PAPERS

2022. Wild Horse Welfare: Assessment and associations with population and behavioural ecology. Reference: Harvey, A.M (2022). Wild Horse Welfare: Assessment and associations with population and behavioural ecology. PhD thesis. University of Technology, Sydney.

2021. Promoting Low-Carbon Tourism through Adaptive Regional Certification. Reference: Baumber, A.; Merson, J.; Lockhart Smith, C. Promoting Low-Carbon Tourism through Adaptive Regional Certification. Climate 2021, 9, 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9010015

2021. Use of Remote Camera Traps to Evaluate Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Individual Free-Roaming Wild Horses. Reference: Harvey, A.M.; Morton, J.M.; Mellor, D.J.; Russell, V.; Chapple, R.S.; Ramp, D. Use of Remote Camera Traps to Evaluate Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Individual Free-Roaming Wild Horses. Animals 2021, 11, 2101. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11072101

2020. A Ten-Stage Protocol for Assessing the Welfare of Individual Non-Captive Wild Animals: Free-Roaming Horses (Equus Ferus Caballus) as an Example. Reference: Harvey, A. et al. “A Ten-Stage Protocol for Assessing the Welfare of Individual Non-Captive Wild Animals: Free-Roaming Horses (Equus Ferus Caballus) as an Example.” Animals vol. 10,1 148.

2019. Wild horse populations in South-east Australia have a high prevalence of Strongylus vulgaris and may act as a reservoir of infection for domestic horses. Reference: Harvey A. et al. Wild horse populations in south-east Australia have a high prevalence of Strongylus vulgaris and may act as a reservoir of infection for domestic horses. International Journal of Parasitology (IJP): Parasites and Wildlife. 8: 156–163

2019. A Quest to Research the Welfare and Social Dynamics of Wild Australian Brumbies.
This article about wild brumbies, written by Andrea Harvey, appears in the September-October edition of Horses and People Magazine. The magazine edition contains a number of images courtesy of Dr Harvey. View a pdf of the article from the magazine edition.

2019. Detecting symptoms of Phytophthora cinnamomi infection in Australian native vegetation using reflectance spectrometry: complex effects of water stress and species susceptibility. Reference: Z.Newby, R.J.Murphy, D.I.Guest, D.Ramp & E.C.Y Liew. Detecting symptoms of Phytophthora cinnamomi infection in Australian native vegetation using reflectance spectrometry: complex effects of water stress and species susceptibility. Australasian Plant Pathology.

2018. Home to Us All: How Connecting with Nature Helps Us Care for Ourselves and the Earth. Reference: Charles, C., Keenleyside, K., Chapple, R. et al. Home to Us All: How Connecting with Nature Helps Us Care for Ourselves and the Earth. Children & Nature Network and IUCN NatureForAll campaign. http://natureforall.global/why

2018. Not all predators are equal: a continent-scale analysis of the effects of predator control on Australian mammals. Reference:  Hunter, D., Lagisz, M., Leo, V., Nakagawa, S., Letnic, M, 2018. 'Not all predators are equal: a continent-scale analysis of the effects of predator control on Australian mammals', Mammal Review (2018): 1-15.

2017. Enhancing seedling survival on former floodplain grazing land in the Capertee Valley, Australia. Reference: Baumber A et al. Enhancing seedling survival on former floodplain grazing land in the Capertee Valley, Australia. Ecological Management & Restoration 18(3):253-256

2017. Communicating bushfire risk in the Blue Mountains: a case study of the Fire Stories film Reference: Chapple, R.S., Blignault, I., Fitzgerald, A. 2017. ‘Communicating bushfire risk in the Blue Mountains: a case study of the Fire Stories film’, Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 32 (3): 58-66.

2016. Can place attachment mediate perceptions of bushfire risk? A case study of the Blue Mountains, NSW. Reference: Ratnam, C., Drozdzewski, D., Chapple, R. 'Can place attachment mediate perceptions of bushfire risk? A case study of the Blue Mountains, NSW', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 31 (4): 62-66.

