Bergstrom, D.M., Sharman, A., Shaw, J.D., Houghton, M., Janion-Scheepers, C., Achurch, H., Terauds, A. 2017. Detection and eradication of a non-native Collembola incursion in a hydroponics facility in East Antarctica. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-017-1551-9
Barriers to globally invasive species are weakening across the Antarctic.
Duffy, G.A., Coetzee, B.W.T., Latombe, G., Akerman, A.H., McGeoch, M.A., Chown, S.L. 2017. Barriers to globally invasive species are weakening across the Antarctic. Divers Distribution 23. pp 982–996. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12593
The veiled ecological danger of rising sea levels.
Chown. S.L., Duffy, G.A. 2017. The veiled ecological danger of rising sea levels. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1, pp 1219–1221. doi:10.1038/s41559-017-0267-7
Range expansion of two invasive springtails on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island.
Phillips, L., Janion-Scheepers, C., Houghton, M., Terauds, A., Potapov, M., Chown, S.L. 2017. Range expansion of two invasive springtails on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. Polar Biology 40, pp 2137-2142. doi:10.1007/s00300-017-2129-9
Expanding the Protected Area Network in Antarctica is Urgent and Readily Achievable.
Coetzee, B.W.T., Convey, P. and Chown, S.L. 2017. Expanding the Protected Area Network in Antarctica is Urgent and Readily Achievable. Conservation Letters. In press. Doi:10.1111/conl.12342
Reconsidering connectivity in the sub-Antarctic.
Moon, K.L., Chown, S.L. and Fraser, C.I. 2017. Reconsidering connectivity in the sub-Antarctic. Biological Reviews. In press. Doi:10.1111/brv.12327
Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being.
Pecl, G.T., Araújo, M.B., Bell, J.D., Blanchard, J., Bonebrake, T.C., Chen, I-C., Clark, T.D., Colwell, R.K., Danielsen, F., Evengård, B., Falconi, L., Ferrier, S., Frusher, S., Garcia, R.A., Griffis, R.B., Hobday, A.J., Janion-Scheepers, C., Jarzyna, M.A., Jennings, S., Lenoir, J., Linnetved, H.I., Martin, V.Y., McCormack, P.C., McDonald, J., Mitchell, N.J., Mustonen, T., Pandolfi, J.M., Pettorelli, N., Popova, E., Robinson, S.A., Scheffers, B.R., Shaw, J.D., Sorte, C.J.B., Strugnell, J.M., Sunday, J.M., Tuanmu, M-N., Vergés, A., Villanueva, C., Wernberg, T., Wapstra, E., Williams, S.E. 2017. Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Science 31, 355, Issue 6332. Doi: 10.1126/science.aai9214
Antarctica and the strategic plan for biodiversity.
Chown, S.L., Brooks, C.M., Terauds, A., Le Bohec, C., van Klaveren-Impagliazzo, C., et al. 2017. Antarctica and the strategic plan for biodiversity. PLOS Biology 15(3): e2001656. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2001656
Explicitly integrating a third dimension in marine species distribution modelling.
Duffy, G.A. & Chown, S.L. 2017. Explicitly integrating a third dimension in marine species distribution modelling. Marine Ecology Progress Series 564, 1-8. Doi:10.3354/meps12011
Following the Antarctic Circumpolar Current: patterns and processes in the biogeography of the limpet Nacella (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda) across the Southern Ocean.
González-Wevar, C.A., Hüne, M., Segovia, N.I., Nakano, T., Spencer, H.G., Chown, S.L., Saucède, T., Johnstone, G., Mansilla, A., Poulin, E. 2017. Following the Antarctic Circumpolar Current: patterns and processes in the biogeography of the limpet Nacella (Mollusca: Patellogastropoda) across the Southern Ocean. Journal of Biogeography 44, 861-874. Doi:10.1111/jbi.12908
Terrestrial invasions on sub-Antarctic Marion and Prince Edward Islands.
