Biography summary
PhD, UNI WA, metapopulation ecology of endangered frogs.
CSIRO Post-Doc, Canberra. Impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on reptiles and beetles in agricultural landscapes.
ARC Post-Doctoral Fellowship, UTAS. Habitat fragmentation and metapopulations.
Lecturer in Biodiversity, Flinders University. Coordinating/teaching a post-graduate biodiversity course. Fire and fragmentation research.
Associate Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian Natrional University. Ecological synthesis, dispersal, fragmentation and fire research.
Professor of Terrestrial Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria.
Knowledge areas
All of my research has conservation biology as a central theme, with a focus on how species use whole landscapes, particularly the role of dispersal. I take a range of approaches, including manipulative experiments, natural experiments and the application of population genetic techniques. I place a strong emphasis on testing ecological theory using applied conservation problems.
Projects under way are examining how reptiles, beetles and butterflies respond to habitat fragmentation and degradation, including examining the influence of the matrix on species that depend on remnant vegetation.
Professional activities
Chief Editor Ecological Society of Australia Hot Topics
Chair Ecological Society of Australia Media Working Group
Editor Austral Ecology, Plos1, Journal of Applied Ecology
Media appearances
The Conversation
https://theconversation.com/profiles/don-driscoll-17432/articles
YouTube
The Matrix in Ecology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZwTZ-d1ZRE
"Feed or Weed" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMz1PXtmo1c
Projects
Honours Project Available.
Title: Reconnecting landscapes through the matrix. A test using invertebrates.
Principal Supervisor: Professor Don Driscoll
Principal Supervisor contact details: d.driscoll@deakin.edu.au
Associate Supervisor: Dr Nick Porch nicholas.porch@deakin.edu.au
Associate Supervisor, external: Stephanie Pulsford, PhD Candidate, ANU.
Start date: February 2016
Wildlife movement is critical. It enables effective foraging within a home range, dispersal to new home ranges and range changes in response to climate change. However, movement is severely curtailed by habitat loss associated with intensive agriculture. Our project aims to discover if wildlife movement can be improved through productive farmland by altering management within paddocks. By understanding the connectivity value of rotational grazing, fences, linear tree plantings, and addition of course woody debris, we will define new methods for enhancing ecological sustainability in production landscapes. Without this knowledge, opportunities for increasing connectivity may be foregone.
This project will involve converting a large invertebrate collection into data in Nick's lab, undertaking statistical analysis with the close guidance of Don and Stephanie, then writing up the project with input from all supervisors. For the right student, this project has the potential to lead to one or more publications, and a great early start to your career.
Publications
The lost lizards of Christmas Island: a retrospective assessment of factors driving the collapse of a native reptile community
Jon‐Paul Emery, Nicola Mitchell, Harold Cogger, Jessica Agius, Paul Andrew, Sophie Arnall, Tanya Detto, Don Driscoll, Samantha Flakus, Peter Green, Peter Harlow, Michael McFadden, Caitlyn Pink, Kent Retallick, Karrie Rose, Matthew Sleeth, Brendan Tiernan, Leonie Valentine, John Woinarski
(2021), pp. 1-20, Conservation science and practice, Chichester, Eng., C1
K Bell, D Driscoll, J Patykowski, T Doherty
(2021), pp. 1-15, Ecosystems, Berlin, Germany, C1
Human disturbance causes widespread disruption of animal movement
Tim Doherty, Graeme Hays, Don Driscoll
(2021), pp. 1-20, Nature Ecology & Evolution, New York, N.Y., C1
How fire interacts with habitat loss and fragmentation
Don Driscoll, Dolors Armenteras, Andrew Bennett, Lluís Brotons, Michael Clarke, T Doherty, Angie Haslem, Luke Kelly, Chloe Sato, Holly Sitters, Núria Aquilué, Kristian Bell, Maria Chadid, Andrea Duane, María Meza‐Elizalde, Katherine Giljohann, Tania González, Ravi Jambhekar, Juliana Lazzari, Alejandra Morán‐Ordóñez, Tricia Wevill
(2021), pp. 1-23, Biological Reviews, London, Eng., C1
Ant community responses to farmland use and revegetation in a fragmented agricultural landscape
K Ng, S Nowrouzi, K Staunton, P Barton, D Driscoll
(2021), Vol. 311, pp. 1-8, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Predators, prey or temperature? Mechanisms driving niche use of a foundation plant species by specialist lizards
K Bell, T Doherty, D Driscoll
(2021), Vol. 288, pp. 20202633-, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, C1
Movement patterns of an arboreal gecko in fragmented agricultural landscapes reveal matrix avoidance
N Hansen, D Driscoll, D Michael, D Lindenmayer
(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 48-59, Animal conservation, Chichester, Eng., C1
