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Dr Kirsten Parris
Research Fellow, CERF - Applied Environmental Decision Analysis
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Botany Building (ground floor, south end) |
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+61 3 8344 8091 |
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+61 3 9348 1620 |
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k.parris@unimelb.edu.au |
SAVE THE FROGS! Nonprofit Organization - Advisory Committee Member
I completed a PhD at The Australian National University in 1999, on the ecology of forest-dwelling frogs in sub-tropical eastern Australia. During my PhD, I investigated the distribution, habitat requirements and conservation status of the cascade tree frog Litoria pearsoniana, the great barred frog Mixophyes fasciolatus and associated stream-breeding frogs. Following a number of post-doctoral positions, I lectured in environmental science at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University (Burwood Campus) from 2004 to early 2007. I started my current position at The University of Melbourne in February 2007.
My
research interests include ecology and conservation biology of
amphibians, the ecology of urban systems, bio-acoustics and animal
communication, field survey methods, and macroecology.
Current Research
My current research projects include:
- Effects of traffic noise on acoustic communication in birds and frogs
- The Value and impact of ecological field research
a. Optimal marking of animals for conservation: balancing benefits of information with impacts of marking
b. Effects of toe-clipping on Jefferson salamanders
- Robust replication of field surverys in the presence of uncertainty
- Impacts of urbanisation on pond-breeding frogs
- Macroecology of frogs in eastern Australia
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Current Students
Josh Hale
PhD student (based at Museum Victoria and the Uni. Of Melbourne):
Human-induced changes in the genetic structure of amphibian populations
Sacha Jellinek PhD student (based at the Uni. Of Melbourne): The value of landscape linkages for wildlife
Katie Smith
PhD student (based at Museum Victoria and the Uni. Of Melbourne):
Historical change in a hybrid zone: Evolution of the Hylid frogs, Litoria ewingii and L. paraewingii
See Episode 5 of "Access All Areas" to learn more about Josh and Katie's research
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Major Grants
2006 - 2008
ARC Linkage Grant: Human-induced changes in the genetic structure of
amphibian populations (in collaboration with Dr Josh Van Buskirk, Dr
Jane Melville, Dr Jeremy Austin and Dr Murray Littlejohn) $221,000
2003 - 2005
ARC Discovery Grant: The impact of noise and vibration from road
traffic on the community composition and acoustic communication of
birds and frogs (including an ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship)
$240,500
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Publications
Refereed papers and book chapters
Parris, K.M., Velik-Lord, M. and North, J.M.A. (in press) Frogs call at a higher pitch in traffic noise. Ecology and Society.
Parris, K.M. and Schneider, A. (in press) Impacts of traffic noise and traffic volume on birds in roadside habitats. Ecology and Society.
Parris, K. M.
(in press) Towards a comparative ecology of cities and towns. In M. J.
McDonnell and A. J. Hahs (eds) Ecology of Cities and Towns: A
Comparative Approach. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge).
McCarthy, M.A. and Parris, K.M. (in press) Optimal marking of threatened species to balance benefits of information with impacts of marking. Conservation Biology.
McCarthy, M.A., Weller, W.F. and Parris, K.M. (in press) Effects of to clipping on survival, recapture and return rates of Jefferson Salamanders (Ambystoma jeffersoniaum) in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Herpetology.
Parris, K.M. and McCarthy, M.A. (2008). Toe clipping of anurans for mark-recapture studies: acceptable if justified. Herpetological Review 39: 148-149
Parris, K. M. (2006) Urban amphibian assemblages as metacommunities. Journal of Animal Ecology 75: 757-764.
Parris, K. M. and Hazell, D. L. (2005) Biotic effects of climate change in urban environments: the case of the grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) in Melbourne, Australia. Biological Conservation 124: 267-276.
McCarthy, M. A. and Parris, K. M. (2004). Clarifying the effect of toe clipping on frogs with Bayesian statistics. Journal of Applied Ecology 41: 780-786.
Wintle, B. A., McCarthy, M. A., Parris, K. M. and Burgman, M. A. (2004). Precision and bias of methods for estimating point survey detection probabilities. Ecological Applications 14: 703-712.
Parris, K. M. (2004). Environmental and spatial variables influence the composition of frog assemblages in sub-tropical eastern Australia. Ecography 27: 392-400.
Parris, K. M. and Lindenmayer, D. B. (2004). Evidence that creation of a Pinus radiata plantation in south-eastern Australia has reduced habitat for frogs. Acta Oecologica 25: 93-101.
