List of works - Stephen E Williams

Abundance and the environmental niche: environmental suitability estimated from niche models predicts the upper limit of local abundance.

scientific article published in August 2009

Assessing species vulnerability to climate change

article

Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

scientific article

Basking behavior predicts the evolution of heat tolerance in Australian rainforest lizards

scientific article

Biodiversity conservation: Uncertainty in predictions of extinction risk/Effects of changes in climate and land use/Climate change and extinction risk (reply)

scholarly article by Chris D. Thomas et al published 1 July 2004 in Nature Cell Biology

Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being.

scientific article published in March 2017

Biotic interactions influence the projected distribution of a specialist mammal under climate change

article by Brooke L. Bateman et al published 7 June 2012 in Diversity and Distributions

Characteristics of climate change refugia for Australian biodiversity

article

Climate change in Australian tropical rainforests: an impending environmental catastrophe ⬇️

scientific article published on September 22, 2003

Climate change threatens the future of rain forest ringtail possums by 2050

scientific article published in 2022

Combined modelling of distribution and niche in invasion biology: a case study of two invasive Tetramorium ant species

article

Comparative multi-locus phylogeography confirms multiple vicariance events in co-distributed rainforest frogs

scientific article published on 7 September 2011

Cool habitats support darker and bigger butterflies in Australian tropical forests

scientific article

Current analogues of future climate indicate the likely response of a sensitive montane tropical avifauna to a warming world

scientific article

Detectability in Audio-Visual Surveys of Tropical Rainforest Birds: The Influence of Species, Weather and Habitat Characteristics

scientific article

Dynamic refugia and species persistence: tracking spatial shifts in habitat through time

article

Elevational Distribution of Flightless Ground Beetles in the Tropical Rainforests of North-Eastern Australia

scientific article (publication date: 2016)

Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change

scholarly article by Luke P. Shoo et al published 2 February 2011 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Environmental temperature affects prevalence of blood parasites of birds on an elevation gradient: implications for disease in a warming climate

scientific article

Extinction debt from climate change for frogs in the wet tropics

scientific article

Extinction risk from climate change ⬇️

scientific article, 2014

Extreme thermal heterogeneity in structurally complex tropical rain forests

scholarly article by Brett R. Scheffers et al published 26 September 2016 in Biotropica

Fire regime shifts affect bird species distributions

scientific article published in 2011

Global warming, elevational ranges and the vulnerability of tropical biota

article

Habitat history improves prediction of biodiversity in rainforest fauna

scientific article published on 9 January 2006

Historical environmental stability drives discordant niche filling dynamics across phylogenetic scales

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

Immigrants and refugees: the importance of dispersal in mediating biotic attrition under climate change

Impacts of recent climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna: Some emerging Australian examples

article

Increasing arboreality with altitude: a novel biogeographic dimension.

scientific article published on 11 September 2013

Integrating phylogeography and physiology reveals divergence of thermal traits between central and peripheral lineages of tropical rainforest lizards

scientific article

Long-term changes in populations of rainforest birds in the Australia Wet Tropics bioregion: A climate-driven biodiversity emergency

scientific article published in 2021

Making decisions to conserve species under climate change

article

Microhabitats in the tropics buffer temperature in a globally coherent manner.

scientific article

Microhabitats reduce animal's exposure to climate extremes.

scientific article

New approaches to understanding late Quaternary climate fluctuations and refugial dynamics in Australian wet tropical rain forests

article

Niche breadth and geographical range: ecological compensation for geographical rarity in rainforest frogs

scientific article published on December 2006

Novel methods improve prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence data

article

Patterns of persistence and isolation indicate resilience to climate change in montane rainforest lizards

scientific article

Persistence in peripheral refugia promotes phenotypic divergence and speciation in a rainforest frog

scientific article

Potential for mountaintop boulder fields to buffer species against extreme heat stress under climate change

scientific article

Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming: roles of behaviour, physiology and adaptation

scientific article (publication date: 19 June 2012)

Presence-only and Presence-absence Data for Comparing Species Distribution Modeling Methods

scientific article published in 2020

Projected distributions and diversity of flightless ground beetles within the Australian Wet Tropics and their environmental correlates.

scientific article

Quantitative tools and simultaneous actions needed for species conservation under climate change-Reply to Shoo et al. (2013)

Rainforest litter quality and chemical controls on leaf decomposition with near‐infrared spectrometry

scientific article published on 31 August 2011

Rare species contribute disproportionately to the functional structure of species assemblages

scientific article published in April 2016

Recent speciation and limited phylogeographic structure in Mixophyes frogs from the Australian Wet Tropics

scientific article

Research priorities for natural ecosystems in a changing global climate

scientific article published on 20 November 2019

Resistance and resilience: quantifying relative extinction risk in a diverse assemblage of Australian tropical rainforest vertebrates

article

Selecting pseudo-absence data for presence-only distribution modeling: How far should you stray from what you know?

article

Spatial Variability in Litterfall, Litter Standing Crop and Litter Quality in a Tropical Rain Forest Region

scientific article published on 10 May 2014

Stepping inside the niche: microclimate data are critical for accurate assessment of species' vulnerability to climate change

scientific article

Substantial reduction in thermo-suitable microhabitat for a rainforest marsupial under climate change

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

The climatic drivers of long‐term population changes in rainforest montane birds

scientific article published in 2023

Thermal Buffering of Microhabitats is a Critical Factor Mediating Warming Vulnerability of Frogs in the Philippine Biodiversity Hotspot

article

Towards an Understanding of Vertebrate Biodiversity in the Australian Wet Tropics

article

Towards an integrated framework for assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change

scientific article

Tropical mountain passes are out of reach - but not for arboreal species

scientific article published in 2018

Using assisted colonisation to conserve biodiversity and restore ecosystem function under climate change

scholarly article by Ian D. Lunt et al published January 2013 in Biological Conservation

Variable responses of skinks to a common history of rainforest fluctuation: concordance between phylogeography and palaeo-distribution models

scientific article

Vertical (arboreality) and horizontal (dispersal) movement increase the resilience of vertebrates to climatic instability

article published in 2017

Vertical niche and elevation range size in tropical ants: Implications for climate resilience

scientific article published in 2020

List of works by Stephen E Williams

Abundance and the environmental niche: environmental suitability estimated from niche models predicts the upper limit of local abundance.

