Biography
My key interest as a conservation biologist is to find effective solutions to biodiversity conservation challenges which permit coexistence between people and wildlife. Emphases include shorebirds and their breeding, sandy shores and the human dimensions of wildlife management.
Most of my career has been in the not-for-profit scientific conservation sphere, where I worked to integrate science and conservation into actual conservation benefits for Australian birds and their habitats. I maintain strong connections with industry, especially with respect to the conservation of beach-nesting birds, and mitigating the threats they face.
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I worked for 17 years in a science-based conservation organisation, before starting at Deakin in 2007.
Career highlights
Apart from working with many inspirational students, and colleagues, co-winning a Victorian Coastal Award was a highlight. I have also won the VC award for Excellence in teaching (one individual and one team award), and two OLT awards.
As part of a team, I have also won the Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research.
In 2015 I won a National Award for Teaching Excellence.
Research interests
Wildlife and conservation biology
Affiliations
Australasian Wildlife Management Society
BirdLife Australia
Units taught
SLE 302 Wildlife Field Studies
SLE 309 Wildlife Conservation
I also teach into a range of other units (e.g. SLE114, SLE151, SLE301, SLE307).
Knowledge areas
Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Shorebird Breeding Ecology, Disturbance of Wildlife
Conferences
I have presented at numerous conferences. I co-organised the AWMS conference (2011)
Professional activities
Member, BirdLife Australia National Education Committee 2010-2015
Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Victorian Coastal Council
Associate Editor, The Emu (Austral Ornithology) 2010-2015
Media appearances
Many - TV, radio, print - once I did 23 radio interviews in a day. More recently:
2019 - ABC774, The conversation
2017 - ABC 774, Sentinel Times, Geelong Advertiser
2013 - Scope and Totally Wild
2012 - Scope and Totally Wild (Channel 10)
Research groups
I lead a research group which seeks to further conservation science and conservation.
Awards
VC Award for Teaching Excellence team award (2019)
National Award for Teaching Excellence (2015)
VC Award for Teaching Excellence (2012 and 2017)
Office of Teaching and Learning citation for outstanding contributions to student learning (2013)
Numerous faculty and school teaching awards.
Projects
I run numerous research projects on shorebirds, their threats and solutions to those threats. My publications indicate a broad area of interest, underpinned by themes of "being part of the solution", and acknowledging the fact that people are both the part of the biodiversity conservation problem, and also importantly part of the solution.
Publications
R Cooke, A Rendall, M Weston, N Porch, N Bradsworth, J White
(2020), Vol. 22, pp. 1-8, Global Ecology and Conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Weston, C O’Brien, K Kostoglou, M Symonds
(2020), Vol. 57, pp. 777-785, Journal of applied ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
O Kimber, B Gilby, C Henderson, A Olds, R Connolly, B Maslo, M Weston, A Rowden, B Kelaher, T Schlacher
(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 1-11, Global ecology and conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
My dog, my beach! Attitudes towards dog management on Victorian beaches
S Guinness, G Maguire, K Miller, M Weston
(2020), Vol. 27, pp. 329-342, Australasian journal of environmental management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
K Kostoglou, W van Dongen, M Weston
(2020), pp. 1-13, Journal of ornithology, Cham, Switzerland, C1
M Weston, K Clarke, G Maguire, J Sumner
(2020), pp. 1-14, Conservation genetics, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Successful breeding predicts divorce in plovers
N Halimubieke, K Kupán, J Valdebenito, V Kubelka, M Carmona-Isunza, D Burgas, D Catlin, J St Clair, J Cohen, J Figuerola, M Yasué, M Johnson, M Mencarelli, M Cruz-López, M Stantial, M Weston, P Lloyd, P Que, T Montalvo, U Bansal, G McDonald, Y Liu, A Kosztolányi, T Székely
(2020), Vol. 10, pp. 1-13, Scientific Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1
A physiological cost to behavioural tolerance
Alona Charuvi, Daniel Lees, Hayley Glover, Anthony Rendall, Peter Dann, Michael Weston
(2020), Vol. 181, pp. 1-9, Behavioural Processes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Options for shorebird-exclusion devices for pitfall traps on sandy shores
M Evans-Clay, N Porch, G Maguire, M Weston
(2020), pp. 1-6, Wildlife Research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Foraging behaviour of an obligate, sandy shore predator
Sarah Butler, Natalie Sheppard, Peter Dann, Grainne Maguire, Michael Weston
(2020), Vol. 246, pp. 1-11, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Christine Connelly, Erin Lennox, Bronwyn Isaac, Vincent Aulich, Raylene Cooke, Michael Weston, John White
(2020), pp. 1-9, Emu - Austral Ornithology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
The importance of wetland margin microhabitat mosaics; the case of shorebirds and thermoregulation
J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds
(2020), pp. 1-10, Journal of applied ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Persistent spatial gaps in ornithological study in Australia, 1901-2011
M Weston, M Yarwood, D Whisson, M Symonds
