The University of Queensland

Mangrove ghost forests provide opportunities for seagrass

Twomey, Alice J., Staples, Timothy L., Remmerswaal, Amelia, Wuppukondur, Ananth and Lovelock, Catherine (2023). Mangrove ghost forests provide opportunities for seagrass. Frontiers in Climate, 5 1284829. doi: 10.3389/fclim.2023.1284829

Local compositional change and regional stability across 3000 years of coral reef development

Staples, Timothy L. and Pandolfi, John M. (2023). Local compositional change and regional stability across 3000 years of coral reef development. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33 (2), 244-258. doi: 10.1111/geb.13787

Expansion and evolution of the R programming language

Staples, Timothy L. (2023). Expansion and evolution of the R programming language. Royal Society Open Science, 10 (4) 221550, 1-12. doi: 10.1098/rsos.221550

Sound garden: How snakes respond to airborne and groundborne sounds

Zdenek, Christina N., Staples, Timothy, Hay, Chris, Bourke, Lachlan N. and Candusso, Damian (2023). Sound garden: How snakes respond to airborne and groundborne sounds. PLoS One, 18 (2) e0281285, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281285

Drivers of Acacia and Eucalyptus growth rate differ in strength and direction in restoration plantings across Australia

Staples, Timothy L., Mayfield, Margaret M., England, Jacqueline R. and Dwyer, John M. (2022). Drivers of Acacia and Eucalyptus growth rate differ in strength and direction in restoration plantings across Australia. Ecological Applications, 32 (6) e2636, 1-17. doi: 10.1002/eap.2636

Emergence patterns of locally novel plant communities driven by past climate change and modern anthropogenic impacts

Staples, Timothy L., Kiessling, Wolfgang and Pandolfi, John M. (2022). Emergence patterns of locally novel plant communities driven by past climate change and modern anthropogenic impacts. Ecology Letters, 25 (6), 1497-1509. doi: 10.1111/ele.14016

Modelling climatic suitability for myrtle rust with a widespread host species

Meiklejohn, Natalie A., Staples, Timothy L. and Fensham, Rod J. (2021). Modelling climatic suitability for myrtle rust with a widespread host species. Biological Invasions, 24 (3), 831-844. doi: 10.1007/s10530-021-02689-z

Variable response of Red Sea coral communities to recent disturbance events along a latitudinal gradient

Hammerman, Nicholas M., Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Staples, Timothy L., DeCarlo, Thomas M., Saderne, Vincent, Roff, George, Leonard, Nicole, Zhao, Jian-xin, Rossbach, Susann, Havlik, Michelle N., Duarte, Carlos M. and Pandolfi, John M. (2021). Variable response of Red Sea coral communities to recent disturbance events along a latitudinal gradient. Marine Biology, 168 (12) 177. doi: 10.1007/s00227-021-03984-y

Reef accumulation is decoupled from recent degradation in the central and southern Red Sea

Hammerman, Nicholas M., Roff, George, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Leonard, Nicole, Staples, Timothy L., Eyal, Gal, Rossbach, Susann, Havlik, Michelle N., Saderne, Vincent, Zhao, Jian-xin, Duarte, Carlos M. and Pandolfi, John M. (2021). Reef accumulation is decoupled from recent degradation in the central and southern Red Sea. Science of the Total Environment, 809 151176, 1. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151176

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

Falster, Daniel, Gallagher, Rachael, Wenk, Elizabeth H., Wright, Ian J., Indiarto, Dony, Andrew, Samuel C., Baxter, Caitlan, Lawson, James, Allen, Stuart, Fuchs, Anne, Monro, Anna, Kar, Fonti, Adams, Mark A., Ahrens, Collin W., Alfonzetti, Matthew, Angevin, Tara, Apgaua, Deborah M. G., Arndt, Stefan, Atkin, Owen K., Atkinson, Joe, Auld, Tony, Baker, Andrew, von Balthazar, Maria, Bean, Anthony, Blackman, Chris J., Bloomfield, Keith, Bowman, David M. J. S., Bragg, Jason, Brodribb, Timothy J. ... Ziemińska, Kasia (2021). AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 254, 254. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6

Janzen–Connell effects partially supported in reef‐building corals: adult presence interacts with settler density to limit establishment

Sims, Carrie A., Sampayo, Eugenia M., Mayfield, Margaret M., Staples, Timothy L., Dalton, Steven J., Gutierrez‐Isaza, Nataly and Pandolfi, John M. (2021). Janzen–Connell effects partially supported in reef‐building corals: adult presence interacts with settler density to limit establishment. Oikos, 130 (8) oik.08110, 1310-1325. doi: 10.1111/oik.08110

Limited relationships between mangrove forest structure and hydro-edaphic conditions in subtropical Queensland, Australia

Hill, Jack W., Bourke, Lachlan A., Horton, Ciara M., Staples, Timothy L. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2021). Limited relationships between mangrove forest structure and hydro-edaphic conditions in subtropical Queensland, Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 248 106930, 106930. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106930

Increased extinction in the emergence of novel ecological communities

Pandolfi, John M., Staples, Timothy L. and Kiessling, Wolfgang (2020). Increased extinction in the emergence of novel ecological communities. Science, 370 (6513), 220-222. doi: 10.1126/science.abb3996

Mainstreaming microbes across biomes

Clarke, Laurence J., Jones, Penelope J., Ammitzboll, Hans, Barmuta, Leon A., Breed, Martin F., Chariton, Anthony, Charleston, Michael, Dakwa, Vongai, Dewi, Fera, Eri, Rajaraman, Fountain-Jones, Nicholas M., Freeman, Jules, Kendal, Dave, McDougal, Rebecca, Raes, Eric J., San Sow, Swan Li, Staples, Timothy, Sutcliffe, Brodie, Vemuri, Ravichandra, Weyrich, Laura S. and Flies, Emily J. (2020). Mainstreaming microbes across biomes. BioScience, 70 (7), 589-596. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biaa057

Comparing the recovery of richness, structure and biomass in naturally regrowing and planted reforestation

Staples, Timothy L., Mayfield, Margaret. M., England, Jacqueline R. and Dwyer, John. M. (2019). Comparing the recovery of richness, structure and biomass in naturally regrowing and planted reforestation. Restoration Ecology, 28 (2) rec.13077, 347-357. doi: 10.1111/rec.13077

Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient

Staples, Timothy L., Dwyer, John M., England, Jacqueline R. and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2019). Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28 (10) geb.12962, 1417-1429. doi: 10.1111/geb.12962

Applied ecological research is on the rise but connectivity barriers persist between four major subfields

Staples, Timothy L., Dwyer, John M., Wainwright, Claire E. and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2019). Applied ecological research is on the rise but connectivity barriers persist between four major subfields. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (6), 1492-1498. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13373

Links between community ecology theory and ecological restoration are on the rise

Wainwright, Claire E., Staples, Timothy L., Charles, Lachlan S., Flanagan, Thomas C., Lai, Hao Ran, Loy, Xingwen, Reynolds, Victoria A. and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2017). Links between community ecology theory and ecological restoration are on the rise. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (2), 570-581. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12975

Potential mechanisms of coexistence in closely related forbs

Staples, Timothy L., Dwyer, John M., Loy, Xingwen and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2016). Potential mechanisms of coexistence in closely related forbs. Oikos, 125 (12), 1812-1823. doi: 10.1111/oik.03180

Ancient DNA from Pandora Reef, GBR

Gomez-Cabrera, Maria, Young, J M, Roff, G, Staples, T, Ortiz, J C, Pandolfi, John M and Cooper, A (2019). Ancient DNA from Pandora Reef, GBR. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.2