Research

Every year our team produces many articles which are published in peer-reviewed journals.

Below is a series of books and journal publications produced based on our long term ecological monitoring projects.

Links to abstracts, publisher pages, and other free online materials have been supplied where possible.


Selected Books and Publications

Response to "Prospects for Active Forest Management in Australian Temperate Forests" | 2 October 2024

While I appreciate the recognition, it’s crucial to clarify that my work does not support the conclusions drawn in favor of active forest management strategies like thinning, especially in eucalypt forests - David Lindenmayer

ANU fact sheet correcting Forestry Australia inaccuracies | 23 July 2024

The Australian National University’s fact sheet correcting the inaccuracies within the IFA’s publication.

Addressing Forestry Australia's Claims on "The Forest Wars" | 12 July 2024

A response to the claims made by Forestry Australia regarding my latest book, "The Forest Wars." This response underscores the necessity of relying on thorough, peer-reviewed scientific data to inform forest management practices. I remain committed to ongoing dialogue and scientific debate to ensure the protection and sustainability of our forests - David Lindenmayer

The Forest Wars​

The Forest Wars lifts the lid on destruction of native forests by government corporations and logging industry that is making bushfires worse, killing wildlife and costing taxpayers millions, for the sake of woodchips for export. By David Lindenmayer

Forestry Australia fact sheets including disinformation | 23 July 2024

A letter from Forestry Australia to the Murrindindi Shire Council, among others, including disinformation within the letter and attached fact sheet

Forestry Australia letter to Allen & Unwin on "The Forest Wars" | 5 June 2024

A letter from Forestry Australia to Allen & Unwin, the publisher of The Forest Wars. The letter challenges the factual accuracy of several points in the book.

The Great Forest

The rare beauty of the Victorian Central Highlands. By: David Lindenmayer, Sarah Rees (Photographer), Steve Kuiter (Photographer), Chris Taylor (Photographer)

Booderee National Park: The Jewel of Jervis Bay

Discover why Booderee National Park is a special part of Australia’s natural heritage. By: David Lindenmayer, Christopher MacGregor, Nick Dexter, Martin Fortescue, Esther Beaton


Top 10 Publications

Salvage harvesting policies after natural disturbance

Lindenmayer DB, Foster D, Franklin JF, Hunter M, Noss R, Schmiegelow F and Perry D. (2004). Science 303: 1303.

Novel bird responses to successive, large-scale, landscape transformations

Lindenmayer, DB, Blanchard W, Westgate M, Foster, C, Banks S, Barton, P, Crane, M, Ikin K. and Scheele B. (2019). Ecological Monographs, 89, e01362.

What did it used to look like? A case study from tall, wet mainland Mountain Ash forests prior to British invasion

Lindenmayer, D.B., Taylor, C., Bowd, E., and Zylstra, P. (2024). Austral Ecology 49, e13520

Quantifying drivers of decline: A case study of long-term changes in arboreal marsupial detections

Lindenmayer DB, Bowd, E., Youngentob, K., and Evans, M.J. (2024). Biological Conservation, 293

Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive Multiscaled Approach

Lindenmayer DB and Franklin JF. (2002). Island Press, Washington DC. 351 pp.

Newly discovered landscape traps produce regime shifts in wet forests

Lindenmayer DB, Hobbs RJ, Likens GE, Krebs C and Banks S. (2011). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 108, 15887-15891.

Effective Ecological Monitoring

Lindenmayer DB and Likens GE. (2010, 2018). Second Edition. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne and Earthscan

New spatial analyses of Australian wildfires highlight the need for new fire, resource, and conservation policies

Lindenmayer DB, and Taylor, C. (2020). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 117, 12481-12485.

Identifying and managing disturbance-stimulated flammability in woody ecosystems

Lindenmayer DB, and Zylstra, P. (2024). Biological Reviews 99, 699–714.

Weather effects on birds of different size are mediated by long-term climate and vegetation type in endangered temperate woodlands

Lindenmayer DB, Lane, P, Crane, M, Florance, D, Foster, C, Ikin, K, Michael, D, Sato, C, Scheele, B, and Westgate, M (2019). Global Change Biology, 25, 675-685


Books


Book Chapters


Peer Reviewed Articles