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Research Papers

Eldridge, D.J. (in press). The resource coupling role of animal foraging pits in semi-arid woodlands. Ecohydrology (in press). 

Eldridge, D.J., Val, J. and James, A.I. (2011). Abiotic effects predominate under prolonged livestock–induced disturbance. Austral Ecology 36 (in press).

Kwok, A.B.C., Eldridge, D.J. and Oliver, I.A. (in press). Do landscape health indices reflect arthropod biodiversity status in the eucalypt woodlands of eastern Australia? Austral Ecology (in press)

Martin, W.K., Eldridge, D.J. and Murray, P.A. (in press). Bird assemblages in remnant and revegetated habitats in an extensively cleared landscape, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Pacific Conservation Biology (in press)

Borchard, P., Wright, I.A. and Eldridge, D.J. (2010). Wombats and domestic livestock as potential vectors of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in an agricultural riparian area. Australian Journal of Zoology 58: 150-153.

Daryanto, S. and Eldridge, D.J. (2010). Plant and soil surface responses to a combination of shrub removal and grazing in a shrub-encroached woodland. Journal of Environmental Management 91: 2639-2648.

Eldridge, D.J., Bowker, M.A, Maestre, F.T., Alonso, P., Mau, R.L., Papadopoulos, J. and Escudero, A. (2010). Interactive effects of three ecosystem engineers on infiltration in a semi-arid Mediterranean grassland. Ecosystems 13: 495-510.

Eldridge, D.J. and Lunt, I.D. (2010). Resilience of soil seed banks to site degradation in intermittently flooded riverine woodlands. Journal of Vegetation Science 21, 157-166

James, A.I., Eldridge, D.J. and Moseby K.E. (2010). Foraging pits, litter, and plant germination in an arid shrubland. Journal of Arid Environments 74, 516-520.

Leary, T., Kwok, A., Khan, B., Ibbetson, P. (2010) Yuppy bandicoots of inner west Sydney—in hiding or urban renewal? In: The natural history of Sydney eds. D. Lunney, P. Hutchings and D. Hochuli. Royal Zoological Society of NSW, Mosman, Australia. pp. 415-425. in press).

Eldridge, D.J., Whitford, W.G. and Duval, B.D. (2009). Animal disturbances promote shrub maintenance in a desertified grassland Journal of Ecology 97, 1302-1307.

James, A.I., Eldridge, D.J. and Hill, B. (2009) Animal foraging pits as sinks for litter and nutrients in an Australian desert shrubland. Ecography 32, 23-32.

Eldridge, D.J. and Whitford, W.G. (2009). Soil disturbance by native animals along grazing gradients in an arid grassland. Journal of Arid Environments 73, 1144-1148.

Eldridge, D.J. and James, A.I. (2009). Soil-disturbance by native animals plays a critical role in maintaining healthy Australian landscapes. Ecological Management and Restoration 10, S27-S34.

Eldridge, D.J. and Whitford, W.G. (2009). Badger (Taxidea taxus) disturbances increase soil heterogeneity in a degraded shrub-steppe ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments 73, 66-73.

Miller, E., Prober, S.M., Lunt, I.D. and Eldridge, D.J. (2009). Frequent fire promotes diversity and cover of biological soil crusts in a derived temperate grassland. Oecologia 159, 827-838.

Eldridge, D.J. (2009) Badger (Taxidea taxus) mounds affect soil hydrological properties in a degraded shrub-steppe. American Midland Naturalist 161, 350-358.

Eldridge, D.J. and Koen, T.B. (2008). Formation of nutrient-poor soil patches in a semi-arid woodland by the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.). Austral Ecology. 33, 88-98.

Eldridge, D.J. and Kwok, A.B.C. (2008). Soil disturbance by animals at varying spatial scales in a semi-arid Australian woodland. The Rangeland Journal 30, 327-337.

James, A.I., Eldridge, D.J., Koen, T.B. and Whitford, W.G. (2008). Landscape position moderates how ant nests affect hydrology and soil chemistry across a Chihuahuan Desert watershed. Landscape Ecology 23, 961-975.

Williams, W.J., Eldridge, D.J. and Alchin, B.M. (2008). Grazing and drought reduce cyanobacterial soil crusts in an Australian Acacia woodland. Journal of Arid Environments 72, 1062-1071.

Deines, L., Rosentreter, R., Eldridge, D.J. and Serpe, M.D. (2007). Germination and seedling establishment of two annual grasses on lichen-dominated biological soil crusts. Plant and Soil 295, 23-35.

Eldridge, D.J, and Mensinga, A. (2007). Foraging pits of the Short-Beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) as small-scale patches in a semi-arid Australian box woodland. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 39, 1055-1065.