2016. Elaborate mimetic vocal displays by female Superb Lyrebirds. Reference: Dalziell, A.H., Welbergen, J.A. 2016. 'Elaborate Mimetic Vocal Displays by Female Superb Lyrebirds', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, April 2016 | Volume 4 | Article 34 https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2016.00034

2014. Assessing the distribution and protection status of 2 types of cool environment to facilitate their conservation under climate change. Reference: Gollan, J.R., Ramp, D., Ashcroft, M.B., 2014. ‘Assessing the distribution and protection status of 2 types of cool environment to facilitate their conservation under climate change’. Conserv. Biol. 28 (2): 456–466

2013. Using endemism to assess representation of protected areas – the family Myrtaceae in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Reference: Laffan, S.W., Ramp, D., Roger, E., 2013. ‘Using endemism to assess representation of protected areas – the family Myrtaceae in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area’. J. Biogeogr. 40, 570–578.

2013. Model-based control of observer bias for the analysis of presence-only data in ecology.
Reference: Warton, D.I., Renner, I.W., Ramp, D., 2013. ‘Model-based control of observer bias for the analysis of presence-only data in ecology’. PLoS One 8, e79168.

2013. Niche evolution in Australian terrestrial mammals? Clarifying scale-dependencies in phylogenetic and functional drivers of co-occurrence. Reference: Bino, G., Ramp, D., Kingsford, R.T., 2013. ‘Niche evolution in Australian terrestrial mammals? Clarifying scale-dependencies in phylogenetic and functional drivers of co-occurrence’. Evol. Ecol. 27, 1159–1173.

2013. Improving bioregional frameworks for conservation by including mammal distributions.
Reference: Bino, G., Ramp, D., Kingsford, R.T., 2013. ‘Improving bioregional frameworks for conservation by including mammal distributions’. Austral Ecol. 38, 393–404.

2012. A novel approach to quantify and locate potential microrefugia using topoclimate, climate stability, and isolation from the matrix. Reference: Ashcroft, M.B., Gollan, J.R., Warton, D.I., Ramp, D., 2012. ‘A novel approach to quantify and locate potential microrefugia using topoclimate, climate stability, and isolation from the matrix’. Glob. Chang. Biol. 18, 1866–1879.

2012. Diet analysis of mammals, raptors and reptiles in a complex predator assemblage in the Blue Mountains. Reference: Pascoe, J.H., Mulley, R.C., Spencer, R. and Chapple, R.S. Diet analysis of mammals, raptors and reptiles in a complex predator assemblage in the Blue Mountains, eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 59(5): 295-301.

2011. Potential lantana invasion of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area under climate change. Reference: Gold, A., Ramp, D., Laffan, S.W., 2011. ‘Potential lantana invasion of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area under climate change’. Pacific Conserv. Biol. 17, 54–67.

2011. Incorporating a distance cost in systematic reserve design. Reference: Zhang, K., Laffan, S.W., Ramp, D., Webster, E., 2011. ‘Incorporating a distance cost in systematic reserve design’. Int. J. Geogr. Inf. Sci. 25, 393–404.

2011. Integrating science into management of ecosystems in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Reference: Chapple, R.S., Ramp, D.R., Kingsford, R.T., Merson, J.A., Bradstock, R.A., Mulley, R.C. and Auld, T. 2011. ‘Integrating science into management of ecosystems in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area’, Australia. Env. Mgmt. 48 (4): 659-674.

2010. Aboriginal rock art depictions of fauna: What can they tell us about the natural history of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area? Reference: Tacon, P., Chapple, R.S., Merson, J.A., Ramp, D., Brennan, W., King, G. and Tasire, A. 2010. ‘Aboriginal rock art depictions of fauna: What can they tell us about the natural history of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area?’ In: The Natural History of Sydney, edited by Lunney, D., Hutchings, P. and Hochuli, D. Royal Zoological Society of NSW, Mosman, Australia. pp.58-73.

2010. Chasing the unknown: predicting seed dispersal mechanisms from plant traits. Reference: Thomson, F.J., Moles, A.T., Auld, T.D., Ramp, D., Ren, S., Kingsford, R.T., 2010. ‘Chasing the unknown: predicting seed dispersal mechanisms from plant traits’. J. Ecol. 98, 1310–1318.

2010. Sustainable agri-industrial projects neighbouring the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Reference: Merson, J., Attwater, R., Ampt, P., Wildman, H. and R. Chapple. 2010. ‘Sustainable agri-industrial projects neighbouring the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area’. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 8, (1&2): 72-85

2010. The challenges to urban agriculture in the Sydney basin and lower Blue Mountains region of Australia. Reference: J. Merson, R. Attwater, P. Ampt, H. Wildman and R. Chapple. 2010. ‘The challenges to urban agriculture in the Sydney basin and lower Blue Mountains region of Australia’, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 8, 75-85