List of works - Jennifer Firn

A continent-wide study reveals clear relationships between regional abiotic conditions and post-dispersal seed predation

Abundance of introduced species at home predicts abundance away in herbaceous communities

scientific article published in February 2011

Academic practice in ecology and evolution: Soliciting a new category of manuscript

scientific article published on 28 June 2017

Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity

scientific article published on 24 August 2016

Age and area predict patterns of species richness in pumice rafts contingent on oceanic climatic zone encountered.

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

Alternative states models provide an effective framework for invasive species control and restoration of native communities

article

An invasive grass shows colonization advantages over native grasses under conditions of low resource availability

scientific article published in 2012

Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition predicts local grassland primary production worldwide

scientific article published in June 2015

Anthropogenic-based regional-scale factors most consistently explain plot-level exotic diversity in grasslands

article

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora ⬇️

publication published on 30 September 2021

Author Correction: Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs

scientific article published on 15 May 2020

Automating analysis of vegetation with computer vision: Cover estimates and classification.

scientific article published on 15 May 2018

Belowground Biomass Response to Nutrient Enrichment Depends on Light Limitation Across Globally Distributed Grasslands

scientific article published on 11 March 2019

Benefits of integrating complementarity into priority threat management

scientific article

Biodiversity–productivity relationships in small-scale mixed-species plantations using native species in Leyte province, Philippines

article

Building a stakeholder-led common vision increases the expected cost-effectiveness of biodiversity conservation

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Climate and local environment structure asynchrony and the stability of primary production in grasslands

scientific article published in April 2020

Climate modifies response of non-native and native species richness to nutrient enrichment. ⬇️

scientific article

Co-benefits of biodiversity and carbon sequestration from regenerating secondary forests in the Philippine uplands: implications for forest landscape restoration

scholarly article by Sharif A. Mukul et al published November 2016 in Biotropica

Comment on "Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness"

scientific article published in Science

Comparison of growth traits between abundant and uncommon forms of a non-native vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

Consistent responses of soil microbial communities to elevated nutrient inputs in grasslands across the globe

scientific article published in September 2015

Context-dependent interactions and the regulation of species richness in freshwater fish.

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Designing mixed species tree plantations for the tropics: balancing ecological attributes of species with landholder preferences in the Philippines

scientific article

Developing strategies and methods for rehabilitating degraded pastures using native grasses

scientific article published in 2007

Diverse urban plantings managed with sufficient resource availability can increase plant productivity and arthropod diversity

scientific article

Dominant native and non‐native graminoids differ in key leaf traits irrespective of nutrient availability

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

Drivers of Tree Growth, Mortality and Harvest Preferences in Species-Rich Plantations for Smallholders and Communities in the Tropics ⬇️

scientific article

Early emergence and resource availability can competitively favour natives over a functionally similar invader

scientific article

Eco-physiological performance may contribute to differential success of two forms of an invasive vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati, in Australia

scientific article

Effects of local environmental heterogeneity and provenance selection on two direct seeded eucalypt forest species

scientific article published on 25 July 2020

Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands ⬇️

scientific article published on 16 February 2014

Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed

scientific article published on 19 August 2019

Global impacts of fertilization and herbivore removal on soil net nitrogen mineralization are modulated by local climate and soil properties

scientific article published on 12 August 2020

Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients

scientific article published on 6 July 2015

Growing biodiverse carbon-rich forests

scientific article

Harvesting as an Alternative to Burning for Managing Spinifex Grasslands in Australia

article

Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation

scientific article published on 9 March 2014

Herbivores sculpt leaf traits differently in grasslands depending on life form and land-use histories

scientific article published on January 2017

Herbivory and eutrophication mediate grassland plant nutrient responses across a global climatic gradient. ⬇️

scientific article published on 31 March 2018

Impact of roadside burning on genetic diversity in a high‐biomass invasive grass

scientific article published on 07 March 2022

Impacts of Invasive Plants on Australian Rangelands

article

Impacts of Myrtle Rust Induced Tree Mortality on Species and Functional Richness within Seedling Communities of a Wet Sclerophyll Forest in Eastern Australia

scientific article published in 2023

Increased grassland arthropod production with mammalian herbivory and eutrophication: a test of mediation pathways

scientific article published on 21 September 2017

Increasing effects of chronic nutrient enrichment on plant diversity loss and ecosystem productivity over time