Greve, M., Mathakutha, R., Steyn, C. & Chown, S.L., 2017. Terrestrial invasions on sub-Antarctic Marion and Prince Edward Islands. Bothalia 47(2), a2143. Doi:10.4102/abc.v47i2.2143
Thermal preference and performance in a sub-Antarctic caterpillar: a test of the coadaptation hypothesis and its alternatives.
Haupt, T.M, Sinclair, B.J., Chown, S.L. 2017. Thermal preference and performance in a sub-Antarctic caterpillar: a test of the coadaptation hypothesis and its alternatives. Journal of Insect Physiology 98, 108-116. Doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.12.006
Handbook of protocols for standardized measurement of terrestrial invertebrate functional traits.
Moretti, M., Dias, A.T.C., de Bello, F., Altermatt, F., Chown, S.L., Azcárate F.M., Bell, J.R., Fournier, B., Hedde, M., Hortal, J., Ibanez, S., Öckinger, E., Sousa, J.P., Ellers, J. & Berg, M.P. 2017. Handbook of protocols for standardized measurement of terrestrial invertebrate functional traits. Functional Ecology 31, 558-567. Doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12776
2016 Publications
Interactions between rates of temperature change and acclimation affect latitudinal patterns of warming tolerance.
Allen, J.L., Chown, S.L., Janion-Scheepers, C., Clusella-Trullas, S. 2016. Interactions between rates of temperature change and acclimation affect latitudinal patterns of warming tolerance. Conservation Physiology 14, cow053.
Ant assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments.
Bishop, T. R., Robertson, M. P., Gibb, H., van Rensburg, B. J., Braschler, B., Chown, S. L., Foord, S. H., Munyai, T. C., Okey, I., Tshivhandekano, P. G., Werenkraut, V. and Parr, C. L. 2016. Ant assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25, 1489-1499. Doi:10.1111/geb.12516
Antarctic Entomology.
Chown, S.L. and Convey, P. 2016. Antarctic Entomology. Annual Review of Entomology, Vol. 61: 119 -137. Doi: 10.1146/annurev-ento-010715-023537
Macrophysiology – progress and prospects
Chown, S.L., Gaston, K.J. 2016. Macrophysiology – progress and prospects. Functional Ecology 30, 330–344. Doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12510
Similar metabolic rate-temperature relationships after acclimation at constant and fluctuating temperatures in caterpillars of a sub-Antarctic moth.
Chown, S.L., Haupt, T.M., Sinclair, B.J. 2016. Similar metabolic rate-temperature relationships after acclimation at constant and fluctuating temperatures in caterpillars of a sub-Antarctic moth, Journal of Insect Physiology 85, 10-16, Doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2015.11.010
A meta-analysis of human disturbance impacts on Antarctic wildlife.
Coetzee, B.W.T. and Chown, S.L. 2016. A meta-analysis of human disturbance impacts on Antarctic wildlife. Biological Reviews, 91, 578-596. Doi: 10.1111/brv.12184
Land-use change promotes avian diversity at the expense of species with unique traits.
Coetzee, B.W.T. and Chown, S.L. 2016. Land-use change promotes avian diversity at the expense of species with unique traits. Ecology and Evolution 6, 7610-7622. Doi:10.1002/ece3.2389
Urban warming favours C4 plants in temperate European cities.
Duffy, G.A. & Chown, S.L. 2016 . Urban warming favours C4 plants in temperate European cities. Journal of Ecology 104, 1618-1626. Doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12652
Out of Antarctica: quaternary colonization of sub-Antarctic Marion Island by the limpet genus Nacella (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae)
González-Wevar, C., Chown, S.L., Morley, S.A., Coria, N., Saucède, T. & Poulin, E. 2016. Out of Antarctica: Quaternary colonization of sub-Antarctic Marion Island by the limpet genus Nacella (Pattelogastropoda: Nacellidae). Polar Biology 39, 77-89. Doi: 10.1007/s00300-014-1620-9
Further support for thermal ecosystem engineering by wandering albatross.
Haupt, T.M., Sinclair, B.J., Shaw, J.D. & Chown, S.L. 2016. Further support for thermal ecosystem engineering by wandering albatross. Antarctic Science 28, 35-43. Doi: 10.1017/S0954102015000383.
