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The effects of tunnel technology on crop productivity and livelihood of smallholder farmers in Nepal
KC, Diwakar, Jamarkattel, Dinesh, Maraseni, Tek, Nandwani, Dilip and Karki, Pratibha. 2021. "The effects of tunnel technology on crop productivity and livelihood of smallholder farmers in Nepal." Sustainability. 13 (14), pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147935

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A critical assessment of provincial-level variation in agricultural GHG emissions in China
Han, Jinyu, Qu, Jiansheng, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Xu, Li, Zeng, Jingjing and Li, Hengji. 2021. "A critical assessment of provincial-level variation in agricultural GHG emissions in China." Journal of Environmental Management. 296, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113190

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COVID-19 lockdown and the forestry sector: insight from Gandaki province of Nepal
Laudari, Hari Krishna, Pariyar, Shiva and Maraseni, Tek. 2021. "COVID-19 lockdown and the forestry sector: insight from Gandaki province of Nepal." Forest Policy and Economics. 131, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102556

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Response and resilience of Asian agrifood systems to COVID-19: an assessment across twenty-five countries and four regional farming and food systems
Dixon, John M., Weerahewa, Jeevika, Hellin, Jon, Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay, Huang, Jikun, Kumar, Shalander, Das, Anup, Qureshi, Muhammad Ejaz, Krupnik, Timothy J., Shideed, Kamil, Jat, Mangi L., Prasad, P. V. Vara, Yadav, Sudhir, Irshad, Aamer, Asanaliev, Abdybek, Abugalieva, Aigul, Karimov, Aziz, Bhattarai, Basundhara, Balgos, Carol Q., ..., Timsina, Jagdish. 2021. "Response and resilience of Asian agrifood systems to COVID-19: an assessment across twenty-five countries and four regional farming and food systems." Agricultural Systems. 193, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103168

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Effect of disturbances and habitat fragmentation on an arboreal habitat specialist mammal using GPS telemetry: a case of the red panda
Bista, Damber, Baxter, Greg S., Hudson, Nicholas J., Lama, Sonam Tashi and Murray, Peter John. 2022. "Effect of disturbances and habitat fragmentation on an arboreal habitat specialist mammal using GPS telemetry: a case of the red panda." Landscape Ecology. 37 (3), pp. 795-809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01357-w

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Australian rapid-response airborne observation of the Hayabusa2 reentry
Zander, Fabian, Buttsworth, David R., Birch, Byrenn, Noller, Lachlan, Wright, Duncan, James, Christopher M., Thompson, Matthew, Apirana, Steven, Leis, John, Lobsey, Craig and Payne, Allan. 2021. "Australian rapid-response airborne observation of the Hayabusa2 reentry." Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 58 (6), pp. 1915-1919. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.A35062

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Perceived importance and economic valuation of ecosystem services in Ghodaghodi wetland of Nepal
Aryal, Kishor, Ojha, Bhuwan Raj and Maraseni, Tek. 2021. "Perceived importance and economic valuation of ecosystem services in Ghodaghodi wetland of Nepal." Land Use Policy: the international journal covering all aspects of land use. 106, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105450

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Unbalanced status and multidimensional influences of municipal solid waste management in Africa
Shi, Yu, Wang, Yao, Yue, Yang, Zhao, Jun, Maraseni, Tek and Qian, Guangren. 2021. "Unbalanced status and multidimensional influences of municipal solid waste management in Africa." Chemosphere. 281, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130884

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Estimating the willingness to pay for regulating and cultural ecosystem services from forested Siwalik landscapes: perspectives of disaggregated users
Acharya, Ram Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff. 2021. "Estimating the willingness to pay for regulating and cultural ecosystem services from forested Siwalik landscapes: perspectives of disaggregated users." Annals of Forest Science. 78, pp. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-021-01046-3

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Who shapes the environmental policy in the global south? Unpacking the reality of Nepal
Aryal, Kishor, Laudari, Hari Krishna, Neupane, Prem Raj and Maraseni, Tek. 2021. "Who shapes the environmental policy in the global south? Unpacking the reality of Nepal." Environmental Science and Policy. 121, pp. 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.04.008

