By Dr David John Eldridge

Journal articles

Delgado-Baquerizo M; Maestre FT; Gallardo A; Eldridge DJ; Soliveres S; Bowker MA; Prado-Comesaña A; Gaitán J; Quero JL; Ochoa V; Gozalo B; García-Gómez M; García-Palacios P; Berdugo M; Valencia E; Escolar C; Arredondo T; Barraza-Zepeda C; Boeken BR; Bran D; Cabrera O; Carreira JA; Chaieb M; Conceição AA; Derak M; Ernst R; Espinosa CI; Florentino A; Gatica G; Ghiloufi W; Gómez-González S; Gutiérrez JR; Hernández RM; Huber-Sannwald E; Jankju M; Mau RL; Miriti M; Monerris J; Morici E; Muchane M; Naseri K; Pucheta E; Ramírez E; Ramírez-Collantes DA; Romão RL; Tighe M; Torres D; Torres-Díaz C; Val J; Veiga JP; Wang D; Yuan X; Zaady E, 2016, 'Human impacts and aridity differentially alter soil N availability in drylands worldwide', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 25, pp. 36 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12382

Kwok ABC; Eldridge DJ, 2016, 'The influence of shrub species and fine-scale plant density on arthropods in a semiarid shrubland', Rangeland Journal, 38, pp. 381 - 389, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RJ15019

Maestre FT; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Jeffries TC; Eldridge DJ; Ochoa V; Gozalo B; Quero JL; García-Gómez M; Gallardo A; Ulrich W; Bowker MA; Arredondo T; Barraza-Zepeda C; Bran D; Florentino A; Gaitán J; Gutiérrez JR; Huber-Sannwald E; Jankju M; Mau RL; Miriti M; Naseri K; Ospina A; Stavi I; Wang D; Woods NN; Yuan X; Zaady E; Singh BK, 2015, 'Increasing aridity reduces soil microbial diversity and abundance in global drylands', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112, pp. 15684 - 15689, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1516684112

Zhang J; Eldridge DJ; Delgado-Baquerizo M, 2015, 'Biotic communities cannot mitigate the negative effects of grazing on multiple ecosystem functions and services in an arid shrubland', Plant and Soil, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-015-2754-4

Eldridge DJ; Beecham G; Grace JB, 2015, 'Do shrubs reduce the adverse effects of grazing on soil properties?', Ecohydrology, 8, pp. 1503 - 1513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eco.1600

Eldridge DJ; Woodhouse JN; Curlevski NJA; Hayward M; Brown MV; Neilan BA, 2015, 'Soil-foraging animals alter the composition and co-occurrence of microbial communities in a desert shrubland', ISME Journal, 9, pp. 2671 - 2681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.70

Soliveres S; Eldridge DJ; Müller JD; Hemmings F; Throop HL, 2015, 'On the interaction between tree canopy position and environmental effects on soil attributes and plant communities', Journal of Vegetation Science, 26, pp. 1030 - 1042, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12312

Eldridge ; Poore A; Ruiz-Colmenero M; Letnic MI; Soliveres S, 2015, 'Ecosystem structure, function and composition in rangelands are negatively affected by livestock grazing', Ecological Applications

Travers SK; Eldridge DJ, 2015, 'Evidence for the Spatial Self-organisation of Litter Patches in a Semi-arid Woodland', Ecosystems, 18, pp. 958 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-015-9876-7

Kwok ABC; Eldridge DJ, 2015, 'Does fire affect the ground-dwelling arthropod community through changes to fine-scale resource patches?', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 24, pp. 550 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF14088

Dean C; Kirkpatrick JB; Harper RJ; Eldridge DJ, 2015, 'Optimising carbon sequestration in arid and semiarid rangelands', Ecological Engineering, 74, pp. 148 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.09.125

Eldridge DJ; Wang L; Ruiz-Colmenero M, 2015, 'Shrub encroachment alters the spatial patterns of infiltration', Ecohydrology, 8, pp. 83 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eco.1490

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, 41, pp. 2307 - 2319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12377

Soliveres S; Maestre FT; Eldridge DJ; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Quero JL; Bowker MA; Gallardo A, 2014, 'Plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality peak at intermediate levels of woody cover in global drylands', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, pp. 1408 - 1416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12215

Eriksson B; Eldridge DJ, 2014, 'Surface destabilisation by the invasive burrowing engineer Mus musculus on a sub-Antarctic island', Geomorphology, 223, pp. 61 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.06.026

Soliveres S; Maestre FT; Bowker MA; Torices R; Quero JL; García-Gómez M; Cabrera O; Cea AP; Coaguila D; Eldridge DJ; Espinosa CI; Hemmings F; Monerris JJ; Tighe M; Delgado-Baquerizo M; Escolar C; García-Palacios P; Gozalo B; Ochoa V; Blones J; Derak M; Ghiloufi W; Gutiérrez JR; Hernández RM; Noumi Z, 2014, 'Functional traits determine plant co-occurrence more than environment or evolutionary relatedness in global drylands', Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 16, pp. 164 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2014.05.001

Oliver I; Eldridge DJ; Nadolny C; Martin WK, 2014, 'What do site condition multi-metrics tell us about species biodiversity?', Ecological Indicators, 38, pp. 262 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.11.018

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

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