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2025

Journal Article

Large‐scale and long‐term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis

Bruce, Tom, Amir, Zachary, Allen, Benjamin L, Alting, Brendan F., Amos, Matt, Augusteyn, John, Ballard, Guy‐Anthony, Behrendorff, Linda M., Bell, Kristian, Bengsen, Andrew J., Bennett, Ami, Benshemesh, Joe S., Bentley, Joss, Blackmore, Caroline J., Boscarino‐Gaetano, Remo, Bourke, Lachlan A., Brewster, Rob, Brook, Barry W., Broughton, Colin, Buettel, Jessie C., Carter, Andrew, Chiu‐Werner, Antje, Claridge, Andrew W., Comer, Sarah, Comte, Sebastien, Connolly, Rod M., Cowan, Mitchell A., Cross, Sophie L., Cunningham, Calum X. ... Luskin, Matthew S. (2025). Large‐scale and long‐term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis. Biological Reviews, 100 (2), 530-555. doi: 10.1111/brv.13152

Large‐scale and long‐term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis

2025

Journal Article

An invasive pathogen generally contracts species to their niche cores, not margins

Scheele, Ben C., Heard, Geoffrey W., Duncan, Richard P., Clulow, Simon and Sopniewski, Jarrod (2025). An invasive pathogen generally contracts species to their niche cores, not margins. Ecography, 2025 (5) e07612. doi: 10.1111/ecog.07612

An invasive pathogen generally contracts species to their niche cores, not margins

2024

Journal Article

Age truncation due to disease shrinks metapopulation viability for amphibians

Heard, Geoffrey W., Scroggie, Michael P., Hollanders, Matthijs and Scheele, Ben C. (2024). Age truncation due to disease shrinks metapopulation viability for amphibians. Journal of Animal Ecology, 93 (11), 1670-1683. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.14177

Age truncation due to disease shrinks metapopulation viability for amphibians

2024

Journal Article

Modelling the sustainable harvest of wild populations for the conservation of a threatened amphibian

Mathwin, Rupert, Wassens, Skye, Turner, Anna, Heard, Geoffrey W., Hall, Andrew and Bradshaw, Corey J. A. (2024). Modelling the sustainable harvest of wild populations for the conservation of a threatened amphibian. Austral Ecology, 49 (2) e13492. doi: 10.1111/aec.13492

Modelling the sustainable harvest of wild populations for the conservation of a threatened amphibian

2024

Journal Article

Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

Driscoll, Don A., Macdonald, Kristina J., Gibson, Rebecca K., Doherty, Tim S., Nimmo, Dale G., Nolan, Rachael H., Ritchie, Euan G., Williamson, Grant J., Heard, Geoffrey W., Tasker, Elizabeth M., Bilney, Rohan, Porch, Nick, Collett, Rachael A., Crates, Ross A., Hewitt, Alison C., Pendall, Elise, Boer, Matthias M., Gates, Jody, Boulton, Rebecca L., Mclean, Christopher M., Groffen, Heidi, Maisey, Alex C., Beranek, Chad T., Ryan, Shelby A., Callen, Alex, Hamer, Andrew J., Stauber, Andrew, Daly, Garry J., Gould, John ... Phillips, Ryan D. (2024). Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires. Nature, 635 (8040), 898-905. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08174-6

Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

2023

Journal Article

Priority research needs to inform amphibian conservation in the Anthropocene

Campbell Grant, Evan H., Amburgey, Staci M., Gratwicke, Brian, Acosta-Chaves, Victor, Belasen, Anat M., Bickford, David, Brühl, Carsten A., Calatayud, Natalie E., Clemann, Nick, Clulow, Simon, Crnobrnja-Isailovic, Jelka, Dawson, Jeff, De Angelis, David A., Dodd, C. Kenneth, Evans, Annette, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Falaschi, Mattia, González-Mollinedo, Sergio, Green, David M., Gamlen-Greene, Roseanna, Griffiths, Richard A., Halstead, Brian J., Hassapakis, Craig, Heard, Geoffrey, Karlsson, Catharina, Kirschey, Tom, Klocke, Blake, Kosch, Tiffany A., Novaes, Sophia Kusterko ... Muths, Erin (2023). Priority research needs to inform amphibian conservation in the Anthropocene. Conservation Science and Practice, 5 (9) e12988. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12988

