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2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
General science, Major reports
— 2023 & in press —
Bakker, J., Price, J., Henning, J.A., Batzer, E.E., Ohlert, T.J., Wainwright, C.E., … Catford, J.A., … Wardle, G. (in press) Compositional variation in grassland plant communities. Ecopshere.
Bartlett, A.C., Blackburn, T.M., Randall, R. & Catford, J.A. (2023) Characteristics of Australia’s alien flora vary with invasion stage. Global Ecology and Biogeography. link (open access)
Daleo, P., Alberti, J., Chaneton, E. J., Iribarne, O., Tognetti, P. M., Bakker, J. D., … Catford, J.A., … Hautier, Y. (2023) Environmental heterogeneity modulates the effect of biodiversity on the spatial variability of grassland biomass. Nature Communications 14: 1809. link (open access)
Mabey, A.L., Rius, M., Smale, D.A. & Catford, J.A. (in press) The use of species traits in invasive seaweed research: A systematic review. NeoBiota.
Wandrag, E.M., Catford, J.A. & Duncan, R.P. (2023) Niche partitioning overrides interspecific competition to determine plant species distributions along a nutrient gradient. Oikos 2023: e08943. link (open access)
*Turbelin, A.J., *Hudgins, E.J., Catford, J.A., Cuthbert, R.N., Diagne, C., Kourantidou, M., Roiz, D. & Courchamp, F. (2023) Biological invasions as burdens to primary economic sectors. Research Square. link (open access preprint)
Xu, W.-B., Guo, W.-Y., Serra-Diaz, J. M., Schrodt, F., Eiserhardt, W. L., Enquist, B. J., … Catford, J.A., … Ordonez, A. (2023) Global beta-diversity of angiosperm trees is shaped by Quaternary climate change. Science Advances 9: eadd8553. link (open access)
— 2022 —
Catford, J.A., Wilson, J.R.U., Pyšek, P., Hulme, P.E. & Duncan, R.P. (2022) Addressing context dependence in ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 37: 158-170. link (open access) pdf SI
Catford J.A., Shepherd H.E.R., Tennant P. & Tilman D. (2022) Interplay of limiting factors explains context dependence in plant invasions. Authorea. link (open access preprint)
Fischer, S., Greet, J., Walsh, C.J., Catford, J.A. & Arndt, S.K. (2022) Riparian trees resprout regardless of timing and severity of disturbance by coppicing. Forest Ecology and Management 507: 119988. link author accepted version
Greet, J., Fischer, S., Walsh, C. J., Sammonds, M. & Catford, J.A. (2022) Restored river-floodplain connectivity promotes riparian tree maintenance and recruitment. Forest Ecology and Management 506: 119952. link (open access) pdf
Guo W.-Y., Serra-Diaz J.M., Schrodt F., Eiserhardt W.L., Maitner B.S., Merow C. … Catford, J.A., … & Svenning, J.C. (2022) High exposure of global tree diversity to human pressure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119: e2026733119. link
Latombe G., Catford J.A., Essl F., Lenzner B., Richardson D.M., Wilson J.R.U. & McGeoch, M.A. (2022) GIRAE: a Generalised approach for linking the total Impact of invasion to species’ Range, Abundance and per-unit Effects. Biological Invasions 24: 3147–3167. link (open access)
Mabey, A.L., Catford, J.A., Rius, M., Foggo, A. & Smale, D.A. (2022) Herbivory and functional traits suggest that enemy release is not an important mechanism driving invasion success of brown seaweeds. Biological Invasions. link (open access)
Maynard D., Bialic-Murphy L., Zohner C., Averill C., van den Hoogen J., Ma H., … Catford, J.A. … Crowther, T. (2022) Global relationships in tree functional traits. Nature Communications 13: 3185. link (open access)
Palma, E., Vesk, P.A. & Catford, J.A. (2022) Building trait datasets: effect of methodological choice on a study of invasion. Oecologia 199: 919–935. link (open access)
— 2021 —
Cuthbert, R.N., Bartlett, A.C., Turbelin, A., Haubrock, P.J., Diagne, C., Pattison, Z., Courchamp, F. & Catford, J.A. (2021) Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom. NeoBiota 67: 299-328. link (open access)
Cuthbert, R., Pattison, Z., Taylor, N.G., Verbrugge, L., Diagne, C. … Catford, J.A. … Courchamp, F. (2021) Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species. Science of The Total Environment. link (open access)
Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E., Wright, I., … Catford, J.A. … et al. (2021) AusTraits – a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data. link
Fischer, S., Greet, J., Walsh, C.J. & Catford, J.A. (2021) Restored river-floodplain connectivity promotes woody plant establishment. Forest Ecology and Management 493: 119264. link pdf
Fischer, S., Greet, J.O.E., Walsh, C.J. & Catford, J.A. (2021) Flood disturbance affects morphology and reproduction of woody riparian plants. Scientific Reports. link (open access)
Fristoe, T.S., Chytrý, M., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Heleno, R., Kreft, H. … Catford, J.A. … van Kleunen, M. (2021) Dimensions of invasiveness: links between abundance, geographic range size and habitat breadth in Europe’s alien and native floras. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118: e2021173118. link
Guerrero-Ramirez, N., Mommer, L., Freschet, G. T., Iversen, C. M., McCormack, M. L., Kattge, J., … Catford, J.A., … Weigelt, A. (2021) Global Root Traits (GRooT) Database. Global Ecology & Biogeography 30: 25– 37. link (open access)
Junaedi, D.I., Guillera-Arroita, G., Vesk, P.A., McCarthy, M.A., Burgman, M.A. & Catford, J.A. (2021) Traits explain invasion of alien plants into tropical rainforests. Ecology and Evolution 11: 3808-3819. link (open access) pdf
Latombe, G., Richardson, D.M., McGeoch, M. A. … Catford, J.A. … Hui, C. (2021) Mechanistic reconciliation of community and invasion ecology. Ecosphere 12: e03359. link (open access)
Novoa, A., Moodley, D., Catford, J.A., Golivets, M., Bufford, J., Essl, F., Lenzner, B., Pattison, Z. & Pyšek, P. (2021) Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated. NeoBiota 69: 75-78. link (open access)
Palma, E., Vesk, P.A., Baumgartner, J.B., White, M. & Catford, J.A. (2021) Plant functional traits reflect different dimensions of species invasiveness. Ecology 102: e03317. link
Palma, E., Yen, J., Vesk, P., Vila, M. & Catford, J.A. (2021) Introduction bias: Imbalance in species introductions may obscure the identification of traits associated with invasiveness. bioRxiv, 2021.2003.2022.436397. link
Palma, E., Mabey, A.L., Vesk, P.A. & Catford, J.A. (2021) Characterising invasive species. Handbook of Biosecurity and Invasive Species (ed R.A. Francis). Routledge. link
Ricciardi, A., Iacarella, J.C., Aldridge, D.C., Blackburn, T.M., Carlton, J.T., Catford, J.A., Dick, J.T.A., Hulme, P.E., Jeschke, J.M., Liebhold, A.M., Lockwood, J.L., MacIsaac, H.J., Meyerson, L.A., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M., Ruiz, G.M., Simberloff, D., Vilà, M. & Wardle, D.A. (2021) Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change. Environmental Reviews 29: 119-141. link (open access)
Radujković, D., Verbruggen, E., Seabloom, E., Bahn, M., Biederman, L., Borer, E., Boughton, E., Catford, J.A, … Vicca, S. (2021) Soil properties as key predictors of global grassland production: have we overlooked micronutrients? Ecology Letters 24: 2713-2725. link
Seabloom, E.W., Batzer, E., Chase, J.M., Harpole, W.S., Adler, P.B., Bagchi,S. … Catford, J.A. … Borer, E. T. (2021) Species loss due to nutrient addition increases with spatial scale in global grasslands. Ecology Letters 24: 2100-2112. link
Shepherd, H.E.R., Catford, J.A., Steele, M.N., Dumont, M.G., Mills, R.T.E., Hughes, P.D.M. & Robroek, B.J.M. (2021) Propagule availability drives post-wildfire recovery of peatland plant communities. Applied Vegetation Science 24: e12608. link (open access)
Spake, R., Soga, M., *Catford, J.A. & *Eigenbrod, F. (2021) Applying the stress gradient hypothesis to curb the spread of invasive bamboo. Journal of Applied Ecology 58: 1993-2003. link (open access)
Turbelin, A. & Catford, J.A. (2021) Invasive species and climate change. Climate Change: Observed Impacts on Planet Earth (ed T. Letcher). Elsevier (3rd ed), p. 515-539 link
Villellas, J., Ehrlén, J., Crone, E.E., Csergő, A.M., … Catford, J.A. … Buckley, Y.M. (2021) Phenotypic plasticity masks range-wide genetic differentiation for vegetative but not reproductive traits in a short-lived plant. Ecology Letters 24: 2378-2393. link (open access)
