Publications

Local-scale temperature gradients driven by human disturbance shape the physiological and morphological traits of dung beetle communities in a Bornean oil palm–forest mosaic

Published in Functional Ecology, 2022

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Recommended citation: Williamson, J., Teh, E., Jucker, T., Brindle, M., Bush, E., Chung, A. Y., Parrett, J., Lewis, O. T., Rossiter, S. J., Slade, E. M. (2022). Local-scale temperature gradients driven by human disturbance shape the physiological and morphological traits of dung beetle communities in a Bornean oil palm–forest mosaic. Functional Ecology, 00, 1– 13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14062 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16130

MASTREE+: Time‐series of plant reproductive effort from six continents

Published in Global Change Biology, 2022

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Recommended citation: Hacket-Pain, A., Foest, J. J., Pearse, I. S., LaMontagne, J. M., Koenig, W. D., Vacchiano, G., Bogdziewicz, M., Caignard, T., Celebias, P., van Dormolen, J., Fernández-Martínez, M., Moris, J. V., Palaghianu, C., Pesendorfer, M., Satake, A., Schermer, E., Tanentzap, A. J., Thomas, P. A., Vecchio, D., … Bush, E.R., … Ascoli, D. (2022). MASTREE+: Time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents. Global Change Biology, 28, pp3066–3082 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16130

Long-term collapse in fruit availability threatens Central African forest megafauna

Published in Science, 2020

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Recommended citation: Bush, E.R., Whytock, R.C., Bourgeois, S., Bunnefeld, N., Cardoso, A.W., Dikangadissi, J.T., Dimbonda, P., Dimoto, E., Ndong, J.E., Jeffery, K.J., Lehmann, D., Makaga, L., Momboua, B., Momont, L.R.W., Tutin, C.E.G., White, L.J.T., Whittaker, A. and Abernethy, K. 2020. Long-term collapse in fruit availability threatens Central African forest megafauna. Science, 370(6521), pp1219-1222 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc7791

Rare ground data confirm significant warming and drying in western equatorial Africa

Published in PeerJ, 2020

Recommended citation: Bush, E.R., Jeffery, K., Bunnefeld, N., Tutin, C., Musgrave, R., Moussavou, G., Mihindou, V., Malhi, Y., Lehmann, D., Ndong, J.E., Makaga, L. and Abernethy, K. 2020. Rare ground data confirm significant warming and drying in western equatorial Africa. PeerJ, 8, p.e8732 https://peerj.com/articles/8732/

The role of forest elephants in shaping tropical forest–savanna coexistence

Published in Ecosystems, 2020

Recommended citation: Cardoso, A.W., Malhi, Y., Oliveras, I., Lehmann, D., Ndong, J.E., Dimoto, E., Bush, E., Jeffery, K., Labriere, N., Lewis, S.L., White, L.T., Bond, W., and Abernethy, K. 2019. The Role of Forest Elephants in Shaping Tropical Forest–Savanna Coexistence. Ecosystems, 23(3), pp.602-616. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10021-019-00424-3

Monitoring mega-crown leaf turnover from space

Published in Remote Sensing, 2020

Recommended citation: Bush, E.R., Mitchard, E.T., Silva, T.S., Dimoto, E., Dimbonda, P., Makaga, L. and Abernethy, K. (2020) Monitoring Mega-Crown Leaf Turnover from Space. Remote Sens. 12, 429 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/3/429

A manifesto for predictive conservation

Published in Biological Conservation, 2019

Recommended citation: Travers, H., Selinske, M., Nuno, A., Serban, A., Mancini, F., Barychka, T., Bush, E., Rasolofoson, R.A., Watson, J.E. and Milner-Gulland, E.J., 2019. A manifesto for predictive conservation. Biological Conservation, 237, pp.12-18. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320718316057

Towards effective monitoring of tropical phenology: maximizing returns and reducing uncertainty in long‐term studies

Published in Biotropica, 2018

Recommended citation: Bush, E.R., Bunnefeld, N., Dimoto, E., Dikangadissi, J.T., Jeffery, K., Tutin, C., White, L. and Abernethy, K.A., 2018. Towards effective monitoring of tropical phenology: maximizing returns and reducing uncertainty in long‐term studies. Biotropica, 50(3), pp.455-464. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/btp.12543

Current issues in tropical phenology: a synthesis

Published in Biotropica, 2018

Recommended citation: Abernethy, K., Bush, E.R., Forget, P.M., Mendoza, I. and Morellato, L.P.C., 2018. Current issues in tropical phenology: a synthesis. Biotropica, 50(3), pp.477-482. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/btp.12558

Annual cycles are the most common reproductive strategy in African tropical tree communities

Published in Biotropica, 2018

Recommended citation: Adamescu, G. S., Plumptre, A. J., Abernethy, K. A., Polansky, L., Bush, E. R., Shoo, L. P., ... & Beale, C. M. 2018. Annual cycles are the most common reproductive strategy in African tropical tree communities. Biotropica, 50(3), pp.418-430. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/btp.12561

Fourier analysis to detect phenological cycles using long‐term tropical field data and simulations

Published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2017

Recommended citation: Bush, E.R., Abernethy, K.A., Jeffery, K., Tutin, C., White, L., Dimoto, E., Dikangadissi, J.T., Jump, A.S. and Bunnefeld, N., 2017. Fourier analysis to detect phenological cycles using long‐term tropical field data and simulations. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8(5), pp.530-540. https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/2041-210X.12704

Mosquito net use in an artisanal East African fishery

Published in Conservation Letters, 2016

Recommended citation: Bush, E.R., Short, R.E., Milner‐Gulland, E.J., Lennox, K., Samoilys, M. and Hill, N., 2017. Mosquito net use in an artisanal East African fishery. Conservation Letters, 10(4), pp.451-459. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/conl.12286

Global trade in exotic pets 2006–2012

Published in Conservation Biology, 2014

Recommended citation: Bush, E.R., Baker, S.E. and Macdonald, D.W., 2014. Global trade in exotic pets 2006–2012. Conservation Biology. 28(3), pp.663-676. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cobi.12240

Woodland recovery after suppression of deer: cascade effects for small mammals, wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and bank voles (Myodes glareolus)

Published in PlosOne, 2012

Recommended citation: Bush, E.R., Buesching, C.D., Slade, E.M. and Macdonald, D.W., 2012. Woodland recovery after suppression of deer: cascade effects for small mammals, wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and bank voles (Myodes glareolus). PLoS One, 7(2), p.e31404. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0031404