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Reaching over the gap: a review of trends in and status of Red Panda research over 193 years (1827-2020)
Karki, Sikha, Maraseni, Tek, Mackey, Brendan, Bista, Damber, Lama, Sonam Tashi, Gautam, Ambika P., Sherpa, Ang Phuri, Koju, Upama, Shrestha, Anita and Cadman, Tim. 2021. "Reaching over the gap: a review of trends in and status of Red Panda research over 193 years (1827-2020)." Science of the Total Environment. 781, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146659

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Agriculture: energy use and conservation
Chen, Guangnan and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2021. "Agriculture: energy use and conservation." Fath, Brian D., Jorgensen, Sven E. and Cole, Megan (ed.) Managing soils and terrestrial systems. Boca Raton, FL, United States. CRC Press. pp. 9-18

Edited book (chapter)

Land amendment for irrigation with coal seam gas water and subsequent rainfall
Ali, Aram and Bennett, John McL.. 2016. "Land amendment for irrigation with coal seam gas water and subsequent rainfall." 2016 Joint Australian and New Zealand Soils Conference. Queenstown, New Zealand 12 - 16 Dec 2016

Poster

Development of a soil specific function for scaling hydraulic conductivity reduction using alkaline irrigation water in HYDRUS model
Ali, Aram, Bennett, John McL, Biggs, Andrew J. W. and Simunek, Jirka. 2021. "Development of a soil specific function for scaling hydraulic conductivity reduction using alkaline irrigation water in HYDRUS model." 2021 Joint Australia and New Zealand Soil Science Conference. Cairns, Australia 27 Jun - 02 Jul 2021

Presentation

Forest Carbon Storage and Species Richness in FSC Certified and Non-certified Community Forests in Nepal
Charmakar, Shambhu, Oli, Bishwa Nath, Joshi, Nabin Raj, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Atreya, Kishor. 2021. "Forest Carbon Storage and Species Richness in FSC Certified and Non-certified Community Forests in Nepal." Small-Scale Forestry. 20 (2), pp. 199-219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-020-09464-3

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Controlled traffic farming delivers improved agronomic performance of wheat as a result of enhanced rainfall and fertiliser nitrogen use efficiency
Hussein, Mahmood A., Antille, Diogenes L., Kodur, Shreevatsa, Chen, Guangnan and Tullberg, Jeff N.. 2021. "Controlled traffic farming delivers improved agronomic performance of wheat as a result of enhanced rainfall and fertiliser nitrogen use efficiency." Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science. 71 (5), pp. 377-398. https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2021.1903984

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Species composition, diversity, and carbon stock in trees outside forests in middle hills of Nepal
Bhandari, Shes Kanta, Maraseni, Tek, Timilsina, Yajna Prasad and Parajuli, Rajan. 2021. "Species composition, diversity, and carbon stock in trees outside forests in middle hills of Nepal." Forest Policy and Economics. 125, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102402

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Strengthening inter-sectoral coordination and governance for the effective implementation of Nepal's NDCs based on a voluntary national quality-of governance standard for forest sector activities and programmes
Lopez-Casero, Federico, Shivakoti, Binaya Raj, Maraseni, Tek and Pokheral, Krishna. 2021. Strengthening inter-sectoral coordination and governance for the effective implementation of Nepal's NDCs based on a voluntary national quality-of governance standard for forest sector activities and programmes. Japan. Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research.

Technical report

Seasonal diet preferences of chital deer in the northern Queensland dry tropics, Australia
Watter, Kurt, Baxter, Greg, Brennan, Michael, Pople, T. and Murray, Peter. 2020. "Seasonal diet preferences of chital deer in the northern Queensland dry tropics, Australia." The Rangeland Journal. 42 (3), pp. 211-220. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ20015

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Dietary overlap between cattle and chital in the Queensland dry tropics
Watter, Kurt, Baxter, Greg S., Pople, Anthony and Murray, Peter J.. 2020. "Dietary overlap between cattle and chital in the Queensland dry tropics." The Rangeland Journal. 42 (3), pp. 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ20075