The response of springtails to fire in the fynbos of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Janion-Scheepers,C., Bengtsson, J., Leinaas,H.P., Deharveng,L., Chown, S.L. 2016. The response of springtails to fire in the fynbos of the Western Cape, South Africa. Applied Soil Ecology 108, 165-175, Doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.08.001.
Soil biota in a megadiverse country: current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa.
Janion-Scheepers, C., Measey, J., Braschler, B., Chown, S.L., Coetzee, L., Colville, J.F., Dames, J., Davies, A.B., Davies, S., Davis, A., Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., Duffy, G.A., Fourie, D., Griffiths, C., Haddad, C.R., Hamer, M., Herbert, D., Hugo-Coetzee, E.A., Jacobs, A., Jacobs, K., Jansen van Rensburg, C., Lamani, S., Lotz, L.N., Louw, S.vdM., Lyle, R., Malan, A.P., Marais, M., Neethling, J.-A., Nxele, T., Plisko, D., Prendini, L., Rink, A.N., Swart, A., Theron, P., Truter, M., Ueckermann, E., Uys, V.M., Villet, M.H., Willows-Munro, S. & Wilson, J.R. (2016) Soil biota in a megadiverse country: current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa. Pedobiologia 59, 129-174. Doi: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2016.03.004
Delivering 21st Century Antarctic and Southern Ocean science.
Kennicutt, M.C. II, Kim, Y.D., Rogan-Finnemore, M., Anandakrishnan, S., Chown, S.L., Colwell, S., Cowan, D.A., Escutia, C., Frenot, Y., Hall, J., Liggett, D., McDonald, A., Nixdorf, U., Siegert, M.J., Storey, J., Wåhlin, A., Weatherwax, A., Wilson, G.A., Wilson, T., Wooding, R., Ackley, S., Biebow, N., Blankenship, D., Bo, S., Baesemann, J., Cárdenas, C.A., Cassano, J., Danhong, C., Dañobeitia, J.J., Francis, J., Guldahl, J., Hashida, G., Jimenz Corbalan, L., Klepikov, A., Lee, J., Leppe, M., Lijun, F., López-Martinez, J., Memolli, M., Motoyoshi, Y., Mousalle Bueno, R., Negrete, J., Ojeda Cárdenes, M.A., Proaño Silva, M., Ramos-Garcia, S., Sala, H., Sheppard, P., Shin, H., Shijie, X., Shiraishi, K., Stockings, T., Trotter, S., Vaughan, D.G., Viera Da Unha De Menezes, J., Vlasich, V., Weijia, Q., Winther, J.-G., Miller, H., Rintoul, S. & Yang, H. 2016. Delivering 21st Century Antarctic and Southern Ocean science. Antarctic Science 28, 407-423. Doi:10.1017/S0954102016000481
Range expansion and increasing impact of the introduced wasp Aphidius matricariae Haliday on sub-Antarctic Marion Island.
Lee, J.E., Chown, S.L. 2016. Range expansion and increasing impact of the introduced wasp Aphidius matricariae Haliday on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Biological Invasions 18, 1235-1246. Doi: 10.1007/s10530-015-0967-3
Global compositional variation among native and non-native regional insect assemblages emphasizes the importance of pathways.
Liebhold, A.M., Yamanaka,T., Roques, A., Augustin, S., Chown, S.L., Brockerhoff, E.G., Pyšek., P. 2016. Global compositional variation among native and non-native regional insect assemblages emphasizes the importance of pathways. Biological Invasions 18, 893-905 Doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1079-4
Basal Metabolic Rate of the Black-Faced Sheathbill (Chionis minor): Intraspecific Variation in a Phylogenetically Distinct Island Endemic.
McClelland, G.T.W., McKechnie, A.E. & Chown, S.L. 2016. Basal metabolic rate of the black-faced sheathbill (Chionis minor): intraspecific variation in a phylogenetically distinct, island endemic. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 89, 141-150. Doi: 10.1086/685411
Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns in South Africa’s national parks.
