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64
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11271
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1904
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154

Overview

Ross B. Cunningham is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine, with a focus on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Public Health. Their subfields of study align closely with topics in avian ecology and behavior and wildlife conservation.

The core thematic areas of Cunningham's work include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Obesity, physical activity, diet
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Forest ecology and biodiversity studies

Frequent co-authors in Cunningham's publications include:

  • Denis A. Saunders
  • Richard D. Telford (3 collaborations)
  • Penny Olsen (2 collaborations)
  • Rohan M. Telford (2 collaborations)
  • Rick Dawson (1 collaboration)

Regular venues for publishing their research include:

  • Emu - Austral Ornithology (2 publications)
  • Biological Conservation (1 publication)
  • Australian Zoologist (1 publication)
  • PLoS ONE (1 publication)
  • International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance (1 publication)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cunningham reflect a diverse range of subjects within ecology and conservation:

  • "Artificial hollows provide an effective short-term solution to the loss of natural nesting hollows for Carnaby's Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris" (2020), Biological Conservation
  • "Population assessment of White-capped Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi in New Zealand" (2023), Emu - Austral Ornithology
  • "Influence of extreme and typical rainfall on nestling body condition of the endangered Norfolk Island Morepork: conservation implications of climate change" (2022), Emu - Austral Ornithology
  • "Woodlands and woody debris: Understanding structure and composition to inform restoration" (2020), PLoS ONE
  • "Antioxidant Supplementation Protects Elite Athlete Muscle Integrity During Submaximal Training" (2022), International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

This body of work underscores the scientist's engagement across multiple disciplines linking ecological systems, species conservation, and human health. The range of publication venues spans conservation biology journals to those focused on sports physiology, illustrating interdisciplinary interests.

Best Publications

  • Modelling the abundance of rare species: statistical models for counts with extra zeros

    A.H. Welsh;R.B. Cunningham;C.F. Donnelly;D.B. Lindenmayer

  • New approaches to direct gradient analysis using environmental scalars and statistical curve-fitting procedures

    M. P. Austin;R. B. Cunningham;P. M. Fleming

  • EFFECTS OF FOREST FRAGMENTATION ON BIRD ASSEMBLAGES IN A NOVEL LANDSCAPE CONTEXT

    David B. Lindenmayer;Ross B. Cunningham;Christine F. Donnelly;Henry Nix

  • MODELING COUNT DATA OF RARE SPECIES: SOME STATISTICAL ISSUES

    Ross B. Cunningham;David B. Lindenmayer

  • Ecological and socio-economic factors affecting extinction risk in parrots

    George Olah;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Andy Symes;Iliana Medina Guzmán

  • The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria, South-East Australia: III. The habitat requirements of leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri and models of the diversity and abundance of arboreal marsupials

    D.B. Lindenmayer;R.B. Cunningham;M.T. Tanton;H.A. Nix

  • Characteristics of hollow-bearing trees occupied by arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria, south-east Australia

    D.B. Lindenmayer;R.B. Cunningham;M.T. Tanton;A.P. Smith

  • The abundance and development of cavities in Eucalyptus trees: a case study in the montane forests of Victoria, southeastern Australia

    D.B. Lindenmayer;R.B. Cunningham;C.F. Donnelly;M.T. Tanton

  • DECAY AND COLLAPSE OF TREES WITH HOLLOWS IN EASTERN AUSTRALIAN FORESTS: IMPACTS ON ARBOREAL MARSUPIALS

    David B. Lindenmayer;Ross B. Cunningham;Christine F. Donnelly

  • The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the Montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, Southeast Australia: I. Factors influencing the occupancy of trees with hollows

    D.B. Lindenmayer;R.B. Cunningham;M.T. Tanton;A.P. Smith

  • Habitat requirements of the mountain brushtail possum and the greater glider in the montane ash-type eucalypt forests of the central highlands of Victoria.

    DB Lindenmayer;RB Cunningham;MT Tanton;AP Smith

  • Native vegetation cover thresholds associated with species responses

    David Lindenmayer;Joern Fischer;Ross Cunningham

  • Reptile and arboreal marsupial response to replanted vegetation in agricultural landscapes.

    Ross B. Cunningham;David B. Lindenmayer;Mason Crane;Damian Michael

  • Structural features of old-growth Australian montane ash forests.

    David Lindenmayer;Ross Cunningham;Christine Donnelly;J F Franklin

  • A comparison of constructed and natural habitat for frog conservation in an Australian agricultural landscape

    Donna Hazell;Jean-Marc Hero;David Lindenmayer;Ross Cunningham

  • The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria, south-east Australia. II: The loss of trees with hollows and its implications for the conservation of leadbeater's possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri McCoy (Marsupialia: Petauridae)

    D.B. Lindenmayer;R.B. Cunningham;M.T. Tanton;A.P. Smith

  • Quantifying observer heterogeneity in bird counts

    R.B. Cunningham;D. B. Lindenmayer;H. A. Nix;B. D. Lindenmayer

  • On the use of landscape surrogates as ecological indicators in fragmented forests

    David Lindenmayer;Ross Cunningham;Christine Donnelly;R Lesslie

  • THE RESPONSE OF ARBOREAL MARSUPIALS TO LANDSCAPE CONTEXT: A LARGE-SCALE FRAGMENTATION STUDY

    David B. Lindenmayer;Ross B. Cunningham;Matthew L. Pope;Christine F. Donnelly

  • The conservation of arboreal marsupials in the montane ash forests of the central highlands of Victoria, South-east Australia, IV. The presence and abundance of Arboreal marsupials in retained linear habitats (wildlife corridors) within logged forest

    D.B. Lindenmayer;R.B. Cunningham;C.F. Donnelly

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Damian Michael
Damian Michael Australian National University
Mason Crane
Mason Crane Australian National University
Anthony D. Rollett
Anthony D. Rollett Carnegie Mellon University
Tao Sun
Tao Sun University of Virginia
Andrew W. Claridge
Andrew W. Claridge University of New South Wales
Adrian D. Manning
Adrian D. Manning Australian National University
Jeffrey Wood
Jeffrey Wood Australian National University
Robert Heinsohn
Robert Heinsohn Australian National University
Philip Gibbons
Philip Gibbons Australian National University

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