By Associate Professor Scott David Mooney

Book Chapters

Connor S; Herries A; Mooney S, 2018, 'Palaeoecology of the middle Tundzha Plain', in Ross S; Sobotkova A; Tzvetkova J; Nekhrizov ; Connor S (ed.), The Tundzha Regional Archaeology Project Surface Survey, Palaeoecology, and Associated Studies in Central and Southeast Bulgaria, 2009-2015 Final Report, Oxbow Books Limited, pp. 134 - 145

Mooney SD; Sniderman K; Kershaw AP; Haberle SG; Roe J, 2017, 'Quaternary Vegetation in Australia', in Keith D (ed.), Australian Vegetation, Cambridge University Press, pp. 63 - 88

Mooney SD; Martin HA, 2009, 'Environmental Conditions of the Past in the Blue Mountains', in Blue Mountains Dreaming The Aboriginal Heritage, pp. 23 - 40

Mooney SD, 1999, 'Earth`s biosphere', in Geographica:the complete illustrated reference to Australia and the World, Random House, Sydney, pp. 36 - 37

Mooney SD, 1999, 'Plants and animals', in Geographica:the complete illustrated reference to Australia and the World, Random House, Sydney, pp. 34 - 35

Journal articles

Song M; Dodson J; Mooney S; Yan H, 2026, 'Shifts from climate-driven to human-influenced fire regimes in central China over the last two millennia', Catena, 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2026.110341

Mariani M; Wills A; Connor S; Cadd H; Adeleye M; Stevenson J; Herbert A; Florin A; Mooney S; Fletcher M-S; Bowman D; Theuerkauf M; Kershaw P; Haberle S, 2026, 'Tracing fuels for fire through time: from Indigenous cultural burning to colonial land management in Australia', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-1790

Wang Y; Feldpausch TR; Swindles GT; Moss P; McGowan HA; Sim TG; Morris PJ; Benfield A; Courtney-Mustaphi C; Wahl D; Montoya E; Githumbi E; Honorio Coronado EN; Augustijns F; Verstraeten G; Jess O' Donnell JOD; Tibby J; Benavides JC; Hapsari KA; Schittek K; Ramdzan KNM; Bao K; Cole LES; Anderson L; Gałka M; Akpo OE; Strobel P; Bala PR; Dommain R; Marchant R; Sukumar R; Chawchai S; Kavil SP; Mooney S; Kelly TJ; Gao Y; Voulgarakis A; Boom A; Burton C; Berrio JC; Ribeiro K; Anderson LO; Hardiman M; Spater M; Page SE; Gallego-Sala AV, 2026, 'Unprecedented Burning in Tropical Peatlands During the 20th Century Compared to the Previous Two Millennia', Global Change Biology, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70717

Ryan R; Thomas Z; Simkovic I; Dlapa P; Worthy M; Wasson R; Bradstock R; Mooney S; Haynes K; Dosseto A, 2026, 'Corrigendum to: Assessing changes in high-intensity fire events in south-eastern Australia using Fourier Transform Infra-red (FITR) spectroscopy', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF24064_CO

Fletcher T; Mooney S; George SC; Belcher C, 2026, 'Sedimentary Charcoal: What Can We Infer from the Archives?', Fire, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire9010010

Zheng X; Hope G; Mooney SD, 2025, 'The reconstruction of water table depth over the past 3100 years in south-eastern Australia using testate amoebae and potential implications for Pacific climatic variability', Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2025.113264

Mason TJ; Popovic G; Mooney SD; Wang C; Xing S; Yeoh G; Keith DA, 2025, 'Conserving mire ecosystems: linking flammability and moisture content of peaty substrates', Science of the Total Environment, 1004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180747

Song M; Dodson J; Mooney S; Shi G; Yan H, 2025, 'Asynchronous modes of paleofire occurrence in eastern monsoonal China since the LGM', Global and Planetary Change, 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.104912

Rehn E; Cadd H; Mooney S; Cohen TJ; Munack H; Codilean AT; Adeleye M; Beck KK; Constantine M; Gouramanis C; Hanson JM; Jones PJ; Kershaw AP; Mackenzie L; Maisie M; Mariani M; Matley K; McWethy D; Mills K; Moss P; Patton NR; Rowe C; Stevenson J; Tibby J; Wilmshurst J, 2025, 'The SahulCHAR collection: a palaeofire database for Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand', Earth System Science Data, 17, pp. 2681 - 2692, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-2681-2025

