2022
Kass, J. M., Guénard, B., Dudley, K. L., Jenkins, C. N., Azuma, F., Fisher, B. L., . . . Economo, E. P. (2022). The global distribution of known and undiscovered ant biodiversity.. Science advances, 8(31), eabp9908. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abp9908DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abp9908
Trotter, F. D., Lehmann, C. E. R., Donaldson, J. E., Mangena, H. E., Parr, C. L., & Archibald, S. (2022). Drought and fire determine juvenile and adult woody diversity and dominance in a semi-arid African savanna. BIOTROPICA. doi:10.1111/btp.13126DOI: 10.1111/btp.13126
Quansah, G. W., Adu-Bredu, S., Logah, V., Malhi, Y., Eggleton, P., & Parr, C. L. (2022). Termite diversity is resilient to land-use change along a forest-cocoa intensification gradient in Ghana, West Africa. BIOTROPICA. doi:10.1111/btp.13123DOI: 10.1111/btp.13123
Linley, G. D., Jolly, C. J., Doherty, T. S., Geary, W. L., Armenteras, D., Belcher, C. M., . . . Nimmo, D. G. (2022). What do you mean, 'megafire'?. GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY. doi:10.1111/geb.13499DOI: 10.1111/geb.13499
Parr, C. L., & Bishop, T. R. (2022). The response of ants to climate change. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY. doi:10.1111/gcb.16140DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16140
Nimmo, D. G., Andersen, A. N., Archibald, S., Boer, M. M., Brotons, L., Parr, C. L., & Tingley, M. W. (2022). Fire ecology for the 21st century: Conserving biodiversity in the age of megafire. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 28(3), 350-356. doi:10.1111/ddi.13482DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13482
Woon, J. S., Atkinson, D., Adu-Bredu, S., Eggleton, P., & Parr, C. L. (2022). Termites have wider thermal limits to cope with environmental conditions in savannas. Journal of Animal Ecology. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13673DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13673
Gibb, H., Bishop, T. R., Leahy, L., Parr, C. L., Lessard, J., Sanders, N. J., . . . Wright, I. J. (n.d.). Ecological strategies of (pl)ants: Towards a world-wide worker economic spectrum for ants. Functional Ecology. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.14135DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14135
2021
Hamer, K. C., Sasu, M. A., Ofosuhene, L., Asare, R., Ossom, B., Parr, C. L., . . . Hill, J. K. (n.d.). Proximity to forest mediates trade-offs between yields and biodiversity of birds in oil palm smallholdings. Biotropica. doi:10.1111/btp.12997DOI: 10.1111/btp.12997
Silveira, F., Ordóñez-Parra, C., Moura, L., Schmidt, I., Andersen, A., Bond, W., . . . Pennington, T. (2021). Biome Awareness Disparity is BAD for tropical ecosystem conservation and restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology.
