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Top-predator control-induced trophic cascades: an alternative hypothesis to the conclusion of Colman et al
Allen, Benjamin L.. 2015. "Top-predator control-induced trophic cascades: an alternative hypothesis to the conclusion of Colman et al." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282 (1799), pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1251

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More buck for less bang: reconciling competing wildlife management interests in agricultural food webs
Allen, Benjamin L.. 2015. "More buck for less bang: reconciling competing wildlife management interests in agricultural food webs." Food Webs. 2 (1-9), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2014.12.001

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Interactions between two naturalised invasive predators in Australia: are feral cats suppressed by dingoes?
Allen, Benjamin L., Allen, Lee R. and Leung, Luke K.-P.. 2015. "Interactions between two naturalised invasive predators in Australia: are feral cats suppressed by dingoes?" Biological Invasions. 17 (2), pp. 761-776. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0767-1

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The distribution and density of water mice (Xeromys myoides) in the Maroochy River of Southeast Queensland, Australia
Kaluza, Janina, Donald, R. Lesley, Gynther, Ian C., Leung, Luke K-P. and Allen, Benjamin L.. 2016. "The distribution and density of water mice (Xeromys myoides) in the Maroochy River of Southeast Queensland, Australia." PLoS One. 11 (1), pp. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146133

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The (non)effects of lethal population control on the diet of Australian dingoes
Allen, Benjamin L. and Leung, Luke K.-P.. 2014. "The (non)effects of lethal population control on the diet of Australian dingoes." PLoS One. 9 (9), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108251

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Diet of dingoes and other wild dogs in peri-urban areas of north-eastern Australia
Allen, Benjamin L., Carmelito, Erin, Amos, Matt, Goullet, Mark S., Allen, Lee R., Speed, James, Gentle, Matt and Leung, Luke -K.-P.. 2016. "Diet of dingoes and other wild dogs in peri-urban areas of north-eastern Australia." Scientific Reports. 6, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23028

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Insects for breakfast and whales for dinner: the diet and body condition of dingoes on Fraser Island (K’gari)
Behrendorff, Linda, Leung, Luke K.-P., McKinnon, Allan, Hanger, Jon, Belonje, Grant, Tapply, Jenna, Jones, Darryl and Allen, Benjamin L.. 2016. "Insects for breakfast and whales for dinner: the diet and body condition of dingoes on Fraser Island (K’gari)." Scientific Reports. 6, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23469

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On-farm energy use in the grain and horticultural industries
Chen, Guangnan, Maraseni, Tek, Banhazi, Thomas and Bundschuh, Jochen. 2015. "On-farm energy use in the grain and horticultural industries." 1st Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference 2015 (AgriFoodLCA): Growth Through Sustainability. Melbourne, Australia 23 - 24 Nov 2015 Australia.

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On-farm energy use in the dairy industries
Chen, Guangnan, Maraseni, Tek, Banhazi, Thomas and Bundschuh, Jochen. 2015. "On-farm energy use in the dairy industries." 1st Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference 2015 (AgriFoodLCA): Growth Through Sustainability. Melbourne, Australia 23 - 24 Nov 2015 Australia.

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Deriving an index of adoption rate and assessing factors affecting adoption of an agroforestry-based farming system in Dhanusha District, Nepal
Dhakal, Arun, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2015. "Deriving an index of adoption rate and assessing factors affecting adoption of an agroforestry-based farming system in Dhanusha District, Nepal." Agroforestry Systems. 89 (4), pp. 645-661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-015-9802-1

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Influence of gypsum enhanced chicken-manure-and-wheat-straw compost on amelioration of an irrigated sodic brown vertisol – laboratory experiment
Bennett, J. McL., Cattle, S. R., Singh, B. and Quilty, J. R.. 2015. "Influence of gypsum enhanced chicken-manure-and-wheat-straw compost on amelioration of an irrigated sodic brown vertisol – laboratory experiment." Arid Land Research and Management. 29 (4), pp. 415-431. https://doi.org/10.1080/15324982.2014.991882

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Advances in cotton harvesting technology: a review and implications for the John Deere round baler cotton picker
Bennett, John McL., Woodhouse, Nathan P., Keller, Thomas, Jensen, Troy A. and Antille, Diogenes L.. 2015. "Advances in cotton harvesting technology: a review and implications for the John Deere round baler cotton picker." Journal of Cotton Science. 19 (2), pp. 225-249.

