

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAB

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
2025
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Reside, A. E., Carwardine, J., Ward, M., Yong, C., Venegas Li, R., Rogers, A., Wintle, B. A., Silcock, J., Woinarski, J., Lintermans, M., Taylor, G., Pintor, A. F. V., & Watson, J. E. M. (2025). The cost of recovering Australia’s threatened species. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9(3), 425-435.
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Charles, F. E., Reside, A. E., & Smith, A. L. (2025). The influence of changing fire regimes on specialized plant–animal interactions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 380(1924), 20230448.
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Rew-Duffy, M., Maron, M., Diete, R., Leung, L., Hunter, J., Amir, Z., & Reside, A. (2025). Geographic variation in mammal and reptile responses to fire and livestock grazing regimes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 62(4), 834-847.
2024
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Rutherford, C. R., Rogers, A. M., Prober, S. M., Roper, E. M., Cook, E., & Reside, A. E. (2024). Evaluation of management options for climate-change adaptation of threatened species: a case study of a restricted orchid. Australian Journal of Botany, 72(7).
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Runting, R. K., King, D., Nolan, M., Navarro, J., Marcos-Martinez, R., Rhodes, J. R., Gao, L., Watson, I., Ash, A., Reside, A. E., Álvarez-Romero, J. G., Wells, J. A., Ritchie, E. G., Hadjikakou, M., Driscoll, D. A., Connor, J. D., Garber, J., & Bryan, B. A. (2024). Balancing livestock production and environmental outcomes in northern Australia’s tropical savanna under global change. Environmental Research Letters, 19, 104014.
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Bakker, A. H., Patterson, C. R., Mifsud, G., Reside, A. E., Fuller, S., & Baker, A. M. (2024). Density of a cryptic Australian small mammal: The threatened Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi). Ecology and Evolution, 14, e11674.
2023
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Read, J. L., Bradley, K., Gordon, I. J., Manning, A. D., Neaves, L. E., Reside, A. E., et al. (2023). Havens are a pathway, not an endpoint, for species recovery: A response to Woinarski et al. (2023). Biological Conservation, 285, 110212.
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Walsh, J. C., Gibson, M. R., Simmonds, J. S., Mayfield, H. J., Bracey, C., Melton, C. B., Reside, A. E., & Maron, M. (2023). Effectiveness of conservation interventions for Australian woodland birds: A systematic review. Biological Conservation, 282, 110030.
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Yong, C., Ward, M., Watson, J. E. M., Reside, A. E., van Leeuwen, S., Legge, S., Geary, W. L., Lintermans, M., Kennard, M. J., Stuart, S., & Carwardine, J. (2023). The costs of managing key threats to Australia's biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60:898-910.
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Karimi, A., Yazdandad, H., & Reside, A. E. (2023). Spatial conservation prioritization for locating protected area gaps in Iran. Biological Conservation, 279, 109902.
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Kearney, S. G., Watson, J. E. M., Reside, A. E., et al. (2023). Threat-abatement framework confirms habitat retention and invasive species management are critical to conserve Australia's threatened species. Biological Conservation, 277, 109833.
2022
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Simmonds, J. S., Suarez-Castro, A. F., Reside, A. E., et al. (2022). Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and humanity. Conservation Biology.
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Ward, M., Tulloch, A., Stewart, R., Possingham, H. P., Legge, S., Gallagher, R. V., Graham, E. M., Southwell, D., Keith, D., Dixon, K., Yong, C., Carwardine, J., Cronin, T., Reside, A. E., & Watson, J. E. (2022). Restoring habitat for fire-impacted species across degraded Australian landscapes. Environmental Research Letters, 17(8), 084036.
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Allan, J. R., Possingham, H. P., et al., including Reside, A. E. (2022). The minimum land area requiring conservation attention to safeguard biodiversity. Science, 376(6597), 1094-1101.
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Ward, M., Carwardine, J., Watson, J. E. M., Pintor, A., Stuart, S., Possingham, H. P., Rhodes, J. R., Carey, A. R., Auerbach, N., Reside, A. E., Yong, C. J., & Tulloch, A. (2022). How to prioritize species recovery after a megafire. Conservation Biology.
