By Professor Shawn Laffan

Book Chapters

German S; Metternicht G; Laffan S; Hawken S, 2022, 'Intelligent spatial technologies for gender inclusive urban environments in today's smart cities', in Intelligent Environments: Advanced Systems for a Healthy Planet, Second Edition, pp. 285 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820247-0.00012-6

Laffan S, 2018, 'Phylogeny-based measurements at global and regional scales', in Scherson R; Faith D (ed.), Phylogenetic Diversity: Applications and Challenges in Biodiversity Science, Springer, pp. 111 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93145-6_6

Cassis G; Laffan SW; Ebach M, 2017, 'Biodiversity and bioregionalisation perspectives on the historical biogeography of Australia', in Handbook of Australasian Biogeography, CRC Press, pp. 1 - 16

Laffan SW, 2014, 'GeoComputation: Applications in Biology', in GeoComputation, Second Edition, pp. 125 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17091-13

Laffan SW, 2014, 'GeoComputation: Applications in Biology', in Abrahart RJ; See L (ed.), GeoComputation, 2nd edn, CRC Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17091-7

Lees BG; Huang ZF; Van Niel K; Laffan SW, 2008, 'The impact of DEM Error on predictive vegetation mapping', in Zhou Q; Lees B; Tang G-A (ed.), Advances in Digital Terrain Analysis, Springer-Verlag, Germany, pp. 349 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77800-4_19

Journal articles

Mikryukov V; Abarenkov K; Laffan S; Robertson T; McTavish EJ; Jeppesen TS; Waller J; Blissett M; Kõljalg U; Miller JT, 2024, 'PhyloNext: a pipeline for phylogenetic diversity analysis of GBIF-mediated data', BMC Ecology and Evolution, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-024-02256-9

Lu Y; Laffan S; Pettit C, 2024, 'Coupling cellular automata and What If? models for residential expansion simulation: A case study of Southwest Sydney, Australia', Transactions in GIS, 28, pp. 1465 - 1485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13198

Wang D; Laffan SW; Zhang J; Zhang S; Li X, 2024, 'Quantitative inversion of soil trace elements from spectroscopic effects across multiple crop growth periods', International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2024.104059

Del Rosario L; Laffan SW; Pettit CJ, 2024, 'The 30-min city and latent walking from mode shifts', Cities, 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105166

Del Rosario L; Laffan SW; Pettit CJ, 2024, 'Physical activity associated with public transport commutes and potential feeder mode shifts', Journal of Transport and Health, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101751

Chapman RG; Laffan S; McDonough LK; Markowska M; Baker A, 2024, 'Spatiotemporal variation in cave percolation waters: A functional approach', Journal of Hydrology, 631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130784

Hodgson MJ; Ross AK; Lapwong Y; Cuartas S; Roberts B; Price O; Webb J; Sentinella N; Lee J; Laffan SW; Burley HM; McIntosh F; Letnic M, 2024, 'A cryptic elapid snake persists in the wake of catastrophic wildfires', ORYX, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605324000048

Gorta SBZ; Callaghan CT; Samonte F; Ooi MKJ; Mesaglio T; Laffan SW; Cornwell WK, 2023, 'Multi-taxon biodiversity responses to the 2019–2020 Australian megafires', Global Change Biology, 29, pp. 6727 - 6740, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16955

Miller JT; Prentice E; Bui EN; Knerr N; Mishler BD; Schmidt-Lebuhn AN; González-Orozco C; Laffan S, 2023, 'Banksia (Proteaceae) contains less phylogenetic diversity than expected in Southwestern Australia', Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 61, pp. 957 - 966, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jse.13019

Shofner R; Sherwin W; Reid C; Runagall-McNaull A; Cassis G; Laffan S, 2023, 'Genetic diversity of a flightless dung beetle appears unaffected by wildfire', Journal of Insect Conservation, 27, pp. 795 - 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10841-023-00499-3

Nitta JH; Laffan SW; Mishler BD; Iwasaki W, 2023, 'canaper: Categorical analysis of neo- and paleo-endemism in R', Ecography, 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06638

Mccurry MR; Park T; Coombs EJ; Hart LJ; Laffan S, 2023, 'Latitudinal gradients in the skull shape and assemblage structure of delphinoid cetaceans', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 138, pp. 470 - 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blac128

