Publications

  1. Pickett, E.J., Stockwell, M.P., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M.J. (in press) Modelling the viability of a population of a threatened fast life history amphibian. Aquatic Conservation.
  2. Garnham, J.I., Stockwell, M.P., Pollard, C.J., Pickett, E.J., Bower, D.S., Clulow, J., Mahony, M.J. (in press) The winter microhabitat selection of a threatened pond amphibian in constructed urban wetlands. Austral Ecology
  3. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Bower, D. S., Pollard, C. J., Garnham, J. I., Clulow, J., & Mahony, M. J. (2014) Six-year demographic study reveals threat of stochastic extinction for remnant populations of a threatened amphibian. Austral Ecology. 39(2): 244-253 [pdf]
  4. Bower, D. S., Pickett, E. J., Garnham, J. I., Deboo, M. L., McCurry, M. R., Mengerink, R. R., Mahony, M. J., Clulow, J. (2014) Diet of a threatened pond frog varies over a small spatial scale. Endangered Species Research. 23: 93-98 [pdf]
  5. Bower, D. S., Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Pollard, C. J., Garnham, J. I., Sanders, M. R., Clulow, J., Mahony, M. J. (in press) Evaluating monitoring methods to guide adaptive management of a threatened ampibian (Litoria aurea). Ecology and Evolution. 4(8): 1361-1368 [pdf]
  6. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Bower, D. S., Garnham, J. I., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J., & Mahony, M. J. (2013) Achieving no net loss in habitat offset of a threatened frog required high offset ratio and intensive monitoring. Biological Conservation, 157: 156-162 [pdf]
  7. Mahony, M. J., Hamer, A. J., Pickett, E. J., McKenzie, D. J., Stockwell, M. P., Garnham, J. I., Keely, C., Deboo, M. L., O'Meara, J., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, S., Lemckert, F. L., Bower, D. S. & Clulow, J. (2013) Setting conservation and research priorities for endangered species in the face of uncertainty: a case study using bell frogs in eastern Australia. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 8(3): 519-538 [pdf]
  8. Bower, D. S., Stockwell, M. P., Pollard, C. J., Pickett, E. J., Garnham, J. I., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. (2012) Life stage specific variation in the occupancy of ponds by Litoria aurea, a threatened amphibian. Austral Ecology, 38(5): 543-547 [pdf]
  9. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Pollard, C. J., Garnham, J. I., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. (2012). Estimates of sex ratio require the incorporation of unequal catchability between sexes. Wildlife Research, 39: 350-354 [pdf]

Conference Proceedings

  1. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Bower, D. S., Garnham, I. J., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J., Mahony, M. J. (2013) Empirical study of an endangered amphibian reveals difficulty in attaining the goal of no-net-loss in habitat offset. Chinese Herpetological Society 2013 Symposium. Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China.
  2. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., DeBoo, M. L., Bower, D. S., Garnham, J. I., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J., Donnellan, S. C. & Mahony, M. J. (2013) Validating an assumption of population viability analysis through the manipulation of a wild population. 37th Annual Meeting o the Australian Society of Herpetologists. Point Wolstoncroft, NSW, Australia.
  3. Bower, D. S, Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Pollard, C. J., Garnham, J. I., Sanders, M. R., Clulow, J., Mahony, M. J. (2013) The implications of fast life history traits for the conservation of a small fragmented population of pond frog, Litoria aurea. VI Brazilian Congress of Herpetology. Salvador, Brazil.
  4. Bower, D. S., Pickett, E. J., Garnham, J. I., Deboo, M. L., McCurry, M., Mengerink, R., Mahony, M. J. & Clulow, J (2013) High variability in the diet of a population of threatened pond frogs, Litoria aurea (Lesson, 1827) over a small spatial scale. 37th Annual Meeting o the Australian Society of Herpetologists. Point Wolstoncroft, NSW, Australia.
  5. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Bower, D. S., Garnham, J. I., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. (2012) Population variability and the viability of a remnant population of a threatened frog. Conservation Biology in Oceania. Darwin, NT, Australia.
  6. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Bower, D. S., Garnham, J. I., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J., & Mahony, M. J. (2012) Growth, survival, uncertainty and the impact on viability of a remnant population of a threatened frog. 7th World Congress of Herpetology. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  7. Bower, D. S. Stockwell, M. P., Pollard, C. J., Pickett, E. J., Garnham, J. I., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. (2012) Monitoring monitoring: Predicting calling activity to maximize detection in the vulnerable frog Litoria aurea. 7th World Congress of Herpetology. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  8. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Pollard, C. J., Garnham, J. I., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. (2011) The use of population viability analysis to inform small-scale monitoring projects. 25th International Congress of Conservation Biology. Auckland, New Zealand.
  9. Pollard, C. J., Stockwell, M. P., Garnham, J. I., Pickett, E. J., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. (2011) Developing an adaptive management framework for the conservation of an endangered amphibian. 25th International Congress of Conservation Biology, 2011 Auckland, New Zealand.
  10. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Garnham, J. I., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. 2011. Offsetting habitat: Case study of the green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea). 36th Annual General Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists. Paluma, Qld, Australia.
  11. O'Brien, D. M., Clulow, S., Pickett, E. J., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. (2011) Evolution of life-history strategies in the brown brood frog Pseudophryne bibronii: Optimising reproductive success in the face of environmental unpredictability. 36th Annual Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists. Paluma, Qld, Australia.
  12. Bower, D. S., Stockwell, M. P., Garnham, J. I., Pickett, E. J., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J. & Mahony, M. J. (2011) When can Allee avoiding strategies increase a species susceptibility to decline? 36th Annual Meeting of Australian Society of Herpetologists. Paluma, Qld, Australia.
  13. Pollard, C. J., Stockwell, M. P., Garnham, J. I., Pickett, E. J., Clulow, J. and Mahony, M. J. (2010) The effectiveness of pond draining and its role in the adaptive management of a green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) population. The 23rd Australasian Wildlife Management Society Annual Conference. Torquay, Vic, Australia.
  14. Pollard, C., Stockwell, M. P., Garnham, J. I., Pickett, E. J., Clulow, J. and Mahony, M. J. (2010) The effectiveness of pond draining and its role in the adaptive management of a green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) population. 35th Meeting of the Australian Society for Herpetology. Barmera, SA, Australia.
  15. Pickett, E. J., Stockwell, M. P., Garnham, J. I., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J. and Mahony, M. J. (2010) Population viability of an endangered generalist amphibian. 35th Meeting of the Australian Society for Herpetology. Barmera, SA, Australia.
  16. Stockwell, M. P., Garnham, J. I., Pickett, E. J., Pollard, C. J., Clulow, J. and Mahony, M. J. (2009) Habitat restoration for the green and golden bell frog at Sydney Olympic Park drives ecological research for the long-term conservation of this species. The 19th Conference of the Society for Ecological Restoration International. Perth, WA, Australia.