James, A.I. and Eldridge, D.J. (2007). Reintroduction of fossorial native mammals and potential impacts on ecosystem processes in an Australian desert landscape. Biological Conservation 138, 351-359.

Lunt, I.D., Eldridge, D.J., Morgan, J.W. and Will, G.B. (2007). A framework to predict the effects of livestock grazing and grazing exclusion on conservation values in natural ecosystems in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 55, 401-415.

Semple, W.S., Koen, T.B., Eldridge, D.J., Düttmer, K.M. and Parker, B. (2006). Variation in soil properties on two partially revegetated saline scalds. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46, 1279-1289.

Eldridge, D.J., Freudenberger, D. and Koen, T.B. (2006). Diversity and abundance of biological soil crust taxa in relation to fine and coarse-scale disturbances in a grassy eucalypt woodland in eastern Australia. Plant and Soil 281, 255-268.

Thompson, W.A., Eldridge, D.J. and Bonser, S.R. (2006). Structure of biological soil crust communities in Callitris glaucophylla woodlands of New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Vegetation Science 17, 271-280.

Eldridge, D.J., Constantinides, C. and Vine, A. (2006). Short-term vegetation and soil responses to mechanical destruction of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) warrens in an Australian box woodland. Restoration Ecology 14, 50-59.

Thompson, W.A. and Eldridge, D.J. 2005. Plant cover and composition in relation to density of Callitris glaucophylla (white cypress pine) along a rainfall gradient in eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 53, 545-554.

Thompson, W.A. and Eldridge, D.J. (2005). White cypress pine (Callitris glaucophylla): a review of its roles in landscape and ecological processes in eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 53, 555-570.

Eldridge, D.J. and Wong, V.N.L. (2004). Clumped and isolated trees influence soil nutrient levels in an Australian temperate box woodland. Plant and Soil 270, 331-342.

Eldridge, D.J. and Freudenberger, D. (2005). Ecosystem wicks: woodland trees enhance water flow in a fragmented agricultural landscape in eastern Australia. Austral Ecology 30, 336-347.

Eldridge, D.J. (2004(. Mounds of the American badger (Taxidea taxus): significant geomorphic features of North American shrub-steppe ecosystems. Journal of Mammalogy  85, 1060-1067.

Eldridge, D.J. and Rosentreter, R.R. (2004). Shrub mounds enhance water flow in a shrub-steppe community in southwestern Idaho, USA. In: Hild, A.L., Shaw, N.L., Meyer, S., Booth, D.T., McArthur, E.D. (Compilers). Seed and soil dynamics in shrubland ecosystems. USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-31, Ogden, Utah.

Hilty, J., Eldridge, D.J., Rosentreter, R., Wicklow-Howard, M. and Pellant, M. (2004). Recovery of biological soil crusts following wildfire on the western Snake River Plain, U.S.A. Journal of Range Management 57, 89-96

Eldridge, D.J., Harrison, L., Parker, L. and Milligan, A. (2003). Condition and biodiversity of vegetation remnants: MIA. Natural Resource Management June 2003, 63-66.

Hilty, J., Eldridge, D.J., Rosentreter, R. and Wicklow-Howard, M. (2003). Burning and seeding influence soil surface morphology in an Artemisia shrubland in southern Idaho. Arid Land Research and Management 17, 1-11.

Eldridge, D.J. and Koen, T.B. (2003). Detecting environmental change in eastern Australia: rangeland health in the semi-arid woodlands. Science of the Total Environment 310, 211-219.

Eldridge, D.J. and Leys, J.F. (2003). Exploring some relationship between biological soil crusts, soil aggregation and wind erosion. Journal of Arid Environments 53, 457-466.

Eldridge, D.J. and Wilson, B.R. (2003). Storage of carbon in soil and vegetation in paired roadside sites in the box woodlands of eastern Australia. Australian Forestry 65, 268-272.

Eldridge, D.J., Zaady, E. and Shachak, M. (2002). The impact of disturbance on runoff and sediment production and its implications for the management of desert ecosystems. Landscape Ecology 17, 587-597.

Eldridge, D.J. and Squires, V.R. (2002). Estimating pastoral productivity of semi-arid rangeland in northern Shaanxi Province China using an Environmental Resource Assessment System. Land Degradation and Management 16, 37-45.

Eldridge, D.J. and Simpson, R. (2002). Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) impacts on vegetation and soils, and implications for management of wooded rangelands. Basic and Applied Ecology 3, 19-29.

Eldridge, D.J. and Rath, D. (2002). Hip holes: kangaroo resting sites enhance the physical and chemical environment of woodland soils. Austral Ecology 27, 527-536.

Eldridge, D.J. and Wilson, B.R. (2002). . Storage of carbon in soil and vegetation in paired roadside sites in the box woodlands of eastern Australia. Australian Forestry 65, 268-272.