Van Wilgen, N.J., Goodall, V., Holness, S., Chown, S.L. & McGeoch, M.A. 2016. Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns in South Africa’s national parks.International Journal of Climatology 36, 706-721. Doi: 10.1002/joc.4377
2015 Publications
Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments.
Bennett, J.R., Shaw, J.D., Terauds, A., Smol, J.P., Aerts,R., Bergstrom, D.M., Blais, J.M., Cheung, W.W.L., Chown, S.L., Lea, M-A., Nielsen, U.N., Pauly, D., Reimer,K.J., Riddle, M.J., Snape, I., Stark, J.S., Tulloch, V.J., Possingham, H.P. 2015. Polar lessons learned: long-term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 13, 316–324. Doi: 10.1890/140315
The changing form of Antarctic biodiversity
Chown, S.L., Clarke, A., Fraser, C.I., Cary, S.C., Moon, K.L., McGeoch, M.A. 2015. The changing form of Antarctic biodiversity. Nature 522, 431–438. Doi: 10.1038/nature14505
Thermal physiology and urbanization: perspectives on exit, entry and transformation rules.
Chown, S.L. & Duffy, G.A. 2015. Thermal physiology and urbanization: perspectives on exit, entry and transformation rules. Functional Ecology 29: 902–912. Doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12478
Upper thermal tolerance in aquatic insects.
Chown, S.L., Duffy, G.A., Sørensen, J.G. 2015. Upper thermal tolerance in aquatic insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 11, 78-83. Doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.09.012.
Biological invasions, climate change and genomics.
Chown, S.L., Hodgins, K.A., Griffin, P.C., Oakeshott, J.G., Byrne, M. & Hoffmann, A.A. 2015. Biological invasions, climate change and genomics. Evolutionary Applications 8, 23-46. Doi: 10.1111/eva.12234
Microclimate-based macrophysiology: implications for insects in a warming world.
Duffy, G.A., Coetzee, B.W.T., Janion-Scheepers, C., Chown, S.L. 2015. Microclimate-based macrophysiology: implications for insects in a warming world. Current Opinion in Insect Science 11, 84-89. Doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.09.013.
Growth and reproduction of laboratory-reared neanurid Collembola using a novel slime mould diet.
Hoskins, J.L., Janion-Scheepers, C., Chown, S.L., Duffy, G.A. 2015. Growth and reproduction of laboratory-reared neanurid Collembola using a novel slime mould diet. Scientific Reports 5, 11957. Doi: 10.1038/srep11957.
Updated list of Collembola species currently recorded from South Africa.
Janion-Scheepers C., Deharveng L., Bedos A., Chown S.L. 2015. Updated list of Collembola species currently recorded from South Africa. ZooKeys 503, 55-88. Doi: 10.3897/zookeys.503.8966
A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond.
Kennicutt, M.C. II, Chown, S.L., Cassano, J.J., Liggett, D., Peck, L.S., Massom, R., Rintoul, S.R., Storey, J., Vaughan, D., Wilson, T.J., Allison, I., Ayton, J., Badhe, R., Baeseman, J., Barrett, P.J., Bell, R.E., Bertler, N., Bo, S., Brandt, A., Bromwich, D., Cary, C., Clark, M.S., Convey, P., Costa E.S., Cowan, D., DeConto, R., Dunbar, R., Elfring, C., Escutia, C., Francis, J., Fricller, H.A., Fukuschi. M., Gilbert, N., Gutt, J., Havermans, C., Hik, D., Hosie, G., Jones, C., Kim, Y.D., Le Maho, Y., Lee, S.H., Leppe, M., Leitchenkov, G., Li, X., Lipenkov, V., Lochte, K., López-Martínez, J., Lüdecke, C., Lyons, W., Marenssi, S., Miller, H., Morozova, P., Naish, T., Nayak, S., Ravindra, R., Retamales, J., Ricci, C.A., Rogan-Finnemore, M., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Samah, A.A., Sanson, L., Scambos, T., Schloss, I., Shiraishi, K., Siegert, M.J., Simões, J., Sparrow, M.D., Storey, B., Wall, D.H., Walsh, J.C., Wilson, G., Winther, J.G., Xavier, J.C., Yang, H. & Sutherland, W.J. 2015. A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond. Antarctic Science 27, 3-18. Doi: 10.1017/S0954102014000674
Indirect effects of habitat disturbance on invasion: nutritious litter from a grazing resistant plant favors alien over native Collembola.
