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Publications

Peer-reviewed papers

2022

Halpin, L. R., R. Mott, T. A. Clay, G. R. Humphries, T. A. Chatwin, N. Carlile, and R. H. Clarke (2022). Predicting the foraging habitats of sympatrically breeding gadfly petrels in the South Pacific Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 853104. Full text

KE Selwood, M Antos, M Bramwell, A Lee, M Lynch, MJL Magrath, K Maute, F Melvin, R Mott, M Perri, C Whiteford, and RH Clarke (2022). Emergency conservation interventions during times of crisis: A case study for a threatened bird species in the Australian Black Summer bushfires. Conservation Science and Practice. 4 (2), e606. Full text

2021

LR. HalpinJD RossR RamosR MottN CarlileNGoldingJM Reyes-GonzálezT MilitãoF De FelipeZ ZajkováM Cruz-FloresS SaldanhaV Morera-PujolL Navarro-HerreroL ZangoJ González-SolísRH Clarke (2021) Double-tagging scores of seabirds reveals that light-level geolocator accuracy is limited by species idiosyncrasies and equatorial solar profiles. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 12 (11), 2243-2255Full text

LR Halpin, D Terrington, HP Jones, R Mott, WW Wong, DC Dow, N Carlile, RH Clarke (2021) Arthropod predation of vertebrates structures trophic dynamics in island ecosystems. The American Naturalist. 198 (4), 540-550Full text

R Mott, A Herrod, RH Clarke (2021) Transboundary priorities for protection of frigatebird non-breeding habitat in a heavily impacted region. Global Ecology and Conservation, 27, e01545. Full text

2020

R Mott, JC Hodgson, A Herrod, RH Clarke (2020) Nest-site fidelity in Red-tailed Tropicbirds informs costing a localised ant baiting strategy at Ashmore Reef. Emu: Austral Ornithology, 120 (3), 269-273.

2018

JC Hodgson, R Mott, SM Baylis, TT Pham, S Wotherspoon, AD Kilpatrick, RR Segaran, I Reid, A Terauds, LP Koh (2018) Drones count wildlife more accurately and precisely than humans. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Full text

R Mott and RH Clarke (2018) Systematic review of geographic biases in the collection of at-sea distribution data for seabirds. Emu: Austral Ornithology 118 (3), 235-246.

2017

R Mott, A Herrod, RH Clarke (2017) Post-breeding dispersal of frigatebirds increases their exposure to mercury. Marine Pollution Bulletin 119 (1), 204-210.

RH Clarke, G Swann, MJ Carter, R Mott, A Herrod (2017) The avifauna of Cartier Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve, north-western Australia. Australian Field Ornithology 34, 18-25.

R Mott, A Herrod, RH Clarke (2017) Resource partitioning between species and sexes in Great Frigatebirds and Lesser Frigatebirds. The Auk 134 (1), 153-167. Full text

2016

R Mott, A Herrod, RH Clarke (2016) Interpopulation resource partitioning of Lesser Frigatebirds and the influence of environmental context. Ecology and Evolution 6 (23), 8583-8594. Full text

R Palmer, R Mott, T Sonneman, S Garretson, N McKenzie, N Thomas, D Barrow, J Coffey, K Woolagoodja, E Jungine, J Umbagai (2016) A survey for Wijingadda (northern quoll Dasyurus hallucatus) and other fauna on islands in Dambimangari country in Talbot Bay (Kimberley, Western Australia). Conservation Science Western Australia Journal 10 (9). Full text

JC Hodgson, SM Baylis, R Mott, A Herrod, RH Clarke (2016) Precision wildlife monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles. Scientific Reports 6. 5 Full text

2015

R Mott, A Herrod, JC Hodgson, RH Clarke (2015) An Evaluation of the Use of Predicted Harness Spans for Correctly Fitting Leg-Loop Harnesses in Seabird Research. Waterbirds 38 (4), 420-424.

 

Reports

2022

R Mott, MV Jackson, S Sanchez-Gomez, BJ Hunt, T Prowse, A Gopalakrishnan, S Delean, J Brookes, P Cassey (2022). Spatial and temporal habitat use by key waterbird species in the Coorong. Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 22/10. Goyder Institute for Water Research, Adelaide, Australia.

MV Jackson, R Mott, TAA Prowse, S Delean, Y Shu, L Liu, BJ Hunt, S Sanchez-Gomez, J Brookes, P Cassey (2022). Recommended habitat quality measures for key waterbird species in the Coorong. Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 22/05. Goyder Institute for Water Research, Adelaide, Australia. Full text

T Prowse, S Delean, R Mott, M Jackson, B Hunt, J Brookes, P. Cassey (2022). Response models for key waterbird species of the Coorong. Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 22/04. Goyder Institute for Water Research, Adelaide, Australia. Full text

G Giatas, S Catalano, S Dittmann, Q Ye, M Jackson, R Mott, K Markos (2022). Primary food resources for key waterbirds and benthic fish in the Coorong. Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 22/02. Goyder Institute for Water Research, Adelaide, Australia. Full text

 

S Sánchez-Gómez, T. Prowse, P. Kumar, S. Delean, R. Mott, M. Jackson, J Brookes, P. Cassey (2022). Response models for waterbird species of the south-east of South Australia. Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 22/08. Goyder Institute for Water Research, Adelaide, Australia. Full text

2020

R Mott, KE Selwood, B Wintle (2020) Threatened bird conservation in Murray-Darling Basin wetland and floodplain habitat: Final report. National Environmental Science Programme, Threatened Species Recovery Hub. The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Full text

 

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