Griffiths, H. M., Ashton, L. A., Parr, C. L., & Eggleton, P. (2021). The impact of invertebrate decomposers on plants and soil. NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 231(6), 2142-2149. doi:10.1111/nph.17553DOI: 10.1111/nph.17553
Rabello, A. M., Parr, C. L., Queiroz, A. C. M., Braga, D. L., Santiago, G. S., & Ribas, C. R. (2021). Taxonomic and functional approaches reveal different responses of ant assemblages to land-use changes. BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY, 54, 39-49. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2021.04.001DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2021.04.001
Tripathi, H. G., Woollen, E. S., Carvalho, M., Parr, C. L., & Ryan, C. M. (2021). Agricultural expansion in African savannas: effects on diversity and composition of trees and mammals. Biodiversity and Conservation. doi:10.1007/s10531-021-02249-wDOI: 10.1007/s10531-021-02249-w
Trisos, M. O., Parr, C. L., Davies, A. B., Leitner, M., & February, E. C. (2021). Mammalian herbivore movement into drought refugia has cascading effects on savanna insect communities. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 90(7), 1753-1763. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13494DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13494
Bishop, T. R., Tomlinson, A., McNeice, T., Sfenthourakis, S., & Parr, C. L. (2021). The effect of fire on ant assemblages does not depend on habitat openness but does select for large, gracile predators. ECOSPHERE, 12(6). doi:10.1002/ecs2.3549DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3549
Griffiths, H. M., Eggleton, P., Hemming-Schroeder, N., Swinfield, T., Woon, J. S., Allison, S. D., . . . Parr, C. L. (2021). Carbon flux and forest dynamics: Increased deadwood decomposition in tropical rainforest tree-fall canopy gaps. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 27(8), 1601-1613. doi:10.1111/gcb.15488DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15488
Lasmar, C. J., Bishop, T. R., Parr, C. L., Queiroz, A. C. M., Schmidt, F. A., & Ribas, C. R. (2021). Geographical variation in ant foraging activity and resource use is driven by climate and net primary productivity. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY. doi:10.1111/jbi.14089DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14089
Davies, A. B., Parr, C. L., & Eggleton, P. (2021). A global review of termite sampling methods. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 68(1), 3-14. doi:10.1007/s00040-020-00797-yDOI: 10.1007/s00040-020-00797-y
Burns, D. D. R., Franks, D. W., Parr, C., & Robinson, E. J. H. (2021). Ant colony nest networks adapt to resource disruption. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 90(1), 143-152. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13198DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13198
Bishop, T. R., Griffiths, H. M., Ashton, L. A., Eggleton, P., Woon, J. S., & Parr, C. L. (2021). Clarifying Terrestrial Recycling Pathways. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 36(1), 9-11. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2020.09.005DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.09.005
2020
Thornley, R., Spencer, M., Zitzer, H. R., & Parr, C. L. (2020). Woody vegetation damage by the African elephant during severe drought at Pongola Game Reserve, South Africa. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 58(4), 658-673. doi:10.1111/aje.12736DOI: 10.1111/aje.12736
Kelly, L. T., Giljohann, K. M., Duane, A., Aquilue, N., Archibald, S., Batllori, E., . . . Brotons, L. (2020). Fire and biodiversity in the Anthropocene. SCIENCE, 370(6519), 929-+. doi:10.1126/science.abb0355DOI: 10.1126/science.abb0355
Gaget, E., Parr, C. L., & Sirami, C. (2020). Effects of fire frequency on savanna butterfly diversity and composition: A preliminary study. KOEDOE, 62(1). doi:10.4102/koedoe.v62i1.1617DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v62i1.1617
Davies, A. B., Brodrick, P. G., Parr, C. L., & Asner, G. P. (2020). Resistance of mound-building termites to anthropogenic land-use change. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 15(9). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aba0ffDOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aba0ff