Leinaas, H.P., Bengtsson, J., Janion-Scheepers, C., Chown, S.L. 2015. Indirect effects of habitat disturbance on invasion: nutritious litter from a grazing resistant plant favors alien over native Collembola. Ecology and Evolution 5, 3462-3471. Doi: 10.1002/ece3.1483
Monitoring biological invasion across the broader Antarctic: a baseline and indicator framework.
McGeoch, M.A., Shaw, J.D., Terauds, A., Lee, J.E and Chown, S.L. 2015. Monitoring biological invasion across the broader Antarctic: a baseline and indicator framework. Global Environmental Change 32, 108-125. Doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.12.012
The abundance structure of Azorella selago Hook. f. on sub-Antarctic Marion Island: testing the peak and tail hypothesis.
Phiri, E.E., McGeoch, M.A., Chown, S.L. 2015. The abundance structure of Azorella selago Hook. f. on sub-Antarctic Marion Island: testing the peak and tail hypothesis. Polar Biology 38, 1881 – 1890. Doi: 10.1007/s00300-015-1749-1
Insects in a hot, crowded and connected world.
Chown, S.L. 2015. Editorial overview: Global change biology: Insects in a hot, crowded and connected world. Current Opinion in Insect Science. Doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2015.10.008.
2014 Publications
A hierarchy of factors influence discontinuous gas exchange in the grasshopper Paracinema tricolor (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
Groenewald, B., Chown, S.L., J.S., Terblanche (2014) A hierarchy of factors influence discontinuous gas exchange in the grasshopper Paracinema tricolor (Orthoptera: Acrididae), The Journal of experimental biology 217 (19), 3407-3415. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.102814
Desiccation tolerance as a function of age, sex, humidity and temperature in adults of the African malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis Patton and Anopheles funestus Giles
Lyons,C.L., Coetzee, M., Terblanche, J.S., Chown, S.L. (2014) Desiccation tolerance as a function of age, sex, humidity and temperature in adults of the African malaria vectors Anopheles arabiensis Patton and Anopheles funestus Giles. Experimental Biology. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.104638
Climate change and alien species in South Africa.
Irlich,U.M., Richardson, D.M., Davies, S.J., Chown, S.L., Ziska, L.H., Dukes, J.S. (2014) Climate change and alien species in South Africa. Invasive Species and Global Climate Change 4, 129
Local Scale Comparisons of Biodiversity as a Test for Global Protected Area Ecological Performance: A Meta-Analysis.
Coetzee, B.W.T., Gaston, K.J., Chown, S.L. (2014) Local Scale Comparisons of Biodiversity as a Test for Global Protected Area Ecological Performance: A Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105824
Polar research: Six priorities for Antarctic science
Kennicutt M.C., Chown S.L., Cassano J.J., Liggett D.,Massom R., Peck L.S., Rintoul S.R., Storey J.W.V., Vaughan D.G., Wilson T.J., Sutherland W.J. (2014) Polar research: Six priorities for Antarctic science. Nature 512: 23-25 Doi: 10.1038/512023a
Antarctica’s Protected Areas Are Inadequate, Unrepresentative, and at Risk.
Shaw J.D., Terauds A., Riddle M.J., Possingham H.P., Chown S.L. (2014) Antarctica’s Protected Areas Are Inadequate, Unrepresentative, and at Risk. PLoS Biol 12(6): e1001888. Doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001888
Thermal tolerance of Cyrtobagous salviniae: a biocontrol agent in a changing world.
Allen, J.L., Clusella-Trullas, S., Chown, S.L. (2014), Thermal tolerance of Cyrtobagous salviniae: a biocontrol agent in a changing world, BioControl 59: 357-366. Doi: 10.1007/s10526-014-9570-2
The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity.