Measuring competitive impact: joint-species modelling of invaded plant communities
A O’Reilly-Nugent, E Wandrag, J Catford, B Gruber, D Driscoll, R Duncan
(2020), Vol. 108, pp. 449-459, Journal of ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Fine-scale variables associated with the presence of native forbs in natural temperate grassland
D Johnson, D Driscoll, J Catford, P Gibbons
(2020), Vol. 45, pp. 366-375, Austral Ecology, London, Eng., C1
Reptile responses to anthropogenic habitat modification: A global meta-analysis
Tim Doherty, Sara Balouch, Kristian Bell, Thomas Burns, Anat Feldman, Charles Fist, Timothy Garvey, Tim Jessop, Shai Meiri, Don Driscoll
(2020), pp. 1-15, Global Ecology and Biogeography, London, Eng., C1
Consequences of information suppression in ecological and conservation sciences
D Driscoll, G Garrard, A Kusmanoff, S Dovers, M Maron, N Preece, R Pressey, E Ritchie
(2020), pp. 1-13, Conservation letters, Chichester, Eng., C1
Hayley Geyle, Reid Tingley, Andrew Amey, Hal Cogger, Patrick Couper, Mark Cowan, Michael Craig, Paul Doughty, Don Driscoll, Ryan Ellis, Jon-Paul Emery, Aaron Fenner, Michael Gardner, Stephen Garnett, Graeme Gillespie, Matthew Greenlees, Conrad Hoskin, J Keogh, Ray Lloyd, Jane Melville, Peter McDonald, Damian Michael, Nicola Mitchell, Chris Sanderson, Glenn Shea, Joanna Sumner, Erik Wapstra, John Woinarski, David Chapple
(2020), Pacific Conservation Biology, Clayton, Vic., C1
T Burns, B Scheele, L Brannelly, N Clemann, D Gilbert, D Driscoll
(2020), pp. 1-11, Animal Conservation, London, Eng., C1
N Hansen, B Scheele, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 72-82, Animal conservation, London, Eng., C1
Predation risk for reptiles is highest at remnant edges in agricultural landscapes
N Hansen, C Sato, D Michael, D Lindenmayer, D Driscoll
(2019), Vol. 56, pp. 31-43, Journal of applied ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Managing uncertainty in movement knowledge for environmental decisions
A Smith, H Kujala, J Lahoz-Monfort, L Guja, E Burns, R Nathan, E Alacs, P Barton, S Bau, D Driscoll, P Lentini, A Mortelliti, R Rowe, Y Buckley
(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 1-8, Conservation letters, Chichester, Eng., C1
Animal movements in fire-prone landscapes
Dale Nimmo, Sarah Avitabile, Sam Banks, Rebecca Bird, Kate Callister, Michael Clarke, Chris Dickman, Tim Doherty, Don Driscoll, Aaron Greenville, Angie Haslem, Luke Kelly, Sally Kenny, Jose Lahoz-Monfort, Connie Lee, Steven Leonard, Harry Moore, Thomas Newsome, Catherine Parr, E Ritchie, Kathryn Schneider, James Turner, Simon Watson, Martin Westbrooke, Mike Wouters, Matthew White, Andrew Bennett
(2019), Vol. 94, pp. 981-998, Biological reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1
Science denialism and compassionate conservation: response to Wallach et al. 2018
Don Driscoll, Maggie Watson
(2019), Vol. 33, pp. 777-780, Conservation biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
R Cherubin, S Venn, D Driscoll, T Doherty, E Ritchie
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 47-56, Ecological management and restoration, Chichester, Eng., C1
Impacts of feral horses in the Australian Alps and evidence-based solutions
D Driscoll, G Worboys, H Allan, S Banks, N Beeton, R Cherubin, T Doherty, C Finlayson, K Green, R Hartley, G Hope, C Johnson, M Lintermans, B Mackey, D Paull, J Pittock, L Porfirio, E Ritchie, C Sato, B Scheele, D Slattery, S Venn, D Watson, M Watson, R Williams
(2019), Vol. 20, pp. 63-72, Ecological management and restoration, Chichester, Eng., C1
Conservation or politics? Australia's target to kill 2 million cats
Tim Doherty, Don Driscoll, Dale Nimmo, Euan Ritchie, Ricky-John Spencer
(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 1-6, Conservation letters, Chichester, Eng., C1
Season of fire influences seed dispersal by wind in a serotinous obligate seeding tree
B Dunker, C Bull, D Keith, D Driscoll
(2019), Vol. 220, pp. 405-416, Plant ecology, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
T Doherty, C Fist, D Driscoll
(2019), Vol. 34, pp. 603-614, Landscape ecology, New York, N.Y., C1
Interactive effects of land use, grazing and environment on frogs in an agricultural landscape
S Pulsford, P Barton, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2019), Vol. 281, pp. 25-34, Agriculture, ecosystems and environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Driscoll, A Smith, S Blight, I Sellar
(2019), Ecological entomology, Chichester, Eng., C1
A critique of 'countryside biogeography' as a guide to research in human-dominated landscapes
Don Driscoll, Sara Balouch, Thomas Burns, Tim Garvey, Tricia Wevill, Kaori Yokochi, Tim Doherty
(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 2850-2859, Journal of biogeography, London, Eng., C1
P Andrew, H Cogger, D Driscoll, S Flakus, P Harlow, D Maple, M Misso, C Pink, K Retallick, K Rose, B Tiernan, J West, J Woinarski
(2018), Vol. 52, pp. 171-174, Oryx : the journal of the Fauna Preservation Society, Cambridge, Eng., C1
G Kay, A Tulloch, P Barton, S Cunningham, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2018), Vol. 41, pp. 113-125, Ecography, Malden, Mass., C1
