By Dr David John Eldridge

Journal articles

Eldridge DJ; Soliveres S, 2014, 'Are shrubs really a sign of declining ecosystem function? Disentangling the myths and truths of woody encroachment in Australia', Australian Journal of Botany, 62, pp. 594 - 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT14137

Bowker MA; Maestre FT; Eldridge D; Belnap J; Castillo-Monroy A; Escolar C; Soliveres S, 2014, 'Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) as a model system in community, landscape and ecosystem ecology', Biodiversity and Conservation, 23, pp. 1619 - 1637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0658-x

Eldridge DJ; Whitford WG, 2014, 'Disturbances by desert rodents are more strongly associated with spatial changes in soil texture than woody encroachment', Plant and Soil, 381, pp. 395 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-014-2142-5

Soliveres S; Eldridge DJ, 2014, 'Do changes in grazing pressure and the degree of shrub encroachment alter the effects of individual shrubs on understorey plant communities and soil function?', Functional Ecology, 28, pp. 530 - 537, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12196

Ulrich W; Soliveres S; Maestre FT; Gotelli NJ; Quero JL; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Bowker MA; Eldridge DJ; Ochoa V; Gozalo B; Valencia E; Berdugo M; Escolar C; García-Gómez M; Escudero A; Prina A; Alfonso G; Arredondo T; Bran D; Cabrera O; Cea AP; Chaieb M; Contreras J; Derak M; Espinosa CI; Florentino A; Gaitán J; Muro VG; Ghiloufi W; Gómez-González S; Gutiérrez JR; Hernández RM; Huber-Sannwald E; Jankju M; Mau RL; Hughes FM; Miriti M; Monerris J; Muchane M; Naseri K; Pucheta E; Ramírez-Collantes DA; Raveh E; Romão RL; Torres-Díaz C; Val J; Veiga JP; Wang D; Yuan X; Zaady E, 2014, 'Climate and soil attributes determine plant species turnover in global drylands', Journal of Biogeography, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12377

Delgado-Baquerizo M; Maestre FT; Gallardo A; Bowker MA; Wallenstein MD; Quero JL; Ochoa V; Gozalo B; García-Gómez M; Soliveres S; García-Palacios P; Berdugo M; Valencia E; Escolar C; Arredondo T; Barraza-Zepeda C; Bran D; Carreira JA; Chaieb M; Conceicao AA; Derak M; Eldridge DJ; Escudero A; Espinosa CI; Gaitán J; Gatica MG; Gómez-González S; Guzman E; Gutiérrez JR; Florentino A; Hepper E; Hernández RM; Huber-Sannwald E; Jankju M; Liu J; Mau RL; Miriti M; Monerris J; Naseri K; Noumi Z; Polo V; Prina A; Pucheta E; Ramírez E; Ramírez-Collantes DA; Romao R; Tighe M; Torres D; Torres-Díaz C; D. Ungar E; Val J; Wamiti W; Wang D; Zaady E, 2013, 'Decoupling of soil nutrient cycles as a function of aridity in global drylands', Nature, 502, pp. 672 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12670

Travers SK; Eldridge DJ, 2013, 'Increased rainfall frequency triggers an increase in litter fall rates of reproductive structures in an arid eucalypt woodland', Austral Ecology, 38, pp. 820 - 830, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12055

Eldridge DJ; Soliveres S; Bowker MA; Val J, 2013, 'Grazing dampens the positive effects of shrub encroachment on ecosystem functions in a semi-arid woodland', Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, pp. 1028 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12105

Serpe MD; Roberts E; Eldridge DJ; Rosentreter RR, 2013, 'Bromus tectorum litter alters photosynthetic characteristics of biological soil crusts from a semiarid shrubland', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 60, pp. 220 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.01.030

Borchard P; Eldridge DJ, 2013, 'Does artificial light influence the activity of vertebrates beneath rural buildings?', Australian Journal of Zoology, 61, pp. 424 - 429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ZO13063

Bowker MA; Eldridge DJ; Val J; Soliveres S, 2013, 'Hydrology in a patterned landscape is co-engineered by soil-disturbing animals and biological crusts', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 61, pp. 14 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.02.002

Eldridge DJ; Travers S, 2013, 'Landscape modulators and resource accumulation in a post-fire eucalypt woodland', Forest Ecology and Management, 285, pp. 11 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2012.08.015

Daryanto S; Eldridge DJ; Throop H, 2013, 'Managing semi-arid woodlands for carbon storage: Grazing and shrub effects on above- and belowground carbon', Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 169, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.02.001

Daryanto S; Eldridge DJ; Wang L, 2013, 'Ploughing and grazing alter the spatial patterning of surface soils in a shrub-encroached woodland', Geoderma, 200-201, pp. 67 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.02.006

