S. A. Field

Publication List Details

Period

1998 - 2007

Number

30

Co-Authors

Optimizing landscape configuration: A case study of woodland birds in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia (2007)

Westphal, M. I., Field, S. A., Possingham, H. P.

We formulate the optimal landscape reconstruction problem for 22 birds in the Mount Lofty Ranges (MLR), South Australia. The goal is to determine landscape configurations with revegetation that would...

Making monitoring meaningful (2007)

Field, S. A., O'Connor, P. J., Tyre, A. J., Possingham, H. P.

Conservation monitoring in Australia has assumed increasing importance in recent years, as societal pressure to actively manage environmental problems has risen. More resources than ever before are...

Presence-absence versus abundance data for monitoring threatened species (2006)

Joseph, L. N., Field, S. A., Wilcox, C. V., Possingham, H.

Effective detection of population trend is crucial for managing threatened species. Little theory exists, however, to assist managers in choosing the most cost-effective monitoring techniques for...

Improving the efficiency of wildlife monitoring by estimating detectability: a case study of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia (2005)

Field, S. A., Thorn, K. H., O'Connor, P. J., Possingham, H., Tyre, R. A. J.

Demonstrating the existence of trends in monitoring data is of increasing practical importance to conservation managers wishing to preserve threatened species or reduce the impact of pest species....

Optimizing allocation of monitoring effort under economic and observational constraints (2005)

Field, S. A., Possingham, H., Tyre, R. A. J.

Efforts to design monitoring regimes capable of detecting population trends can be thwarted by observational and economic constraints inherent to most biological surveys. Ensuring that limited...

Zero tolerance ecology: improving ecological inference by modelling the source of zero observations (2005)

Martin, T. G., Wintle, B. A., Rhodes, J. R., Kuhnert, P. M., Field, S. A., Low-Choy, S. J., ...

A common feature of ecological data sets is their tendency to contain many zero values. Statistical inference based on such data are likely to be inefficient or wrong unless careful thought is given...

Effects of Landscape Pattern on Bird Species Distribution in the Mt. Lofty Ranges, South Australia (2003)

Westphal, Michael I., Field, S. A., Tyre, A. J., Paton, D., Possingham, H. P.

We assessed how well landscape metrics at 2, 5, and 10 km scales could explain the distribution of woodland bird species in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. We considered 31 species that have...

Effects of Landscape Pattern on Bird Species Distribution in the Mt. Lofty Ranges, South Australia (2003)

Westphal, Michael I., Field, S. A., Tyre, A. J., Paton, D., Possingham, H. P.

We assessed how well landscape metrics at 2, 5, and 10 km scales could explain the distribution of woodland bird species in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. We considered 31 species that have...

Effects of Landscape Pattern on Bird Species Distribution in the Mt. Lofty Ranges, South Australia (2003)

Westphal, Michael I., Field, S. A., Tyre, A. J., Paton, D., Possingham, H. P.

We assessed how well landscape metrics at 2, 5, and 10 km scales could explain the distribution of woodland bird species in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. We considered 31 species that have...

Improving precision and reducing bias in biological surveys: Estimating false-negative error rates (2003)

Tyre, A. J., Tenhumberg, B., Field, S. A., Niejalke, D., Parris, K., Possingham, H. P.

The use of presence/absence data in wildlife management and biological surveys is widespread. There is a growing interest in quantifying the sources of error associated with these data. We show that...

EFFECTS OF POST-TENERAL NUTRITION ON REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF MALE MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLIES (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) (2002)

B. Yuval, R. Kaspi, S. A. Field, S. Blay, P. Taylor

To realize their reproductive potential, male Mediterranean fruit flies must run a gauntlet of behavioral challenges during which they may be edged out by rivals, or fail the acid test of female...

WHY DO CALLING MEDFLIES (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) CLUSTER? ASSESSING THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR MODELS OF MEDFLY LEK EVOLUTION (2002)

S. A. Field, R. Kaspi, B. Yuval

Recent years have seen a proliferation both in theoretical approaches to understanding lek evolution and in empirical work on the lek mating system in the Mediterranean fruit fly. This paper aims to...