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The Political economy of sustainable development: policy instruments and market mechanisms
Cadman, Tim, Eastwood, Lauren, Lopez-Casero Michaelis, Federico, Maraseni, Tek, Pittock, Jamie and Sarker, Tapan. 2015. The Political economy of sustainable development: policy instruments and market mechanisms. Cheltenham, Northampton,United Kingdom. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Authored book

A comparative analysis of global stakeholders’ perceptions of the governance quality of the clean development mechanism (CDM) and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)
Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cadman, Tim. 2015. "A comparative analysis of global stakeholders’ perceptions of the governance quality of the clean development mechanism (CDM) and reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+)." International Journal of Environmental Studies. 72 (2), pp. 288-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2014.993569

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The financial implications of converting farmland to state-supported environmental plantings in the Darling Downs region, Queensland
Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff. 2015. "The financial implications of converting farmland to state-supported environmental plantings in the Darling Downs region, Queensland." Agricultural Systems. 135, pp. 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2014.12.004

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Adapting to climate variability: the views of peasant farmers in Nepal
Chalise, Sudarshan, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Maroulis, Jerry. 2015. "Adapting to climate variability: the views of peasant farmers in Nepal." International Journal of Global Warming. 7 (3), pp. 380-394. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2015.069369

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Assessing the roles of community forestry in climate change mitigation and adaptation: a case study from Nepal
Pandey, Shiva Shankar, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2016. "Assessing the roles of community forestry in climate change mitigation and adaptation: a case study from Nepal." Forest Ecology and Management. 360, pp. 400-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.09.040

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A comparison of household carbon emission patterns of urban and rural China over the 17 year period (1995–2011)
Qu, Jiansheng, Maraseni, Tek, Liu, Lina, Zhang, Zhiqiang and Yusaf, Talal. 2015. "A comparison of household carbon emission patterns of urban and rural China over the 17 year period (1995–2011)." Energies. 8 (9), pp. 10537-10557. https://doi.org/10.3390/en80910537

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Factor people into tiger conservation
Aryal, Achyut, Ji, Weihong, Shrestha, Uttam Babu, Bencini, Roberta and Raubenheimer, David. 2015. "Factor people into tiger conservation." Nature. 522 (287). https://doi.org/10.1038/522287a

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A comparison of trends and magnitudes of household carbon emissions between China, Canada and UK
Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Qu, Jiansheng and Zeng, Jingjing. 2015. "A comparison of trends and magnitudes of household carbon emissions between China, Canada and UK." Environmental Development. 15, pp. 103-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2015.04.001

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Nonlinear Optimisation Using Production Functions to Estimate Economic Benefit of Conjunctive Water Use for Multicrop Production
An-Vo, D.-A., Mushtaq, S., Nguyen-Ky, T., Bundschuh, J., Tran-Cong, T., Maraseni, T. N. and Reardon-Smith, K.. 2015. "Nonlinear Optimisation Using Production Functions to Estimate Economic Benefit of Conjunctive Water Use for Multicrop Production." Water Resources Management. 29 (7), pp. 2153-2170. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-015-0933-y

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Disaster response: volunteers, unite!
Shrestha, Uttam Babu, Shrestha, Sujata and Aryal, Achyut. 2015. "Disaster response: volunteers, unite!" Science. 349 (6249), pp. 699-700. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.349.6249.699-b

Letter

Is trophy hunting of bharal (blue sheep) and Himalayan tahr contributing to their conservation in Nepal?
Aryal, Achyut, Dhakal, Maheshwar, Panthi, Saroj, Yadav, Bhupendra Prasad, Shrestha, Uttam Babu, Bencini, Roberta, Raubenheimer, David and Ji, Weihong. 2015. "Is trophy hunting of bharal (blue sheep) and Himalayan tahr contributing to their conservation in Nepal?" Hystrix. 26 (2). https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-26.2-11210

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Distinguishing the impacts of human activities and climate variability on runoff and sediment load change based on paired periods with similar weather conditions: a case in the Yan River, China
Wang, Fei, Hessel, Rudi, Mu, Xingmin, Maroulis, Jerry, Zhao, Guangju, Geissen, Violette and Ritsema, Coen. 2015. "Distinguishing the impacts of human activities and climate variability on runoff and sediment load change based on paired periods with similar weather conditions: a case in the Yan River, China." Journal of Hydrology. 527, pp. 884-893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.05.037

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A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects
Grewer, Uwe, Bockel, Louis, Galford, Gillian, Gurwick, Noel, Nash, Julie, Pirolli, Gillian and Wollenberg, Eva. 2016. A methodology for greenhouse gas emission and carbon sequestration assessments in agriculture: Supplemental materials for info series analyzing low emissions agricultural practices in USAID development projects . Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Working paper

Linking food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation: The case of sustainable land management in Malawi
Branca, Giacomo, Paolantonio, Adriana, Grewer, Uwe, Cavatassi, Romina, Longwe, Abiba, Cattaneo, Andrea, Vetter, Sylvia and Lipper, Leslie. 2016. "Linking food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation: The case of sustainable land management in Malawi." 52nd Annual Conference of the Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA). Rome, Italy 17 - 19 Sep 2015 Italy. Firenze University Press. https://doi.org/10.13128/REA-18669

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Virtual discussions to support climate risk decision making on farms
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Farley, Helen S., Cliffe, Neil, Stone, Roger C., Ostini, Jenny, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Loch, Adam, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben and Lindesay, Janette. 2015. "Virtual discussions to support climate risk decision making on farms." Journal of Economic and Social Policy. 17 (2).

