Our team publishes across a wide range of topics in biodiversity, ecology, and conservation science. For a full list of our peer-reviewed publications, including journal articles, reports, and collaborative works, visit our Google Scholar page.
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2024–2025
Samuel Ho, Yik‑Hei Sung, Salit Kark. 2025. Alien terrestrial vertebrates of Hong Kong: species richness, taxonomic composition and introduction pathways. Biological Invasions 27: 248. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03687-1
Mitchell Eddie, William Ellis and Salit Kark. 2025. Koalas on Australian Islands. Biodiversity and Conservation 34: 3559–3587. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-025-03115-9
Samuel Ho, Simon Hart, Michael Hammer, Peter Baxter, Peter Unmack and Salit Kark. 2025. Diversity and distribution of amphibians and freshwater fishes on Australian islands. Diversity and Distributions 31: e70062. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70062
Alana O’Dwyer, Salit Kark and Noam Levin. 2025. Islands on fire: Fire and threatened species patterns across Australia’s islands. Biological Conservation 310: 111335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111335
Prajwol Manandhar, Keren Pereira…Berndt Rensburg, Salit Kark and Dibesh Karmacharya. 2025. Feeding habits of leopards and leopard cats in the fragmented forests surrounding the Kathmandu Valley. Ecology and Evolution 15: e70927. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70927
Noam Levin, Rachel Cooper and Salit Kark. 2024. Quantifying night sky brightness as a stressor for coastal ecosystems in Moreton Bay, Queensland. Remote Sensing 16: 3828. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16203828
Annalise Re, Andrew Rogers, Hugh Possingham and Salit Kark. 2024. Bird utilisation of vertical space in urban environments. Diversity 17: 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17010016
Salit Kark. 2024. Effects of ecotones on biodiversity. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity 6: 263–271. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822562-2.00394-7
Alexander Hendry, Andrew Rogers and Salit Kark. 2024. Reducing nest box entrance diameter impacts mammal occupancy. Restoration Ecology 32: e14211. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14211
Leah Dann, Lydia Guja, Salit Kark and John Dwyer. 2024. Comparative study reveals management of a dominant invasive plant facilitates subtropical forest regeneration. Biological Invasions 26: 299–313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03174-5
2022–2023
Noam Levin and Salit Kark. 2023. From historical maps to remote sensing: reconstructing land use changes on Norfolk Island over the past 250 years. The Cartographic Journal 60: 194–215. https://doi.org/10.1080/00087041.2022.2150367
Andrew Rogers, Françoise Lermite, Andrea Griffin, Berndt van Rensburg and Salit Kark. 2023. Alien vs. predator: Impacts of invasive species and native predators on urban nest box use by native birds. Animals 13: 1807. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13111807
Hannah Allan, Noam Levin and Salit Kark. 2023. Quantifying and mapping the human footprint across Earth’s coastal areas. Ocean & Coastal Management 236: 106476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106476
Junior Novera and Salit Kark. 2023. Backyard conservation in traditionally owned lands. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 38: 3–7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.08.006
Salit Kark, Andrew Rogers and Dorian Moro. 2022. Towards a national platform for Australia’s islands. Pacific Conservation Biology 28: 362–371. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC21062
Leslie Roberson, Chris Wilcox, Gaël Boussarie, Elizabeth Dugan, Christian Garilao, Kimberly Gonzalez, Melissa Green, Salit Kark, Kristin Kaschner, Carissa Klein and Yann Rousseau. 2022. Spatially explicit risk assessment of marine megafauna vulnerability to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries. Fish and Fisheries 23: 1180–1201. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12676
Steven Wilson, Duan Biggs and Salit Kark. 2022. Protecting an icon: Javan rhinoceros frontline management and conservation. Oryx 56: 101–107. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060531900139X
Patrick Elsen, Erica Saxon, Brett Simmons, Megan Ward, Brooke Williams, Hedley Grantham, Salit Kark, Noam Levin, Karla Perez‐Hammerle, April Reside and James Watson. 2022. Accelerated shifts in terrestrial life zones under rapid climate change. Global Change Biology 28: 918–935. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15962
2021
Leah Dann, Michelle Scott, Lydia Guja, Mike Wilson, Nadine Greenup and Salit Kark. 2021. A guide to propagating Norfolk Island’s native plants and seeds. National Environmental Science Program Threatened Species Recovery Hub, The University of Queensland, Brisbane.