Daryanto S; Eldridge DJ; Wang L, 2013, 'Spatial patterns of infiltration vary with disturbance in a shrub-encroached woodland', Geomorphology, 194, pp. 57 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.04.012

Ruiz-colmenero M; Bienes R; Eldridge DJ; Marques MJ, 2013, 'Vegetation cover reduces erosion and enhances soil organic carbon in a vineyard in the central Spain', Catena, 104, pp. 153 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2012.11.007

Borchard P; Eldridge DJ; Wright IA, 2012, 'Sarcoptes mange (Sarcoptes scabiei) increases diurnal activity of bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) in an agricultural riparian environment', Mammalian Biology, 77, pp. 244 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2012.04.004

Reigart JR; Chamberlain KH; Eldridge D; O'Brien ES; Freeland KD; Larsen P; Goff D; Hartzog TH, 2012, 'Peripheral Intravenous Access in Pediatric Inpatients', CLINICAL PEDIATRICS, 51, pp. 468 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922811435164

Eldridge DJ; Huang N; Bentley J; Hayward MW, 2012, 'Soil Disturbance by Invertebrates in a Semi-arid Eucalypt Woodland: Effects of Grazing Exclusion, Faunal Reintroductions, Landscape and Patch Characteristics', PROCEEDINGS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 134, pp. A11 - A18, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208848900005&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Eldridge DJ; Maestre FT; Maltez-Mouro S; Bowker MA, 2012, 'A global database of shrub encroachment effects on ecosystem structure and functioning', Ecology, 93, pp. 2499 - 2499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/12-0749.1

Travers S; Eldridge DJ; Koen T; Soliveres S, 2012, 'Animal foraging pit soil enhances the performance of a native grass under stressful conditions', Plant and Soil, 352, pp. 341 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-1000-y

Wang L; D'Odorico P; Evans JP; Eldridge DJ; McCabe MF; Caylor KK; King EG, 2012, 'Dryland ecohydrology and climate change: Critical issues and technical advances', Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 9, pp. 4777 - 4825, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-9-4777-2012

Moles AT; Flores-Moreno H; Bonser SP; Warton DI; Helm A; Warman L; Eldridge DJ; Jurado E; Hemmings F; Reich P; Cavender-Bares J; Seabloom EW; Mayfield MM; Sheil D; Djietror JC; Peri PL; Enrico L; Cabido MR; Setterfield SA; Lehmann CE; Thomson FJ, 2012, 'Invasions: The trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea', Journal of Ecology, 100, pp. 116 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01915.x

Smith JG; Eldridge DJ; Throop H, 2012, 'Landform and vegetation patch type moderate the effects of grazing-induced disturbance on carbon and nitrogen pools in a semi-arid woodland', Plant and Soil, 360, pp. 405 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1288-2

Soliveres S; Eldridge DJ; Maestre FT; Bowker MA; Tighe M; Escudero A, 2012, 'Microhabitat amelioration and reduced competition among understorey plants as drivers of facilitation across environmental gradients: Towards a unifying framework', Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 13, pp. 247 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2011.06.001

Soliveres S; Eldridge DJ; Hemmings F; Maestre FT, 2012, 'Nurse plant effects on plant species richness in drylands: The role of grazing, rainfall and species specificity', Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 14, pp. 402 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2012.09.003

Maestre FT; Quero JL; Gotelli NJ; Escudero A; Ochoa V; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Garcia-Gomez M; Bowker MA; Soliveres S; Escolar C; Garcia-Palacios P; Berdugo M; Valencia E; Gozalo B; Gallardo A; Aquilera L; Arredondo T; Blones J; Boeken B; Bran D; Conceicao AA; Cabrera O; Chaieb M; Derak M; Eldridge DJ; Espinosa CI; Florentino A; Gaitan J; Gabriel Gatica M; Ghiloufi W; Gomez-Gonzalez S; Gutierrez J; Hernandez RM; Huang X; Huber-Sannwald E; Jankju M; Miriti M; Monerris J; Mau RL; Morici E; Naseri K; Ospina A; Polonis V; Prina A; Pucheta E; Ramirez-Collantes DA; Romao R; Tighe M; Torres-Diaz C; Val J; Veiga J; Wang D; Zaady E, 2012, 'Plant species richness and ecosystem multifunctionality in global drylands', Science, 335, pp. 214 - 218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1215442

Howard KS; Eldridge DJ; Soliveres S, 2012, 'Positive effects of shrubs on plant species diversity do not change along a gradient in grazing pressure in an arid shrubland', Basic and Applied Ecology, 13, pp. 159 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2012.02.008

Daryanto S; Eldridge DJ, 2012, 'Shrub Hummocks As Foci For Small Animal Disturbances In An Encroached Shrubland', Journal of Arid Environments, 80, pp. 35 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.12.001

Daryanto S; Eldridge DJ; Koen T, 2012, 'Soil nutrients under shrub hummocks and debris mounds two decades after ploughing', Plant and Soil, 351, pp. 405 - 419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-0978-5