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You Are Not My Handler! Impact of Changing Handlers on Dogs’ Behaviours and Detection Performance
Jamieson, La Toya J., Baxter, Greg S. and Murray, Peter J.. 2018. "You Are Not My Handler! Impact of Changing Handlers on Dogs’ Behaviours and Detection Performance." Animals. 8 (10), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8100176

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Who’s a Good Handler? Important Skills and Personality Profiles of Wildlife Detection Dog Handlers
Jamieson, La Toya J., Baxter, Greg S. and Murray, Peter J.. 2018. "Who’s a Good Handler? Important Skills and Personality Profiles of Wildlife Detection Dog Handlers." Animals. 8 (12), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8120222

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Effects of wet season mineral nutrition on chital deer distribution in northern Queensland
Watter, Kurt, Baxter, Greg S., Pople, Tony and Murray, Peter J.. 2019. "Effects of wet season mineral nutrition on chital deer distribution in northern Queensland." Wildlife Research. 46 (6), pp. 499-508. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR19039

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What is driving the increased demand for red panda pelts?
Bista, Damber, Baxter, Greg S. and Murray, Peter John. 2020. "What is driving the increased demand for red panda pelts?" Human Dimensions of Wildlife. 25 (4), pp. 324-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2020.1728788

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Identifying suitable detection dogs
Jamieson, La Toya J., Baxter, Greg S. and Murray, Peter J.. 2017. "Identifying suitable detection dogs." Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 195, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.06.010

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Decline in body condition and high drought mortality limit the spread of wild chital deer in north-east Queensland, Australia
Watter, Kurt, Baxter, Greg, Brennan, Michael, Pople, Anthony and Murray, Peter. 2019. "Decline in body condition and high drought mortality limit the spread of wild chital deer in north-east Queensland, Australia." The Rangeland Journal. 41 (4), pp. 293-299. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ18113

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Is the European red fox a vector of the invasive basket asparagus (Asparagus aethiopicus) in eastern Australia?
O'Connor, J., Burrows, D.M., Allen, B.L. and Burnett, S.. 2019. "Is the European red fox a vector of the invasive basket asparagus (Asparagus aethiopicus) in eastern Australia?" Australian Mammalogy. 42 (2), pp. 204-210. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM19001

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Strategic use of alkaline irrigation water: soil structural constraints and predictive amendment management
Ali, Aram. 2021. Strategic use of alkaline irrigation water: soil structural constraints and predictive amendment management. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/e7sc-gy67

PhD Thesis

Growing-season soil microbial respiration response to long-term no tillage and spring ridge tillage
Wang, Gang, Jia, Honglei, Zhuang, Jian, Glatzel, Stephan, Bennett, John McL. and Zhu, Yingcan. 2020. "Growing-season soil microbial respiration response to long-term no tillage and spring ridge tillage." International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering. 13 (4), pp. 143-150. https://doi.org/10.25165/j.ijabe.20201304.5587

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Response to comments on 'Compassionate Conservation deserves a morally serious rather than dismissive response - reply to Callen et al., 2020'
Callen, Alex, Hayward, Matt W., Klop-Toker, Kaya, Allen, Benjamin L., Ballard, Guy, Beranek, Chad T., Broekhuis, Femke, Bugir, Cassandra K., Clarke, Rohan H., Clulow, John, Clulow, Simon, Daltry, Jennifer C., Davies-Mostert, Harriet T., Di Blanco, Yamil E., Dixon, Victoria, Fleming, Peter J. S., Howell, Lachlan G., Kerley, Graham I. H., Legge, Sarah M., ..., Wuster, Wolfgang. 2020. "Response to comments on 'Compassionate Conservation deserves a morally serious rather than dismissive response - reply to Callen et al., 2020'." Biological Conservation. 244, pp. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108517

Letter

Minimizing animal welfare harms associated with predation management in agro‐ecosystems
Allen, Benjamin L. and Hampton, Jordan O.. 2020. "Minimizing animal welfare harms associated with predation management in agro‐ecosystems." Biological Reviews. 95 (4), pp. 1097-1108. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12601