Ryan R; Dosseto A; Dlapa P; Thomas Z; Simkovic I; Mooney S; Bradstock R, 2025, 'Using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy to produce high-resolution centennial records of past high-intensity fires from organic-rich sediment deposits', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF23175

Sayedi SS; Abbott BW; Vannière B; Leys B; Colombaroli D; Romera GG; Słowiński M; Aleman JC; Blarquez O; Feurdean A; Brown K; Aakala T; Alenius T; Allen K; Andric M; Bergeron Y; Biagioni S; Bradshaw R; Bremond L; Brisset E; Brooks J; Brugger SO; Brussel T; Cadd H; Cagliero E; Carcaillet C; Carter V; Catry FX; Champreux A; Chaste E; Chavardès RD; Chipman M; Conedera M; Connor S; Constantine M; Courtney Mustaphi C; Dabengwa AN; Daniels W; De Boer E; Dietze E; Estrany J; Fernandes P; Finsinger W; Flantua SGA; Fox-Hughes P; Gaboriau DM; M.Gayo E; Girardin MP; Glenn J; Glückler R; González-Arango C; Groves M; Hamilton DS; Hamilton RJ; Hantson S; Hapsari KA; Hardiman M; Hawthorne D; Hoffman K; Inoue J; Karp AT; Krebs P; Kulkarni C; Kuosmanen N; Lacourse T; Ledru MP; Lestienne M; Long C; López-Sáez JA; Loughlin N; Niklasson M; Madrigal J; Maezumi SY; Marcisz K; Mariani M; McWethy D; Meyer G; Molinari C; Montoya E; Mooney S; Morales-Molino C; Morris J; Moss P; Oliveras I; Pereira JM; Pezzatti GB; Pickarski N; Pini R; Rehn E; Remy CC; Revelles J; Rius D; Robin V; Ruan Y; Rudaya N; Russell-Smith J; Seppä H; Shumilovskikh L; T.Sommers W; Tavşanoğlu Ç, 2024, 'Assessing changes in global fire regimes', Fire Ecology, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42408-023-00237-9

Cadd H; Williams AN; Saktura WM; Cohen TJ; Mooney SD; He C; Otto‐Bliesner B; Turney CSM, 2024, 'Last Glacial Maximum cooling induced positive moisture balance and maintained stable human populations in Australia', Communications Earth and Environment, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01204-1

Mariani M; Wills A; Herbert A; Adeleye M; Anna Florin S; Cadd H; Connor S; Kershaw P; Theuerkauf M; Stevenson J; Fletcher MS; Mooney S; Bowman D; Haberle S, 2024, 'Shrub cover declined as Indigenous populations expanded across southeast Australia', Science, 386, pp. 567 - 573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adn8668

Ryan R; Thomas Z; Simkovic I; Dlapa P; Worthy M; Wasson R; Bradstock R; Mooney S; Haynes K; Dosseto A, 2024, 'Assessing changes in high-intensity fire events in south-eastern Australia using Fourier Transform Infra-red (FITR) spectroscopy', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF24064

Moore I; Magnante C; Embry E; Mathis J; Mooney S; Haj-Hassan S; Cottingham M; Padala PR, 2024, 'Doctor AI? A pilot study examining responses of artificial intelligence to common questions asked by geriatric patients', Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 7, pp. 1438012, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frai.2024.1438012

Hamilton R; Gillespie J; Penny D; Ingrey S; Mooney S, 2024, 'Re-imagining Sydney’s freshwater wetlands through historical ecology', Landscape Research, 49, pp. 268 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2023.2271421

Preston AM; Saigal S; Barrie R; McKinney H; Mooney S; Padala PR, 2023, 'Defeated No More: Meaning-Making After Military Sexual Trauma', Military Medicine, 188, pp. e1483 - e1489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usab528

Constantine M; Zhu X; Cadd H; Mooney S, 2023, 'The transition from an Indigenous to a European influenced fire regime at Lake Werri Berri, south-east Australia', Holocene, 33, pp. 505 - 517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09596836231151827