K Ng, P Barton, S Macfadyen, D Lindenmayer, D Driscoll
(2018), Vol. 33, pp. 109-125, Landscape ecology, Berlin, Germany, C1
M Westgate, C MacGregor, B Scheele, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2018), Vol. 24, pp. 82-91, Diversity and distributions, Chichester, Eng., C1
Coupling movement and landscape ecology for animal conservation in production landscapes
T Doherty, D Driscoll
(2018), Vol. 285, pp. 1-9, Proceedings of the royal society b: biological sciences, London, Eng., C1
M Evans, S Banks, P Barton, K Davies, D Driscoll
(2018), Vol. 43, pp. 282-293, Ecological entomology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Covariation of soil nutrients drives occurrence of exotic and native plant species
D Driscoll, C Strong
(2018), Vol. 55, pp. 777-785, Journal of applied ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Dynamic effects of ground-layer plant communities on beetles in a fragmented farming landscape
K Ng, S McIntyre, S Macfadyen, P Barton, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2018), Vol. 27, pp. 2131-2153, Biodiversity and conservation, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Reptiles and frogs use most land cover types as habitat in a fine-grained agricultural landscape
S Pulsford, P Barton, D Driscoll, G Kay, D Lindenmayer
(2018), Vol. 43, pp. 502-513, Austral ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
A biodiversity-crisis hierarchy to evaluate and refine conservation indicators
D Driscoll, L Bland, B Bryan, T Newsome, E Nicholson, E Ritchie, T Doherty
(2018), pp. 775-781, Nature ecology and evolution, London, Eng., C1
Seed addition and biomass removal key to restoring native forbs in degraded temperate grassland
D Johnson, J Catford, D Driscoll, P Gibbons
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 219-228, Applied vegetation science, Chichester, Eng., C1
Katherina Ng, Philip Barton, Wade Blanchard, Maldwyn Evans, David Lindenmayer, Sarina Macfadyen, Sue McIntyre, Don Driscoll
(2018), Vol. 188, pp. 645-657, Oecologia, Berlin, Germany, C1
Expanding the role of targets in conservation policy
Tim Doherty, Lucie Bland, Brett Bryan, Timothy Neale, Emily Nicholson, Euan Ritchie, Don Driscoll
(2018), Vol. 33, pp. 809-812, Trends in ecology and evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Automatic detection of moving baw baw frogs in camera trap videos
G Golkarnarenji, A Kouzani, N Semianiw, D Goodall, D Gilbert, D Driscoll
(2018), pp. 1112-1116, ICMA 2018 : Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, Changchun, China, E1
N Villaseñor, D Driscoll, P Gibbons, A Calhoun, D Lindenmayer
(2017), Vol. 157, pp. 26-35, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Reservoir-host amplification of disease impact in an endangered amphibian.
B Scheele, D Hunter, L Brannelly, L Skerratt, D Driscoll
(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 592-600, Conservation biology, Hoboken, N. J., C1
M Evans, S Banks, D Driscoll, A Hicks, B Melbourne, K Davies
(2017), Vol. 98, pp. 807-819, Ecology, New York, N.Y., C1
Compact development minimizes the impacts of urban growth on native mammals
N Villaseñor, A Tulloch, D Driscoll, P Gibbons, D Lindenmayer
(2017), Vol. 54, pp. 794-804, Journal of applied ecology, London, Eng., C1
Fragmentation affects plant community composition over time
C Collins, C Banks-Leite, L Brudvig, B Foster, W Cook, E Damschen, A Andrade, M Austin, J Camargo, D Driscoll, R Holt, W Laurance, A Nicholls, J Orrock
(2017), Vol. 40, pp. 119-130, Ecography, London, Eng., C1
Disturbance maintains native and exotic plant species richness in invaded grassy woodlands
D Driscoll
(2017), Vol. 28, pp. 573-584, Journal of vegetation science, London, Eng., C1
Monitoring ecological consequences of efforts to restore landscape-scale connectivity
D Watson, V Doerr, S Banks, D Driscoll, R van der Ree, E Doerr, P Sunnucks
(2017), Vol. 206, pp. 201-209, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Remnant vegetation, plantings and fences are beneficial for reptiles in agricultural landscapes
S Pulsford, D Driscoll, P Barton, D Lindenmayer
(2017), Vol. 54, pp. 1710-1719, Journal of Applied Ecology, C1
Disease-associated change in an amphibian life-history trait
B Scheele, L Skerratt, D Hunter, S Banks, J Pierson, D Driscoll, P Byrne, L Berger
(2017), Vol. 184, pp. 825-833, Oecologia, Berlin, Germany, C1
Reptiles and frogs conform to multiple conceptual landscape models in an agricultural landscape
S Pulsford, D Lindenmayer, D Driscoll
(2017), pp. 1-15, Diversity and Distributions, Chichester, Eng., C1
K Ng, D Driscoll, S MacFadyen, P Barton, S McIntyre, D Lindenmayer
(2017), Vol. 8, pp. 1-17, Ecosphere, Chichester, Eng., C1
Automatic detection of lizards
Y Nguwi, A Kouzani, J Kumar, D Driscoll
(2017), pp. 300-305, ICAMechS 2016 : Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Advanced Mechatronic Systems, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Resolving future fire management conflicts using multicriteria decision making
D Driscoll, M Bode, R Bradstock, D Keith, T Penman, O Price