Odette Lawler, Hannah Allan, Peter Baxter, Romi Castagnino, Marina Tor, Leah Dann, Joshua Hungerford, Dibesh Karmacharya, Thomas Lloyd, María López-Jara, Gabriel Massie, Junior Novera, Andrew M. R. Rogers and Salit Kark. 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic is intricately linked to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health. The Lancet Planetary Health 5: e840–e850. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00258-8
Leslie Roberson, Casey O’Hara, James Watson, Benjamin Halpern, Carissa Klein, Daniel Dunn, Melanie Frazier, Hawthorne Beyer, Caitlin Keumpel, Brooke Williams and Hedley Grantham. 2021. Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species. Global Change Biology 27: 6206–6216. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15844
Andrew Rogers and Salit Kark. 2021. Australia’s urban cavity-nesters and introduced parrots: patterns, processes, and impacts. In: Stephen Pruett-Jones (Editor), Naturalized Parrots of the World: Distribution, Ecology, and Impacts of the World’s Most Colorful Colonizers. Princeton University Press, pg 277–294. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1g13jxb
Hannah Allan, Salit Kark and Noam Levin. 2021. Quantifying the human footprint and cumulative impacts on Earth’s coastal areas. One Earth 236: 106476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106476
Françoise Lermite, Salit Kark, Chloé Peneaux and Andrea Griffin. 2021. Breeding success and its correlates in native versus invasive secondary cavity-nesting birds. Emu – Austral Ornithology 121: 261–266. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2020.1868945
Andrew Rogers and Salit Kark. 2021. Competition and invasive species impact on native communities. In: Colleen Downs and Laurie Hart (Editors), Invasive Birds: Global Trends and Impacts. CABI, pg 341–349. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781789242065.0341
Roberto Danovaro…Salit Kark, Craig McClain, Lisa Levin, Noam Levin, Eva Ramirez-Llodra, Henry Ruhl, Craig Smith, Paul Snelgrove, Laurenz Thomsen, Cindy Van Dover and Moriaki Yasuhara. 2021. Reply to: Ecological variables for deep-ocean monitoring must include microbiota and meiofauna for effective conservation. Nature Ecology & Evolution 5: 30–31. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01337-4
2020
Leslie Roberson, Casey O’Hara, James Watson, Benjamin Halpern, Carissa Klein, Daniel Dunn, Melanie Frazier, Hawthorne Beyer, Caitlin Keumpel, Brooke Williams, Hedley Grantham, Jamie Montgomery, Salit Kark and Rebecca Runting. 2020. Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species. Global Change Biology 27: 6206–6216. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15844
Steven Wilson, Georgina Hockings, Jo-Anne Deretic and Salit Kark. 2020. More than just mud: The importance of wallows to Javan rhino ecology and behaviour. Pachyderm 61, 49–62. https://doi.org/10.69649/pachyderm.v61i.10
Arthur Tuda, Salit Kark and Alice Newton. 2020. Polycentricity and adaptive governance of transboundary marine socio-ecological systems. Ocean and Coastal Management 200: 105412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105412
Andrew Rogers, Andrea Griffin, Berndt van Rensburg and Salit Kark. 2020. Noisy neighbours and myna problems: Interaction webs and aggression around tree hollows in urban habitats. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1891–1901. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13698
Joan Giménez, Laura Cardador, Tessa Mazor, Salit Kark, José Maria Bellido, Marta Coll and Joan Navarro. 2020. Marine protected areas for demersal elasmobranchs in highly exploited Mediterranean ecosystems. Marine Environmental Research 160: 105033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105033
James Vandersteen, Salit Kark, Karina Sorrell and Noam Levin. 2020. Quantifying the impact of light pollution on sea turtle nesting using ground-based imagery. Remote Sensing 12: 1785. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12111785
Josephine Burstal, Simon Clulow, Kim Colyvas, Salit Kark and Andrea Griffin. 2020. Radiotracking invasive spread: Are common mynas more active and exploratory on the invasion front?. Biological Invasions 22: 2525–2543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02269-7
Roberto Danovaro…Salit Kark, Craig McClain, Lisa Levin, Noam Levin, Eva Ramirez-Llodra, Henry Ruhl, Craig Smith, Paul Snelgrove, Laurenz Thomsen, Cindy Van Dover and Moriaki Yasuhara. 2020. Ecological variables for developing a global deep-ocean monitoring and conservation strategy. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4: 181–192. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-1091-z
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