(2020), Vol. 47, pp. 264-271, Archives of Natural History, C1
Grainne Maguire, Kelly Miller, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 29, pp. 397-412, Impacts of invasive species on coastal environments: coasts in crisis, Cham, Switzerland, B1
S Guinness, W Van Dongen, P Guay, R Robinson, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 29, pp. 413-424, Impacts of Invasive Species on Coastal Environments: Coasts in Crisis, Cham, Switzerland, B1
M Weston
(2019), pp. 277-308, The population ecology and conservation of Charadrius Plovers, Boca Raton, Fl., B1
Birdwatchers evoke longer escape distances than pedestrians in some African birds
A Radkovic, W Van Dongen, L Kirao, P Guay, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 18, pp. 100-106, Journal of ecotourism, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Biological determinants of research effort on Australian birds: a comparative analysis
Maree Yarwood, M Weston, Matthew Symonds
(2019), Vol. 119, pp. 38-44, Emu: Austral ornithology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Optimizing conservation benefits for threatened beach fauna following severe natural disturbances
Brooke Maslo, Karen Leu, Todd Pover, Michael Weston, Ben Gilby, Thomas Schlacher
(2019), Vol. 649, pp. 661-671, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
P Guay, W Van Dongen, E McLeod, D Whisson, H Vu, H Wang, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 62, pp. 1306-1320, Journal of environmental planning and management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
H Kiley, Gill Ainsworth, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 25, pp. 208-210, Pacific conservation biology, Clayton, Vic., C1
Morphology and geography predict the use of heat conservation behaviours across birds
G Pavlovic, M Weston, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 33, pp. 286-296, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1
A global paucity of wild bird feeding policy
Sinéad Baverstock, Michael Weston, Kelly Miller
(2019), Vol. 653, pp. 105-111, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A unique Lepidopteran assemblage in primary forest understory of central Sri Lanka
Caitlin Slater, Carl Tolley, Chandima Fernando, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 324-327, Journal of Asia-Pacific biodiversity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Danah Harbour, Ella Henson, Chelsea Boers, Darcy Truman, Chandima Fernando, Patrick Guay, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 41-43, Journal of Asia-Pacific entemology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Zonation of a small mammal community within coastal dunes
A Rendall, R Cooke, J White, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 217, pp. 206-210, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Lees, T Schmidt, C Sherman, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 9, pp. 1-15, Animals, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Leg length and temperature determine the use of unipedal roosting in birds
J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 50, pp. 1-9, Journal of avian biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Regulations fail to constrain dog space use in threatened species beach habitats
T Schneider, G Maguire, D Whisson, M Weston
(2019), pp. 1-15, Journal of environmental planning and management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
C Slater, G Cam, Y Qi, Y Liu, P Guay, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 237, pp. 327-337, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Cardilini, D Lees, P Dann, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 136, pp. 96-100, Victorian naturalist, Blackburn, Vic., C1
Tom Bell, Jack Harriss, Ahmed Ruzaini, Chandima Fernando, Patrick Guay, Michael Weston
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 173-179, International journal of odonatology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
An assessment of radio telemetry for monitoring shorebird chick survival and causes of mortality
Daniel Lees, Tom Schmidt, Craig Sherman, Grainne Maguire, Peter Dann, Glenn Ehmke, Michael Weston
(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 622-627, Wildlife research, Clayton, Vic., C1
Thomas Schlacher, Ben Gilby, Andrew Olds, Christopher Henderson, Rod Connolly, Charles Peterson, Christine Voss, Brooke Maslo, Michael Weston, Melanie Bishop, Ashley Rowden
(2019), pp. 1-11, Ecosystems, New York, N.Y., C1
Grant Linley, Patrick-Jean Guay, Michael Weston
(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 719-723, Wildlife Research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Flight-initiation response reflects short- and long-term human visits to remote islets
M Thibault, M Weston, A Ravache, E Vidal
(2019), pp. 1-6, Ibis, Chichester, Eng., C1
B Hansen, R Clemens, E Gallo-Cajiao, M Jackson, R Kingsford, R Maguire, G Maurer, D Milton, D Rogers, D Weller, M Weston, E Woehler, R Fuller
(2018), pp. 100-120, Monitoring threatened species and ecological communities, Clayton, Vic., B1
G Ainsworth, J Fitzsimons, M Weston, S Garnett
(2018), Vol. 27, pp. 345-363, Biodiversity and conservation, Berlin, Germany, C1
V Montano, W van Dongen, M Weston, R Mulder, R Robinson, M Cowling, P Guay
(2018), Vol. 11, pp. 364-375, Evolutionary applications: evolutionary approaches to environmental, biomedical and socio-economic issues, Chichester, Eng., C1
P Guay, R Leppitt, M Weston, T Yeager, W van Dongen, M Symonds
(2018), Vol. 304, pp. 252-259, Journal of zoology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