(2016), Vol. 30, pp. 196-205, Conservation biology, London, Eng., C1
A succession of theories : purging redundancy from disturbance theory
S Pulsford, D Lindenmayer, D Driscoll
(2016), Vol. 91, pp. 148-167, Biological reviews, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
The dynamic regeneration niche of a forest following a rare disturbance event
A Smith, W Blanchard, D Blair, L Mcburney, S Banks, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2016), Vol. 22, pp. 457-467, Diversity and distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography, London, Eng., C1
R Gibson, R Bradstock, T Penman, D Keith, D Driscoll
(2016), Vol. 41, pp. 594-603, Austral ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
G Kay, P Barton, D Driscoll, S Cunningham, W Blanchard, S Mcintyre, D Lindenmayer
(2016), Vol. 19, pp. 515-525, Animal conservation, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Smith, E Landguth, C Bull, S Banks, M Gardner, D Driscoll
(2016), Vol. 283, pp. 1-10, Proceedings of the royal society b: biological science, London, Eng., C1
M Evans, S Banks, K Davies, J Mcclenahan, B Melbourne, D Driscoll
(2016), Vol. 31, pp. 1-17, Landscape ecology, Berlin, Germany, C1
A McDougall, R Milner, D Driscoll, A Smith
(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 1529-1542, Biodiversity and conservation, Berlin, Germany, C1
High adult mortality in disease-challenged frog populations increases vulnerability to drought
B Scheele, D Hunter, S Banks, J Pierson, L Skerratt, R Webb, D Driscoll
(2016), Vol. 85, pp. 1453-1460, Journal of animal ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Pasture height and crop direction influence reptile movement in an agricultural matrix
G Kay, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer, S Pulsford, A Mortelliti
(2016), Vol. 235, pp. 164-171, Agriculture, ecosystems and environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
L Berry, D Lindenmayer, T Dennis, D Driscoll, S Banks
(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 1291-1302, International journal of wildland fire, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
N Sweaney, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer, N Porch
(2015), Vol. 186, pp. 1-11, Biological Conservation, C1
Guidelines for using movement science to inform biodiversity policy
P Barton, P Lentin, E Alacs, S Bau, Y Buckley, Emma Burns, D Driscoll, L Guja, H Kujala, J Lahoz-Monfort, A Mortelliti, R Nathan, R Rowe, A Smith
(2015), Vol. 56, pp. 791-801, Environmental management (New York): an international journal for decision-makers, scientists and environmental auditors, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Local environmental covariates are important for predicting fire history from tree stem diameters
J Lazzari, H Yoon, D Keith, D Driscoll
(2015), Vol. 24, pp. 871-882, International journal of wildland fire, Clayton, VIC, C1-1
R Gibson, R Bradstock, T Penman, D Keith, D Driscoll
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 1750-1760, Journal of biogeography, Weinheim, Germany, C1-1
K Ng, D Driscoll
(2015), Vol. 8, pp. 449-455, Journal of plant ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
L Berry, D Driscoll, S Banks, D Lindenmayer
(2015), Vol. 37, pp. 39-45, Australian mammalogy, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
Landscape context influences chytrid fungus distribution in an endangered European amphibian
B Scheele, D Driscoll, J Fischer, A Fletcher, J Hanspach, J Vörös, T Hartel
(2015), Vol. 18, pp. 480-488, Animal conservation, London, Eng., C1-1
L Berry, D Lindenmayer, D Driscoll
(2015), Vol. 52, pp. 486-495, Journal of applied ecology, London, Eng, C1-1
Strong influence of local habitat structure on mammals reveals mismatch with edge effects models
N Villaseñor, W Blanchard, D Driscoll, P Gibbons, D Lindenmayer
(2015), Vol. 30, pp. 229-245, Landscape ecology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
B Scheele, D Hunter, L Skerratt, L Brannelly, D Driscoll
(2015), Vol. 182, pp. 36-43, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
M Westgate, B Scheele, K Ikin, A Hoefer, R Beaty, M Evans, W Osborne, D Hunter, L Rayner, D Driscoll
(2015), Vol. 10, PLoS ONE, C1
Identifying the location of fire refuges in wet forest ecosystems
L Berry, D Driscoll, J Stein, W Blanchard, S Banks, R Bradstock, D Lindenmayer
(2015), Vol. 25, pp. 2337-2348, Ecological applications, London, Eng., C1-1
K Bradby, J Fitzsimons, A Del Marco, D Driscoll, E Ritchie, J Lau, C Bradshaw, R Hobbs
(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 180-190, Ecological management and restoration, London, Eng., C1
S Jellinek, K Parris, M McCarthy, B Wintle, D Driscoll
(2014), Vol. 17, pp. 544-554, Animal conservation, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Population and individual-scale responses to patch size, isolation and quality in the hazel dormouse
A Mortelliti, G Sozio, D Driscoll, L Bani, L Boitani, D Lindenmayer
(2014), Vol. 5, pp. 1-21, Ecosphere, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Is the matrix important to butterflies in fragmented landscapes?
