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Books
1999, Rangeland health in the Western Riverina: 1990-1997, Original, Department of Land and Water Conservation, Centre, Sydney
,1999, State Taxation: Repeal, Reform or Resignations, Conference Series No 21, Australian Tax Research Foundation, Pierce ; Fitzgerald V; Crowe M; Murphy C; Gabbitas O; Eldridge DJ; Anderson P; Robinson M; Egan M; Broadway R; Langoulant J; Stockdale A, (eds.), Australian Tax Research Foundation, Sydney
Book Chapters
2023, 'Agricultural Soil Degradation in Australia', in Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, pp. 49 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/698_2023_966
,2022, 'Effects of Ants and Termites on Soil and Geomorphological Processes', in Treatise on Geomorphology, pp. 103 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818234-5.30007-4
,2018, 'Mineral nutrition of plants in Australia’s arid zone', in Lambers H (ed.), On the Ecology of Australia's Arid Zone, Springer, pp. 77 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93943-8_4
,2017, 'The impact of climate variability on land use and livelihoods in Australia's rangelands', in Climate Variability Impacts on Land Use and Livelihoods in Drylands, Springer, pp. 293 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56681-8_14
,2017, 'Bryophyte and lichen diversity on arid soils: Determinants and consequences', in The Biology of Arid Soils, De Gruyter, pp. 73 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110419047-005
,2016, 'Biological Soil Crusts as a Model System in Ecology', in Biological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands, Springer International Publishing, pp. 407 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30214-0_20
,2016, 'Controls on Distribution Patterns of Biological Soil Crusts at Micro- to Global Scales', in Biological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands, Springer International Publishing, pp. 173 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30214-0_10
,2016, 'Effects of Local-Scale Disturbance on Biocrusts', in Biological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands, Springer International Publishing, pp. 429 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30214-0_21
,2016, 'Structure, Composition, and Function of Biocrust Lichen Communities', in Biological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands, Springer International Publishing, pp. 121 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30214-0_7
,2016, 'The Role of Biocrusts in Arid Land Hydrology', in Biological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands, Springer International Publishing, pp. 321 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30214-0_17
,2015, 'Policy implications of ecosystem engineering for multiple ecosystem benefits', in Armstrong DP; Hayward MW; Moro D; Seddon PJ (ed.), Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 167 - 184, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000365711900013&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
,2013, 'Effects of Ants and Termites on Soil and Geomorphological Processes', in Treatise on Geomorphology: Volume 1-14, pp. 281 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00335-3
,2013, 'Effects of Ants and Termites on Soil and Geomorphological Processes', in Schroder JF (ed.), A Treatise on Geomophology, Volume 14: Methods in Geomorphology, Academic Press, San Diego, pp. 281 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00335-3
,2011, 'Climate Change Impacts on Soil Processes in Rangelands', in Singh BP; Cowie AL; Chan KY (ed.), SOIL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE, SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, pp. 237 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20256-8_11
,2011, 'Climate change impacts on soil processes in rangelands', in Singh B; Cowie AL; Yin Chan K (ed.), Soil Health and Climate Change. Soil Biology Series, Springer, London, pp. 237 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20256-8
,2002, 'Monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem function: grasslands, deserts and steppe', in Nimis P; Scheudegger C; Wolsley P (ed.), Monitoring with Lichens- Monitoring Lichens, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 223 - 238
,2001, 'Biological soil crusts and livestock in arid ecosystems: are they compatible', in Belnap J; Lange OL (ed.), Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function and Management, edn. Original, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 401 - 416
,2001, 'Biological soil crusts and water relations in Australian deserts', in Belnap J; Lange OL (ed.), Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function and Management, edn. Original, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 315 - 326
,2001, 'Biological soil crusts of Australia', in Belnap J; Lange OL (ed.), Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function and Management, edn. Original, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 119 - 132
,2001, 'Disturbance and recovery of biological soil crusts', in Belnap J; Lange OL (ed.), Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function and Management, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 363 - 384