K Ekanayake, D Whisson, T Schlacher, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 29-37, Corella, Penrith, N.S.W., C1
Motivations and behavior of off-road drivers on sandy beaches
N Petch, G Maguire, T Schlacher, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 163, pp. 82-91, Ocean and coastal management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Plover parents care more for young of the opposite sex
D Lees, C Sherman, K Kostoglou, L Tan, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 933-938, Behavioral ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1
G Linley, K Kostoglou, R Jit, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 45, pp. 282-286, Wildlife research, Chichester, Eng., C1
Tree canopy defoliation impacts avifauna
Desley Whisson, Amy Orlowski, Michael Weston
(2018), Vol. 428, pp. 81-86, Forest ecology and management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
G Bernard, W van Dongen, P Guay, M Symonds, R Robinson, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 178, pp. 276-280, Landscape and Urban Planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Functional plasticity in vertebrate scavenger assemblages in the presence of introduced competitors
Ellen Bingham, Ben Gilby, Andrew Olds, Michael Weston, Rod Connolly, Christopher Henderson, Brooke Maslo, Charles Peterson, Christine Voss, Thomas Schlacher
(2018), Vol. 188, pp. 583-593, Oecologia, Berlin, Germany, C1
Woodland birds and rural towns: artificial clutch survival in fragmented Box-Ironbark forests
Beau Meney, S Cunningham, Michael Weston, Desley Whisson
(2018), Vol. 130, pp. 7-17, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, Clayton, Vic., C1
Brooke Maslo, Karen Leu, Todd Pover, M Weston, T Schlacher
(2018), Vol. 8, Ecology and evolution, Chichester, Eng., C1
A test of the "leave early and avoid detection" (LEAD) hypothesis for passive nest defenders
M Weston, Yung-Ki Ju, Patrick Guay, Callum Naismith
(2018), Vol. 130, pp. 1011-1013, The Wilson journal of ornithology, Albion, Mich., C1
Avian responses to an emergent, wetland weed
E Carlos, M Weston, M Gibson
(2017), Vol. 42, pp. 277-287, Austral ecology : a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere, London, Eng., C1
Joggers cause greater avian disturbance than walkers
H Lethlean, W Van Dongen, K Kostoglou, P Guay, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 159, pp. 42-47, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division
O Vincze, A Kosztolányi, Z Barta, C Küpper, M Alrashidi, J Amat, A Argüelles Ticó, F Burns, J Cavitt, W Conway, M Cruz-López, A Desucre-Medrano, N dos Remedios, J Figuerola, D Galindo-Espinosa, G García-Peña, S Gómez Del Angel, C Gratto-Trevor, P Jönsson, P Lloyd, T Montalvo, J Parra, R Pruner, P Que, Y Liu, S Saalfeld, R Schulz, L Serra, J St Clair, L Stenzel, M Weston, M Yasué, S Zefania, T Székely
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 347-358, Global ecology and biogeography, Chichester, Eng., C1
Bill size mediates behavioural thermoregulation in birds
J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds
(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 885-893, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1
W van Dongen, R San Martin, P-J Guay, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 193, pp. 64-69, Journal of environmental management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Variation in public perceptions and attitudes towards terrestrial ecosystems
H Kiley, G Ainsworth, W van Dongen, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 590-591, pp. 440-451, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Measurement techniques for curved shorebird bills: a comparison of low-tech and high-tech methods
J Ryeland, M Symonds, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 124, pp. 33-39, Wader study, [Devon, Eng.], C1
T Schlacher, B Hutton, B Gilby, N Porch, G Maguire, B Maslo, R Connolly, A Olds, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 191, pp. 28-38, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Implications of radio-tracking for the survival of Masked Lapwing chicks
D Lees, C Sherman, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 37-41, Corella, C1
Acoustic cues from within the egg do not heighten depredation risk to shorebird clutches
K Kostoglou, W Van Dongen, D Lees, G Maguire, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 28, pp. 811-817, Behavioral ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1
K Maher, L Eberhart-Phillips, A Kosztolányi, N Remedios, M Carmona-Isunza, M Cruz-López, S Zefania, J St Clair, M Alrashidi, M Weston, M Serrano-Meneses, O Krüger, J Hoffman, T Székely, T Burke, C Küpper
(2017), Vol. 48, pp. 910-920, Journal of avian biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Ecological research questions to inform policy and the management of sandy beaches
A Jones, T Schlacher, D Schoeman, M Weston, G Withycombe
(2017), Vol. 148, pp. 158-163, Ocean and coastal management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A citizen-trapper effort to control Common Myna: trap success, specificity and preferred bait type
G Linley, D Paton, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 249-252, Ecological management and restoration, Chichester, Eng., C1
M Weston, K Ekanayake, S Lomas, H Glover, R Mead, A Cribbin, L Tan, D Whisson, G Maguire, A Cardilini
(2017), Vol. 64, pp. 476-491, Bird study, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Corvids congregate to breeding colonies of a burrow-nesting seabird
K Ekanayake, M Weston, P Dann, D Sutherland