N Sweaney, D Lindenmayer, D Driscoll
(2014), Vol. 18, pp. 283-294, Journal of insect conservation, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
New pasture plants intensify invasive species risk
D Driscoll, J Catford, J Barney, P Hulme, Inderjit, T Martin, A Pauchard, P Pyšek, D Richardson, S Riley, V Visser
(2014), Vol. 111, pp. 16622-16627, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Complex responses of birds to landscape-level fire extent, fire severity and environmental drivers
D Lindenmayer, W Blanchard, L McBurney, D Blair, S Banks, D Driscoll, A Smith, A Gill
(2014), Vol. 20, pp. 467-477, Diversity and distributions, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Life history influences how fire affects genetic diversity in two lizard species
A Smith, C Bull, M Gardner, D Driscoll
(2014), Vol. 23, pp. 2428-2441, Molecular ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Urbanization impacts on mammals across urban-forest edges and a predictive model of edge effects
N Villaseñor, D Driscoll, M Escobar, P Gibbons, D Lindenmayer
(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-12, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
R Gibson, R Bradstock, T Penman, D Keith, D Driscoll
(2014), Vol. 215, pp. 83-95, Plant ecology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Decline and re-expansion of an amphibian with high prevalence of chytrid fungus
B Scheele, F Guarino, W Osborne, D Hunter, L Skerratt, D Driscoll
(2014), Vol. 170, pp. 86-91, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
A Smith, D Blair, L McBurney, S Banks, P Barton, W Blanchard, D Driscoll, A Gill, D Lindenmayer
(2014), Vol. 17, pp. 258-270, Ecosystems, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Modelling the benefits of habitat restoration in socio-ecological systems
S Jellinek, L Rumpff, D Driscoll, K Parris, B Wintle
(2014), Vol. 169, pp. 60-67, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Interventions for reducing extinction risk in chytridiomycosis-threatened amphibians
B Scheele, D Hunter, L Grogan, L Berger, J Kolby, M McFadden, G Marantelli, L Skerratt, D Driscoll
(2014), Vol. 28, pp. 1195-1205, Conservation biology, Hoboken, N.J., C1-1
The trajectory of dispersal research in conservation biology. Systematic review
D Driscoll, S Banks, P Barton, K Ikin, P Lentini, D Lindenmayer, A Smith, L Berry, E Burns, A Edworthy, M Evans, R Gibson, R Heinsohn, B Howland, G Kay, N Munro, B Scheele, I Stirnemann, D Stojanovic, N Sweaney, N Villaseñor, M Westgate
(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-18, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
A Smith, C Michael Bull, D Driscoll
(2013), Vol. 50, pp. 1178-1186, Journal of applied ecology, London, Eng, C1-1
How does ecological disturbance influence genetic diversity?