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Integrating local knowledge and research to refine the management of an invasive non-native grass in critically endangered grassy woodlands

scientific article published in 2017

Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness

scientific article published on 13 January 2016

Inter-reef Halimeda algal habitats within the Great Barrier Reef support a distinct biotic community and high biodiversity

scientific article published in 2021

Inventory Procedures for Smallholder and Community Woodlots in the Philippines: Methods, Initial Findings and Insights

scholarly article by J. L. Herbohn et al published 28 May 2013 in Small-Scale Forestry

Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs

scientific article published on 04 February 2019

Leaf trait variability between and within subalpine grassland species differs depending on site conditions and herbivory

scientific article published on 24 July 2019

Life-history constraints in grassland plant species: a growth-defence trade-off is the norm

scientific article

Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality ⬇️

scientific article published on 4 December 2017

Logic the key to Lake Eyre Basin clean-up

article

Mammalian herbivores affect leafhoppers associated with specific plant functional types at different timescales

article

Managing beyond the invader: manipulating disturbance of natives simplifies control efforts

scientific article published in 2008

Negative effects of nitrogen override positive effects of phosphorus on grassland legumes worldwide

scientific article published on 06 July 2021

New interventions are needed to save coral reefs

scientific article published on 01 October 2017

Next-generation tropical forests: reforestation type affects recruitment of species and functional diversity in a human-dominated landscape

scientific article published in 2016

Non-Native <i>Eragrostis curvula</i> Impacts Diversity of Pastures in South-Eastern Australia Even When Native <i>Themeda triandra</i> Remains Co-Dominant ⬇️

scientific article published on 22 March 2021

Nutrient availability controls the impact of mammalian herbivores on soil carbon and nitrogen pools in grasslands

scientific article published on 03 February 2020

Nutrient enrichment increases invertebrate herbivory and pathogen damage in grasslands

scientific article published on 31 October 2021

Nutrients cause grassland biomass to outpace herbivory

scientific article published on 27 November 2020

Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and nondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally

scientific article

Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity

scientific article published in September 2017

Pilbara shows how to save the most species per dollar

Plant diversity and structure describe the presence of a new, threatened Australian marsupial within its highly restricted, post-fire habitat.

scientific article

Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide

scientific article published on 28 November 2014

Plant species' origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands ⬇️

scientific article published on 15 July 2015

Plastic Traits of an Exotic Grass Contribute to Its Abundance but Are Not Always Favourable ⬇️

scientific article published on April 20, 2012

Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness?

scientific article published on 16 October 2013

Prioritizing management strategies to achieve multiple outcomes in a globally significant Indonesian protected area

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Priority Threat Management for Imperilled Species of the Queensland Brigalow Belt ⬇️

report

Priority Threat Management for biodiversity conservation: A handbook

scientific article published in 2018

Priority threat management of invasive animals to protect biodiversity under climate change

scientific article

Priority threat management of non-native plants to maintain ecosystem integrity across heterogeneous landscapes

article

Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness

scientific article

Ranking buffel: Comparative risk and mitigation costs of key environmental and socio-cultural threats in central Australia

scientific article published on 26 October 2020

Rapid recovery of tropical forest diversity and structure after shifting cultivation in the Philippines uplands

scientific article published on 05 June 2020

Rapid, long-distance dispersal by pumice rafting

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Rapidly assessing cobenefits to advance threat-management alliances

scientific article published on 14 May 2020

Regional contingencies in the relationship between aboveground biomass and litter in the world's grasslands

scientific article published on 6 February 2013

Response to Comments on "Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness"

scientific article published in Science

Revisiting the Holy Grail: using plant functional traits to understand ecological processes

scientific article published on 22 April 2016

Saving the Lake Eyre Basin's biodiversity

scientific article published in December 2015

Seedling diversity in actively and passively restored tropical forest understories

