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Overview

David A. Westcott is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Ecology and related subfields.

Their work spans several specialized areas, including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Molecular Biology

The main topics of David A. Westcott's research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Marine and Fisheries Research
  • Marine Animal Studies Overview
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Frequent publication venues where David A. Westcott has contributed include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Australian Journal of Zoology
  • Austral Ecology
  • Royal Society Open Science
  • Ecosphere

The following notable recent papers have been published by or with involvement of David A. Westcott:

  • Relative efficacy of three approaches to mitigate Crown-of-Thorns Starfish outbreaks on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Large-scale interventions may delay decline of the Great Barrier Reef, 2021, Royal Society Open Science
  • Suppressing the next crown-of-thorns outbreak on the Great Barrier Reef, 2020, Coral Reefs
  • Threatened but not conserved: flying-fox roosting and foraging habitat in Australia, 2021, Australian Journal of Zoology
  • Control efforts of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks to limit future coral decline across the Great Barrier Reef, 2023, Ecosphere

David A. Westcott has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Adam McKeown
  • Cameron S. Fletcher
  • John M. Martin
  • Justin A. Welbergen
  • Russell C. Babcock

Best Publications

  • Will plant movements keep up with climate change

    Richard T. Corlett;David A. Westcott

  • Ecological dynamics of emerging bat virus spillover

    Raina K. Plowright;Raina K. Plowright;Peggy Eby;Peter J. Hudson;Ina L. Smith

  • The ecophysiology of seed persistence: a mechanistic view of the journey to germination or demise

    Rowena L. Long;Marta J. Gorecki;Michael Renton;Michael Renton;John K. Scott;John K. Scott

  • 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

  • Alternative pollinator taxa are equally efficient but not as effective as the honeybee in a mass flowering crop

    Romina Rader;Romina Rader;Bradley G. Howlett;Saul A. Cunningham;David A. Westcott;David A. Westcott

  • ANIMAL VISUAL SYSTEMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF COLOR PATTERNS: SENSORY PROCESSING ILLUMINATES SIGNAL EVOLUTION

    John A. Endler;John A. Endler;David A. Westcott;Joah R. Madden;Tim Robson

  • A review on the role of endozoochory in seed germination.

    A. Traveset;A. W. Robertson;J. Rodríguez-Pérez;A. J. Dennis

  • Management of plant invasions mediated by frugivore interactions

    Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley;Sandra Anderson;Carla P. Catterall;Richard T. Corlett

  • Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World

    Andrew J. Dennis;Eugene W. Schupp;R. J. Green;D. A. Westcott

  • Patterns of movement and seed dispersal of a tropical frugivore.

    D. A. Westcott;D. L. Graham

  • Incorporating patterns of disperser behaviour into models of seed dispersal and its effects on estimated dispersal curves

    David A. Westcott;Joan Bentrupperbäumer;Matt G. Bradford;Adam McKeown

  • Pollen transport differs among bees and flies in a human-modified landscape

    Romina Rader;Romina Rader;Will Edwards;David A. Westcott;David A. Westcott;Saul A. Cunningham

  • Spatial and temporal variation in pollinator effectiveness: do unmanaged insects provide consistent pollination services to mass flowering crops?

    Romina Rader;Romina Rader;Bradley G. Howlett;Saul A. Cunningham;David A. Westcott;David A. Westcott

  • Evolution of bower complexity and cerebellum size in bowerbirds.

    Lainy B. Day;David A. Westcott;Deborah H. Olster

  • Golden bowerbird (Prionodura newtonia) habitat in past, present and future climates: predicted extinction of a vertebrate in tropical highlands due to global warming

    David W. Hilbert;Matt Bradford;Trevor Parker;David A. Westcott

  • Reducing complexity when studying seed dispersal at community scales: a functional classification of vertebrate seed dispersers in tropical forests

    Andrew J. Dennis;David A. Westcott

  • Diurnal effectiveness of pollination by bees and flies in agricultural Brassica rapa: Implications for ecosystem resilience

    Romina Rader;Romina Rader;Will Edwards;David A. Westcott;David A. Westcott;Saul A. Cunningham

  • Flock Size and Vigilance in Parrots

    DA Westcott;A Cockburn

  • Plant-Frugivore interactions as spatially explicit networks: Integrating frugivore foraging with fruiting plant spatial patterns

    T. A. Carlo;J. E. Aukema;J. M. Morales;J. M. Morales;A. J. Dennis

  • The suitability of a site for seed dispersal is context-dependent

    E. W. Schupp;A. J. Dennis;R. J. Green;D. A. Westcott

  • Incorporating patterns of disperser behaviour into models of seed dispersal and its effects on estimated dispersal curves

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Frequent Co-Authors

Frederieke J. Kroon
Frederieke J. Kroon Australian Institute of Marine Science
Romina Rader
Romina Rader University of New England
Raja Jurdak
Raja Jurdak Queensland University of Technology
Britta Denise Hardesty
Britta Denise Hardesty CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere
David W. Hilbert
David W. Hilbert Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Daniel J. Metcalfe
Daniel J. Metcalfe Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Karel Mokany
Karel Mokany Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Éva E. Plagányi
Éva E. Plagányi Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Saul A. Cunningham
Saul A. Cunningham Australian National University
Nadine Marshall
Nadine Marshall James Cook University

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