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Bull, J. W., Sonter, L. J., Gordon, A., Maron, M., Narain, D., Reside, A. E., et al. (2022). Quantifying the ‘avoided’ biodiversity impacts associated with economic development. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
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Ward, M., Watson, J. E. M., Garnett, S. T., Reside, A. E., et al. (2022). Creating past habitat maps to quantify local extirpation of Australian threatened birds. Environmental Research Letters.
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Kearney, S. G., Carwardine, J., Reside, A. E., et al. (2022). Saving species beyond the protected area fence. Conservation Science and Practice, e617.
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Elsen, P. R., Saxon, E. C., Simmons, B. A., Ward, M., Williams, B. A., Grantham, H. S., Kark, S., Levin, N., Perez-Hammerle, K.-V., Reside, A. E., & Watson, J. E. M. (2022). Accelerated shifts in terrestrial life zones under rapid climate change. Global Change Biology, 28(3), 918–935.
2021
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Melton, C. B., Reside, A. E., Simmonds, J. S., et al. (2021). Evaluating the evidence of culling a native species for conservation benefits. Conservation Science and Practice, 3:e549.
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​Ward, M., J. Carwardine, C. J. Yong, J. E. M. Watson, J. Silcock, G. S. Taylor, M. Lintermans, G. R. Gillespie, S. T. Garnett, J. Woinarski, R. Tingley, R. J. Fensham, C. J. Hoskin, H. B. Hines, J. D. Roberts, M. J. Kennard, M. S. Harvey, D. G. Chapple, and A. E. Reside. 2021. A national-scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna. Ecology and Evolution 11:11749-11761.
2020
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Ward, M., Tulloch, A. I. T., Radford, J., Williams, B., Reside, A. E., et al. (2020). Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4, 1321–1326.
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Bridge, T., Huang, Z., Przeslawski, R., Tran, M., Kool, J., Siwabessy, J., Picard, K., Reside, A. E., Logan, M., Nichol, S., & Caley, M. J. (2020). Transferable, predictive models of benthic communities informs marine spatial planning in a remote and data-poor region. Conservation Science and Practice, 2:e251.
2019
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Prist, P. R., Levin, N., Metzger, J. P., …, Reside, A. E., et al. (2019). Collaboration across boundaries in the Amazon. Science, 366, 699.
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Simmonds, J. S., Reside, A. E., Stone, Z., Walsh, J. C., Ward, M. S., & Maron, M. (2019). Vulnerable species and ecosystems are falling through the cracks of environmental impact assessments. Conservation Letters, e12694.
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Ward, M. S., Simmonds, J. S., Reside, A. E., et al. (2019). Lots of loss with little scrutiny. Conservation Science and Practice, e117.
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Reside, A. E., Briscoe, N. J., Dickman, C. R., et al. (2019). Persistence through tough times. Biodiversity and Conservation, 28, 1303–1330.
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Maxwell, S., Reside, A. E., et al. (2019). Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation, e00649.
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Reside, A. E., Vanderduys, E. P., et al. (2019). How to send a finch extinct. Environmental Science and Policy, 94, 163–173.
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Graham, E., Reside, A. E., et al. (2019). Climate change and biodiversity in Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 26(2), 112–123.
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Mula-Laguna, J., Reside, A. E., et al. (2019). Conserving the endangered Black-throated Finch southern subspecies. Emu, 119, 331–345.
2018
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Reside, A. E., Critchell, K., et al. (2018). Beyond the model: expert knowledge improves predictions of species’ fates under climate change. Ecological Applications, 29, e01824.
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Garnett, S. T., Butchart, S. H. M., …, Reside, A. E., et al. (2018). Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds. Conservation Biology, 33, 456–468.
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Buelow, C. A., Reside, A. E., Baker, R., & Sheaves, M. (2018). Stable isotopes reveal opportunistic foraging in mangrove forests. PLoS ONE, 13(11), e0206145.
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McDonald, J., McCormack, P., Dunlop, M., et al., including Reside, A. E. (2018). Adaptation pathways for conservation law and policy. WIREs Climate Change, e555.