Xi, N., Adler, P. B., Chen, D., Wu, H., Catford, J.A., van Bodegom, P., Bahn, M., Crawford, K. & Chu, C. (2021) Relationships between plant-soil feedbacks and functional traits. Journal of Ecology 109: 3411-3423. link
— 2020 —
*Catford, J.A., *Dwyer, J.M., Palma, E., Cowles, J.M. & Tilman, D. (2020) Community diversity outweighs effect of warming on plant colonization. Global Change Biology 26: 3079-3090. link pdf
Diagne, C., Catford, J.A., Essl, F., Nuñez, M. & Courchamp, F. (2020) What are the costs of biological invasions? A complex topic requiring international and interdisciplinary expertise. NeoBiota 63: 25-37. link (open access)
Enders, M., Havemannd, F., Ruland, F., Bernard-Verdier, M., Catford, J.A., Gómez-Aparicio, L., … Mabey, A.L., … Palma, E., … Jeschke, J.M. (2020) A conceptual map of invasion biology: integrating hypotheses into a consensus network. Global Ecology & Biogeography 29: 978-991. link (open access)
Guo, W.-Y., Serra-Diaz, J. M., Schrodt, F., Eiserhardt, W. L., … Catford, J.A., … Svenning, J.-C. (2020). Half of the world’s tree biodiversity is unprotected and is increasingly threatened by human activities. bioRxiv 2020.2004.2021.052464 link
Guo, W.-Y., Serra-Diaz, J. M., Schrodt, F., Eiserhardt, W. L., … Catford, J.A., … Svenning, J.-C. (2020). Paleoclimate and current climate collectively shape the phylogenetic and functional diversity of trees worldwide. bioRxiv2020.2006.2002.128975 link
Jochum, M., Fischer, M., Isbell, F., Roscher, C., van der Plas, F. … Catford, J. A., … Manning, P. (2020) The results of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4: 1485-1494. link (open access) pdf
Johnson, D.P., Driscoll, D.A., Catford, J.A. & Gibbons, P. (2020) Fine-scale variables associated with the presence of native forbs in natural temperate grassland. Austral Ecology 45: 366-375. link
Keith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E., Bishop, M.J., … Catford, J.A., …. Kingsford, R.T. (2020). Indicative distribution maps for Ecological Functional Groups – Level 3 of IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Version 2.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3958934 link
Kattge, J. et al. (2020) TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology 26: 119-188. link (open access)
Novoa, A., Richardson, D.M., Pyšek, P., Meyerson, L.A. … Catford, J.A. … & Wilson, J.R.U. (2020) Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management. Biological Invasions 22: 1801–1820. link (open access)
O’Reilly-Nugent, A., Wandrag, E., Catford, J.A., Gruber, B., Driscoll, D. & Duncan, R. (2020) Measuring competitive impact: joint-species modelling of invaded plant communities. Journal of Ecology 108: 449-459. link
Pinto-Ledezma, J.N., Villalobos, F., Reich, P.B., Catford, J.A., Larkin, D.J. & Cavender-Bares, J. (2020) Testing Darwin’s Naturalization Conundrum based on taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional dimensions of vascular plants. Ecological Monographs 4: e01420. link
Pyšek, P., Bacher, S., Kühn, I., Novoa, A., Catford, J.A., Hulme, P.E., Pergl, J., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U. & Blackburn, T.M. (2020) MAcroecological Framework for Invasive Aliens (MAFIA): disentangling large-scale context dependence in biological invasions. NeoBiota 62: 407-461. link (open access)
Smith, A.L., Hodkinson, T.R., Villellas, J., Catford, J.A., Csergő, A.M., Blomberg, S.P., … & Buckley, Y.M. (2020) Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117: 4218-4227. link
Wandrag, E.M., Bates, S.E., Barrett, L. G., Catford, J.A., Thrall, P.H., van der Putten, W. H., & Duncan, R.P. (2020) Phylogenetic signals and predictability in plant-soil feedbacks. New Phytologist 228: 1440-1449. link
Wandrag, E.M. & Catford, J.A. (2020) Competition between native and non-native plants. Role of Biotic Interactions in Plant Invasions (eds D.M. Richardson & A. Traveset). CABI. link