Burns, D. D. R., Franks, D. W., Parr, C., Hawke, C., Ellis, S., & Robinson, E. J. H. (2020). A longitudinal study of nest occupancy, trail networks and foraging in a polydomous wood ant population.. Insectes Sociaux, 2020. doi:10.1007/s00040-020-00777-2DOI: 10.1007/s00040-020-00777-2
Verspoor, R. L., Soglo, M., Adeoti, R., Djouaka, R., Edwards, S., Fristedt, R., . . . Landberg, R. (2020). Mineral analysis reveals extreme manganese concentrations in wild harvested and commercially available edible termites. Scientific Reports, 10(1). doi:10.1038/s41598-020-63157-7DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63157-7
Goldman, A. E., Bonebrake, T. C., Tsang, T. P. N., Evans, T. A., Gibson, L., Eggleton, P., . . . Ashton, L. A. (2020). Drought and presence of ants can influence hemiptera in tropical leaf litter. BIOTROPICA, 52(2), 221-229. doi:10.1111/btp.12762DOI: 10.1111/btp.12762
Leitner, M., Davies, A. B., Robertson, M. P., Parr, C. L., & Van Rensburg, B. J. (2020). Termite mounds create heterogeneity in invertebrate communities across a savanna rainfall gradient. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 29(4), 1427-1441. doi:10.1007/s10531-020-01943-5DOI: 10.1007/s10531-020-01943-5
Siozios, S., Massa, A., Parr, C. L., Verspoor, R. L., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2020). DNA barcoding reveals incorrect labelling of insects sold as food in the UK. PEERJ, 8. doi:10.7717/peerj.8496DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8496
Law, S. J., Bishop, T. R., Eggleton, P., Griffiths, H., Ashton, L., & Parr, C. (2020). Darker ants dominate the canopy: Testing macroecological hypotheses for patterns in colour along a microclimatic gradient. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 89(2), 347-359. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13110DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13110
Burns, D. D. R., Pitchford, J. W., Parr, C. L., Franks, D. W., & Robinson, E. J. H. (2020). The costs and benefits of decentralization and centralization of ant colonies. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 30(6), 1700-1706. doi:10.1093/beheco/arz138DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arz138
Law, S. J., & Parr, C. (2020). Numerically dominant species drive patterns in resource use along a vertical gradient in tropical ant assemblages. BIOTROPICA, 52(1), 101-112. doi:10.1111/btp.12743DOI: 10.1111/btp.12743
2019
Comment on "The global tree restoration potential" (Journal article)
Veldman, J. W., Aleman, J. C., Alvarado, S. T., Anderson, T. M., Archibald, S., Bond, W. J., . . . Zaloumis, N. P. (2019). Comment on "The global tree restoration potential". SCIENCE, 366(6463). doi:10.1126/science.aay7976DOI: 10.1126/science.aay7976
Probert, J., Parr, C. L., Holdo, R. M., Anderson, T. M., Archibald, S., Mustaphi, C. J. C., . . . Beale, C. M. (2019). Anthropogenic modifications to fire regimes in the wider Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. Global Change Biology, 25(10), 3406-3423. doi:10.1111/gcb.14711DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14711
Donaldson, J. E., Parr, C. L., Mangena, E. H., & Archibald, S. (2019). Droughts Decouple African Savanna Grazers from Their Preferred Forage with Consequences for Grassland Productivity. Ecosystems. doi:10.1007/s10021-019-00438-xDOI: 10.1007/s10021-019-00438-x
Law, S., Eggleton, P., Griffiths, H., Ashton, L., & Parr, C. (2019). Suspended Dead Wood Decomposes Slowly in the Tropics, with Microbial Decay Greater than Termite Decay. ECOSYSTEMS, 22(6), 1176-1188. doi:10.1007/s10021-018-0331-4DOI: 10.1007/s10021-018-0331-4
Nimmo, D. G., Avitabile, S., Banks, S. C., Bird, R. B., Callister, K., Clarke, M. F., . . . Bennett, A. F. (2019). Animal movements in fire-prone landscapes. BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS, 94(3), 981-998. doi:10.1111/brv.12486DOI: 10.1111/brv.12486
Veldhuis, M. P., Ritchie, M. E., Ogutu, J. O., Morrison, T. A., Beale, C. M., Estes, A. B., . . . Olff, H. (2019). Cross-boundary human impacts compromise the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem. SCIENCE, 363(6434), 1424-1428. doi:10.1126/science.aav0564DOI: 10.1126/science.aav0564