Borchard P; Eldridge DJ, 2012, 'Vegetation changes associated with cattle (Bos taurus) andwombat (Vombatus ursinus) activity in a riparian forest', Applied Vegetation Science, 15, pp. 62 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-109X.2011.01157.x

Williams WJ; Eldridge DJ, 2011, 'Deposition of sand over a cyanobacterial soil crust increases nitrogen bioavailability in a semi-arid woodland', Applied Soil Ecology, 49, pp. 26 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2011.07.005

Martin WK; Eldridge D; Murray PA, 2011, 'Bird assemblages in remnant and revegetated habitats in an extensively cleared landscape, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales', Pacific Conservation Biology, 17, pp. 110 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PC110110

Eldridge DJ; Val J; James AI, 2011, 'Abiotic effects predominate under prolonged livestock–induced disturbance', Austral Ecology, 36, pp. 367 - 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02159.x

Dean C; Roxburgh S; Harper RJ; Eldridge DJ; Watson IW; Wardell-Johnson GW, 2011, 'Accounting for space and time in soil carbon dynamics in timbered rangelands', Ecological Engineering, 38, pp. 51 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.10.008

Eldridge DJ; Koen TB; Huang N; Killgore A; Whitford W, 2011, 'Animal foraging as a mechanism for sediment movement and soil nutrient development: evidence from the semi-arid Australian woodlands and the Chihuahuan Desert', Geomorphology, 157-158, pp. 131 - 141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.04.041

Martin ; Eldridge DJ; Murray PA, 2011, 'Bird assemblages in remnant and revegetated habitats in an extensively cleared landscape, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.', Pacific Conservation Biology, 17, pp. 110 - 120

James A; Eldridge DJ; Koen T; Moseby KE, 2011, 'Can the invasive European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) assume the soil engineering role of locally-extinct natives?', Biological Invasions, 13, pp. 3027 - 3038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-9987-9

Williams W; Eldridge DJ, 2011, 'Deposition of sand over a cyanobacterial soil crust increases nitrogen', Applied Soil Ecology, 49, pp. 26 - 31

Kwok A; Eldridge DJ; Oliver IA, 2011, 'Do landscape health indices reflect arthropod biodiversity status in the eucalypt woodlands of eastern Australia?', Austral Ecology, 36, pp. 800 - 813, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02219.x

Lichner L; Eldridge DJ; Schacht K; Zhukova N; Holko L; Sir M; Pecho J, 2011, 'Grass cover influences hydrophysical parameters and heterogeneity of water flow in a sandy soil', Pedosphere, 21, pp. 719 - 729, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1002-0160(11)60175-6

Eldridge DJ; Bowker MA; Maestre FT; Roger E; Reynolds JF; Whitford WG, 2011, 'Impacts of shrub encroachment on ecosystem structure and functioning: Towards a global synthesis', Ecology Letters, 14, pp. 709 - 722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01630.x

Borchard P; Eldridge DJ, 2011, 'The geomorphic signature of bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) and cattle (Bos taurus) in an agricultural riparian ecosystem', Geomorphology, 130, pp. 365 - 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.04.021

Eldridge DJ, 2011, 'The resource coupling role of animal foraging pits in semi-arid woodlands', Ecohydrology

Larsen P; Eldridge D; Brinkley J; Newton D; Goff D; Hartzog T; Saad ND; Perkin R, 2010, 'Pediatric Peripheral Intravenous Access Does Nursing Experience and Competence Really Make a Difference?', JOURNAL OF INFUSION NURSING, 33, pp. 226 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NAN.0b013e3181e3a0a8

Eldridge DJ; Bowker MA; Maestre FT; Alonso P; Mau RL; Papadopoulos J; Escudero A, 2010, 'Interactive effects of three ecosystem engineers on infiltration in a semi-arid Mediterranean grassland', Ecosystems, 13, pp. 499 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-010-9335-4

James A; Eldridge DJ; Moseby KE, 2010, 'Foraging pits, litter and plant germination in an arid shrubland', Journal of Arid Environments, 74, pp. 516 - 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.09.016

Eldridge DJ; Bowker MA; Maestre FT; Alonso P; Mau RL; Papadopoulos J; Escudero A, 2010, 'Interactive effects of three ecosystem engineers on infiltration in a semi-arid Mediterranean grassland', Ecosystems, 13, pp. 495 - 510

Daryanto S; Eldridge DJ, 2010, 'Plant and soil surface responses to a combination of shrub removal and grazing in a shrub-encroached woodland.', Journal of Environmental Management, 91, pp. 2639 - 2648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.038

Eldridge DJ; Lunt I, 2010, 'Resilience of soil seed banks to site degradation in intermittently flooded riverine woodlands', Journal of Vegetation Science, 21, pp. 157 - 166

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