Assessing species vulnerability to climate change

Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas

Basking behavior predicts the evolution of heat tolerance in Australian rainforest lizards

Biodiversity conservation: Uncertainty in predictions of extinction risk/Effects of changes in climate and land use/Climate change and extinction risk (reply)

Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being.

Biotic interactions influence the projected distribution of a specialist mammal under climate change

Characteristics of climate change refugia for Australian biodiversity

Climate change in Australian tropical rainforests: an impending environmental catastrophe ⬇️

Climate change threatens the future of rain forest ringtail possums by 2050

Combined modelling of distribution and niche in invasion biology: a case study of two invasive Tetramorium ant species

Comparative multi-locus phylogeography confirms multiple vicariance events in co-distributed rainforest frogs

Cool habitats support darker and bigger butterflies in Australian tropical forests

Current analogues of future climate indicate the likely response of a sensitive montane tropical avifauna to a warming world

Detectability in Audio-Visual Surveys of Tropical Rainforest Birds: The Influence of Species, Weather and Habitat Characteristics

Dynamic refugia and species persistence: tracking spatial shifts in habitat through time

Elevational Distribution of Flightless Ground Beetles in the Tropical Rainforests of North-Eastern Australia

Engineering a future for amphibians under climate change

Environmental temperature affects prevalence of blood parasites of birds on an elevation gradient: implications for disease in a warming climate

Extinction debt from climate change for frogs in the wet tropics

Extinction risk from climate change ⬇️

Extreme thermal heterogeneity in structurally complex tropical rain forests

Fire regime shifts affect bird species distributions

Global warming, elevational ranges and the vulnerability of tropical biota

Habitat history improves prediction of biodiversity in rainforest fauna

Historical environmental stability drives discordant niche filling dynamics across phylogenetic scales

Immigrants and refugees: the importance of dispersal in mediating biotic attrition under climate change

Impacts of recent climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna: Some emerging Australian examples

Increasing arboreality with altitude: a novel biogeographic dimension.

Integrating phylogeography and physiology reveals divergence of thermal traits between central and peripheral lineages of tropical rainforest lizards

Long-term changes in populations of rainforest birds in the Australia Wet Tropics bioregion: A climate-driven biodiversity emergency

Making decisions to conserve species under climate change

Microhabitats in the tropics buffer temperature in a globally coherent manner.

Microhabitats reduce animal's exposure to climate extremes.

New approaches to understanding late Quaternary climate fluctuations and refugial dynamics in Australian wet tropical rain forests

Niche breadth and geographical range: ecological compensation for geographical rarity in rainforest frogs

Novel methods improve prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence data

Patterns of persistence and isolation indicate resilience to climate change in montane rainforest lizards

Persistence in peripheral refugia promotes phenotypic divergence and speciation in a rainforest frog

Potential for mountaintop boulder fields to buffer species against extreme heat stress under climate change

Predicting organismal vulnerability to climate warming: roles of behaviour, physiology and adaptation

Presence-only and Presence-absence Data for Comparing Species Distribution Modeling Methods

Projected distributions and diversity of flightless ground beetles within the Australian Wet Tropics and their environmental correlates.

Quantitative tools and simultaneous actions needed for species conservation under climate change-Reply to Shoo et al. (2013)

Rainforest litter quality and chemical controls on leaf decomposition with near‐infrared spectrometry

Rare species contribute disproportionately to the functional structure of species assemblages

Recent speciation and limited phylogeographic structure in Mixophyes frogs from the Australian Wet Tropics

Research priorities for natural ecosystems in a changing global climate

Resistance and resilience: quantifying relative extinction risk in a diverse assemblage of Australian tropical rainforest vertebrates

Selecting pseudo-absence data for presence-only distribution modeling: How far should you stray from what you know?

Spatial Variability in Litterfall, Litter Standing Crop and Litter Quality in a Tropical Rain Forest Region

Stepping inside the niche: microclimate data are critical for accurate assessment of species' vulnerability to climate change

Substantial reduction in thermo-suitable microhabitat for a rainforest marsupial under climate change

The climatic drivers of long‐term population changes in rainforest montane birds

Thermal Buffering of Microhabitats is a Critical Factor Mediating Warming Vulnerability of Frogs in the Philippine Biodiversity Hotspot

Towards an Understanding of Vertebrate Biodiversity in the Australian Wet Tropics

Towards an integrated framework for assessing the vulnerability of species to climate change

Tropical mountain passes are out of reach - but not for arboreal species

Using assisted colonisation to conserve biodiversity and restore ecosystem function under climate change

Variable responses of skinks to a common history of rainforest fluctuation: concordance between phylogeography and palaeo-distribution models

Vertical (arboreality) and horizontal (dispersal) movement increase the resilience of vertebrates to climatic instability

Vertical niche and elevation range size in tropical ants: Implications for climate resilience