(2016), Vol. 41, pp. 291-301, Austral ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere, Chichester, Eng., C1
A Møller, D Samia, M Weston, P Guay, D Blumstein
(2016), Vol. 117, pp. 823-831, Biological journal of the Linnean Society, London, Eng., C1
G Ainsworth, H Aslin, M Weston, S Garnett
(2016), Vol. 50, pp. 636-645, Oryx, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Long incubation bouts and biparental incubation in the nomadic Banded Stilt
R Pedler, M Weston, A Bennett
(2016), Vol. 116, pp. 75-80, Emu, Melbourne, Vic., C1
T Schlacher, S Lucrezi, R Connolly, C Peterson, B Gilby, B Maslo, A Olds, S Walker, J Leon, C Huijbers, M Weston, A Turra, G Hyndes, R Holt, D Schoeman
(2016), Vol. 169, pp. 56-73, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Roche, A Cardilini, D Lees, G Maguire, P Dann, C Sherman, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 556, pp. 189-195, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Avian assemblages at bird baths: a comparison of urban and rural bird baths in Australia
G Cleary, H Parsons, A Davis, B Coleman, D Jones, K Miller, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-12, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1
AvianBuffer: an interactive tool for characterising and managing wildlife fear responses
P Guay, W van Dongen, R Robinson, D Blumstein, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 45, pp. 841-851, Ambio, Dodrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Continental-scale decreases in shorebird populations in Australia
R Clemens, D Rogers, B Hansen, K Gosbell, C Minton, P Straw, M Bamford, E Woehler, D Milton, M Weston, B Venables, D Weller, C Hassell, B Rutherford, K Onton, A Herrod, C Studds, C-Y Choi, K Dhanjal-Adams, N Murray, G Skilleter, R Fuller
(2016), pp. 1-17, Emu, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Pitfall trapping does not reliably index the diet or prey resources of Masked Lapwings
D Roche, D Lees, A Cardilini, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 123, pp. 16-20, Wader study, Thetford, Eng., C1
T Schlacher, S Lucrezi, C Peterson, R Connolly, A Olds, F Althaus, G Hyndes, B Maslo, B Gilby, J Leon, M Weston, M Lastra, A Williams, D Schoeman
(2016), Vol. 112, pp. 55-64, Journal of sea research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Social values and species conservation: the case of Baudin's and Carnaby's black-cockatoos
G Ainsworth, H Aslin, M Weston, S Garnett
(2016), Vol. 43, pp. 294-305, Environmental conservation, Cambridge, Eng., C1
The early shorebird will catch fewer invertebrates on trampled sandy beaches
T Schlacher, L Carracher, N Porch, R Connolly, A Olds, B Gilby, K Ekanayake, B Maslo, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-13, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Assemblage, size and abundance bias in a novel sandy shore macro-infaunal sampling technique
N Sheppard, M Weston, S Butler, B Baird, P Dann
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-9, Journal of negative results - ecology & evolutionary biology, Helsinki, Finland, C1
Regional drivers of clutch loss reveal important trade-offs for beach-nesting birds
B Maslo, T Schlacher, M Weston, C Huijbers, C Anderson, B Gilby, A Olds, R Connelly, D Schoeman
(2016), pp. 1-23, PeerJ, London, Eng., C1
An obligate beach bird selects sub-, inter- and supra-tidal habitat elements
G Ehmke, G Maguire, T Bird, D Ierodiaconou, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 181, pp. 266-276, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Symonds, M Weston, W van Dongen, A Lill, R Robinson, P Guay
(2016), Vol. 4, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, C1
B Maslo, K Leu, C Faillace, M Weston, T Pover, T Schlacher
(2016), Vol. 203, pp. 233-242, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Weston, T Stankowich
(2015), Free-Ranging Dogs and Wildlife Conservation, B1
The human dimensions of dog-wildlife interactions
K Miller, E Ritchie, M Weston
(2015), Free-Ranging Dogs and Wildlife Conservation, B1
Distance from shore positively influences alert distance in three wetland bird species
E Dear, P-J Guay, R Robinson, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 23, pp. 215-318, Wetlands ecology and management, Berlin, Germany, C1
Conservation gone to the dogs: when canids rule the beach in small coastal reserves
T Schlacher, M Weston, D Lynn, D Schoeman, C Huijbers, A Olds, S Masters, R Connolly
(2015), Vol. 24, pp. 493-509, Biodiversity and conservation, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
C Huijbers, T Schlacher, D Schoeman, A Olds, M Weston, R Connolly
(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 55-63, Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography, London, Eng., C1
Golden opportunities: A horizon scan to expand sandy beach ecology
T Schlacher, M Weston, D Schoeman, A Olds, C Huijbers, R Connolly
(2015), Vol. 157, pp. 1-6, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, C1
Up the creek with a paddle; avian flight distances from canoes versus walkers
H Glover, P-J Guay, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 23, pp. 775-778, Wetlands ecology and management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cover, not caging, influences chronic physiological stress in a ground-nesting bird
L Tan, K Buchanan, G Maguire, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 46, pp. 482-488, Journal of avian biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Re-framing values for a World Heritage future: what type of icon will K'gari-Fraser Island become?
