.com/us/book/9789401788007#aboutBook
,2012, 'Brackish', in Sainty GR (ed.), Estuary Plants and What's Happening to Them in South-east Australia, Sainty Books, Potts Point, N.S.W, pp. 308 - 327
,2012, 'High saltmarsh', in Sainty GR; Hoskings J; Carr G; Adam P (ed.), Estuary Plants and What's Happening to Them in South-east Australia, Sainty Books, Potts Point, N.S.W, pp. 178 - 307
,2012, 'Introduction', in Sainty GR; Hoskings G; Carr G; Adam P (ed.), Estuary Plants and What's Happening to Them in South-east Australia, Sainty Books, Potts Point, N.S.W, pp. 4 - 35
,2012, 'Low Saltmarsh', in Sainty GR; Hoskings J; Carr G; Adam P (ed.), Estuary Plants and What's Happening to Them in South-east Australia, Sainty Books, Potts Point, N.S.W, pp. 154 - 177
,2012, 'Wetlands', in Craig RK; Pardy B; Nagle JC; Schmitz O; Smith W (ed.), Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Berkshire Publishing Group, Great Barrington, Massachussets, pp. 490 - 495
,2010, 'The study of natural history - a PPP', in Lunney D; Hutchings P; Hochuli D (ed.), The Natural History of Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mosman, NSW, pp. 1 - 15
,2010, 'The World Heritage nominations', in Kitching R; Braithwaite R; Cavanaugh J (ed.), Remnants of Gondwana: a natural and social history of the Gondwana rainforests of Australia., Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, Chipping Norton, pp. 351 - 374
,2009, 'Anthropogenic threats to Australasian coastal salt marshes', in Silliman IBR; Grosholz ED; Bertness MD (ed.), Human impacts on saltmarshes. A global perspective, University of California Press, pp. 361 - 390
,2009, 'Australian saltmarshes in global context', in Saintilan N (ed.), Australian Saltmarsh Ecology, CSIRO, Collingwood, pp. 1 - 21
,2008, 'Saltmarsh', in Polunin NVC (ed.), Aquatic Ecosystems, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 157 - 171
,2004, 'Opening a can of words. The importance of definitions in the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act', in Hutchings P; Lunney D; Dickman C (ed.), Threatened species legislation, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Australia, pp. 59 - 67
,2004, 'Urban bushland - stepping stones, living museums or cemeteries?', in Lunney D; Burgin S (ed.), Urban Wildlife: More than meets the eye, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 32 - 37
,2002, 'Saltmarshes', in Perrow MR; Davy AJ (ed.), Handbook of Ecological Restoration Vol. 2 Restoration in Practice, Cambridge University P ress, Cambridge, pp. 238 - 296
,2001, 'Wetlands:policy ahead of knowledge ?', in Ecology, Uncertainty and Policy: Managing Ecosystems for Sustainability, Prentice Hall, Essex, pp. 209 - 235
,2000, 'Morecambe Bay saltmarshes: 25 years of change', in British Saltmarshes, Forrest Text, Cardigan, UK, pp. 81 - 107
,1998, 'Biodiversity - the biggest of big pictures', in Lunney D; Dawson T (ed.), Is the biodiversity tail wagging the zoological dog, Royal Zoological of NSW, Mosman, pp. 6 - 14
,1998, 'Whose ethics are they ?', in Lunney D; Dawson T (ed.), Ethics, Money and Politics: Modern Dilemmas for Zoologogy, Royal Zoological of NSW, Sydney, pp. 5 - 11
,1995, 'Urbanization and transport', in Bradstock RA; Auld TD; Keith DA; Kingsford RT; Lunney D; Sivertsen DP (ed.), Conserving biodiversity: threats and solutions, Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, pp. 55 - 75
,Journal articles
2019, 'Natural and Regenerated Saltmarshes Exhibit Similar Soil and Belowground Organic Carbon Stocks, Root Production and Soil Respiration', Ecosystems, 22, pp. 1803 - 1822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-019-00373-x
,2019, 'Supporting Spartina: Interdisciplinary perspective shows Spartina as a distinct solid genus', Ecology, 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2863
,2018, 'Acquired Resilience: An Evolved System of Tissue Protection in Mammals', Dose-Response, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559325818803428
,2018, 'Environmentally engaged research: An interview with Paul Adam', Ecological Management and Restoration, 19, pp. 14 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12298
,2017, 'Can ideas be dangerous?', Australian Zoologist, 38, pp. 329 - 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2017.008
,2017, 'Dangerous Ideas in zoology: Plenary session 2', Australian Zoologist, 38, pp. 414 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2016.037
,2017, 'Plenary Session 2 on the value of protected areas for fauna conservation', Australian Zoologist, 39, pp. 272 - 279, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2017.040
,2017, 'The world heritage list and New South Wales rainforest - Reflections on the events of 30 years ago', Australian Zoologist, 39, pp. 228 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2017.014
,2014, 'Shared patterns of species turnover between seaweeds and seed plants break down at increasing distances from the sea', Ecology and Evolution, 4, pp. 27 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.893
,2014, 'Lysimachia mauritiana (Primulaceae) on seacliffs in the eastern suburbs of Sydney: a newly naturalised record for Australia', Cunninghamia, 14, pp. 89 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.7751/cunninghamia.2014.14.006
,2014, 'Reducing the impacts of development on wildlifeJamesGleeson and DeborahGleeson, CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, 2012. xii + 234 pp. Price AUD $ 89.95 (paperback). ISBN 9780643100329.', Ecological Management & Restoration, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12113
,2013, 'Climate change and intertidal wetlands', Biology, 2, pp. 445 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology2010445
,2013, 'Engaging students by emphasising botanical concepts over techniques: innovative practical exercises using virtual microscopy', Journal of Biological Education, 47, pp. 123 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2013.764344
,2013, 'Tropical Rain Forests. An Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison, 2nd Edition by Richard T.Corlett and Richard B.Primack. Wiley‐Blackwell, Chichester, 2011. x + 336 pp. Price AUD$67.95. ISBN 978‐1‐4443‐3255‐1 (paperback, also available in hardback).', Austral Ecology, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12004
,2012, 'Royal National Park -lessons for the future from the past.', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 134, pp. B7 - B24
,2011, 'The Energetics of Mangrove Forests', AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 36, pp. E18 - E19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02190.x
,2010, 'Ecological impacts of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) invasion in central Australia - Does field evidence support a fire-invasion feedback?', Rangeland Journal, 32, pp. 353 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RJ09076
,2010, 'Letting nature take its course', Australasian Plant Conservation, 19, pp. 3 - 4, http://www.anbg.gov.au/anpc/apc/19-1_adam.html
,2009, 'Ecological communities - the context for biodiversity conservation or a source of confusion?', The Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy, 13, pp. 7 - 59
,2009, 'Going with the flow? Threatened species management and legislation in the face of climate change', Ecological Management and Restoration, 10
,2009, 'Linnaeus: King of natural history.', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 130, pp. 245 - 250
,2008, 'Environmental correlates of coastal heathland and allied vegetation', Australian Journal of Botany, 56, pp. 512 - 526
,2007, 'Resource use and academic performance among first year psychology students', Higher Education, 53, pp. 1 - 27
,2005, 'Peat mining: the collapse of Wingecarribee Swamp.', Stapfia, 85, pp. 425
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