Convey, P., Chown, S.L., Clarke, A., Barnes D.K.A., Bokhorst, S., Cummings, V., Ducklow, H.W., Frati, F., Green, T.G.A., Gordon, S., Griffiths, H.J., Howard-Williams, C., Huiskes, A.H.L., Laybourn-Parry, J., Lyons, W.B., McMinn, A., Morley, S.A., Peck, L.S, Quesada, A., Robinson, S.A, Schiaparelli, S., Wall, D.H (2014). The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity. Ecological Monographs 84:203–244. Doi: 10.1890/12-2216.1
Chemosensory and thermal cue responses in the sub-Antarctic moth Pringleophaga marioni: Do caterpillars choose Wandering Albatross nest proxies?
Haupt, T.M., Sinclair, B.J., Chown, S.L. (2014), Chemosensory and thermal cue responses in the sub-Antarctic moth Pringleophaga marioni: Do caterpillars choose Wandering Albatross nest proxies? Polar Biology 37:555–563. Doi: 10.1007/s00300-014-1457-2
Natural dispersal to sub-Antarctic Marion Island of two arthropod species
Lee, J.E., Terauds, A., Chown, S.L. (2014), Natural dispersal to sub-Antarctic Marion Island of two arthropod species, Polar Biology 37:781–787. Doi: 10.1007/s00300-014-1479-9
Geothermal activity helps life survive glacial cycles.
Fraser, C.I., Terauds, A., Smellie, J., Convey, P., Chown, S.L. (2014), Geothermal activity helps life survive glacial cycles, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111 (15), 5634-5639. Doi: 10.1073/pnas.1321437111
Aliens in Antarctica: Assessing transfer of plant propagules by human visitors to reduce invasion risk.
Huiskes, A.H.L, Gremmen, N.J.M, Bergstrom, D.M, Frenot, Y., Hughes, K.A., Imura, S., Kiefer, K., Lebouvier, M., Lee, J.E, Tsujimoto, M., Ware, C., Van de Vijver, B., Chown, S.L. (2014), Aliens in Antarctica: Assessing transfer of plant propagules by human visitors to reduce invasion risk, Biological Conservation 171, 278-284. Doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.01.038
Antagonistic effects of biological invasion and temperature change on body size of island ectotherms.
Treasure, A. M., Chown, S. L. (2014), Antagonistic effects of biological invasion and temperature change on body size of island ectotherms. Diversity and Distributions, 20: 202–213. Doi: 10.1111/ddi.12153
Lack of coherence in the warming responses of marine crustaceans
Faulkner, K.T., Clusella-Trullas, S., Peck, L.S., Chown, S.L. (2014), Lack of coherence in the warming responses of marine crustaceans. Functional Ecology. Doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12219
Novel ecosystems support substantial avian assemblages: the case of invasive alien Acacia thickets
Rogers, A.M., Chown, S.L. (2014), Novel ecosystems support substantial avian assemblages: the case of invasive alien Acacia thickets. Diversity and Distributions, 20: 34–45. Doi: 10.1111/ddi.12123
Lizard thermal trait variation at multiple scales: a review
Clusella-Trullas, S., Chown, S.L. (2014), Lizard thermal trait variation at multiple scales: a review, Journal of Comparative Physiology B 184 (1), 5-21. Doi: 10.1007/s00360-013-0776-x
2013 Publications
Thermal biology, population fluctuations and implications of temperature extremes for the management of two globally significant insect pests
Nyamukondiwa, C., Weldon, C.W., Chown, S.L., le Roux, P.C., Terblanche, J.S. (2013), Thermal biology, population fluctuations and implications of temperature extremes for the management of two globally significant insect pests, Journal of insect physiology 59 (12), 1199-1211. Doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.09.004
Extinction and recolonization of maritime Antarctica in the limpet Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908) during the last glacial cycle: toward a model of Quaternary biogeography in shallow Antarctic invertebrates
González-Wevar, C.A., Saucède, T., Morley, S. A., Chown, S.L., Poulin, E. (2013), Extinction and recolonization of maritime Antarctica in the limpet Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908) during the last glacial cycle: toward a model of Quaternary biogeography in shallow Antarctic invertebrates. Molecular Ecology, 22: 5221–5236. Doi: 10.1111/mec.12465
Ontogenetic shifts in plant interactions vary with environmental severity and affect population structure
le Roux, P.C., Shaw, J.D., Chown, S.L. (2013), Ontogenetic shifts in plant interactions vary with environmental severity and affect population structure. New Phytologist, 200: 241–250. Doi: 10.1111/nph.12349
Heat freezes niche evolution
Araújo, M.B., Ferri‐Yáñez, F., Bozinovic, F.,Marquet, P.A., Valladares, F., Chown, S.L.(2013) Heat freezes niche evolution, Ecology letters 16 (9), 1206-1219. Doi: 10.1111/ele.12155
Macroecological Patterns in Insect Body Size, Animal Body Size: Linking Pattern and Process across Space, Time, and Taxonomic Group
Gaston, K.J, Chown S.L (2013), Macroecological Patterns in Insect Body Size, Animal Body Size: Linking Pattern and Process across Space, Time, and Taxonomic Group.