G Wardell-Johnson, D Schoeman, T Schlacher, A Wardell-Johnson, M Weston, Y Shimizu, G Conroy
(2015), Vol. 22, pp. 124-148, Australasian journal of environmental management, Oxford, Eng., C1
The height of approaching humans does not affect flight-initiation distance
W Van Dongen, E McLeod, R Mulder, M Weston, P Guay
(2015), Vol. 62, pp. 285-288, Bird study: the science of pure and applied orinthology, Oxford, Eng., C1
K Ekanayake, M Weston, D Nimmo, G Maguire, J Endler, C Küpper
(2015), Vol. 282, pp. 1-8, Proceedings of the royal society of London: biological sciences, London, Eng., C1
Feeding wild birds in gardens: A test of water versus food
K Miller, V Blaszczynski, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 156-158, Ecological management and restoration, London, Eng., C1
Do birdwatchers care about bird disturbance?
M Weston, P-J Guay, E McLeod, K Miller
(2015), Vol. 28, pp. 305-317, Anthrozoös, Oxford, Eng., C1
Breeding habitat selection in an obligate beach bird: a test of the food resource hypothesis
A Cuttriss, G Maguire, G Ehmke, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 66, pp. 841-846, Marine and freshwater research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
M Brown, T Schlacher, D Schoeman, M Weston, C Huijbers, A Olds, R Connolly
(2015), Vol. 96, pp. 2715-2725, Ecology, London, Eng., C1
D Whisson, M Weston, K Shannon
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 500-508, Wildlife research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Out of sight but not out of mind: corvids prey extensively on eggs of burrow-nesting penguins
K Ekanayake, D Sutherland, P Dann, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 509-517, Wildlife research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Intense predation of non-colonial, ground-nesting bird eggs by corvid and mammalian predators
K Ekanayake, D Whisson, L Tan, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 518-528, Wildlife research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
S Garnett, D Duursma, G Ehmke, P Guay, A Stewart, J Szabo, M Weston, S Bennett, G Crowley, D Drynan, G Dutson, K Fitzherbert, D Franklin
(2015), Vol. 2, pp. 1-6, Scientific data, London, Eng., C1
C Huijbers, T Schlacher, R Mcveigh, D Schoeman, A Olds, M Brown, K Ekanayake, M Weston, R Connolly
(2015), pp. 1-8, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1
W van Dongen, R Robinson, M Weston, R Mulder, P Guay
(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 1-11, BMC evolutionary biology, London, Eng., C1
A Cardilini, M Weston, P Dann, C Sherman
(2015), Vol. 127, pp. 730-733, Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Open-coast sandy beaches and coastal dunes
T Schlacher, A Jones, J Dugan, M Weston, L Harris, D Schoeman, D Hubbard, F Scapini, R Nel, M Lastra, A McLachlan, C Peterson
(2014), pp. 37-94, Coastal conservation, Cambridge, England, B1
From little things, big things grow; trends and fads in 110 years of Australian ornithology
M Yarwood, M Weston, S Garnett
(2014), Vol. 98, pp. 2235-2254, Scientometrics, C1
M Weston, T Schlacher, D Lynn
(2014), Vol. 53, pp. 999-1004, Environmental Management, C1
Comparative analysis of classic brain component sizes in relation to flightiness in birds
M Symonds, M Weston, R Robinson, P Guay
(2014), Vol. 9, PLoS ONE, C1
K Shannon, M Weston, D Whisson
(2014), Vol. 38, pp. 22-23, Corella, Penrith, N. S. W., C1
Weeds and wildlife: perceptions and practices of weed managers
E Carlos, M Gibson, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 12, pp. 54-64, Conservation and society, Mumbai, India, C1
Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems.