S Banks, G Cary, A Smith, I Davies, D Driscoll, A Gill, D Lindenmayer, R Peakall
(2013), Vol. 28, pp. 670-679, Trends in ecology & evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Detecting invertebrate responses to fire depends on sampling method and taxonomic resolution
L Teasdale, A Smith, M Thomas, C Whitehead, D Driscoll
(2013), Vol. 38, pp. 874-883, Austral ecology, London, Eng, C1-1
S Jellinek, K Parris, D Driscoll, P Dwyer
(2013), Vol. 127, pp. 69-76, Journal of environmental management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Fire severity and landscape context effects on arboreal marsupials
D Lindenmayer, W Blanchard, L McBurney, D Blair, S Banks, D Driscoll, A Smith, A Gill
(2013), Vol. 167, pp. 137-148, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Conceptual domain of the matrix in fragmented landscapes
D Driscoll, S Banks, P Barton, D Lindenmayer, A Smith
(2013), Vol. 28, pp. 605-613, Trends in ecology & evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
S Jellinek, K Parris, D Driscoll
(2013), Vol. 162, pp. 17-23, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Land use intensification impacts on biodiversity in the mallee/wheat landscape of central NSW
D Driscoll, S Cunningham, D Duncan
(2012), pp. 93-103, Land use intensification effects on agriculture, biodiversity and ecological processes, Collingwood, Vic., B1-1
Wildfire-induced mortality of Australian reptiles
A Smith, B Meulders, C Michael Bull, D Driscoll
(2012), Vol. 5, pp. 233-235, Herpetology notes, Constanta, Romania, C1-1
M Westgate, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2012), Vol. 153, pp. 169-176, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Reptile responses to fire and the risk of post-disturbance sampling bias
D Driscoll, A Smith, S Blight, J Maindonald
(2012), Vol. 21, pp. 1607-1625, Biodiversity and conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
J Williams, D Driscoll, C Bull
(2012), Vol. 37, pp. 383-391, Austral ecology, Carlton, Vic., C1-1
Spatial dynamics of the knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus stellatus in a fragmented agricultural landscape
D Driscoll, C Whitehead, J Lazzari
(2012), Vol. 27, pp. 829-841, Landscape ecology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
D Driscoll, A Felton, P Gibbons, A Felton, N Munro, D Lindenmayer
(2012), Vol. 111, pp. 533-557, Climatic change, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Framework to improve the application of theory in ecology and conservation
D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2012), Vol. 82, pp. 129-147, Ecological monographs, Hoboken, N.J., C1-1
Post-fire succession affects abundance and survival but not detectability in a knob-tailed gecko
A Smith, C Bull, D Driscoll
(2012), Vol. 145, pp. 139-147, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Land management practices associated with house loss in wildfires
P Gibbons, L van Bommel, A Gill, G Cary, D Driscoll, R Bradstock, E Knight, M Moritz, S Stephens, D Lindenmayer
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-7, PLoS One, San Fransico, Calif., C1-1
M Westgate, D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2012), Vol. 121, pp. 1516-1524, Oikos, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Decline of an endangered amphibian during an extreme climatic event
B Scheele, D Driscoll, J Fischer, D Hunter
(2012), Vol. 3, pp. 1-15, Ecosphere, Washington, D.C., C1-1
A Smith, M Gardner, C Bull, D Driscoll
(2011), Vol. 3, pp. 345-350, Conservation genetics resources, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer, A Bennett, M Bode, R Bradstock, G Cary, M Clarke, N Dexter, R Fensham, G Friend, M Gill, S James, G Kay, D Keith, C MacGregor, J Russell-Smith, D Salt, J Watson James, R Williams Richard J., A York
(2010), Vol. 143, pp. 1928-1939, Biological Conservation, C1
D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer, A Bennett, M Bode, R Bradstock, G Cary, M Clarke, N Dexter, R Fensham, G Friend, M Gill, S James, G Kay, D Keith, C Macgregor, H Possingham, J Russel-Smith, D Salt, J Watson, D Williams, A York
(2010), Vol. 3, pp. 215-223, Conservation Letters, C1
Classic metapopulations are rare among common beetle species from a naturally fragmented landscape
D Driscoll, J Kirkpatrick, P McQuillan, K Bonham
(2010), Vol. 79, pp. 294-303, Journal of animal ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Few beetle species can be detected with 95% confidence using pitfall traps
D Driscoll
(2010), Vol. 35, pp. 13-23, Austral ecology, Milton, Qld., C1-1
D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2010), Vol. 33, pp. 854-865, Ecography, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Empirical tests of metacommunity theory using an isolation gradient
D Driscoll, D Lindenmayer
(2009), Vol. 79, pp. 485-501, Ecological monographs, Hoboken, N.J., C1-1
A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation
D Lindenmayer, R Hobbs, R Montague-Drake, J Alexandra, A Bennett, M Burgman, P Cale, A Calhoun, V Cramer, P Cullen, D Driscoll, L Fahrig, J Fischer, J Franklin, Y Haila, M Hunter, P Gibbons, S Lake, G Luck, C MacGregor, S McIntyre, R Mac Nally, A Manning, J Miller, H Mooney, R Noss, H Possingham, D Saunders, F Schmiegelow, M Scott, D Simberloff, T Sisk, G Tabor, B Walker, J Wiens, J Woinarski, E Zavaleta
(2008), Vol. 11, pp. 78-91, Ecology Letters, C1
Common reptiles unaffected by connectivity or condition in a fragmented farming landscape
A Schutz, D Driscoll
(2008), Vol. 33, pp. 641-652, Austral Ecology, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
Does hollow occurrence vary with forest type? A case study in wet and dry Eucalyptus obliqua forest
A Koch, S Munks, D Driscoll, J Kirkpatrick
(2008), Vol. 255, pp. 3938-3951, Forest Ecology and Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
A Koch, S Munks, D Driscoll
(2008), Vol. 35, pp. 727-746, Wildlife research, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
D Driscoll, M Henderson
(2008), Vol. 141, pp. 460-471, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
How predictable are reptile responses to wildfire?