scientific article published on 15 January 2021

Sensitivity of global soil carbon stocks to combined nutrient enrichment

scientific article published on 18 March 2019

Simple rules to contain an invasive species with a complex life cycle and high dispersal capacity

article

Soil net nitrogen mineralisation across global grasslands

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Spatial heterogeneity in species composition constrains plant community responses to herbivory and fertilisation

article

Species origin affects the rate of response to inter-annual growing season precipitation and nutrient addition in four Australian native grasslands

article

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

scientific article published on 31 December 2019

Temporal rarity is a better predictor of local extinction risk than spatial rarity

scientific article published in 2021

The Neolithic Plant Invasion Hypothesis: the role of preadaptation and disturbance in grassland invasion

article

The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition

scientific article

Tree leaf trade-offs are stronger for sub-canopy trees: leaf traits reveal little about growth rates in canopy trees

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Tropical secondary forests regenerating after shifting cultivation in the Philippines uplands are important carbon sinks.

scientific article published on 8 March 2016

Using leading and lagging indicators for forest restoration

scientific article published on 03 June 2021

Using strategically applied grazing to manage invasive alien plants in novel grasslands

article

What is the available evidence concerning relative performance of different designs of mixed-species plantings for smallholder and community forestry in the tropics? A systematic map protocol

article

Why non-native grasses pose a critical emerging threat to biodiversity conservation, habitat connectivity and agricultural production in multifunctional rural landscapes

scientific article published in 2017

Without management interventions, endemic wet-sclerophyll forest is transitioning to rainforest in World Heritage listed K'gari (Fraser Island), Australia

article

Wood density: A tool to find complementary species for the design of mixed species plantations

article

Woody species diversity influences productivity and soil nutrient availability in tropical plantations

scientific article

List of works by Jennifer Firn

A continent-wide study reveals clear relationships between regional abiotic conditions and post-dispersal seed predation

Abundance of introduced species at home predicts abundance away in herbaceous communities

Academic practice in ecology and evolution: Soliciting a new category of manuscript

Addition of multiple limiting resources reduces grassland diversity

Age and area predict patterns of species richness in pumice rafts contingent on oceanic climatic zone encountered.

Alternative states models provide an effective framework for invasive species control and restoration of native communities

An invasive grass shows colonization advantages over native grasses under conditions of low resource availability

Anthropogenic nitrogen deposition predicts local grassland primary production worldwide

Anthropogenic-based regional-scale factors most consistently explain plot-level exotic diversity in grasslands

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora ⬇️

Author Correction: Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs

Automating analysis of vegetation with computer vision: Cover estimates and classification.

Belowground Biomass Response to Nutrient Enrichment Depends on Light Limitation Across Globally Distributed Grasslands

Benefits of integrating complementarity into priority threat management

Biodiversity–productivity relationships in small-scale mixed-species plantations using native species in Leyte province, Philippines

Building a stakeholder-led common vision increases the expected cost-effectiveness of biodiversity conservation

Climate and local environment structure asynchrony and the stability of primary production in grasslands

Climate modifies response of non-native and native species richness to nutrient enrichment. ⬇️

Co-benefits of biodiversity and carbon sequestration from regenerating secondary forests in the Philippine uplands: implications for forest landscape restoration

Comment on "Worldwide evidence of a unimodal relationship between productivity and plant species richness"

Comparison of growth traits between abundant and uncommon forms of a non-native vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia

Consistent responses of soil microbial communities to elevated nutrient inputs in grasslands across the globe

Context-dependent interactions and the regulation of species richness in freshwater fish.