T Schlacher, D Schoeman, A Jones, J Dugan, D Hubbard, O Defeo, C Peterson, M Weston, B Maslo, A Olds, F Scapini, R Nel, L Harris, S Lucrezi, M Lastra, C Huijbers, R Connolly
(2014), Vol. 144, pp. 322-335, Journal of environmental management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Møller, D Samia, M Weston, P Guay, D Blumstein
(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-6, PLoS One, San Francisco, CA, C1
K Rogers, D Rogers, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 156, pp. 840-849, Ibis, England, London, C1
Bark in the park: a review of domestic dogs in parks
M Weston, J Fitzsimons, G Wescott, K Miller, K Ekanayake, T Schneider
(2014), Vol. 54, pp. 373-382, Environmental management, New York, NY, C1
Lomas, Stephanie, Whisson, Desley, Maguire, Grainne, Tan, laura, Guay, Patrick-Jean, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 131, pp. 115-127, The Victorian naturalist, Blackburn, Vic, C1
Are vehicles 'mobile bird hides'?: A test of the hypothesis that 'cars cause less disturbance'
P Guay, E McLeod, A Taysom, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 131, pp. 150-156, Victorian naturalist, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Sex-specific dive characteristics in a sexually size dimorphic duck
S Osterrieder, M Weston, R Robinson, P Guay
(2014), Vol. 64, pp. 126-131, Wildfowl, Slimbridge, England, C1
G Maguire, J Rimmer, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 19, pp. 73-77, Journal of Coastal Conservation, Dordrecht, C1
P Guay, M Weston, M Symonds, H Glover
(2013), Vol. 38, pp. 516-522, Austral ecology, Richmond, Vic., C1
T Pyk, M Weston, A Bunce, F Norman
(2013), Vol. 154, pp. 299-310, Journal of Ornithology, C1
Human recreation alters behaviour profiles of non-breeding birds on open-coast sandy shores
T Schlacher, T Nielsen, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 118, pp. 31-42, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, C1
P Guay, R Lorenz, R Robinson, M Symonds, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 119, pp. 552-558, Ethology, Weinheim, Germany, C1
Observer effects occur when estimating alert but not flight-initiation distances
P Guay, E McLeod, R Cross, A Formby, S Maldonado, R Stafford-Bell, Z St-James-Turner, R Robinson, R Mulder, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 40, pp. 289-293, Wildlife Research, C1
J Rimmer, G Maguire, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 130, pp. 75-80, Victorian Naturalist, C1
A Cardilini, M Weston, D Nimmo, P Dann, C Sherman
(2013), Vol. 115, pp. 72-80, Landscape and Urban Planning, C1
Swooping in the suburbs; parental defence of an abundant aggressive urban bird against humans
D Lees, C Sherman, G Maguire, P Dann, A Cardilini, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 754-766, Animals, C1
Urbanisation alters processing of marine carrion on sandy beaches
C Huijbers, T Schlacher, D Schoeman, M Weston, R Connolly
(2013), Vol. 119, pp. 1-8, Landscape and Urban Planning, C1
T Schlacher, M Weston, D Lynn, R Connolly
(2013), Vol. 8, PLoS ONE, C1
Stakeholder perceptions of threatened species and their management on urban beaches
G Maguire, J Rimmer, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 1002-1020, Animals, C1
E McLeod, P Guay, A Taysom, R Robinson, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 8, PLoS ONE, C1
Little Ravens corvus mellori hunt, kill and eat individuals of two species of shorebird
A Cardilini, K Ekanayake, M Weston
(2012), Vol. 129, pp. 22-24, Victorian Naturalist, C1
K Ekanayake, M Weston
(2012), Vol. 118, pp. 191-192, Wader Study Group Bulletin, C1
M Weston, F Dodge, A Bunce, D Nimmo, K Miller
(2012), Vol. 18, pp. 47-55, Pacific Conservation Biology, C1
M Weston, K Miller, J Lawson, G Ehmke
(2012), Vol. 10, pp. 381-385, Conservation and Society, C1
M Weston, E Mcleod, D Blumstein, P Guay
(2012), Vol. 112, pp. 269-286, Emu, C1
Provision of artificial shelter on beaches is associated with improved shorebird fledging success
G Maguire, A Duivenvoorden, M Weston, R Adams
(2011), Vol. 21, pp. 172-185, Bird Conservation International, C1
G Maguire, K Miller, M Weston, K Young
(2011), Vol. 54, pp. 781-788, Ocean and Coastal Management, C1
Nest return times in response to static versus mobile human disturbance
M Weston, G Ehmke, G Maguire
(2011), Vol. 75, pp. 252-255, Journal of Wildlife Management, C1
H Glover, M Weston, G Maguire, K Miller, B Christie
(2011), Vol. 103, pp. 326-334, Landscape and Urban Planning, C1
F Rheindt, T Székely, S Edwards, P Lee, T Burke, P Kennerley, D Bakewell, M Alrashidi, A Kosztolányi, M Weston, W Liu, W Lei, Y Shigeta, S Javed, S Zefania, C Küpper
(2011), Vol. 6, PLoS ONE, C1
Identification of significant shorebird areas: Thresholds and criteria
R Clemens, M Weston, A Haslem, A Silcocks, J Ferris
(2010), Vol. 16, pp. 229-242, Diversity and Distributions, C1
Birds, buffers and bicycles: A review and case study of wetland buffers
M Weston, M Antos, H Glover
(2009), Vol. 126, pp. 79-86, Victorian Naturalist, C1
M Weston, X Liu, T Tsuzuki, J Fallaw, P Dann
(2009), Vol. 116, pp. 46-48, Wader study group bulletin, Beaumaris, Vic., C1
K Miller, M Weston
(2009), Vol. 109, pp. 67-74, Emu, C1
K Williams, M Weston, S Henry, G Maguire