Bishop, T. R., Parr, C. L., Gibb, H., van Rensburg, B. J., Braschler, B., Chown, S. L., . . . Robertson, M. P. (2019). Thermoregulatory traits combine with range shifts to alter the future of montane ant assemblages.. Global change biology. doi:10.1111/gcb.14622DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14622
Griffiths, H. M., Ashton, L. A., Evans, T. A., Parr, C. L., & Eggleton, P. (2019). Termites can decompose more than half of deadwood in tropical rainforest. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 29(4), R118-R119. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.012DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.01.012
Tripathi, H. G., Mzumara, T. I., Martin, R. O., Parr, C. L., Phiri, C., & Ryan, C. M. (2019). Dissimilar effects of human and elephant disturbance on woodland structure and functional bird diversity in the mopane woodlands of Zambia. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, 34(2), 357-371. doi:10.1007/s10980-019-00774-2DOI: 10.1007/s10980-019-00774-2
Purdon, J., Parr, C. L., & Somers, M. J. (2019). Grazing by large savanna herbivores indirectly alters ant diversity and promotes resource monopolisation. PEERJ, 7. doi:10.7717/peerj.6226DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6226
Ashton, L. A., Griffiths, H. M., Parr, C. L., Evans, T. A., Didham, R. K., Hasan, F., . . . Eggleton, P. (2019). Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest. Science, 363(6423), 174-177. doi:10.1126/science.aau9565DOI: 10.1126/science.aau9565
2018
Arnan, X., Andersen, A. N., Gibb, H., Parr, C. L., Sanders, N. J., Dunn, R. R., . . . Retana, J. (2018). Dominance-diversity relationships in ant communities differ with invasion. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 24(10), 4614-4625. doi:10.1111/gcb.14331DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14331
Barlow, J., Franca, F., Gardner, T. A., Hicks, C. C., Lennox, G. D., Berenguer, E., . . . Graham, N. A. J. (2018). The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems. NATURE, 559(7715), 517-526. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0301-1DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0301-1
Gibb, H., Sanders, N. J., Dunn, R. R., Arnan, X., Vasconcelos, H. L., Donoso, D. A., . . . Parr, C. L. (2018). Habitat disturbance selects against both small and large species across varying climates. ECOGRAPHY, 41(7), 1184-1193. doi:10.1111/ecog.03244DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03244
Hempson, G. P., Parr, C. L., Archibald, S., Anderson, T. M., Mustaphi, C. J. C., Dobson, A. P., . . . Beale, C. M. (2018). Continent-level drivers of African pyrodiversity. ECOGRAPHY, 41(6), 889-899. doi:10.1111/ecog.03109DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03109
Leitner, M., Davies, A. B., Parr, C. L., Eggleton, P., & Robertson, M. P. (2018). Woody encroachment slows decomposition and termite activity in an African savanna. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 24(6), 2597-2606. doi:10.1111/gcb.14118DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14118
Beale, C. M., Courtney Mustaphi, C. J., Morrison, T. A., Archibald, S., Anderson, M. T., Dobson, A. P., . . . Parr, C. L. (2018). Pyrodiversity interacts with rainfall to increase bird and mammal richness in African savannas. Ecology Letters, 21(4), 557-567. doi:10.1111/ele.12921DOI: 10.1111/ele.12921
Griffiths, H. G., Ashton, L., Walker, A., Hasan, F., Evans, T., Eggleton, P., & Parr, C. L. (2018). Ants are the major agents of food resource removal from tropical rainforest floors. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87(1), 293-300. Retrieved from https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2656.12728
Donaldson, J. E., Archibald, S., Govender, N., Pollard, D., Luhdo, Z., & Parr, C. L. (2018). Ecological engineering through fire-herbivory feedbacks drives the formation of savanna grazing lawns. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 55(1), 225-235. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12956DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12956
Rabello, A. M., Parr, C. L., Queiroz, A. C. M., Braga, D. L., Santiago, G. S., & Ribas, C. R. (2018). Habitat attribute similarities reduce impacts of land-use conversion on seed removal. BIOTROPICA, 50(1), 39-49. doi:10.1111/btp.12506DOI: 10.1111/btp.12506
