Richard P. Duncan

Research interests

Publications

• Addressing context dependence in ecology

  Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2021 · 10.1016/j.tree.2021.09.007

• AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

  Scientific Data · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6

• Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2020 · https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915848117

• Towards robust and repeatable sampling methods in eDNA ‐based studies

  Molecular Ecology Resources · 2018 · 10.1111/1755-0998.12907

• Island extinctions: processes, patterns, and potential for ecosystem restoration

  Environmental Conservation · 2017 · 10.1017/s037689291700039x

• Temporal and interspecific variation in rates of spread for insect species invading Europe during the last 200 years

  Biological Invasions · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1080-y

• A framework for estimating the sensitivity of eDNA surveys

  Molecular Ecology Resources · 2015 · 10.1111/1755-0998.12483

• Magnitude and variation of prehistoric bird extinctions in the Pacific

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 10.1073/pnas.1216511110

• A proposed unified framework for biological invasions

  Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.03.023

• Negative soil feedbacks accumulate over time for non‐native plant species

  Ecology Letters · 2010 · 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01474.x

• A global synthesis of plant extinction rates in urban areas

  Ecology Letters · 2009 · 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01372.x

• Lag‐phases in alien plant invasions: separating the facts from the artefacts

  Oikos · 2009 · 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17963.x

• Are treelines advancing? A global meta‐analysis of treeline response to climate warming

  Ecology Letters · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01355.x

• A conceptual framework for predicting the effects of urban environments on floras

  Journal of Ecology · 2008 · 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01460.x

• Darwin’s naturalization conundrum: dissecting taxonomic patterns of species invasions

  Ecology Letters · 2008 · 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01178.x

• Big brains, enhanced cognition, and response of birds to novel environments

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0408145102

• Avian Extinction and Mammalian Introductions on Oceanic Islands

  Science · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1101617

• Global patterns of introduction effort and establishment success in birds

  Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2004 · 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0199

• The Ecology of Bird Introductions

  Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 2003 · 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.34.011802.132353

• Disturbances prevent stem size‐density distributions in natural forests from following scaling relationships

  Ecology Letters · 2003 · 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00520.x

• Darwin's naturalization hypothesis challenged

  Nature · 2002 · 10.1038/417608a

• Determinants of establishment success in introduced birds

  Nature · 2001 · 10.1038/35102557

• Endemism, species selection and the origin and distribution of the vascular plant flora of New Zealand

  Journal of Biogeography · 2001 · 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00525.x

• High predictability in introduction outcomes and the geographical range size of introduced Australian birds: a role for climate

  Journal of Animal Ecology · 2001 · 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2001.00517.x

• Density‐dependent effects on tree survival in an old‐growth Douglas fir forest

  Journal of Ecology · 2000 · 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00482.x

• Competition and the Coexistence of Species in a Mixed Podocarp Stand

  Journal of Ecology · 1991 · 10.2307/2261099

• An evaluation of errors in tree age estimates based on increment cores in kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides)

  UC Research Repository (University of Canterbury) · 1989 · 10.26021/641

Current projects

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