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42
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7574
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5537
National Ranking
443

Overview

David M. Forsyth is affiliated with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries in Australia. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Ecology and its related subfields including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Genetics, and Small Animals.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

They have been involved in publications across various venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Wildlife Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biological Invasions
  • Viruses
  • Journal of Mammalogy

Their recent published papers include:

  • Methodology matters when estimating deer abundance: a global systematic review and recommendations for improvements, 2022, Journal of Wildlife Management
  • A systematic review of ground-based shooting to control overabundant mammal populations, 2020, Wildlife Research

Though not the primary author, they have close collaboration links with frequent co-authors such as Andrew J. Bengsen, Jordan O. Hampton, Anthony Pople, Sébastien Comte, and Carlo Pacioni.

David M. Forsyth has also contributed to book publications, including the "Handbook of New Zealand Mammals" (2021) published by CSIRO Publishing.

Best Publications

  • The handbook of New Zealand mammals

    Carolyn M King;David M Forsyth

  • Using presence-only and presence–absence data to estimate the current and potential distributions of established invasive species

    Andrew M. Gormley;David M. Forsyth;Peter Griffioen;Michael Lindeman

  • High predictability in introduction outcomes and the geographical range size of introduced Australian birds: a role for climate

    Richard P. Duncan;Mary Bomford;David M. Forsyth;Louise Conibear

  • Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia?

    S. Legge;B. P. Murphy;Hugh McGregor;John Woinarski

  • The hare, the tortoise and the crocodile: the ecology of angiosperm dominance, conifer persistence and fern filtering

    David A. Coomes;Robert B. Allen;Robert B. Allen;Warren A. Bentley;Larry E. Burrows;Larry E. Burrows

  • Factors Preventing the Recovery of New Zealand Forests Following Control of Invasive Deer

    David A. Coomes;David A. Coomes;Robert B. Allen;David M. Forsyth;William G. Lee

  • Climatic suitability, life-history traits, introduction effort, and the establishment and spread of introduced mammals in Australia

    David M. Forsyth;Richard P. Duncan;Mary Bomford;Geoff Moore

  • Propagule Size and the Relative Success of Exotic Ungulate and Bird Introductions to New Zealand

    David M. Forsyth;Richard P. Duncan

  • TESTING THE METABOLIC THEORY OF ECOLOGY: ALLOMETRIC SCALING EXPONENTS IN MAMMALS

    Richard P. Duncan;Richard P. Duncan;David M. Forsyth;Jim Hone

  • A systematic review of the impacts and management of introduced deer (family Cervidae) in Australia

    Naomi E. Davis;Ami Bennett;David M. Forsyth;David M. Forsyth;David M. J. S. Bowman

  • Diet and diet preferences of introduced ungulates (Order: Artiodactyla) in New Zealand

    D. M. Forsyth;D. A. Coomes;G. Nugent;G. M. J. Hall

  • Modeling the Relationship Between Fecal Pellet Indices and Deer Density

    David M. Forsyth;Richard J. Barker;Grant Morriss;Michael P. Scroggie

  • Estimates of maximum annual population growth rates (rm) of mammals and their application in wildlife management

    Jim Hone;Richard P. Duncan;Richard P. Duncan;David M. Forsyth

  • Species distributions, surrogacy, and important conservation regions in Canada

    Leanna D. Warman;David M. Forsyth;David M. Forsyth;A. R. E. Sinclair;Kathryn Freemark

  • TESTING THE IRRUPTIVE PARADIGM OF LARGE-HERBIVORE DYNAMICS

    David M. Forsyth;Peter Caley

  • Towards a global terrestrial species monitoring program

    Dirk S Schmeller;Dirk S Schmeller;Dirk S Schmeller;Romain Julliard;Peter J Bellingham;Monika Bohm

  • Control of pest mammals for biodiversity protection in Australia. I. Patterns of control and monitoring.

    Ben Reddiex;David M. Forsyth;Eve McDonald-Madden;Eve McDonald-Madden;Luke D. Einoder;Luke D. Einoder

  • A SUBSTANTIAL ENERGETIC COST TO MALE REPRODUCTION IN A SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC UNGULATE

    David M. Forsyth;David M. Forsyth;Richard P. Duncan;Ken G. Tustin;Jean-Michel Gaillard

  • Control of pest mammals for biodiversity protection in Australia. II. Reliability of knowledge.

    Ben Reddiex;David M. Forsyth

  • Increasing Himalayan tahr and decreasing chamois densities in the eastern Southern Alps, New Zealand: evidence for interspecific competition

    David M. Forsyth;Graham J. Hickling

  • Impacts of introduced deer and extinct moa on New Zealand ecosystems

    David M. Forsyth;Janet M. Wilmshurst;Robert B. Allen;David A. Coomes

  • Interspecific and geographic variation in the diets of sympatric carnivores: dingoes/wild dogs and red foxes in south-eastern Australia.

    Naomi E Davis;David M Forsyth;Barbara Triggs;Charlie Pascoe

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Duncan
Richard P. Duncan University of Canberra
Robert B. Allen
Robert B. Allen Landcare Research
David A. Coomes
David A. Coomes University of Cambridge
Marco Festa-Bianchet
Marco Festa-Bianchet Université de Sherbrooke
Darryl I. MacKenzie
Darryl I. MacKenzie North Carolina State University
Tim S. Jessop
Tim S. Jessop Deakin University
Sarah J. Richardson
Sarah J. Richardson Landcare Research
Peter J. Bellingham
Peter J. Bellingham Landcare Research
Eve McDonald-Madden
Eve McDonald-Madden University of Queensland
Graham Nugent
Graham Nugent Landcare Research

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