2017
Feurdean, A., Munteanu, C., Kuemmerle, T., Nielsen, A. B., Hutchinson, S. M., Ruprecht, E., . . . Hickler, T. (2017). Long-term land-cover/use change in a traditional farming landscape in Romania inferred from pollen data, historical maps and satellite images. REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, 17(8), 2193-2207. doi:10.1007/s10113-016-1063-7DOI: 10.1007/s10113-016-1063-7
Griffith, D. M., Lehmann, C. E. R., Stromberg, C. A. E., Parr, C. L., Pennington, R. T., Sankaran, M., . . . Bond, W. J. (2017). Comment on "The extent of forest in dryland biomes". SCIENCE, 358(6365). doi:10.1126/science.aao1309DOI: 10.1126/science.aao1309
Bishop, T. R., Robertson, M. P., Van Rensburg, B. J., & Parr, C. L. (2017). Coping with the cold: minimum temperatures and thermal tolerances dominate the ecology of mountain ants. ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 42(2), 105-114. doi:10.1111/een.12364DOI: 10.1111/een.12364
Contributions of Smaller Fauna to Ecological Processes and Biodiversity (Chapter)
Owen-Smith, N., Gosling, C. M., Hagenah, N., Byrne, M. J., & Parr, C. L. (2017). Contributions of Smaller Fauna to Ecological Processes and Biodiversity. In Conserving Africa's Mega-Diversity in the Anthropocene (pp. 211-232). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781139382793.014DOI: 10.1017/9781139382793.014
Gibb, H., Dunn, R. R., Sanders, N. J., Grossman, B. F., Photakis, M., Abril, S., . . . Parr, C. L. (2017). A global database of ant species abundances. ECOLOGY, 98(3), 883-884. doi:10.1002/ecy.1682DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1682
Parr, C. L., Dunn, R. R., Sanders, N. J., Weiser, M. D., Photakis, M., Bishop, T. R., . . . Gibb, H. (2017). GlobalAnts: a new database on the geography of ant traits (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY, 10(1), 5-20. doi:10.1111/icad.12211DOI: 10.1111/icad.12211
2016
Bishop, T. R., Robertson, M. P., Gibb, H., Van Rensburg, B. J., Braschler, B., Chown, S. L., . . . Parr, C. L. (2016). Ant assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 25(12), 1489-1499. doi:10.1111/geb.12516DOI: 10.1111/geb.12516
Murphy, B., Andersen, A. N., & Parr, C. L. (2016). The underestimated biodiversity of tropical grassy biomes. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 371(1703). doi:10.1098/rstb.2015.0319DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0319
Lehman, C. E. R., & Parr, C. L. (2016). Tropical grassy biomes: linking ecology, human use and conservation. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 371(1703). doi:10.1098/rstb.2016.0329DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0329
Schofield, S. F., Bishop, T. R., & Parr, C. L. (2016). Morphological characteristics of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) differ among contrasting biomes. MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS, 23, 129-137. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/
Davies, A. B., van Rensburg, B. J., Robertson, M. P., Levick, S. R., Asner, G. P., & Parr, C. L. (2016). Seasonal variation in the relative dominance of herbivore guilds in an African savanna. ECOLOGY, 97(6), 1618-1624. doi:10.1890/15-1905.1DOI: 10.1890/15-1905.1
Parr, C. L., Eggleton, P., Davies, A. B., Evans, T. A., & Holdsworth, S. (2016). Suppression of savanna ants alters invertebrate composition and influences key ecosystem processes. Ecology, 97(6), 1611-1617. doi:10.1890/15-1713.1DOI: 10.1890/15-1713.1
Termite mounds differ in their importance for herbivores across savanna types, seasons and spatial scales (Journal article)
Davies, A. B., Levick, S. R., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J., Asner, G. P., & Parr, C. L. (2016). Termite mounds differ in their importance for herbivores across savanna types, seasons and spatial scales. OIKOS, 125(5), 726-734. doi:10.1111/oik.02742DOI: 10.1111/oik.02742
2015
Savanna ant species richness is maintained along a bioclimatic gradient of increasing latitude and decreasing rainfall in northern Australia (Journal article)
Andersen, A. N., Del Toro, I., & Parr, C. L. (2015). Savanna ant species richness is maintained along a bioclimatic gradient of increasing latitude and decreasing rainfall in northern Australia. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 42(12), 2313-2322. doi:10.1111/jbi.12599DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12599