Solving the puzzle of Pringleophaga–threatened, keystone detritivores in the sub‐Antarctic
Haupt, T. M., Crafford, Jan, E., Chown, S. L. (2013), Solving the puzzle of Pringleophaga – threatened, keystone detritivores in the sub-Antarctic. Insect Conservation and Diversity. Doi: 10.1111/icad.12054
Ecophysiological forecasting for environmental change adaptation
Chown, S. L., Hoffmann, A. A. (2013), Ecophysiological forecasting for environmental change adaptation. Functional Ecology, 27: 930–933. Doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12119
A predicted niche shift corresponds with increased thermal resistance in an invasive mite, Halotydeus destructor.
Hill, M. P., Chown, S. L. and Hoffmann, A. A. (2013), A predicted niche shift corresponds with increased thermal resistance in an invasive mite, Halotydeus destructor. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22: 942–951. Doi: 10.1111/geb.12059
Upper thermal limits in terrestrial ectotherms: how constrained are they?
Hoffmann, A. A., Chown, S. L., Clusella-Trullas, S. (2013), Upper thermal limits in terrestrial ectotherms: how constrained are they? Functional Ecology, 27: 934–949. Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02036.x
Effects of temperature on heat-shock responses and survival of two species of marine invertebrates from sub-Antarctic Marion Island
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Human activities, propagule pressure and alien plants in the sub-Antarctic: tests of generalities and evidence in support of management.
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Stable and fluctuating temperature effects on the development rate and survival of two malaria vectors, Anopheles arabiensis and Anopheles funestus.
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Metabolic and water loss rates of two cryptic species in the African velvet worm genus Opisthopatus (Onychophora)
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Scale effects on the body size frequency distributions of African birds: patterns and potential mechanisms
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Species distribution modelling in low‐interaction environments: Insights from a terrestrial Antarctic system
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Climate change and elevational diversity capacity: do weedy species take up the slack?
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Contingent absences account for range limits but not the local abundance structure of an invasive springtail
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What is conservation physiology? Perspectives on an increasingly integrated and essential science
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Antarctic Treaty System Past Not Predictive
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Macrophysiology for decision-making.
Scientists’ warning on climate change and insects.
Multiple introductions, polyploidy and mixed reproductive strategies are linked to genetic diversity and structure in the most widespread invasive plant across Southern Ocean archipelagos.
Indigenous and introduced Collembola differ in desiccation resistance but not its plasticity in response to temperature.
Spatio-temporal development of the urban heat island in a socioeconomically diverse tropical city. 
Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity.
A standardised low-cost membrane blood-feeder for Aedes aegypti made using common laboratory materials.
Protect global values of the Southern Ocean ecosystem.
Male Mediterranean fruit flies prefer warmer temperatures that improve sexual performance.
Emerging biological archives can reveal ecological and climatic change in Antarctica.
The rising threat of climate change for arthropods from Earth’s cold regions: Taxonomic rather than native status drives species sensitivity.
Parthenogenesis without costs in a grasshopper with hybrid origins. 
Simultaneous detection of multiple pathogens with the TaqMan Array Card.