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Kearney, S., Carwardine, J., Reside, A. E., et al. (2018). The threats to Australia’s imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response. Pacific Conservation Biology, 25, 231–244.
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Reside, A. E., Butt, N., & Adams, V. M. (2018). Adapting systematic conservation planning for climate change. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27, 1–29.
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Geyle, H. M., Woinarski, J. C. Z., …, Reside, A. E., et al. (2018). Quantifying extinction risk and forecasting impending extinctions. Pacific Conservation Biology, 24, 157–167.
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Buelow, C. A., Baker, R., Reside, A. E., & Sheaves, M. (2018). Nutrient subsidy indicators predict presence of an avian mobile-link species. Ecological Indicators, 89, 507–515.
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Welch, H., Pressey, R. L., & Reside, A. E. (2018). Using temporally explicit habitat models to assess threats to mobile species. Journal for Nature Conservation, 41, 106–115.
2007-2017
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Reside, A. E., Beher, J., Cosgrove, A. J., Evans, M. C., Seabrook, L., Silcock, J. L., Wenger, A. S., & Maron, M. (2017). Ecological consequences of land clearing and policy reform in Queensland. Pacific Conservation Biology, 23, 219–230.
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Reside, A. E., VanDerWal, J., Moilanen, A., & Graham, E. (2017). Examining current or future trade-offs for biodiversity conservation in north-eastern Australia. PLoS ONE, 12, e0172230.
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Monadjem, A., Mtsetfwa, F., Shapiro, J. T., Reside, A. E., & McCleery, R. A. (2017). Acoustic call library and detection distances for bats of Swaziland. Acta Chiropterologica, 19, 175–187.
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Reside, A. E., VanDerWal, J., & Moran, C. (2017). Trade-offs in carbon storage and biodiversity conservation under climate change reveal risk to endemic species. Biological Conservation, 207, 9–16.
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James, C. S., Reside, A. E., VanDerWal, J., Pearson, R. G., Burrows, D., Capon, S., Harwood, T. D., Hodgson, L., & Waltham, N. (2017). Sink or swim? Potential for high faunal turnover in Australian rivers under climate change. Journal of Biogeography, 44, 489–501.
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Reside, A. E., Bridge, T. C. L., & Rummer, J. L. (2016). Great Barrier Reef: Clearing the way for reef destruction. Nature, 537(7620), 307–307.
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Rechetelo, J., Grice, A., Reside, A. E., Hardesty, B. D., & Moloney, J. (2016). Movement patterns, home range size and habitat selection of an endangered resource tracking species, the Black-throated Finch (Poephila cincta cincta). PLoS ONE, 11(11), e0167254.
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Buelow, C. A., Baker, R., Reside, A. E., & Sheaves, M. (2016). Spatial dynamics of coastal forest bird assemblages: the influence of landscape context, forest type, and structural connectivity. Landscape Ecology, 32, 547–561.
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Vanderduys, E. P., Reside, A. E., Grice, A. C., & Rechetelo, J. (2016). Addressing potential cumulative impacts of development on threatened species: the case of the endangered black-throated finch. PLoS ONE, 11(3), e0148485.
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Hill, N. J., Tobin, A. J., Reside, A. E., Pepperell, J. G., & Bridge, T. C. (2016). Dynamic habitat suitability modelling reveals rapid poleward distribution shift in a mobile apex predator. Global Change Biology, 22(3), 1086–1096.
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Reside, A. E., VanDerWal, J., & Kutt, A. S. (2016). Assessing vulnerability to climate change: a comprehensive examination of Australian tropical savanna birds. Austral Ecology, 41(1), 106–116.
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Keppel, G., Mokany, K., Wardell-Johnson, G. W., Phillips, B. L., Welbergen, J. A., & Reside, A. E. (2015). The capacity of refugia for conservation planning under climate change. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13, 106–112.
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Visconti, P., Bakkenes, M., Baisero, D., …, Reside, A. E., …, & Rondinini, C. (2015). Projecting global biodiversity indicators under future development scenarios. Conservation Letters, 9(1), 5–13.