,2001, 'Monitoring and management of biological soil crusts', in Belnap J; Lange OL (ed.), Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function and Management, Springer Verlag, Berlin, pp. 457 - 470
,2001, 'Soil Biota in Banded Landscapes', in Tonway DJ; Valentin C; Seghieri J (ed.), Banded Vegetation Patterning in Arid and Semiarid Environments, edn. Original, Springer Verlag, New York, pp. 105 - 131
,Journal articles
2024, 'Australian human-induced native forest regeneration carbon offset projects have limited impact on changes in woody vegetation cover and carbon removals', Communications Earth and Environment, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01313-x
,2024, 'Urban greenspaces and nearby natural areas support similar levels of soil ecosystem services', npj Urban Sustainability, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42949-024-00154-z
,2024, 'Predicted changes in distribution and grazing value of Stipa-based plant communities across the Eurasian steppe', Journal of Environmental Management, 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120757
,2024, 'Altered rainfall greatly affects enzyme activity but has limited effect on microbial biomass in Australian dryland soils', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109277
,2024, 'Ecosystem service trade-offs resulting from woody plant removal vary with biome, encroachment stage and removal method', Journal of Applied Ecology, 61, pp. 236 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14551
,2024, 'Effects of soil mulches and conditioners on seedling emergence and survival of Astragalus nigricans Barneby in an arid steppe rangeland', Restoration Ecology, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.14009
,2024, 'Fertile island effects across soil depths in drylands of the Tibetan Plateau', Plant and Soil, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06591-0
,2024, 'Plant footprint decreases the functional diversity of molecules in topsoil organic matter after millions of years of ecosystem development', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33, pp. 162 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13770
,2024, 'Upper boundary on tree cover at global drylands', New Phytologist, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.19598
,2023, 'Publisher Correction: Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide (Nature Communications, (2023), 14, 1, (1706), 10.1038/s41467-023-37428-6)', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37920-z
,2023, 'Soil contamination in nearby natural areas mirrors that in urban greenspaces worldwide', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37428-6
,2023, 'Integrated analysis of aboveground and belowground indicators support a comprehensive evaluation of ecosystem recovery', Restoration Ecology, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13987
,2023, 'Severe Prolonged Drought Favours Stress-Tolerant Microbes in Australian Drylands', Microbial Ecology, 86, pp. 3097 - 3110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-023-02303-w
,2023, 'Exogenous microorganisms promote moss biocrust restoration and shape microbiomes in a sandy desert', Plant and Soil, 491, pp. 421 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-023-06124-1
,2023, 'Limited range shifting in biocrusts despite climate warming: A 25-year resurvey', Journal of Ecology, 111, pp. 2194 - 2207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14169
,2023, 'Pitting fails to sustain increases in ecosystem structure in arid rangelands', Restoration Ecology, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13929
,2023, 'Functional trait trade-offs define plant population stability across different biomes', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0344
,2023, 'Biogenic factors explain soil carbon in paired urban and natural ecosystems worldwide', Nature Climate Change, 13, pp. 450 - 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01646-z
,2023, 'Foraging pit location provides valuable insights into critical habitat requirements of soil engineers', Landscape Ecology, 38, pp. 1209 - 1220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01610-4
,2023, 'The global contribution of soil mosses to ecosystem services', Nature Geoscience, 16, pp. 430 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01170-x
,2023, 'Rewilding soil-disturbing vertebrates to rehabilitate degraded landscapes: benefits and risks', Biology Letters, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0544
,2023, 'Towards an understanding of future range shifts in lichens and mosses under climate change', Journal of Biogeography, 50, pp. 406 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14542
,2023, 'Australia’s carbon plan disregards evidence', Science, 382, pp. 893 - 895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adm7310
,2023, 'Is Australia weird? A cross-continental comparison of biological, geological and climatological features', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1073842
,2023, 'Soil biodiversity supports the delivery of multiple ecosystem functions in urban greenspaces', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 7, pp. 113 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01935-4
,2023, 'Termite bioturbation: Fungal versus non-fungal building strategies lead to different soil sheeting stability', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108868
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