(2009), Vol. 14, pp. 89-101, Human dimensions of wildlife, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Sand pads: A promising technique to quantify human visitation into nature conservation areas
M Weston, M Antos, C Tzaros
(2009), Vol. 89, pp. 98-104, Landscape and Urban Planning, C1
M Weston, G Ehmke, G Maguire
(2009), Vol. 36, pp. 289-298, Wildlife Research, C1
D Stojanovic, G Maguire, M Weston, C Dickman, M Crowther
(2009), Vol. 116, pp. 41-43, International wader studies / Wader Study Group Bulletin, Norfolk, England, C1
Conditioned taste aversion reduces fox depredation on model eggs on beaches
G Maguire, D Stojanovic, M Weston
(2009), Vol. 36, pp. 702-708, Wildlife Research, C1
I Wolcott, D Ingwersen, M Weston, C Tzaros
(2008), Vol. 13, pp. 48-53, Australian journal on volunteering, Melbourne, Vic., C1
A review of terrestrial bird atlases of the world and their application
A Dunn, M Weston
(2008), Vol. 108, pp. 42-67, Emu, C1
M Weston, P Dann, R Jessop, J Fallaw, R Dakin, D Ball
(2008), Vol. 31, pp. 127-132, Waterbirds, C1
Spatial and temporal variation in the breeding of Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) in Australia
L Chambers, H Gibbs, M Weston, G Ehmke
(2008), Vol. 108, pp. 115-124, Emu, C1
M Weston
(2007), Vol. 90, pp. 89-95, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, C1
G Barrett, A Silcocks, R Cunningham, D Oliver, M Weston, J Baker
(2007), Vol. 34, pp. 37-77, Australian Zoologist, C1
Responses of incubating hooded plovers (Thinornis rubricollis) to disturbance
M Weston, M Elgar
(2007), Vol. 23, pp. 569-576, Journal of coastal research, Coconut Creek, FL, C1-1
Unauthorised human use of an urban coastal wetland sanctuary: current and future patterns
M Antos, G Ehmke, C Tzaros, M Weston
(2007), Vol. 80, pp. 173-183, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1-1
Factors influencing awareness of community-based shorebird conservation projects in Australia
M Antos, M Weston, B Priest
(2006), Vol. 5, pp. 63-72, Applied environmental education & communication, Abingdon, England, C1
Disturbance to brood-rearing Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis: responses and consequences
M Weston, M Elgar
(2005), Vol. 15, pp. 193-209, BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, C1-1
Parental care in hooded plovers (Thinornis rubricollis)
M Weston, M Elgar
(2005), Vol. 105, pp. 283-292, Emu, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
Climate change and its impact on Australia's avifauna
L Chambers, L Hughes, M Weston
(2005), Vol. 105, pp. 1-20, Emu, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
A male-biased sex-ratio in non-breeding hooded plovers on a salt-lake in Western Australia
M Weston, F Kraaijeveld-Smit, R McIntosh, G Sofronidis, M Elgar
(2003), Vol. 9, pp. 273-277, Pacific conservation biology, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
Volunteers in bird conservation: insights from the Australian Threatened Bird Network
M Weston, M Fendley, R Jewell, M Satchell, C Tzaros
(2003), Vol. 4, pp. 205-211, Ecological management and restoration, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
The effect of a major rainfall event on Hooded Plovers on a salt-lake in Western Australia
M Weston, M Elgar
(2000), Vol. 100, pp. 64-69, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1
B Dowling, M Weston
(1999), Vol. 9, pp. 255-270, Bird conservation international, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Indicators for monitoring the effectiveness of fox control
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2009: $3,100
Western Port Welcomes Waterbirds - social research project
A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2010: $32,000
Understanding the impacts of koala-related tree defoliation on bird and mammal communities
Dr Desley Whisson, A/Prof Mike Weston, Amanda Orlowski
- 2010: $1,500
Little Raven (Corvus mellori) as an egg predator of other bird species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Mr Kasun Ekanayake
- 2013: $5,000
- 2012: $30,000
Hooded Plover conservation - weed removal
A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Grainne Maguire
- 2014: $19,300
Little Raven (Corvus mellori) as an egg predator of other bird species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Mr Kasun Ekanayake
- 2015: $1,990
Adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
- 2016: $1,818
Examining the influence of photographers in avian escape behaviour
A/Prof Mike Weston, Ms Caitlin Slater Slater
- 2017: $1,900
Assessing the impacts to shorebirds of an emerging threat in critical habitat ¿ horses on exposed sandy shores
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Madison Jamie Evans-Clay, Dr Nicholas Porch
- 2019: $3,100
Review of effects of wind powered vessels on wildlife within Victoria's MPAs and sensitive coastal areas.
Dr Paul Carnell, A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2020: $7,182
Assessing the effectiveness of quail callers in attracting stubble quail.
A/Prof Raylene Cooke, A/Prof John White, A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2020: $14,659
Industry and Other Funding
Nesting success and causes of nest failure among Australia's resident shorebirds.