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Reside, A. E., Welbergen, J. A., Phillips, B. L., Wardell-Johnson, G. W., Keppel, G., Ferrier, S., Williams, S. E., & VanDerWal, J. (2014). Characteristics of climate change refugia for Australian biodiversity. Austral Ecology, 39(8), 887–897.
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Staunton, K. M., Robson, S. K. A., Burwell, C. J., Reside, A. E., & Williams, S. E. (2014). Projected distributions and diversity of flightless ground beetles within the Australian Wet Tropics and their environmental correlates. PLoS ONE, 9(2), e88635.
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Bateman, B. L., Murphy, H. T., Reside, A. E., Mokany, K., & VanDerWal, J. (2013). Appropriateness of full-, partial- and no-dispersal scenarios in climate change impact modelling. Diversity and Distributions, 19(10), 1224–1234.
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VanDerWal, J., Murphy, H. T., Kutt, A. S., Perkins, G. C., Bateman, B. L., Perry, J. J., & Reside, A. E. (2013). Focus on poleward shifts in species' distribution underestimates the fingerprint of climate change. Nature Climate Change, 3(3), 239–243.
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Anderson, A. S., Reside, A. E., VanDerWal, J. J., Shoo, L. P., Pearson, R. G., & Williams, S. E. (2012). Immigrants and refugees: the importance of dispersal in mediating biotic attrition under climate change. Global Change Biology, 18(7), 2126–2134.
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Monadjem, A., & Reside, A. E. (2012). Breeding season of Epomophorus walhbergi in the lowveld of Swaziland. African Zoology, 47(2), 321–325.
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Monadjem, A., Virani, M. Z., Jackson, C., & Reside, A. E. (2012). Rapid decline and shift in the future distribution predicted for the endangered Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae due to climate change. Bird Conservation International, 23, 247–258.
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Reside, A. E., VanDerWal, J., Kutt, A., Watson, I., & Williams, S. (2012). Fire regime shifts affect bird species distributions. Diversity and Distributions, 18(3), 213–225.
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Reside, A. E., VanDerWal, J., & Kutt, A. S. (2012). Projected changes in distributions of Australian tropical savanna birds under climate change using three dispersal scenarios. Ecology and Evolution, 2(4), 705–718.
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Godfree, R., Lepschi, B., Reside, A., Bolger, T., Robertson, B., Marshall, D., & Carnegie, M. (2011). Multiscale topoedaphic heterogeneity increases resilience and resistance of a dominant grassland species to extreme drought and climate change. Global Change Biology, 17(2), 943–958.
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Reside, A. E., Watson, I., VanDerWal, J., & Kutt, A. S. (2011). Incorporating low-resolution historic species location data decreases performance of distribution models. Ecological Modelling, 222(18), 3444–3448.
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Mokany, K., Richardson, A. J., Poloczanska, E. S., Ferrier, S., & the CSIRO CAF Biodiversity Working Group (Elith, J., Reside, A., et al.) (2010). Uniting marine and terrestrial modelling of biodiversity under climate change. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 25(10), 550–551.
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Monadjem, A., Schoeman, M. C., Reside, A., Pio, D. V., Stoffberg, S., Bayliss, J., Cotterill, F. P. D. W., Curran, M., Kopp, M., & Taylor, P. J. (2010). A recent inventory of the bats of Mozambique with documentation of seven new species for the country. Acta Chiropterologica, 12(2), 371–391.
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Reside, A. E., VanDerWal, J. J., Kutt, A. S., & Perkins, G. C. (2010). Weather, not climate, defines distributions of vagile bird species. PLoS ONE, 5(10), e13569.
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Monadjem, A., Reside, A., Cornut, J., & Perrin, M. R. (2009). Roost selection and home range of an African insectivorous bat Nycteris thebaica (Chiroptera, Nycteridae). Mammalia, 73(4), 353–359.
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Monadjem, A., & Reside, A. (2008). The influence of riparian vegetation on the distribution and abundance of bats in an African savanna. Acta Chiropterologica, 10(2), 339–348.
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Monadjem, A., Reside, A., & Lumsden, L. (2007). Echolocation calls of rhinolophid and hipposiderid bats in Swaziland. South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 37(1), 9–15.