D Lindenmayer, J Wood, C MacGregor, D Michael, R Cunningham, M Crane, R Montague-Drake, D Brown, R Muntz, D Driscoll
(2008), Vol. 117, pp. 1086-1097, Oikos, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
The frequency of metapopulations, metacommunities and nestedness in a fragmented landscape
D Driscoll
(2008), Vol. 117, pp. 297-309, Oikos, Chichester, United Kingdom, C1-1
D Driscoll
(2007), Vol. 1, pp. 111-130, Managing and designing landscapes for conservation : moving from perspectives to principles, London, Eng., B1-1
D Driscoll
(2007), Vol. 85, pp. 1031-1048, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Ottawa, Ont., C1-1
A hybrid zone defined by allozymes and ventral colour in Geocrinia rosea (Anura:Myobatrachidae)
D Driscoll, J Roberts
(2007), Vol. 55, pp. 371-376, Australian Journal of Zoology, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
D Driscoll, T Weir
(2005), Vol. 19, pp. 182-194, Conservation Biology, C1-1
Is the matrix a sea? Habitat specificity in a naturally fragmented landscape
D Driscoll
(2005), Vol. 30, pp. 8-16, Ecological entomology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
D Driscoll, C Hardy
(2005), Vol. 14, pp. 1613-1629, Molecular ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
S Jellinek, D Driscoll, J Kirkpatrick
(2004), Vol. 29, pp. 294-304, Austral ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
The role of connectivity in Australian conservation
M Soulé, B Mackey, H Recher, J Williams, J Woinarski, D Driscoll, W Dennison, M Jones
(2004), Vol. 10, pp. 266-279, Pacific conservation biology, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
Extinction and outbreaks accompany fragmentation of a reptile community
D Driscoll
(2004), Vol. 14, pp. 220-240, Ecological applications, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
A Hingston, J Marsden-Smedley, D Driscoll, S Corbett, J Fenton, R Anderson, C Plowman, F Mowling, M Jenkin, K Matsui, K Bonham, M Ilowski, P Mcquillan, B Yaxley, T Reid, D Storey, L Poole, S Mallick, N Fitzgerald, J Kirkpatrick
(2002), Vol. 27, pp. 162-172, Austral ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Genetic neighbourhood and effective population size for two endangered frogs
D Driscoll
(1999), Vol. 88, pp. 221-229, Biological Conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
D Driscoll
(1999), Vol. 24, pp. 182-189, Austral Ecology, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
D Driscoll
(1998), Vol. 83, pp. 43-54, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
D Driscoll
(1998), Vol. 32, pp. 475-481, Journal of herpetology, Granville, Ohio, C1-1
Impact of fuel-reduction burning on the frog Geocrinia lutea in southwest Western Australia
D Driscoll, J Dale Roberts
(1997), Vol. 22, pp. 334-339, Austral ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
D Driscoll
(1997), Vol. 22, pp. 185-195, Austral ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Conserving threatened mammals in the face of fire and predation
Prof Don Driscoll, A/Prof Barbara Wilson, Dr Mark Garkaklis, Dr TIm Doherty
Hermon Slade Foundation CAT1-A2
- 2020: $16,966
- 2019: $30,000
- 2018: $29,892
Integrating fire and predator management to conserve threatened species
A/Prof Brendan Wintle, Prof Don Driscoll, Prof John Woinarski, A/Prof Alan York, Dr Julian Di Stefano, Dr Katherine Giljohann, Dr Hugh McGregor, Dr Natasha Robinson, Dr Thorsten Wiegand, Dr Alan Robley, Dr John Wright, Dr Jack Pascoe
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2021: $4,300
- 2020: $17,000
- 2019: $12,300
Impacts of severe and extensive fire and interactions with feral herbivores
Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Chloe Sato, Dr Desley Whisson, Prof Euan Ritchie
Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program
- 2020: $164,065
Refuges for narrow range endemic invertebrates, butterflies and jewel beetles
Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Nicholas Porch, Dr Chloe Sato
Wildlife and Habitat Bushfire Recovery Program
- 2020: $192,791
Other Public Sector Funding
Chytrid sampling and frog susceptibility trials
Prof Don Driscoll, Mr Thomas Burns
- 2018: $9,960
- 2017: $18,300
Stemming the tide: can dingoes mediate the distribution, behaviour and impacts of feral herbivores in the Australian Alps?
Prof Euan Ritchie, Ms Eilysh Rosalie Thompson, Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Susanna Venn
- 2018: $5,000
Integrating fire and predator management to conserve threatened species
A/Prof Brendan Wintle, Prof Don Driscoll, Prof John Woinarski, A/Prof Alan York, Dr Julian Di Stefano, Dr Katherine Giljohann, Dr Hugh McGregor, Dr Natasha Robinson, Dr Thorsten Wiegand, Dr Alan Robley, Dr John Wright, Dr Jack Pascoe
- 2020: $2,000
- 2019: $2,000
Wildlife to Wellbeing; the multiple values of citizen science and new technology.