Eldridge, D.J. and Simpson, R. (2002). Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) impacts on vegetation and soils, and implications for management of wooded rangelands. Basic and Applied Ecology 3, 19-29.

Eldridge, D.J. and Squires, V.R. (2002). Estimating pastoral productivity of semi-arid rangeland in northern Shaanxi Province China using an Environmental Resource Assessment System. Arid Land Research and Management 16, 37-45.

Eldridge, D.J. and Rath, D. (2002). Hip holes: kangaroo resting sites enhance the physical and chemical environment of woodland soils. Austral Ecology 27, 527-536.

Eldridge, D.J., Zaady, E. and Shachak, M. (2002). The impact of disturbance on runoff and sediment production and its implications for the management of desert ecosystems. Landscape Ecology 17, 587-597.

Eldridge, D.J., Semple, W.S. and Koen, T.B. (2000). Dynamics of cryptogamic soil crusts in a derived grassland in south-eastern Australia. Austral Ecology 25, 232-240.

Eldridge, D.J., Zaady, E., Shachak, M. (2000). Infiltration through three contrasting biological soil crusts in patterned landscapes in the Negev, Israel. Catena 40, 323-336.

Stafford, M.J. and Eldridge, D.J. (2000). Vegetation, soils and management of 'Zara': a sandhill remnant on the Riverine Plain. Cunninghamia 6, 717-746.

Eldridge, D.J. (2000). Ecology and management of biological soil crusts: recent developments and future challenges. Bryologist 103, 742-747.

Eldridge, D.J. and Myers, C.A. (2000). The impact of warrens of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) on soil and ecological processes in a semi-arid Australian woodland. Journal of Arid Environments 47, 325-337.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Eldridge, D.J. and Greene, R.S.B. (in press). Climate change in the rangelands: implications for soil health and management. In: Singh, B., Cowie, A.L. and Yin Chan, K. (eds.) Chapter 13. Soil Health and Climate Change . Soil Biology Series, Springer, London.

Whitford, W.G. and Eldridge, D.J. (in press).Termites and ants. In: Butler, D. and Hupp, C. (eds.) A Treatise on Geomophology, Volume 1: The Foundations of Geomorphology. Elsevier, Kiddlington, UK.

Eldridge, D.J. (2003). Biological soil crusts: nature’s natural soil healers. In: Brown, C.L., Hall, F. and Mill, J. (eds). Plant Conservation: Approaches and Techniques from an Australian Perspective. Australian Network for Plant Conservation, Canberra.

Eldridge, D.J. (2002). Assessing catchment health. In: K. Kent, G. Earl., B. Mullins, I. Lunt and R. Webster (eds.) Native Vegetation Guide for the Riverina: Notes for Land Managers on its Management and Restoration. pp. 20-24. Charles Sturt University, Albury.

Rosentreter, R. and Eldridge, D.J. (2002). Monitoring biodiversity and ecosystem function: grasslands, deserts and steppe. In: P.L. Nimis, C. Scheidegger and P.A. Wolseley (eds.) Monitoring with Lichens; Monitoring Lichens. pp. 223-237. Kluwer, Netherlands.

Eldridge, D.J. (2001). Biological soil crusts of Australia. In: J. Belnap and O. Lange (eds.) Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Management and Function. Ecological Studies 150, pp. 119-132. Springer-Verlag Berlin.

Eldridge, D.J. (2001). Biological soil crusts and water relations in of Australian deserts. In: J. Belnap and O. Lange (eds.) Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Management and Function. Ecological Studies 150, pp. 315-326. Springer-Verlag Berlin.

Belnap, J. and Eldridge, D.J. (2001). Disturbance and recovery of biological soil crusts. In: J. Belnap and O. Lange (eds.) Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Management and Function. Ecological Studies 150, pp. 363-384. Springer-Verlag Berlin.

Warren, S.D. and Eldridge, D.J. (2001). Biological soil crusts and livestock in arid regions: are they compatible? In: J. Belnap and O. Lange (eds.) Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Management and Function. Ecological Studies 150, pp. 401-416. Springer-Verlag Berlin.

Rosentreter, R., Eldridge, D.J. and Kaltenecker, J.H. (2001). Monitoring and manageent of biological soil crusts. In: J. Belnap and O. Lange (eds.) Biological Soil Crusts: Ecology and Function. Ecological Studies 150, pp. 457-470. Springer-Verlag Berlin.
  
Eldridge, D.J., Lepage, M., Bryannah, M.A. and Ouedraogo, P. (2001). Soil Biota. In: Valentin, C., Tongway, D.J., d'Herb, J.M. and Sergieri, J. (eds.) Banded Vegetation Patterning in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments: Ecological Processes and Consequences for Management. Ecological Studies 149, pp. 105-131. Springer-Verlag, Amsterdam.