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Expansion of Vertebrate Pest Exclusion Fencing and Its Potential Benefits for Threatened Fauna Recovery in Australia
Smith, Deane, Waddell, Kristy and Allen, Benjamin L.. 2020. "Expansion of Vertebrate Pest Exclusion Fencing and Its Potential Benefits for Threatened Fauna Recovery in Australia." Animals. 10 (9), pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10091550

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Habitat use by yellow-footed rock-wallabies in predator exclusion fences
Smith, Deane and Allen, Benjamin L.. 2021. "Habitat use by yellow-footed rock-wallabies in predator exclusion fences." Journal of Arid Environments. 184, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104329

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Impacts of exclusion fencing on target and non‐target fauna: a global review
Smith, Deane, King, Rachel and Allen, Benjamin L.. 2020. "Impacts of exclusion fencing on target and non‐target fauna: a global review." Biological Reviews. 95 (6), pp. 1590-1906. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12631

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Envisioning the future with ‘compassionate conservation’: An ominous projection for native wildlife and biodiversity
Callen, Alex, Hayward, Matt W., Klop-Toker, Kaya, Allen, Benjamin L., Ballard, Guy, Beranek, Chad T., Broekhuis, Femke, Bugir, Cassandra K., Clarke, Rohan H., Clulow, John, Clulow, Simon, Daltry, Jennifer C., Davies-Mostert, Harriet T., Di Blanco, Yamil E., Dixon, Victoria, Fleming, Peter J. S., Howell, Lachlan G., Kerley, Graham I. H., Legge, Sarah M., ..., Wuster, Wolfgang. 2020. "Envisioning the future with ‘compassionate conservation’: An ominous projection for native wildlife and biodiversity." Biological Conservation. 241, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108365

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Ethnobotany of the Himalayas: The Nepal, Bhutanese, and Tibetan Himalayas
Kunwar, Ripu M., Subedi, Bhishma P., Baral, Sushim R., Maraseni, Tek, LeBoa, Chris, Adhikari, Yagya P. and Bussmann, Rainer W.. 2020. "Ethnobotany of the Himalayas: The Nepal, Bhutanese, and Tibetan Himalayas." Kunwar, R.M., Sher, H. and Bussmann, R.W. (ed.) Ethnobotany of the Himalayas. Cham, Switzerland. Springer. pp. 65-103

Edited book (chapter)

Ionicity of clay-cation bonds in relation to dispersive behavior of Mg and K soil clays as influenced by pH
Zhu, Yingcan, Marchuk, Alla and Bennett, John McLean. 2020. "Ionicity of clay-cation bonds in relation to dispersive behavior of Mg and K soil clays as influenced by pH." Clays and Clay Minerals. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42860-020-00100-x

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Research Progress on Setting and Hardening of Geopolymers and Their Control
Wang, Aiguo, Wang, Xingyao, Sun, Daosheng, Zhu Yingcan, Liu, Kaiwei, Jing, Yan and Guan, Yanmei. 2021. "Research Progress on Setting and Hardening of Geopolymers and Their Control ." Cailiao Daobao/Materials Reports. 35 (13), pp. 13001-13010.

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Overview of Finite-Element Analysis in Simulation of SiC Power Device Packaging
Li, Liangtao, Tang, Jiuyang, Zhang, Jon Qingchun, Zhang, Jing, Zhu, Yingcan, Zhang, Guoqi and Liu, Pan. 2021. "Overview of Finite-Element Analysis in Simulation of SiC Power Device Packaging." 2021 18th China International Forum on Solid State Lighting & 2021 7th International Forum on Wide Bandgap Semiconductors (SSLChina: IFWS). Shenzhen, China 06 - 08 Dec 2021 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). pp. 53-57 https://doi.org/10.1109/SSLChinaIFWS54608.2021.9675174

Paper

A Bayesian approach toward the use of qualitative information to inform on-farm decision making: The example of soil compaction
Roberton S.D., Lobsey, C.R. and Bennett, J.McL.. 2021. "A Bayesian approach toward the use of qualitative information to inform on-farm decision making: The example of soil compaction ." Geoderma. 382. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114705

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