Xu, W.-B., Guo, W.-Y., Serra-Diaz, J.M., Schrodt, F., Eiserhardt, W.L., Enquist, B.J., Maitner, B.S., Merow, C., Violle, C., … Catford, J.A., … Svenning, J.-C. & Ordonez, A. (2020) Quaternary climate change explains global patterns of tree beta-diversity. bioRxiv, 2020.2011.2014.382846. link
— 2019 —
Catford, J.A., Smith, A.L., Wragg, P.D., Clark, A.T., Kosmala, M., Cavender-Bares, J., Reich, P.B. & Tilman, D. (2019) Traits linked with species invasiveness and community invasibility vary with time, stage and indicator of invasion in a long-term grassland experiment. Ecology Letters 22: 593-604. link pdf
Catford, J.A. & Jones, L.P. (2019) Grassland invasion in a changing climate. Grasslands and Climate Change (eds D.J. Gibson & J. Newman). Cambridge University Press, p. 149-172. link pdf
Dawson, S.K., Catford, J.A., Berney, P., Kingsford, R.T. & Capon, S.J. (2019) Land-use alters soil propagule banks of wetlands down the soil depth profile. Marine and Freshwater Research 71: 191-201. link
Driscoll, D.A. & Catford, J.A. (2019) Weed risk set to rise. Austral Ecology 44: 1103-1107. link
Jochum, M. … Catford, J.A. & 36 others (2019) The results of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning experiments are realistic. bioRxiv 725812. link
Kimmel, K., Dee, L., Tilman, D., Aubin, I., Boenisch, G., Catford, J.A., Kattge, J. & Isbell, F. (2019) Chronic fertilization and irrigation gradually and increasingly restructure grassland communities. Ecosphere 3: e02625. link (open access)
O’Loughlin, L.S., Gooden, B., Foster, C.N., MacGregor, C.I., Catford, J.A. & Lindenmayer, D.B. (2019) Invasive shrub re-establishment following management has contrasting effects on biodiversity. Scientific Reports 9: 4083. link (open access) pdf
Ruhi, A., Catford, J.A., Cross, W.F., Escoriza, D. & Olden, J.D. (2019) Understanding the nexus between hydrological alteration and biological invasions. Multiple Stressors in River Ecosystems (eds S. Sabater, A. Elosegi & R. Ludwig). Academic Press, Elsevier, p. 45-64. link pdf
Wandrag, E.M., Catford, J.A. & Duncan, R.P. (2019) Quantifying niche availability, niche overlap and competition for recruitment sites in plant populations without explicit knowledge of niche axes. Journal of Ecology 107: 1791-1803. link pdf
— 2018 —
Catford, J.A., Bode, M. & Tilman, D. (2018) Introduced species that overcome life history tradeoffs can cause native extinctions. Nature Communications 9: 2131 link pdf —–> For an accompanying cartoon in English, Indonesian, Spanish, German, Chinese
Becerra, P.I., Catford, J.A., Inderjit, Luce, M., Andonian, K., Aschehoug, E.T., Montesinos, D. & Callaway, R.M. (2018) Inhibitory effects of Eucalyptus globulus on understory plant growth and species richness are greater in non-native regions. Global Ecology & Biogeography 27: 68-76. link pdf
Binder, S., Isbell, F., Polasky, S., Catford, J.A. & Tilman, D. (2018) Grassland biodiversity can pay. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115: link pdf
.Craven, D. & 37 others (2018) Multiple facets of biodiversity drive the diversity-stability relationship. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2: 1579–1587. link
Foster, C.N., Barton, P.S., MacGregor, C.I., Catford, J.A., Blanchard, W. & Lindenmayer, D. B. (2018) Effects of fire regime on plant species richness and composition differ among forest, woodland and heath vegetation. Applied Vegetation Science 21: 132-143. link Runner up in 2018 Editors’ Award
Johnson, D.P., Catford, J.A., Driscoll, D.A. & Gibbons, P. (2018) Seed addition and biomass removal key to restoring native forbs in degraded temperate grassland. Applied Vegetation Science 21: 219-228. link
Junaedi, D.I., McCarthy, M.A., Guillera-Arroita, G., Catford, J.A. & Burgman, M.A. (2018) Traits influence detection of exotic plant species in tropical forests. PLOS ONE 13 (8): e0202254. link pdf
O’Reilly-Nugent, A., Wandrag, E., Catford, J.A., Gruber, B., Driscoll, D. & Duncan, R. (2018) Measuring impact: joint-species modelling of invaded plant communities. EcoEvoRxiv Preprints. link (open access)
— 2017 —
Catford, J.A., Roberts, J., Capon, S.J., Froend, R.H., Windecker, S.M. & Douglas, M.M. (2017) Wetland vegetation of inland Australia. Australian Vegetation (ed. D.A. Keith), 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, p. 490-515. link author copy (Table 1, figures)
Catford, J.A. (2017) Hydrological impacts of biological invasions. Impact of Biological Invasions on Ecosystem Services (eds P.E. Hulme & M. Vilà). Springer, p. 63-80. link pdf
Dawson, S.K., Warton, D., Kingsford, R.T., Berney, P., Keith, D.A. & Catford, J.A. (2017) Plant traits of propagule banks and standing vegetation reveal flooding alleviates impacts of agriculture on wetland restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1907-1918. link
Dawson, S., Kingsford, R., Berney, P., Keith, D.A., Hemmings, F., Warton, D., Waters, C. & Catford, J.A. (2017) Frequent inundation helps counteract land use impacts on wetland propagule banks. Applied Vegetation Science. link
Dawson, S., Kingsford, R., Berney, P., Catford, J.A., Keith, D.A., Stoklosa, J. & Hemmings, F. (2017) Contrasting influences of inundation and land use on the rate of floodplain restoration. Aquatic Conservation. link
Gippel, C., Zhang, Y., Qu,X., Bond, N., Kong, W., Leigh, C., Catford, J.A., Speed, R. & Wei, M. (2017) Design of a national river health assessment program for China. Decision Making in Water Resources Policy and Management: An Australian Perspective (eds B. Hart & J. Doolan). Elsevier. link
Inderjit, Catford, J.A., Kalisz, S., Simberloff, D.S. & Wardle, D.A. (2017) A framework for understanding human-driven vegetation change. Oikos 126: 1687-1698. link pdf
Leishman, M.R., Gallagher, R.V., Catford, J.A., Morgan, J.W., Grice, A.C. & Setterfield, S.A. (2017) Invasive plants and pathogens in Australia. Australian Vegetation (ed. D.A. Keith), 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press, p. 207-229. link
Lindenmayer, D.B., …. Catford, J.A. and 67 others (2017) Save Australia’s ecological research. Science 357: 557. link
Lindenmayer, D.B., Wood, J., MacGregor, C., Hobbs, R.J. & Catford, J.A. (2017) Non-target impacts of weed control on birds, mammals and reptiles. Ecosphere 8: e01804. link pdf
Palma, E., Catford, J.A., Corlett, R., Duncan, R., Hahs, A., McCarthy, M., McDonnell, M., Thompson, K., Williams, N. & Vesk, P.A. (2017) Functional trait changes in the floras of 11 cities across the globe in response to urbanization. Ecography 40: 875-886. link
Shackelford, N., Starzomski, B., Banning, N., Battaglia, L., Becker, A., Bellingham, P., Bestelmeyer, B., Catford, J.A., Dwyer, J., Dynesius, M., Gilmour, J., Hallett, L.M., Hobbs, R.J., Price, J., Sasaki, T., Tanner, E. & Standish, R.J. (2017) Isolation predicts compositional change after discrete disturbances in a global meta-study. Ecography 40: 1256-1266. link
— 2016 —
Buckley, Y.M. & Catford, J.A. (2016) Does the biogeographical origin of species matter? Ecological effects of native and non-native species and the use of origin to guide management. Journal of Ecology 104: 4-17. abstract pdf
Catford, J.A., Baumgartner, J.B., Vesk, P.A., White, M., Buckley, Y.M. & McCarthy, M.A. (2016) Disentangling the four demographic dimensions of species invasiveness. Journal of Ecology 104: 1745–1758. abstract pdf
Catford, J.A. (2016) Using management to determine drivers of alien plant invasion and limits to native restoration. Applied Vegetation Science 19: 5-6. abstract pdf
Catford, J.A. & Kyle, G. (2016) Alien plant invasions in Australia’s riparian ecosystems. Vegetation of Australia’s Riverine Landscapes: Biology, Ecology & Management (eds S.J. Capon, C. James & M. Reid). CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, p. 325-342. link Author copy (Table 1)
Dawson, S.K., Fisher, A., Lucas, R., Hutchinson, D.K., Berney, P., Keith, D., Catford, J.A. & Kingsford, R.T. (2016) Remote sensing measures restoration successes but canopy heights lag in restoring floodplain vegetation. Remote Sensing 8: 542. link pdf
— 2015 —
Driscoll, D.A., Catford, J.A., Barney, J.N., Hulme, P.E., Inderjit, Martin, T.G., Pauchard, A., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M., Riley, S. & Visser, V. (2015) Reply to Proença et al: Sown biodiverse pastures are not a universal solution to invasion risk. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. link pdf
Lindenmayer, D.B., Wood, J., MacGregor, C., Buckley, Y.M., Dexter, N., Fortescue, M., Hobbs, R.J. & Catford, J.A. (2015) A long-term experimental case study of the ecological and cost effectiveness of invasive plant management in achieving conservation goals: Bitou Bush control in Booderee National Park in eastern Australia. PLoS ONE 10: e0128482. link pdf
— 2014 —
Catford, J.A. & Jansson, R. (2014) Drowned, buried and carried away: effects of plant traits on the distribution of native and alien species in riparian ecosystems (Tansley Review). New Phytologist 204: 19-36. abstract pdf
Catford, J.A., Morris, W.K., Vesk, P.A., Gippel, C.J. & Downes, B.J. (2014) Species and environmental characteristics point to flow regulation and drought as drivers of riparian plant invasion. Diversity and Distributions 20: 1084-1096. abstract pdf appendices R code
Driscoll, D. & Catford, J. (2014) Invasive plants: New pasture plants pose weed risk. Correspondence. Nature 516: 37. link pdf
Driscoll, D.A., Catford, J.A., Barney, J.N., Hulme, P.E., Inderjit, Martin, T.G., Pauchard, A., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M., Riley, S. & Visser, V. (2014) New pasture plants intensify invasive species risk. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111: 16622-16627. abstract pdf video Featured in Nature as a Research Highlight.
— 2013 —
Capon S.J., Chambers L.E., Mac Nally R., Naiman R.J., Davies P., Marshall N., Pittock J., Reid M., Capon T., Douglas M., Catford J.A., Baldwin D., Stewardson M., Roberts J. & Parsons M. (2013). Riparian ecosystems in the 21st Century: hotspots for climate change adaptation? Ecosystems 16: 359-381. abstract pdf
Catford, J.A., Naiman, R.J., Chambers, L.E., Roberts, J., Douglas, M.M. & Davies, P.M. (2013) Predicting novel riparian ecosystems in a changing climate. Ecosystems 16: 382-400. abstract pdf
— 2012 —
Catford, J.A., Daehler, C.C., Murphy, H.T., Sheppard, A.W., Hardesty, B.D., Westcott, D.A., Rejmánek, M., Bellingham, P.J., Pergl, J., Horvitz, C.C. & Hulme, P.E. (2012) The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: implications for species richness and management. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 14: 231-241. abstract pdf
Catford, J.A., Vesk, P.A., Richardson, D.M. & Pyšek, P. (2012) Quantifying levels of biological invasion: towards the objective classification of invaded and invasible ecosystems. Global Change Biology 18: 44-62. abstract pdf
— 2011 —
Catford, J.A., Vesk, P.A., White, M. & Wintle, B.A. (2011) Environmental and geographic characteristics can predict hotspots of plant invasion. Diversity and Distributions 17 : 1099-1110 abstract pdf appendices
Catford, J.A., Downes, B.J., Gippel, C.J. & Vesk, P.A. (2011) Flow regulation reduces native plant cover and facilitates exotic invasion in riparian wetlands. Journal of Applied Ecology 48: 432-442. abstract pdf appendices
Schäfer, R., Cooke, S., Arlinghaus, R., Bonada, N., Brischoux, F., Casper, A., Catford, J.A. & Rolland, V. (2011) Early career researchers’ perspectives on the current and future state of the scientific publication process in ecology – a response to Statzner & Resh. Freshwater Biology 56: 2405-2412. abstract pdf
Simberloff, D., … Catford, J.A. and 139 others (2011) Non-natives: 141 scientists object. Correspondence. Nature 475: 36 pdf signatories
— 2010 and earlier —
Catford, J.A. & Downes, B.J. (2010) Using multi-scale species distribution data to infer drivers of biological invasion in riparian wetlands. Diversity and Distributions 16: 20-32. abstract pdf
Catford, J.A., Jansson, R. & Nilsson, C. (2009) Reducing redundancy in invasion ecology by integrating hypotheses into a single theoretical framework. Diversity and Distributions 15: 22‐40. ISI Highly Cited Paper. abstract pdf
Catford, J.A., Walsh, C.J. & Beardall, J. (2007) Catchment urbanization increases benthic microalgal biomass in streams under controlled light conditions. Aquatic Sciences 69: 511‐522. abstract pdf
Selection of general science publications
UK Parliament POST (2022) Invasive non-native species. POSTNOTE No 673. (Catford as contributor & reviewer). link
Catford, J.A. & Early, R. (2019) Invasive Species Week: UK Invasions in a Changing Climate. Blog post for British Ecological Society. link
Catford, J.A. & Jones, L. (2019) Species invasions and climate change: can grasslands cope?Blog post for Journal of Ecology. link
Driscoll, D. A. & Catford, J. A. (2015) Perversity in the pasture. Australasian Science 36: 48. link
Driscoll, D. A. & Catford, J. A. (2015) Perversity in the pasture: guarding against new pasture varieties becoming tomorrow’s environmental disasters. Decision Point: 4-5 link
Driscoll D.A. & Catford J.A. (2014). Feed or weed? New pastures are sowing problems for the future. The Conversation. 4 November. link
Driscoll D.A. & Catford J.A. (2014). Weed risk set to rise: New plant varieties bred for pasture will worsen the weed problem. Ecological Society of Australia Hot Topics. link
Driscoll, D.A. & Catford, J.A. (2014) Feed or weed? New pastures are sowing problems for the future. Newsletter of the Weed Management Society of South Australia WeedWise 15: 2-3
Standish, R., Shackelford, N. & Catford, J.A. (2014). Taking resilience back to its ecological roots. Decision Point 77: 14 link
Catford, J.A. (2013) “Where are the goal posts now? Setting environmental objectives in novel ecosystems” Decision Point 71: 8-9 link
Catford, J.A. (2013) “Gauging the extent of ecosystem novelty: Measuring levels of biological invasion” Decision Point 71: 10-11 link
Catford, J.A. (2012) “Managing the Murray’s water to combat invasive species” H2O Thinking, eWater CRC link
Catford, J.A. (2012) “Causes, impacts and ways to manage exotic plant invasion along the River Murray” Inland Rivers Network News Summer 2012, page 9. link
Catford, J.A. (2010) “River health pilot study in the Pearl River basin” ACEDP Newsletter 9, Australia China Environment Development Partnership, Australian Government AusAid and Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China. link.
Catford, J.A. (2009) “A general theory of invasions: Drawing up an invasion hotspots map” AEDA Decision Point 32: 8-9. link
Catford, J. (2006) Ecohydrology: Vegetation Function, Water and Resource Management [Book review]. Austral Ecology 31: 1028–1029. pdf
Selection of major reports
Bond, N., Gippel, C.J., Catford, J.A., Liu, L., Liu, B., Lian, H., Huang, Y. (2012) “Preliminary environmental flows assessment for the Li River” Australia-China Environment Development Partnership, International Water Centre. River Health and Environmental Flow in China; Project Code: P0018
Speed, R., Binney, Pusey, B., Catford, J.A. (2011) “ACEDP project report: Policy measures, mechanisms and framework for addressing environmental flows” Australia-China Environment Development Partnership, International Water Centre. River Health and Environmental Flow in China; Project Code: P0018
Bond, N., Gippel, C.J., Catford, J.A., Speed, R., Bunn, S. (2011) “ACEDP sub-project report: Assessment of river health in the Pearl River Basin (Gui sub-catchment)” Australia-China Environment Development Partnership, International Water Centre. River Health and Environmental Flow in China; Project Code: P0018
Gippel, C.J., Catford, J.A., Bond, N., Zhang, Y., Qu, X., Kong, W., Liu, W. (2011) River health assessment in China: Development of physical form indicators. Australia-China Environment Development Partnership, International Water Centre. River Health and Environmental Flow in China; Project Code: P0018
Leigh C., Qu X.D., Zhang Y., Kong W.J., Meng W., Hanington P.J., Speed R., Gippel C.J., Bond N.R., Catford J.A., Bunn S.E. & Close P.G. (2011). Assessment of river health in the Liao River Basin (Taizi sub-catchment). In: River Health and Environmental Flow in China Project. Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science and International Water Centre, Brisbane.