McCarthy, M. A., Parris, K. M.,
van der Ree, R., McDonnell, M. J., Burgman, M.A., Williams, N. S. G.,
McLean, N., Harper, M. J., Meyer, R., Hahs, A. and Coates, T. (2004).
The habitat hectares approach to vegetation assessment: an evaluation
and suggestions for improvement. Ecological Management and Restoration 5: 24-27.
Tyre, A. J., Tenhumberg, B., Field, S. A., Niejalke, D., Parris, K.
and Possingham, H. P. (2003). Estimating false negative error rates for
presence/absence data: Improving precision and reducing bias in
biological surveys. Ecological Applications 13: 1790-1801.
Parris, K. M.
(2002). More bang for your buck: The effect of caller position, habitat
and chorus noise on the efficiency of calling in the spring peeper. Ecological Modelling 156: 213-224.
Parris, K. M. (2002). The distribution and habitat requirements of the great barred frog Mixophyes fasciolatus. Wildlife Research 29: 469-474.
Parris, K. M.
(2002). Assessment of amphibian diversity in the Blackall and Conondale
Ranges, south-east Queensland. In A. E. O. Natrass (ed.) Frogs in The
Community. Proceedings of the Brisbane Symposium, 13-14 February
1999. pp. 65-75. (Queensland Frog Society Inc., East Brisbane).
Parris, K. M. and McCarthy, M. A. (2001). Identifying effects of toe clipping on anuran return rates: the importance of statistical power. Amphibia-Reptilia 22: 275-289.
Parris, K. M. (2001). Distribution, habitat requirements and conservation of the cascade treefrog (Litoria pearsoniana, Anura: Hylidae). Biological Conservation 99: 285-292.
Williams, N. S. G., Leary, E. J., Parris, K. M. and McDonnell, M. J. (2001). The potential impact of freeways on native grassland. Victorian Naturalist 188: 4-15.
Lindenmayer, D. B., McCarthy, M. A., Parris, K. M. and Pope, M. L (2000). Habitat fragmentation, landscape context, and mammalian assemblages in southeastern Australia. Journal of Mammalogy 81: 787-797.
Parris, K. M. (1999). Review: Amphibian surveys in forests and woodlands. Contemporary Herpetology 1999(1). http://www.cnah.org/ch/
Parris, K. M. and McCarthy, M. A. (1999). What influences the structure of frog assemblages at forest streams? Australian Journal of Ecology 24: 495-502.
Parris, K. M.,
Norton, T. W. and Cunningham, R. B. (1999). A comparison of techniques
for sampling amphibians in the forests of south-east Queensland,
Australia. Herpetologica 55: 271-283.
McGuigan, K., McDonald, K., Parris, K., and Moritz, C. (1998). Mitochondrial DNA diversity and historical biogeography of a wet forest-restricted frog (Litoria pearsoniana) from mid-east Australia. Molecular Ecology 7: 175-186.
Parris, K. M. and Norton, T. W. (1997). The significance of State Forests for conservation of Litoria pearsoniana (Copland) and associated amphibians. In
P. Hale and D. Lamb (eds), Conservation Outside Nature Reserves. pp.
521-526. (Centre for Conservation Biology, University of Queensland).
Parris, K. M., Drinnan, A. N. and Cantrill, D. J. (1995). Palissya cones from the Mesozoic of Australia and New Zealand. Alcheringa 19: 87-111.
Popular article
Parris, K. M. (2006). City slickers. Wildlife Australia Winter 2006: 20-23.
Invited Conference Presentations
Parris, K. M.
(2007). Effects of traffic noise on the acoustic communication and
population ecology of birds and frogs. World Congress of Landscape
Ecology, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
McDonnell, M. J. and Parris, K. M.
(2004) Attraction of native wildlife to urban areas, conflict with
humans, and implications for conservation. Society for Conservation
Biology, New York.
Parris, K. M.
(2003). Contemporary issues in international urban wildlife management.
Third International Wildlife Management Congress, Christchurch, New
Zealand.
Parris, K. M.
(2003). Conference summary: Towards a comparative ecology of cities and
towns. Melbourne Urban Ecology Workshop: Comparative Ecology of Cities
and Towns, Melbourne.
Press Releases
Frog sex in the city (September 2004)
Melbourne, the most livable city… for bats (May 2005)
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