Using near-ground leaf temperatures alters the projected climate change impacts on the historical range of a floristic biodiversity hotspot.
Invasive species impacts on sub-Antarctic Collembola support the Antarctic climate-diversity-invasion hypothesis.
Half a century of thermal tolerance studies in springtails (Collembola): A review of metrics, spatial and temporal trends. 
A multi-site method to capture turnover in rare to common interactions in bipartite species networks.
Chronic heat stress in tropical urban informal settlements.
Adequate sample sizes for improved accuracy of thermal trait estimates.
Sub-critical limits are viable alternatives to critical thermal limits.
The future role of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research.
Where do functional traits come from? The role of theory and models.
Human activity strongly influences genetic dynamics of the most widespread invasive plant in the sub-Antarctic.
A planetary health model for reducing exposure to faecal contamination in urban informal settlements: Baseline findings from Makassar, Indonesia.
Fifty Million Years of Beetle Evolution Along the Antarctic Polar Front.
Options for reducing uncertainty in impact classification for alien species.
Monitoring of diverse enteric pathogens across environmental and host reservoirs with TaqMan array cards and standard qPCR: a methodological comparison study,
Geographical bias in physiological data limits predictions of global change impacts.
An unusually diverse genus of Collembola in the Cape Floristic Region characterised by substantial desiccation tolerance.
Time course of acclimation of critical thermal limits in two springtail species (Collembola).
Diatoms define a novel freshwater biogeography of the Antarctic.
Study design, rationale and methods of the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) study: a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate environmental and human health impacts of a water-sensitive intervention in informal settlements in Indonesia and Fiji.
Wind plays a major but not exclusive role in the prevalence of insect flight loss on remote islands.
Hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria are abundant in desert soils and strongly stimulated by hydration.
Realised rather than fundamental thermal niches predict site occupancy: implications for climate change forecasting.
Constant and fluctuating temperature acclimations have similar effects on phenotypic plasticity in springtails.
Marine food webs destabilized.
Soil Bacterial Communities Exhibit Strong Biogeographic Patterns at Fine Taxonomic Resolution.
Antarctica’s wilderness fails to capture continent’s biodiversity.
Basal tolerance but not plasticity gives invasive springtails the advantage in an assemblage setting.
Springtail phylogeography highlights biosecurity risks of repeated invasions and intraregional transfers among remote islands.
Tandem host‐parasite dispersal inferred from similarities in phylogeographical patterns among Little Penguins and their ‘terrestrial’ ectoparasites.
Sex-specific effects of mitochondrial haplotype on metabolic rate in Drosophila melanogaster support predictions of the Mother’s Curse hypothesis
Increasing impacts by Antarctica’s most widespread invasive plant species as result of direct competition with native vascular plants.
The state and future of antarctic environments in a global context.
Sustained Antarctic Research: A 21st Century Imperative.
Implementing baseline ecological and human health field assessments in the Revitalizing Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) programme in Makassar, Indonesia: an interdisciplinary study.
Invasive species differ in key functional traits from native and non‐invasive alien plant species.
Rate dynamics of ectotherm responses to thermal stress
Vagrant birds as a dispersal vector in transoceanic range expansion of vascular plants.
High resolution temperature data for ecological research and management on the Southern Ocean Islands
Species richness and turnover among indigenous and introduced plants and insects of the Southern Ocean Islands.
Improving human and environmental health in urban informal settlements: the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) programme.
Ice-bound Antarctica: Consequences of the Shift from a Temperate to a Polar Climate.
Australian penguin ticks screened for novel Borrelia species.
A global analysis of elevational distribution of non-native versus native plants.
Basal resistance enhances warming tolerance of alien over indigenous species across latitude.
Climate change leads to increasing population density and impacts of a key island invader.
Gall wasp biocontrol of invasive Acacia longifolia: implications of strong bottom-up effects.
Tsunami debris spells trouble.
Taxonomy of the Cryptopygus complex. II. Affinity of austral Cryptopygus s.s. and Folsomia, with the description of two new Folsomia species (Collembola, Isotomidae)
A review of Salmon’s Folsomia types from New Zealand (Collembola)