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Effect of summer livestock grazing on plant species richness and composition in the Himalayan rangelands
Aryal, Suman, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek. 2015. "Effect of summer livestock grazing on plant species richness and composition in the Himalayan rangelands." The Rangeland Journal. 37 (3), pp. 309-321. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ14088

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Developing forest-sector and REDD+ governance: a multi-stage, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach in Nepal
Lopez-Casero, Federico, Cadman, Tim and Maraseni, Tek. 2014. "Developing forest-sector and REDD+ governance: a multi-stage, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach in Nepal." Policy in Focus.

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Prioritising carbon sequestration areas in southern Queensland using time series MODIS net primary productivity (NPP) imagery
Apan, A., Suarez Cadavid, L. A., Richardson, L. and Maraseni, T.. 2014. "Prioritising carbon sequestration areas in southern Queensland using time series MODIS net primary productivity (NPP) imagery." Dadhwal, V. K., Seshasai, M. V. R., Hakeem, A., Diwakar, P. G. and Raju, P. L. N. (ed.) Technical Commission 8th Mid-Term Symposium (ISPRS 2014). Hyderabad, India 09 - 12 Dec 2014 Goettingen, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-8-549-2014

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Virtual world technologies to enhance climate risk management on Australian sugar cane farms
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Stone, Roger, Cliffe, Neil, Farley, Helen, Ostini, Jenny, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben, Loch, Adam and Lindesay, Janette. 2014. "Virtual world technologies to enhance climate risk management on Australian sugar cane farms." Climate Adaptation (NCCARF 2014): Future Challenges. Gold Coast, Australia 30 Sep - 02 Oct 2014 Gold Coast, Australia.

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Integrated assessment of water-energy-GHG emissions tradeoffs in an irrigated lucerne production system in eastern Australia
Mushtaq, S., Maraseni, T. N., Reardon-Smith, K., Bundschuh, J. and Jackson, T.. 2015. "Integrated assessment of water-energy-GHG emissions tradeoffs in an irrigated lucerne production system in eastern Australia." Journal of Cleaner Production. 103, pp. 491-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.037

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Soil compaction and controlled traffic considerations in Australian cotton farming systems
Antille, D. L., Bennett, J. McL. and Jensen, T.. 2015. Soil compaction and controlled traffic considerations in Australian cotton farming systems. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

Use of threshold electrolyte concentration analysis to determine salinity and sodicity limit of irrigation water
de Menezes, Heitor R., de Almeida, Brivaldo G., de Almeida, Ceres D. G. C., Bennett, John M., da Silva, Emanuelle M. and Freire, Maria B. G. dos S.. 2014. "Use of threshold electrolyte concentration analysis to determine salinity and sodicity limit of irrigation water." Revista Brasileira De Engenharia Agricola E Ambiental. 18 (Supplement), pp. S53-S58.

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An alternative index to ESP to explain dispersion occurring in Australian soils when Na content is low
Marchuk, A., Marchuk, S., Bennett, J., Eyres, M. and Scott, E.. 2014. "An alternative index to ESP to explain dispersion occurring in Australian soils when Na content is low." Patti, Antonio, Tang, Caixan and Wong, Vanessa (ed.) 2014 National Soil Science Conference. Melbourne, Australia 23 - 27 Nov 2014 Melbourne, Australia.

Poster

Assessing soil properties of rehabilitated grazing pastures for sustainable and economically viable beef cattle operations: progress report
Bennett, J. McL., Melland, A. R. and Eberhard, J. E.. 2014. Assessing soil properties of rehabilitated grazing pastures for sustainable and economically viable beef cattle operations: progress report. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Project report

Spectral discrimination of bulloak (Allocasuarina luehmannii) and associated woodland for habitat mapping of the endangered bulloak jewel butterfly (Hypochrysops piceata) in southern Queensland
Zainol Abdullah, Wan Nor Zanariah, Apan, Armando A., Maraseni, Tek N. and Le Brocque, Andrew F.. 2014. "Spectral discrimination of bulloak (Allocasuarina luehmannii) and associated woodland for habitat mapping of the endangered bulloak jewel butterfly (Hypochrysops piceata) in southern Queensland." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. 8 (1), pp. 083561-1. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.8.083561

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Durability of alkali-activated fly ash concrete: chloride penetration in pastes and mortars
Zhu, Huajun, Zhang, Zuhua, Zhu, Yingcan and Tian, Liang. 2014. "Durability of alkali-activated fly ash concrete: chloride penetration in pastes and mortars." Construction and Building Materials. 65, pp. 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.04.110

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Agricultural big data: utilisation to discover the unknown and instigate practice change
Bennett, John McLean. 2015. "Agricultural big data: utilisation to discover the unknown and instigate practice change." Farm Policy Journal. 12 (1), pp. 43-50.

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Role of livestock effluent suspended particulate in sealing effluent ponds
Bennett, J. McL. and Warren, B. R.. 2015. "Role of livestock effluent suspended particulate in sealing effluent ponds." Journal of Environmental Management. 154, pp. 102-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.02.032

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