Priority research needs to inform amphibian conservation in the Anthropocene

2023

Journal Article

Declaration of frogs' recovery ignores key data: A response to Woinarski et al. 2023

Parris, Kirsten M., Heard, Geoffrey W. and McKnight, Donald T. (2023). Declaration of frogs' recovery ignores key data: A response to Woinarski et al. 2023. Biological Conservation, 283 110127, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110127

Declaration of frogs' recovery ignores key data: A response to Woinarski et al. 2023

2023

Journal Article

Drought, fire, and rainforest endemics: A case study of two threatened frogs impacted by Australia's “Black Summer”

Heard, Geoffrey W., Bolitho, Liam J., Newell, David, Hines, Harry B., Norman, Patrick, Willacy, Rosalie J. and Scheele, Ben C. (2023). Drought, fire, and rainforest endemics: A case study of two threatened frogs impacted by Australia's “Black Summer”. Ecology and Evolution, 13 (5) e10069, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/ece3.10069

Drought, fire, and rainforest endemics: A case study of two threatened frogs impacted by Australia's “Black Summer”

2023

Journal Article

An invasive pathogen drives directional niche contractions in amphibians

Scheele, Ben C., Heard, Geoffrey W., Cardillo, Marcel, Duncan, Richard P., Gillespie, Graeme R., Hoskin, Conrad J., Mahony, Michael, Newell, David, Rowley, Jodi J. L. and Sopniewski, Jarrod (2023). An invasive pathogen drives directional niche contractions in amphibians. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 7 (10), 1682-1692. doi: 10.1038/s41559-023-02155-0

An invasive pathogen drives directional niche contractions in amphibians

2022

Journal Article

Age structure of amphibian populations with endemic chytridiomycosis, across climatic regions with markedly different infection risk

Turner, Anna, Heard, Geoffrey, Hall, Andrew and Wassens, Skye (2022). Age structure of amphibian populations with endemic chytridiomycosis, across climatic regions with markedly different infection risk. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (7) e9123, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/ece3.9123

Age structure of amphibian populations with endemic chytridiomycosis, across climatic regions with markedly different infection risk

2022

Book Chapter

Wildlife marking methods

Waudby, Helen P., Burns, Phoebe A., Jensen, Melissa A., Hampton, Jordan O., Hunter, David, McKnight, Donald T., Pestell, Angela J. L., Bengsen, Andrew J., Bower, Deborah, Coulson, Graeme, Heard, Geoffrey, de Laive, Alana, Jolly, Chris J., Hale, Susannah, Fancourt, Bronwyn A., Kelleher, Shannon R., Petit, Sophie, Behrendorff, Linda, Lumsden, Lindy F. and McGregor, Mel (2022). Wildlife marking methods. Wildlife research in Australia: practical and applied methods. (pp. 150-179) Clayton South, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/9781486313457

Wildlife marking methods

2021

Journal Article

Chytrid infection dynamics in frog populations from climatically disparate regions

Turner, Anna, Wassens, Skye and Heard, Geoffrey (2021). Chytrid infection dynamics in frog populations from climatically disparate regions. Biological Conservation, 264 109391, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109391

Chytrid infection dynamics in frog populations from climatically disparate regions