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2010: $5,000
Hooded plover habitat mapping
A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou
- 2010: $13,920
Attitudes and understanding towards Orange-bellied Parrot conservation in the Corangamite Catchment
A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2009: $15,500
Nest predation and genetic sampling of shore birds
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2009: $6,000
The habitat value of weeds for wildlife and implications for bird conservation and management
Dr Maria Gibson, A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Emma Carlos
- 2009: $1,000
Nesting success and causes of nest failure among Australia's resident shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2009: $1,500
The habitat value of weeds for wildlife: implications for weed management
Dr Maria Gibson, A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Emma Carlos
- 2010: $7,500
- 2008: $4,000
Breeding biology, mating system and parental care among Red-capped Plovers
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2008: $3,000
Conserving Australia's resident shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2012: $9,500
- 2010: $16,500
The influence of koala-related tree defoliation on woodland bird and ground dwelling mammal assemblages.
A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Desley Whisson, Amanda Orlowski
- 2010: $1,650
Differential costs and benefits to males and females of incubation in the Red-capped Plover.
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2010: $1,500
Foraging ecology and the impacts of spatially and temporally dynamic resources of a beach-dwelling shorebird
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Natalie Sheppard
- 2012: $5,200
- 2011: $5,500
Hooded plover nest fate and conditioned aversion project
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2011: $36,000
Hooded plover nest fate
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2012: $909
Funding for research projects and subsequent write up
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2013: $500
- 2012: $28,200
Can nest cages rescue Red-capped Plover reproductive success?
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
- 2012: $2,000
Little Raven (Corvus mellori) as an egg predator of other bird species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Mr Kasun Ekanayake
- 2014: $7,500
- 2013: $7,500
- 2012: $7,500
Funding for lapwing projects and subsequent write up
A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Craig Sherman
- 2012: $2,000
Funding for shorebird projects and subsequent write up - Masked Lapwings, Hooded Plovers and their predators and threats, including Magpies and vehicles on beaches.
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2014: $800
- 2013: $16,750
Brood sex ratio in the Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus), Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) and Masked Lapwing (Vaneullus miles)
A/Prof Mike Weston, Mr Daniel Lees
- 2015: $1,000
- 2014: $1,500
Brood Sex Ratio in the Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus), Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) and Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Mr Daniel Lees
- 2016: $6,500
- 2015: $6,500
- 2014: $6,500
Projects involving the Manningham Local Government Area (LGA)
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2018: $5,000
- 2017: $5,000
- 2016: $5,000
- 2015: $5,000
- 2014: $5,000
Dune vegetation change and hooded plover habitat monitoring coastal ecology drones
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Alexandre Schimel, Dr Ty Matthews
- 2015: $2,545
- 2014: $2,545
Sex-ratio in shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Mr Daniel Lees
- 2015: $1,500
The role of auditory cues in the risk of egg depredation of shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2015: $2,200
A CITIZEN SCIENCE SURVEY OF BIRD FEEDING IN AUSTRALIA
Dr Grainne Cleary, A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2016: $20,000
- 2015: $20,000
Adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
- 2016: $1,000
Adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
- 2019: $5,525
- 2017: $4,800
- 2016: $7,000
Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis): radio-tracking of chicks
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2016: $10,000
Across the egg shell - embryonic vocalisations in shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Kristal Kostoglou
- 2020: $5,500
- 2018: $7,500
- 2017: $6,000
Adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
- 2017: $2,000
Flight-initiation Distances of the world¿s birds
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2017: $2,657
Shorebird conservation projects
A/Prof Mike Weston
- 2019: $5,545
Supervisions
Daniel Terry Lees
Thesis entitled: Sex-ratio dynamics in three species of resident shorebird
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Natalie Sheppard
Thesis entitled: Prey resources and foraging of an obligate sandy beach shorebird, the Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus
Master of Science (Ecology & Environment), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Kasun Bandara Ekanayake
Thesis entitled: Little Raven (Corvus mellori) as an Egg Predator of Other Bird Species
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Tanya Pyk
Thesis entitled: Longitudinal trends, individual quality, and foraging of a temperate seabird
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Timothee Antonin Poupart
Thesis entitled: Foraging ecology of winter-breeding seabirds in New Zealand
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Marlenne Adriana Rodriguez Malagon
Thesis entitled: Behavioural consistency and foraging specialisations in the Australasian gannet (Morus serrator).
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Christine Connelly
Thesis entitled: Exploring the effects of urbanisation on Eastern Yellow Robins.
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Reece Pedler
Thesis entitled: Banded Stilt movement and breeding ecology in arid Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Beth Volpov
Thesis entitled: Physiological and behavioural factors influencing foraging success in otariid seals
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Maude Berlincourt
Thesis entitled: Foraging strategies and reproductive success in two sympatric seabird species: influence of environmental variability
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Emma Carlos
Thesis entitled: The value of weeds for wildlife and implications for management
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences