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Andy W. Sheppard is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable emphasis on subfields such as Insect Science, Ecology, Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their work include Biological Control of Invasive Species, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Allelopathy and Phytotoxic Interactions, Weed Control and Herbicide Applications, and Plant and Animal Studies.

Sheppard's recent papers cover a range of issues related to invasive species management and pest control strategies. Among these publications are:

  • "Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable," 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Detailed assessment of the reported economic costs of invasive species in Australia," 2021, NeoBiota
  • "IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment: Summary for Policymakers," 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Gene drive strategies of pest control in agricultural systems: Challenges and opportunities," 2021, Evolutionary Applications
  • "Quantifying the social and economic benefits of the biological control of invasive alien plants in natural ecosystems," 2020, Current Opinion in Insect Science

Common publication venues for Sheppard include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Current Opinion in Insect Science, Biological Invasions, BioControl, and Biological Control.

Frequent co-authors in their research network include Helen E. Roy, Aníbal Pauchard, Philip E. Hulme, Evangelina Schwindt, and Peter Stoett. Each of these collaborators has contributed to multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing partnerships in the fields of invasive species and ecological management.

Best Publications

  • Global threat to agriculture from invasive species

    Dean R. Paini;Andy W. Sheppard;David C. Cook;Paul J. De Barro

  • Top 20 environmental weeds for classical biological control in Europe: a review of opportunities, regulations and other barriers to adoption.

    A. W. Sheppard;R. H. Shaw;R. Sforza

  • The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: Implications for species richness and management

    Jane A. Catford;Curtis C. Daehler;Helen T. Murphy;Andy W. Sheppard

  • Prioritizing species, pathways, and sites to achieve conservation targets for biological invasion

    Melodie McGeoch;Piero Genovesi;Peter J Bellingham;Mark John Costello

  • Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems

    R. G. Van Driesche;R. I. Carruthers;M. S. Hoddle

  • Evolution in agriculture: the application of evolutionary approaches to the management of biotic interactions in agro-ecosystems.

    Peter H. Thrall;John G. Oakeshott;Gary Fitt;Simon Southerton

  • Scientific advances in the analysis of direct risks of weed biological control agents to nontarget plants

    A.W. Sheppard;R.D. van Klinken;T.A. Heard

  • Frontiers of population ecology

    R. B. Floyd;A. W. Sheppard;P. J. De Barro

  • The invertebrate fauna on broom, Cytisus scoparius, in two native and two exotic habitats

    Jane Memmott;Simon V Fowler;Quentin Paynter;Andrew W Sheppard

  • Review Article A global review of risk-benefit-cost analysis for the introduction of classical biological control agents against weeds: a crisis in the making?

    A. W. Sheppard;R. Hill;R. A. DeClerck-Floate;A. McClay

  • Biosecurity and sustainability within the growing global bioeconomy

    Andy W Sheppard;Iain Gillespie;Mikael Hirsch;Cameron Begley

  • CONTEXT‐DEPENDENT BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF AN INVASIVE THISTLE

    Katriona Shea;Dave Kelly;Andrew W. Sheppard;Tim L. Woodburn

  • The comparative demography of the pasture weed Echium plantagineum between its native and invaded ranges

    K Grigulis;K Grigulis;A. W. Sheppard;Julian Ash;R. H. Groves

  • Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable

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  • Are invasives bigger? a global study of seed size variation in two invasive shrubs

    Yvonne M. Buckley;Paul Downey;Simon V. Fowler;Richard Hill

  • Factors affecting invasion and persistence of broom Cytisus scoparius in Australia

    Andrew W. Sheppard;Peter Hodge;Quentin Paynter;Mark Rees

  • Seed dormancy and delayed flowering in monocarpic plants: selective interactions in a stochastic environment.

    Mark Rees;Dylan Z. Childs;Jessica C. Metcalf;Karen E. Rose

  • New Weapons in the Toad Toolkit: A Review of Methods to Control and Mitigate the Biodiversity Impacts of Invasive Cane Toads (Rhinella Marina)

    Reid Tingley;Georgia Ward-Fear;Lin Schwarzkopf;Matthew J. Greenlees

  • Incorporating uncertainty and social values in managing invasive alien species: a deliberative multi-criteria evaluation approach

    Shuang Liu;Shuang Liu;Andrew Sheppard;Darren Kriticos;Darren Kriticos;David Cook;David Cook;David Cook

  • Detailed assessment of the reported economic costs of invasive species in Australia

    Corey J.A. Bradshaw;Andrew J. Hoskins;Phillip J. Haubrock;Ross N. Cuthbert

  • Dispersal and demography contributions to population spread of Carduus nutans in its native and invaded ranges

    Eelke Jongejans;Eelke Jongejans;Katriona Shea;Olav Skarpaas;Dave Kelly

  • Factors affecting the establishment of Cytisus scoparius in southern France: implications for managing both native and exotic populations

    Quentin Paynter;Simon V. Fowler;Jane Memmott;Andrew W. Sheppard

  • The potential for biological control of Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) (Fabaceae) and related weedy species.

    P. Syrett;S. V. Fowler;E. M. Coombs;J. R. Hosking

  • Frontiers of Population Ecology.

    Tom de Jong;R. B. Floyd;A. W. Sheppard;P. J. de Barro

Frequent Co-Authors

W. M. Lonsdale
W. M. Lonsdale Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Mark Rees
Mark Rees University of Sheffield
Jane Memmott
Jane Memmott University of Bristol
Yvonne M. Buckley
Yvonne M. Buckley Trinity College Dublin
Darren J. Kriticos
Darren J. Kriticos Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Philip E. Hulme
Philip E. Hulme Lincoln University
Katriona Shea
Katriona Shea Pennsylvania State University
Liyong Tong
Liyong Tong University of Sydney
Eelke Jongejans
Eelke Jongejans Radboud University
Yannis Michalakis
Yannis Michalakis University of Montpellier

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