2021

Journal Article

Red hot frogs: identifying the Australian frogs most at risk of extinction

Geyle, Hayley M., Hoskin, Conrad J., Bower, Deborah S., Catullo, Renee, Clulow, Simon, Driessen, Michael, Daniels, Katrina, Garnett, Stephen T., Gilbert, Deon, Heard, Geoffrey W., Hero, Jean-Marc, Hines, Harry B., Hoffmann, Emily P., Hollis, Greg, Hunter, David A., Lemckert, Frank, Mahony, Michael, Marantelli, Gerry, McDonald, Keith R., Mitchell, Nicola J., Newell, David, Roberts, J. Dale, Scheele, Ben C., Scroggie, Michael, Vanderduys, Eric, Wassens, Skye, West, Matt, Woinarski, John C. Z. and Gillespie, Graeme R. (2021). Red hot frogs: identifying the Australian frogs most at risk of extinction. Pacific Conservation Biology, 28 (3), 211-223. doi: 10.1071/pc21019

Red hot frogs: identifying the Australian frogs most at risk of extinction

2021

Journal Article

Temperature As A Driver Of The Pathogenicity And Virulence Of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis: A Systematic Review

Turner, Anna, Wassens, Skye, Heard, Geoffrey and Peters, Andrew (2021). Temperature As A Driver Of The Pathogenicity And Virulence Of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis: A Systematic Review. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 57 (3), 477-494. doi: 10.7589/jwd-d-20-00105

Temperature As A Driver Of The Pathogenicity And Virulence Of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis: A Systematic Review

2020

Journal Article

Connectivity over a disease risk gradient enables recovery of rainforest frogs

Bell, Sara C., Heard, Geoffrey W., Berger, Lee and Skerratt, Lee F. (2020). Connectivity over a disease risk gradient enables recovery of rainforest frogs. Ecological Applications, 30 (7). doi: 10.1002/eap.2152

Connectivity over a disease risk gradient enables recovery of rainforest frogs

2020

Journal Article

Status and priority conservation actions for Australian frog species

Gillespie, Graeme R., Roberts, J. Dale, Hunter, David, Hoskin, Conrad J., Alford, Ross A., Heard, Geoffrey W., Hines, Harry, Lemckert, Frank, Newell, David and Scheele, Benjamin C. (2020). Status and priority conservation actions for Australian frog species. Biological Conservation, 247 108543. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108543

Status and priority conservation actions for Australian frog species

2019

Journal Article

Disturbance has benefits as well as costs for fragmented populations of a cryptic grassland reptile

Scroggie, Michael P., Peterson, Garry N. L., Rohr, Detlef H., Nicholson, Evelyn and Heard, Geoffrey W. (2019). Disturbance has benefits as well as costs for fragmented populations of a cryptic grassland reptile. Landscape Ecology, 34 (8), 1949-1965. doi: 10.1007/s10980-019-00865-0

Disturbance has benefits as well as costs for fragmented populations of a cryptic grassland reptile

2019

Journal Article

Living with the enemy: facilitating amphibian coexistence with disease

Scheele, Ben C., Foster, Claire N., Hunter, David A., Lindenmayer, David B., Schmidt, Benedikt R. and Heard, Geoffrey W. (2019). Living with the enemy: facilitating amphibian coexistence with disease. Biological Conservation, 236, 52-59. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.032

Living with the enemy: facilitating amphibian coexistence with disease

2019

Journal Article

Optimizing habitat management for amphibians: from simple models to complex decisions

Scroggie, Michael P., Preece, Kathy, Nicholson, Emily, McCarthy, Michael A., Parris, Kirsten M. and Heard, Geoffrey W. (2019). Optimizing habitat management for amphibians: from simple models to complex decisions. Biological Conservation, 236, 60-69. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.022

Optimizing habitat management for amphibians: from simple models to complex decisions

2018

Journal Article

Can habitat management mitigate disease impacts on threatened amphibians?

Heard, Geoffrey W., Scroggie, Michael P., Ramsey, David S. L., Clemann, Nick, Hodgson, Jenny A. and Thomas, Chris D. (2018). Can habitat management mitigate disease impacts on threatened amphibians?. Conservation Letters, 11 (2) e12375, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/conl.12375

Can habitat management mitigate disease impacts on threatened amphibians?