Constantine M; Williams AN; Francke A; Cadd H; Forbes M; Cohen TJ; Zhu X; Mooney SD, 2023, 'Exploration of the Burning Question: A Long History of Fire in Eastern Australia with and without People', Fire, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire6040152

Constantine IV M; Zhu X; Cadd H; Mooney S, 2023, 'Investigating the Effect of Oxidants on the Quantification and Characterization of Charcoal in Two Southeast Australian Sedimentary Records', Fire, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire6020054

Moore IJ; Comnick ID; Okolichany R; Mooney S; Padala P, 2023, '81 The Relationship Between Fist-Edge-Palm Performance and Informant Related Functional Status in Elderly Veterans', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 29, pp. 282 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355617723003995

Aaron H; Moore I; Mooney S, 2023, '92 Validation of Coin-in-Hand Procedure in a Veteran Population', Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 29, pp. 764 - 765, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1355617723009505

Constantine M; Mooney S, 2022, 'Widely used charcoal analysis method in paleo studies involving NaOCl results in loss of charcoal formed below 400°C', Holocene, 32, pp. 1358 - 1362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09596836211041740

Francke A; Dosseto A; Forbes M; Cadd H; Short J; Sherborne-Higgins B; Constantine M; Tyler J; Tibby J; Marx SK; Dodson J; Mooney S; Cohen TJ, 2022, 'Catchment vegetation and erosion controlled soil carbon cycling in south-eastern Australia during the last two glacial-interglacial cycles', Global and Planetary Change, 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.103922

Thomas ZA; Mooney S; Cadd H; Baker A; Turney C; Schneider L; Hogg A; Haberle S; Green K; Weyrich LS; Perez V; Moore NE; Zawadzki A; Kelloway SJ; Khan SJ, 2022, 'Corrigendum to “Late Holocene climate anomaly concurrent with fire activity and ecosystem shifts in the eastern Australian Highlands” [Sci. Total Environ. 802 (2021)149542](S0048969721046167)(10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149542)', Science of the Total Environment, 811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152367

Thomas ZA; Mooney S; Cadd H; Baker A; Turney C; Schneider L; Hogg A; Haberle S; Green K; Weyrich LS; Pérez V; Moore NE; Zawadzki A; Kelloway SJ; Khan SJ, 2022, 'Late Holocene climate anomaly concurrent with fire activity and ecosystem shifts in the eastern Australian Highlands', Science of the Total Environment, 802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149542

Okolichany R; Padala PR; Mooney S, 2022, 'Cognitive and Functional Abilities in an Older Adult Veteran Before and After Contracting COVID-19', JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE REPORTS, 6, pp. 115 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ADR-210055

Hines CE; Mooney S; Watson NL; Looney SW; Wilkie DJ, 2022, 'Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Promotes Rapid Psychiatric Stabilization in Acutely Suicidal Military Service Members', Journal of Ect, 38, pp. 103 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/yct.0000000000000810

Tefera GM; Robinson E; Park G, 2021, 'Technology Use Among Older Adults to Manage their Health During a Global Pandemic', Innovation in Aging, 5, pp. 737 - 737, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.2741

Mooney S; Martin L; Goff J; Young ARM, 2021, 'Sedimentation and organic content in the mires and other sites of sediment accumulation in the Sydney region, eastern Australia, in the period after the Last Glacial Maximum', Quaternary Science Reviews, 272, pp. 107216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2021.107216

Constantine M; Mooney S; Hibbert B; Marjo C; Bird M; Cohen T; Forbes M; McBeath A; Rich A; Stride J, 2021, 'Using charcoal, ATR FTIR and chemometrics to model the intensity of pyrolysis: Exploratory steps towards characterising fire events', Science of the Total Environment, 783, pp. 147052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147052

Boucher J; Mooney S; Dewey T; Kirtley RG; Walker T; Rabago D, 2021, 'Manual Therapy Informed by the Fascial Distortion Model for Plantar Heel Pain: Results of a Single-Arm Prospective Effectiveness Study', Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 27, pp. 697 - 705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0486