Flores-Moreno H; Dalrymple RL; Cornwell WK; Popovic G; Nakagawa S; Atkinson J; Cooke J; Laffan SW; Bonser SP; Schwanz LE; Crean AJ; Eldridge DJ; Garratt M; Brooks RC; Vergés A; Poore AGB; Cohen DR; Clark GF; Sen Gupta A; Reich PB; Cornelissen JHC; Craine JM; Hemmings FA; Kattge J; Niinemets Ü; Peñuelas J; Moles AT, 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

Del Rosario L; Laffan SW; Pettit CJ, 2022, 'Estimating the steps made by public transport commuters using a synthetic population enriched with smart card data', Journal of Transport and Health, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2022.101530

Lu Y; Laffan S; Pettit C, 2022, 'A geographically partitioned cellular automata model for the expansion of residential areas', Transactions in GIS, 26, pp. 1548 - 1571, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12866

Foon JK; Moussalli A; McIntosh F; Laffan S; Köhler F, 2022, 'Assessing the immediate impacts of the 2019/2020 bushfires on land snails in northeastern New South Wales', Australian Zoologist, 42, pp. 386 - 461, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.010

Del Rosario L; Laffan SW; Slavich E; Pettit CJ, 2022, 'Estimating door-to-door travel time using a synthetic population enriched with smart card data', International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 36, pp. 1699 - 1718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2022.2050733

Cassis G; Shofner R; Laffan S; Cheng M, 2022, 'Impact of Black Summer 2019/20 Wildfires on True Bug Priority Species (Insecta: Hemiptera: Heteroptera) in the Northeast Forests of New South Wales', Australian Zoologist, 42, pp. 352 - 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.032

Zhang XX; Ye JF; Laffan SW; Mishler BD; Thornhill AH; Lu LM; Mao LF; Liu B; Chen YH; Lu AM; Miller JT; Chen ZD, 2022, 'Spatial phylogenetics of the Chinese angiosperm flora provides insights into endemism and conservation', Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 64, pp. 105 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13189

Reid C; Runagall-McNaull A; Cassis G; Laffan S, 2022, 'The impact of the 2019-2020 wildfires on beetles (Coleoptera) in the forests of north-eastern New South Wales', Australian Zoologist, 42, pp. 462 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.030

González-Orozco CE; Sosa CC; Thornhill AH; Laffan SW, 2021, 'Phylogenetic diversity and conservation of crop wild relatives in Colombia', Evolutionary Applications, 14, pp. 2603 - 2617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.13295

Earl C; Belitz MW; Laffan SW; Barve V; Barve N; Soltis DE; Allen JM; Soltis PS; Mishler BD; Kawahara AY; Guralnick R, 2021, 'Spatial phylogenetics of butterflies in relation to environmental drivers and angiosperm diversity across North America', iScience, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102239

Dalrymple RL; Kemp DJ; Flores-Moreno H; Laffan SW; White TE; Hemmings FA; Moles AT, 2020, 'Macroecological patterns in flower colour are shaped by both biotic and abiotic factors', New Phytologist, 228, pp. 1972 - 1985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.16737

Lu Y; Laffan S; Pettit C; Cao M, 2020, 'Land use change simulation and analysis using a vector cellular automata (CA) model: A case study of Ipswich City, Queensland, Australia', Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 47, pp. 1605 - 1621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2399808319830971

Moles AT; Laffan SW; Keighery M; Dalrymple RL; Tindall ML; Chen SC, 2020, 'A hairy situation: Plant species in warm, sunny places are more likely to have pubescent leaves', Journal of Biogeography, 47, pp. 1934 - 1944, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13870

Miller J; Laffan S; Skidmore A; Franklin J, 2020, 'Modeling movement, distributions, diversity, and disturbance: introduction to the fifth special issue on spatial ecology', International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 34, pp. 1503 - 1507, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2020.1725017

Earl C; Belitz MW; Laffan SW; Barve V; Barve N; Soltis DE; Allen JM; Soltis PS; Mishler BD; Kawahara AY; Guralnick R, 2020, 'Spatial phylogenetics of butterflies in relation to environmental drivers and angiosperm diversity across North America', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.22.216119

Mishler BD; Guralnick R; Soltis PS; Smith SA; Soltis DE; Barve N; Allen JM; Laffan SW, 2020, 'Spatial phylogenetics of the North American flora', Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 58, pp. 393 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jse.12590

Bein B; Ebach MC; Laffan SW; Murphy DJ; Cassis G, 2020, 'Quantifying vertebrate zoogeographical regions of Australia using geospatial turnover in the species composition of mammals, birds, reptiles and terrestrial amphibians', Zootaxa, 4802, pp. 61 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4802.1.4