Contrasting species and functional beta diversity in montane ant assemblages (Journal article)
Bishop, T. R., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J., & Parr, C. L. (2015). Contrasting species and functional beta diversity in montane ant assemblages. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 42(9), 1776-1786. doi:10.1111/jbi.12537DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12537
Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure (Journal article)
Gibb, H., Sanders, N. J., Dunn, R. R., Watson, S., Photakis, M., Abril, S., . . . Parr, K. (2015). Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1808). doi:10.1098/rspb.2015.0418DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.0418
Describing termite assemblage structure in a Peruvian lowland tropical rain forest: a comparison of two alternative methods (Journal article)
Dahlsjoe, C. A. L., Parr, C. L., Malhi, Y., Meir, P., & Eggleton, P. (2015). Describing termite assemblage structure in a Peruvian lowland tropical rain forest: a comparison of two alternative methods. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 62(2), 141-150. doi:10.1007/s00040-014-0385-zDOI: 10.1007/s00040-014-0385-z
Seasonal activity patterns of African savanna termites vary across a rainfall gradient (Journal article)
Davies, A. B., Eggleton, P., van Rensburg, B. J., & Parr, C. L. (2015). Seasonal activity patterns of African savanna termites vary across a rainfall gradient. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 62(2), 157-165. doi:10.1007/s00040-014-0386-yDOI: 10.1007/s00040-014-0386-y
Density-body mass relationships: Inconsistent intercontinental patterns among termite feeding-groups (Journal article)
Dahlsjoe, C. A. L., Parr, C. L., Malhi, Y., Meir, P., Rahman, H., & Eggleton, P. (2015). Density-body mass relationships: Inconsistent intercontinental patterns among termite feeding-groups. ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 63, 16-21. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2015.01.003DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2015.01.003
Bishop, T., Robertson, M. P., van Rensberg, B. J., & Parr, C. (2015). Beta-diversity patterns differ between taxonomic and functional approaches along an elevational gradient.. Journal of Biogeography, 42, 1776-1786.
2014
Elevation-diversity patterns through space and time: ant communities of the Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains of southern Africa (Journal article)
Bishop, T. R., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J., & Parr, C. L. (2014). Elevation-diversity patterns through space and time: ant communities of the Maloti-Drakensberg Mountains of southern Africa. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 41(12), 2256-2268. doi:10.1111/jbi.12368DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12368
Variable effects of termite mounds on African savanna grass communities across a rainfall gradient (Journal article)
Davies, A. B., Robertson, M. P., Levick, S. R., Asner, G. P., van Rensburg, B. J., & Parr, C. L. (2014). Variable effects of termite mounds on African savanna grass communities across a rainfall gradient. JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE, 25(6), 1405-1416. doi:10.1111/jvs.12200DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12200
Burning for biodiversity: highly resilient ant communities respond only to strongly contrasting fire regimes in Australia's seasonal tropics (Journal article)
Andersen, A. N., Ribbons, R. R., Pettit, M., & Parr, C. L. (2014). Burning for biodiversity: highly resilient ant communities respond only to strongly contrasting fire regimes in Australia's seasonal tropics. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 51(5), 1406-1413. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12307DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12307
Tropical grassy biomes: misunderstood, neglected, and under threat (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Lehmann, C. E. R., Bond, W. J., Hoffmann, W. A., & Andersen, A. N. (2014). Tropical grassy biomes: misunderstood, neglected, and under threat. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 29(4), 205-213. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2014.02.004DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.02.004