Morrison KD; Hammer E; Boles O; Madella M; Whitehouse N; Gaillard MJ; Bates J; Linden MV; Merlo S; Yao A; Popova L; Hill AC; Antolin F; Bauer A; Biagetti S; Bishop RR; Buckland P; Cruz P; Dreslerová D; Dusseldorp G; Ellis E; Filipovic D; Foster T; Hannaford MJ; Harrison SP; Hazarika M; Herold H; Hilpert J; Kaplan JO; Kay A; Goldewijk KK; Kolár J; Kyazike E; Laabs J; Lancelotti C; Lane P; Lawrence D; Lewis K; Lombardo U; Lucarini G; Arroyo-Kalin M; Marchant R; Mayle F; McClatchie M; McLeester M; Mooney S; Moskal-Del Hoyo M; Navarrete V; Ndiema E; Neves EG; Nowak M; Out WA; Petrie C; Phelps LN; Pinke Z; Rostain S; Russell T; Sluyter A; Styring AK; Tamanaha E; Thomas E; Veerasamy S; Welton L; Zanon M, 2021, 'Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246662

Forbes M; Cohen T; Jacobs Z; Marx S; Barber E; Dodson J; Zamora A; Cadd H; Francke A; Constantine M; Mooney S; Short J; Tibby J; Parker A; Cendón D; Peterson M; Tyler J; Swallow E; Haines H; Gadd P; Woodward C, 2021, 'Comparing interglacials in eastern Australia: A multi-proxy investigation of a new sedimentary record', Quaternary Science Reviews, 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106750

Barry L; Graham IT; Mooney SD; Toms PS; Wood JC; Williams AN, 2021, 'Tracking an exotic raw material: Aboriginal movement through the Blue Mountains, Sydney, NSW during the Terminal Pleistocene', Australian Archaeology, 87, pp. 63 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03122417.2020.1823086

Hines CE; Mooney S; DeAngelo A; Bartocci A, 2021, 'REM Sleep and Total Sleep Time Improvement After Routine Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Active Duty Service Members With Depression', Journal of Ect, 37, pp. 189 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/yct.0000000000000767

Hines C; Mooney S; Wilkie D; Watson N; Looney S, 2021, 'Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation promotes rapid psychiatric stabilization in acutely suicidal military service members', Brain Stimulation, 14, pp. 1632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2021.10.142

Mooney SD; Hope G; Horne D; Kamminga J; Williams AN, 2020, 'Fire, humans and climate as drivers of environmental change on Broughton Island, New South Wales, Australia', Holocene, 30, pp. 1528 - 1539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683620941067

Green J; Mooney S; Hemmings F, 2020, 'Reconstruction of the pre-European vegetation of Wolgan Valley, western Blue Mountains, NSW', Cunninghamia, 20, pp. 139 - 152, https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/getmedia/9be7a8a9-6390-413c-812b-5a4cb3008356/BGD0588_Cunninghamia-2020-GREEN-Wolgan-Valley.pdf.aspx

Roach AE; Hines C; Stafford J; Mooney S, 2020, 'Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Active-Duty Service Members Improves Depressive Symptoms', Journal of Ect, 36, pp. 279 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/yct.0000000000000680

Zheng X; Harper J; Hope G; Mooney SD, 2019, 'A new preparation method for testate amoebae in minerogenic sediments', Mires and Peat, 24, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.19189/MaP.2018.OMB.380

McGlynn G; Lejju J; Dalton C; Mooney SD; Rose NL; Tompkins AM; Bannister W; Tan ZD; Zheng X; Rühland KM; Taylor D, 2019, 'Aquatic ecosystem changes in a global biodiversity hotspot: Evidence from the Albertine Rift, central Africa', Journal of Biogeography, 46, pp. 2098 - 2114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13643

Hope G; Mooney S; Allen K; Baker P; Keaney B; Kemp J; Martin L; Pearson S; Stevenson J; Zheng X, 2019, 'Science Through Time: Understanding the Archive at Rennix Gap Bog, a Sub-alpine Peatland in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 141, pp. 25 - 47, https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/LIN/article/view/13433

Martin L; Goff J; Jacobsen G; Mooney S, 2019, 'The radiocarbon ages of different organic components in the mires of Eastern Australia', Radiocarbon, 61, pp. 173 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2018.118

Zissimos AM; Christoforou IC; Cohen DR; Mooney SD; Rutherford NF, 2019, 'Spatial distribution and controls on organic and inorganic carbon in the soils of Cyprus', Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 196, pp. 95 - 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2018.10.005

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