Designing mixed species tree plantations for the tropics: balancing ecological attributes of species with landholder preferences in the Philippines

Developing strategies and methods for rehabilitating degraded pastures using native grasses

Diverse urban plantings managed with sufficient resource availability can increase plant productivity and arthropod diversity

Dominant native and non‐native graminoids differ in key leaf traits irrespective of nutrient availability

Drivers of Tree Growth, Mortality and Harvest Preferences in Species-Rich Plantations for Smallholders and Communities in the Tropics ⬇️

Early emergence and resource availability can competitively favour natives over a functionally similar invader

Eco-physiological performance may contribute to differential success of two forms of an invasive vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati, in Australia

Effects of local environmental heterogeneity and provenance selection on two direct seeded eucalypt forest species

Eutrophication weakens stabilizing effects of diversity in natural grasslands ⬇️

Global change effects on plant communities are magnified by time and the number of global change factors imposed

Global impacts of fertilization and herbivore removal on soil net nitrogen mineralization are modulated by local climate and soil properties

Grassland productivity limited by multiple nutrients

Growing biodiverse carbon-rich forests

Harvesting as an Alternative to Burning for Managing Spinifex Grasslands in Australia

Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation

Herbivores sculpt leaf traits differently in grasslands depending on life form and land-use histories

Herbivory and eutrophication mediate grassland plant nutrient responses across a global climatic gradient. ⬇️

Impact of roadside burning on genetic diversity in a high‐biomass invasive grass

Impacts of Invasive Plants on Australian Rangelands

Impacts of Myrtle Rust Induced Tree Mortality on Species and Functional Richness within Seedling Communities of a Wet Sclerophyll Forest in Eastern Australia

Increased grassland arthropod production with mammalian herbivory and eutrophication: a test of mediation pathways

Increasing effects of chronic nutrient enrichment on plant diversity loss and ecosystem productivity over time

Integrating local knowledge and research to refine the management of an invasive non-native grass in critically endangered grassy woodlands

Integrative modelling reveals mechanisms linking productivity and plant species richness

Inter-reef Halimeda algal habitats within the Great Barrier Reef support a distinct biotic community and high biodiversity

Inventory Procedures for Smallholder and Community Woodlots in the Philippines: Methods, Initial Findings and Insights

Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs

Leaf trait variability between and within subalpine grassland species differs depending on site conditions and herbivory

Life-history constraints in grassland plant species: a growth-defence trade-off is the norm

Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality ⬇️

Logic the key to Lake Eyre Basin clean-up

Mammalian herbivores affect leafhoppers associated with specific plant functional types at different timescales

Managing beyond the invader: manipulating disturbance of natives simplifies control efforts

Negative effects of nitrogen override positive effects of phosphorus on grassland legumes worldwide

New interventions are needed to save coral reefs

Next-generation tropical forests: reforestation type affects recruitment of species and functional diversity in a human-dominated landscape

Non-Native <i>Eragrostis curvula</i> Impacts Diversity of Pastures in South-Eastern Australia Even When Native <i>Themeda triandra</i> Remains Co-Dominant ⬇️

Nutrient availability controls the impact of mammalian herbivores on soil carbon and nitrogen pools in grasslands

Nutrient enrichment increases invertebrate herbivory and pathogen damage in grasslands

Nutrients cause grassland biomass to outpace herbivory

Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and nondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally

Out of the shadows: multiple nutrient limitations drive relationships among biomass, light and plant diversity

Pilbara shows how to save the most species per dollar

Plant diversity and structure describe the presence of a new, threatened Australian marsupial within its highly restricted, post-fire habitat.

Plant diversity predicts beta but not alpha diversity of soil microbes across grasslands worldwide

Plant species' origin predicts dominance and response to nutrient enrichment and herbivores in global grasslands ⬇️

Plastic Traits of an Exotic Grass Contribute to Its Abundance but Are Not Always Favourable ⬇️

Predicting invasion in grassland ecosystems: is exotic dominance the real embarrassment of richness?

Prioritizing management strategies to achieve multiple outcomes in a globally significant Indonesian protected area

Priority Threat Management for Imperilled Species of the Queensland Brigalow Belt ⬇️

Priority Threat Management for biodiversity conservation: A handbook

Priority threat management of invasive animals to protect biodiversity under climate change

Priority threat management of non-native plants to maintain ecosystem integrity across heterogeneous landscapes

Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness

Ranking buffel: Comparative risk and mitigation costs of key environmental and socio-cultural threats in central Australia

Rapid recovery of tropical forest diversity and structure after shifting cultivation in the Philippines uplands