Prof Don Driscoll
- 2018: $25,000
Understanding the response of reptiles and frogs to fire and predation
Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Tim Doherty, Ms Kristina Macdonald
- 2020: $5,000
Conserving threatened mammals in the face of fire and predation
Prof Don Driscoll, Mr Darcy James Watchorn
- 2020: $5,000
Is eDNA (Environmental DNA) a better way to monitor Australia's wildlife? Gaur
Ms Kendrika Gaur, Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Stella Loke
- 2020: $5,000
Industry and Other Funding
Paying the debt: reptile extinctions in agricultural landscapes of south-eastern Australia
Dr Tim Doherty, Prof Don Driscoll
- 2018: $1,000
Exploring the impact of chytrid fungus on Baw Baw Frogs
Prof Don Driscoll, Mr Thomas Burns
- 2019: $5,525
- 2017: $3,200
- 2016: $7,500
Arresting the pernicious decline of keystone habitats in agricultural landscapes
Prof Don Driscoll, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Prof Euan Ritchie, Dr TIm Doherty
- 2019: $3,520
- 2018: $40,934
- 2017: $11,814
Devising Commercial Forest Practices that Support Metapopulations of Threatened Tasmanian Frogs L. raniformis and L. peronii.
Prof Don Driscoll, Mr Timothy Frederick Garvey
- 2019: $4,000
- 2017: $6,000
Consequences of Keystone Plant Decline for Reptiles
Prof Don Driscoll, Ms Sara Balouch
- 2019: $2,500
- 2017: $6,000
Impact of Agriculture Land Management on Reptile Assemblages
Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Tim Doherty, Ms Sara Balouch
- 2018: $8,458
Impact of Agricultural Land Management on Reptile Assemblages in Chakwal, Pakistan
Prof Don Driscoll, Miss Sara Balouch, Dr Tim Doherty
- 2018: $10,089
The ecological effects and management of large feral herbivores in alpine ecosystems
Prof Euan Ritchie, Ms Eilysh Rosalie Thompson, Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Susanna Venn
- 2019: $6,000
- 2018: $6,750
Ecological consequences of predator removal for a native mesopredator and ecosystem engineer
Prof Don Driscoll, Dr TIm Doherty
- 2020: $1,000
- 2018: $19,000
Interactions between dingoes and feral herbivores in Victoria¿s Alps
Prof Euan Ritchie, Ms Eilysh Rosalie Thompson, Dr Susanna Venn, Prof Don Driscoll
- 2019: $2,500
The mechanisms and consequences of habitat degradation in agricultural landscapes
Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Tim Doherty, Mr Kristian Bell
- 2020: $6,815
- 2019: $5,780
Conserving threatened mammals in the face of fire and predation
Mr Darcy James Watchorn, Prof Don Driscoll
- 2019: $6,000
Conserving threatened mammals in the face of fire and predation
Prof Don Driscoll, Mr Darcy James Watchorn
- 2019: $6,120
Does Fire History effect the occurrence of Autumn calling frogs in the Otway¿s National Park
Prof Don Driscoll, Ms Emma Therese O'Dwyer-Hall, Dr Mark Le Pa
- 2019: $4,545
The response of reptiles and frogs to fire and predation
Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Tim Doherty, Ms Kristina Macdonald, Dr Bronwyn Hradsky
- 2020: $6,750
Impacts of reducing environmental water availability on frogs. A case study from Murree, Pakistan
Prof Don Driscoll, Mr Muhammad Jawad Jilani
- 2021: $10,512
A field experiment to discover how drought and environmental-water interacts with disease to influence frog survival
Prof Don Driscoll, Mr Muhammad Jawad Jilani
- 2021: $7,000
- 2020: $7,000
Optimising eDNA methods to accelerate non-invasive wildlife survey capacity in India. A case study using threatened amphibians from the Western Ghats
Prof Don Driscoll, Ms Kendrika Gaur, Dr Stella Loke
- 2021: $10,607
PhD project - Conservation research of traopical forest birds in community lands of Meghalaya India
Prof Don Driscoll, Mr Biang La Nam Syiem, Dr Varun R Goswami, Dr Divya Vasudev
- 2020: $14,545
Understanding fire and wildlife interactions in the Victorian mallee using camera and video trapping
Mrs Angela (Ange) Pestell, Prof Euan Ritchie, Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Tim Doherty
- 2020: $6,375
TechnEcology : from Wildlife to Wellbeing
Miss Anne Eichholtzer, Prof Don Driscoll
- 2020: $3,400
Testing the efficiency of Environmental DNA sampling compared with video-trap data: Terrestrial wildlife in the Victorian Mallee.
Ms Kendrika Gaur, Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Stella Loke
- 2020: $6,260
Discovering the secrets and securing a bright future for the Broad-toothed Rat
Prof Don Driscoll, Dr Desley Whisson, Prof Euan Ritchie
- 2020: $100,000
Conservation Ecology of the pink-tailed worm lizard (Aprasia parapulchella).
Prof Don Driscoll
- 2020: $10,000
Other Funding Sources
ERP 22 - Ecosystem Resilience - Technological Advances.
Prof Don Driscoll, Prof Euan Ritchie, Dr Tim Doherty, Prof Abbas Kouzani, Dr Duc Thanh Nguyen
- 2020: $20,000
- 2019: $70,000
Supervisions
Kita Ashman
Thesis entitled: Distribution and spatial dynamics of koalas in a plantation landscape
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences