The University of Queensland

The unequal burden of human-wildlife conflict

Braczkowski, Alexander R., O'Bryan, Christopher J., Lessmann, Christian, Rondinini, Carlo, Crysell, Anna P., Gilbert, Sophie, Stringer, Martin, Gibson, Luke and Biggs, Duan (2023). The unequal burden of human-wildlife conflict. Communications Biology, 6 (1) 182, 182. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04493-y

Conservation implications and opportunities of mining activities for terrestrial mammal habitat

Sonter, Laura J., Lloyd, Thomas J., Kearney, Stephen G., Di Marco, Moreno, O'Bryan, Christopher J., Valenta, Richard K. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Conservation implications and opportunities of mining activities for terrestrial mammal habitat. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (12). doi: 10.1111/csp2.12806

Human impacts on the world’s raptors

O’Bryan, Christopher J., Allan, James R., Suarez-Castro, Andres Felipe, Delsen, Dobrochna M., Buij, Ralph, McClure, Christopher J. W., Rehbein, Jose A., Virani, Munir Z., McCabe, Jennifer D., Tyrrell, Peter, Negret, Pablo J., Greig, Chris, Brehony, Peadar and Kissling, W. Daniel (2022). Human impacts on the world’s raptors. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 624896, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.624896

Body-size and aerial basking dynamics of the Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera) in a human-modified landscape in Tennessee, USA

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Hamed, M. Kevin, Laughlin, Thomas F. and Coffey, J. Wallace (2022). Body-size and aerial basking dynamics of the Spiny Softshell (Apalone spinifera) in a human-modified landscape in Tennessee, USA. Journal of North American Herpetology, 2022 1, 8-13.

Invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) as a human‐mediated source of soil carbon emissions: Uncertainties and future directions

O’Bryan, Christopher J., Patton, Nicholas R., Hone, Jim, Lewis, Jesse S., Berdejo‐Espinola, Violeta, Risch, Derek R., Holden, Matthew H. and McDonald‐Madden, Eve (2021). Invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) as a human‐mediated source of soil carbon emissions: Uncertainties and future directions. Global Change Biology, 28 (3), e1-e3. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15992

How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil

de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Watson, James E. M., Williams, Brooke A., Allan, James R., O'Bryan, Christopher J. and Maxwell, Sean L. (2021). How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil. Biological Conservation, 260 109214, 109214. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109214

Unrecognized threat to global soil carbon by a widespread invasive species

O’Bryan, Christopher J., Patton, Nicholas R., Hone, Jim, Lewis, Jesse S., Berdejo‐Espinola, Violeta, Risch, Derek R., Holden, Matthew H. and McDonald‐Madden, Eve (2021). Unrecognized threat to global soil carbon by a widespread invasive species. Global Change Biology, 28 (3) gcb.15769, 1-6. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15769

Evidence for increasing human-wildlife conflict despite a financial compensation scheme on the edge of a Ugandan National Park

Braczkowski, Alexander, Fattebert, Julien, Schenk, Ralph, O'Bryan, Christopher, Biggs, Duan and Maron, Martine (2020). Evidence for increasing human-wildlife conflict despite a financial compensation scheme on the edge of a Ugandan National Park. Conservation Science and Practice, 2 (12) e309. doi: 10.1111/csp2.309

The importance of indigenous peoples’ lands for the conservation of terrestrial mammals

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Garnett, Stephen T., Fa, John E., Leiper, Ian, Rehbein, Jose, Fernández‐Llamazares, Álvaro, Jackson, Micha V., Jonas, Harry D., Brondizio, Eduardo S., Burgess, Neil D., Robinson, Catherine J., Zander, Kerstin K., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E.M. (2020). The importance of indigenous peoples’ lands for the conservation of terrestrial mammals. Conservation Biology, 35 (3) cobi.13620, 1002-1008. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13620

Conservation epidemiology of predators and scavengers to reduce zoonotic risk

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Braczkowski, Alexander R., Magalhães, Ricardo J. Soares and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2020). Conservation epidemiology of predators and scavengers to reduce zoonotic risk. The Lancet Planetary Health, 4 (8), e304-e305. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30166-2

Intense human pressure is widespread across terrestrial vertebrate ranges

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Allan, James R., Holden, Matthew, Sanderson, Christopher, Venter, Oscar, Di Marco, Moreno, McDonald-Madden, Eve and Watson, James E.M. (2020). Intense human pressure is widespread across terrestrial vertebrate ranges. Global Ecology and Conservation, 21 e00882, e00882. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00882

Erratum: Correction: Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates (PLoS biology (2019) 17 3 (e3000158))

Allan, James R., Watson, James E M, Marco, Moreno Di, O'Bryan, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P., Atkinson, Scott C. and Venter, Oscar (2019). Erratum: Correction: Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates (PLoS biology (2019) 17 3 (e3000158)). PLoS Biology, 17 (12) e3000598. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000598

The ayahuasca tourism boom: an undervalued demand driver for jaguar body parts?

Braczkowski, Alexander, Ruzo, Andrés, Sanchez, Fatima, Castagnino, Romi, Brown, Chip, Guynup, Sharon, Winter, Steve, Gandy, Devlin and O'Bryan, Christopher (2019). The ayahuasca tourism boom: an undervalued demand driver for jaguar body parts?. Conservation Science and Practice, 1 (12) e126. doi: 10.1111/csp2.126

The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Holden, Matthew H. and Watson, James E.M. (2019). The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being. Ecology Letters, 22 (9) ele.13288, 1340-1348. doi: 10.1111/ele.13288

Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates

Allan, James R., Watson, James E. M., Di Marco, Moreno, O’Bryan, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P., Atkinson, Scott C. and Venter, Oscar (2019). Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates. PLOS Biology, 17 (3) e3000158, e3000158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000158

Reach and messages of the world's largest ivory burn

Braczkowski, Alexander, Holden, Matthew H., O'Bryan, Christopher, Choi, Chi-Yeung, Gan, Xiaojing, Beesley, Nicholas, Gao, Yufang, Allan, James, Tyrrell, Peter, Stiles, Daniel, Brehony, Peadar, Meney, Revocatus, Brink, Henry, Takashina, Nao, Lin, Ming-Ching, Lin, Hsien-Yung, Rust, Niki, Salmo, Severino G., Watson, James Em, Kahumbu, Paula, Maron, Martine, Possingham, Hugh P. and Biggs, Duan (2018). Reach and messages of the world's largest ivory burn. Conservation Biology, 32 (4), 765-773. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13097

Author correction: The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Braczkowski, Alexander R., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Carter, Neil H., Watson, James E. M. and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2018). Author correction: The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2 (5), 911-911. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0527-1

Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India

Braczkowski, Alexander R., O'Bryan, Christopher J., Stringer, Martin J., Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Beyer, Hawthorne L. (2018). Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 16 (3), 176-182. doi: 10.1002/fee.1776

Leopards in a city park in India may help lower human injuries and deaths from stray dog bites

O'Bryan, Christopher and Braczkowski, Alexander Richard (2018, 03 08). Leopards in a city park in India may help lower human injuries and deaths from stray dog bites The Conversation

The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being

O’Bryan, Christopher J., Braczkowski, Alexander R., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Carter, Neil H., Watson, James E. M. and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2018). The contribution of predators and scavengers to human well-being. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2 (2), 229-236. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0421-2

Documentation of unusual movement behaviour of the indigo snake drymarchon couperi (Holbrook, 1842) (squamata: Colubridae), an upland species, in a pastureland matrix of the USA

O’Bryan, Christopher J. (2017). Documentation of unusual movement behaviour of the indigo snake drymarchon couperi (Holbrook, 1842) (squamata: Colubridae), an upland species, in a pastureland matrix of the USA. Herpetology Notes, 10, 317-318.

Novel habitat use supports population maintenance in a reconfigured landscape

O'Bryan, C. J., Homyack, J. A., Baldwin, R. F., Kanno, Y. and Harrison, A. -L. (2016). Novel habitat use supports population maintenance in a reconfigured landscape. Ecosphere, 7 (3) e01228, e01228. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.1228

Community occupancy of herpetofauna in roadside ditches in a managed pine landscape

Homyack, Jessica A., O'Bryan, Christopher J., Thornton, Jamie E. and Baldwin, Robert F. (2016). Community occupancy of herpetofauna in roadside ditches in a managed pine landscape. Forest Ecology and Management, 361, 346-357. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2015.11.037

Apalone spinifera (Spiny Softshell)

O'Bryan, Chris J., Hamed, M. Kevin, Coffey, J. Wallace, Rowell, Brent and Laughlin, Thomas F. (2015). Apalone spinifera (Spiny Softshell). Herpetological Review, 46 (3), 214-214.

Anuran assemblages associated with roadside ditches in a managed pine landscape

Homyack, Jessica A., O'Bryan, Christopher J., Thornton, Jamie E. and Baldwin, Robert F. (2014). Anuran assemblages associated with roadside ditches in a managed pine landscape. Forest Ecology and Management, 334, 217-231. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.035

Further presence of ranavirus infection in amphibian populations of Tennessee, USA

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Gray, Matthew J. and Brooks, Chad S. (2012). Further presence of ranavirus infection in amphibian populations of Tennessee, USA. Herpetological Review, 43 (2), 293-295.

Southwest Virginia's first winter nest record of barn owl (Tyto alba)

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Jones, Andrew W. and Coffey, J. Wallace (2008). Southwest Virginia's first winter nest record of barn owl (Tyto alba). The Raven, 79 1, 3-4.

Losing a calf to wolves in Sweden hurts. But if lions take one in Uganda, a farming family’s income is gone

Braczkowski, Alexander Richard , O'Bryan, Christopher J. , Biggs, Duan and Gilbert, Sophie (2023, 02 24). Losing a calf to wolves in Sweden hurts. But if lions take one in Uganda, a farming family’s income is gone The Conversation

Los jabalíes, una de las especies invasoras más dañinas, liberan cada año las mismas emisiones que un millón de automoviles

O'Bryan, Christopher J., McDonald-Madden, Eve, Hone, Jim, Holden, Matthew H. and Patton, Nicholas R. (2021, 07 23). Los jabalíes, una de las especies invasoras más dañinas, liberan cada año las mismas emisiones que un millón de automoviles The Conversation

‘One of the most damaging invasive species on Earth’: wild pigs release the same emissions as 1 million cars each year

O'Bryan, Christopher J., McDonald-Madden, Eve, Hone, Jim , Holden, Matthew H. and Nicholas R. Patton (2021, 07 20). ‘One of the most damaging invasive species on Earth’: wild pigs release the same emissions as 1 million cars each year The Conversation

Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation

Braczkowski, Alexander Richard, O'Bryan, Christopher, Biggs, Duan, Fattebert, Julien and Maron, Martine (2021, 01 12). Why paying people to tolerate wildlife is not the magic bullet for conservation The Conversation

Un esfuerzo pionero para salvar al pangolín de la extinción

Braczkowski, Alexander Richard , O'Bryan, Christopher J., Biggs, Duan and Jansen, Raymond (2020, 06 07). Un esfuerzo pionero para salvar al pangolín de la extinción The Conversation

The exposure and contribution of predators and scavengers to humans

O'Bryan, Christopher Joel (2020). The exposure and contribution of predators and scavengers to humans. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.204

‘Intense’ human pressure is widespread among terrestrial vertebrates, study finds

O'Bryan, Christopher J. and Watson, James (2020, 02 27). ‘Intense’ human pressure is widespread among terrestrial vertebrates, study finds Mongabay

Guns, snares and bulldozers: new map reveals hotspots for harm to wildlife

Allan, James , O'Bryan, Christopher J. and Watson, James (2019, 03 13). Guns, snares and bulldozers: new map reveals hotspots for harm to wildlife The Conversation

Helping farmers and reducing car crashes: the surprising benefits of predators

O'Bryan, Christopher, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Watson, James and Carter, Neil (2018, 04 23). Helping farmers and reducing car crashes: the surprising benefits of predators The Conversation

Ivory up in flames, but who really noticed? How messages on elephant poaching might be missed

Holden, Matthew H., Braczkowski, Alexander Richard, O'Bryan, Christopher, Biggs, Duan, Possingham, Hugh, Allan, James and Watson, James (2018, 03 12). Ivory up in flames, but who really noticed? How messages on elephant poaching might be missed The Conversation

We should embrace scavengers and predators

O'Bryan, Christopher J. and Watson, James (2018, 03 09). We should embrace scavengers and predators Scientific American