Murphy DJ; Ebach MC; Miller JT; Laffan SW; Cassis G; Ung V; Thornhill AH; Kerr N; Tursky ML, 2019, 'Do phytogeographic patterns reveal biomes or biotic regions?', Cladistics, 35, pp. 654 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cla.12381

Cairns K; Nesbitt B; Laffan S; Letnic M; Crowther M, 2019, 'Geographic hot spots of dingo genetic ancestry in southeastern Australia despite hybridisation with domestic dogs', Conservation Genetics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-019-01230-z

Burley H; Beaumont LJ; Ossola A; Baumgartner JB; Gallagher R; Laffan S; Esperon-Rodriguez M; Manea A; Leishman MR, 2019, 'Substantial declines in urban tree habitat predicted under climate change', Science of the Total Environment, 685, pp. 451 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.287

López-Aguirre C; Hand SJ; Laffan SW; Archer M, 2019, 'Zoogeographical regions and geospatial patterns of phylogenetic diversity and endemism of New World bats', Ecography, 42, pp. 1188 - 1199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04194

Shelley JJ; Dempster T; Le Feuvre MC; Unmack PJ; Laffan SW; Swearer SE, 2019, 'A revision of the bioregionalisation of freshwater fish communities in the Australian Monsoonal Tropics', Ecology and Evolution, 9, pp. 4568 - 4588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5059

Duarte-Guardia S; Peri PL; Amelung W; Sheil D; Laffan SW; Borchard N; Bird MI; Dieleman W; Pepper DA; Zutta B; Jobbagy E; Silva LCR; Bonser SP; Berhongaray G; Piñeiro G; Martinez MJ; Cowie AL; Ladd B, 2019, 'Better estimates of soil carbon from geographical data: a revised global approach', Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 24, pp. 355 - 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11027-018-9815-y

Allen JM; Germain-Aubrey CC; Barve N; Neubig KM; Majure LC; Laffan SW; Mishler BD; Owens HL; Smith SA; Whitten WM; Abbott JR; Soltis DE; Guralnick R; Soltis PS, 2019, 'Spatial Phylogenetics of Florida Vascular Plants: The Effects of Calibration and Uncertainty on Diversity Estimates', iScience, 11, pp. 57 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.12.002

Murphy D; Ebach MC; Miller JT; Laffan SW; Cassis G; Ung V; Thornhill AH; Kerr N; Tursky ML, 2019, 'Do phytogeographic patterns reveal biomes or biotic regions?', Cladistics., 35, pp. 654 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cla.12381

Lees B; Laffan S, 2019, 'The Lande of Java on the Jean Rotz Mappa Mundi', The Globe, 85, pp. 1 - 12

Burley HM; Mokany K; Laffan SW; Williams KJ; Metcalfe D; Murphy HT; Ford A; Harwood TD; Ferrier S, 2018, 'Primary productivity is related to niche width in the Australian Wet Tropics', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, pp. 1300 - 1313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12798

Link-Pérez MA; Laffan SW, 2018, 'Fern and lycophyte diversity in the Pacific Northwest: Patterns and predictors', Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 56, pp. 498 - 522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jse.12430

Dalrymple RL; Flores-Moreno H; Kemp DJ; White TE; Laffan SW; Hemmings FA; Hitchcock TD; Moles AT, 2018, 'Abiotic and biotic predictors of macroecological patterns in bird and butterfly coloration', Ecological Monographs, 88, pp. 204 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1287

Lopez-Aguirre C; Hand SJ; Laffan S; Archer M, 2018, 'Phylogenetic diversity, differential endemism and the evolutionary history of New World bats', Ecography, 41, pp. 1955 - 1966, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.03260

Feit B; Gordon C; Webb J; Jessop T; Laffan S; Dempster T; Letnic MI, 2018, 'Invasive cane toads might initiate cascades of direct and indirect effects in a terrestrial ecosystem', Biological Invasions, 20, pp. 1833 - 1847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1665-8

Guedes TB; Sawaya RJ; Zizka A; Laffan S; Faurby S; Pyron RA; Bérnils RS; Jansen M; Passos P; Prudente ALC; Cisneros-Heredia DF; Braz HB; Nogueira CDC; Antonelli A, 2018, 'Patterns, biases and prospects in the distribution and diversity of Neotropical snakes', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, pp. 14 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12679

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