First comparison of quantitative estimates of termite biomass and abundance reveals strong intercontinental differences (Journal article)
Dahlsjoe, C. A. L., Parr, C. L., Malhi, Y., Rahman, H., Meir, P., Jones, D. T., & Eggleton, P. (2014). First comparison of quantitative estimates of termite biomass and abundance reveals strong intercontinental differences. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY, 30, 143-152. doi:10.1017/S0266467413000898DOI: 10.1017/S0266467413000898
Spatial variability and abiotic determinants of termite mounds throughout a savanna catchment (Journal article)
Davies, A. B., Levick, S. R., Asner, G. P., Robertson, M. P., van Rensburg, B. J., & Parr, C. L. (2014). Spatial variability and abiotic determinants of termite mounds throughout a savanna catchment. ECOGRAPHY, 37(9), 852-862. doi:10.1111/ecog.00532DOI: 10.1111/ecog.00532
Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru (Journal article)
Dahlsjoe, C. A. L., Parr, C. L., Malhi, Y., Meir, P., Chevarria, O. V. C., & Eggleton, P. (2014). Termites promote soil carbon and nitrogen depletion: Results from an in situ macrofauna exclusion experiment, Peru. SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY, 77, 109-111. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.05.033DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.05.033
Tropical grassy biomes: misconceptions and emerging threats. (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Lehmann, C. E. R., Bond, W. J., Hoffmann, W. A., & Andersen, A. N. (2014). Tropical grassy biomes: misconceptions and emerging threats.. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 29, 205-213.
2013
Interactive Effects of Fire, Rainfall, and Litter Quality on Decomposition in Savannas: Frequent Fire Leads to Contrasting Effects (Journal article)
Davies, A. B., van Rensburg, B. J., Eggleton, P., & Parr, C. L. (2013). Interactive Effects of Fire, Rainfall, and Litter Quality on Decomposition in Savannas: Frequent Fire Leads to Contrasting Effects. ECOSYSTEMS, 16(5), 866-880. doi:10.1007/s10021-013-9657-0DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9657-0
Assessing the Relative Efficiency of Termite Sampling Methods along a Rainfall Gradient in African Savannas (Journal article)
Davies, A. B., Eggleton, P., van Rensburg, B. J., & Parr, C. L. (2013). Assessing the Relative Efficiency of Termite Sampling Methods along a Rainfall Gradient in African Savannas. BIOTROPICA, 45(4), 474-479. doi:10.1111/btp.12030DOI: 10.1111/btp.12030
Biodiversity variability across elevations in the Carpathians: Parallel change with landscape openness and land use (Journal article)
Feurdean, A., Parr, C. L., Tantau, I., Farcas, S., Marinova, E., & Persoiu, I. (2013). Biodiversity variability across elevations in the Carpathians: Parallel change with landscape openness and land use. HOLOCENE, 23(6), 869-881. doi:10.1177/0959683612474482DOI: 10.1177/0959683612474482
Does Structural Complexity Determine the Morphology of Assemblages? An Experimental Test on Three Continents (Journal article)
Gibb, H., & Parr, C. L. (2013). Does Structural Complexity Determine the Morphology of Assemblages? An Experimental Test on Three Continents. PLOS ONE, 8(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064005DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064005
2012
Does long-term fire exclusion in an Australian tropical savanna result in a biome shift? A test using the reintroduction of fire (Journal article)
Scott, K., Setterfield, S. A., Douglas, M. M., Parr, C. L., Schatz, J., & Andersen, A. N. (2012). Does long-term fire exclusion in an Australian tropical savanna result in a biome shift? A test using the reintroduction of fire. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 37(6), 693-711. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02379.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02379.x
Savanna burning for biodiversity: Fire management for faunal conservation in Australian tropical savannas (Journal article)
Andersen, A. N., Woinarski, J. C. Z., & Parr, C. L. (2012). Savanna burning for biodiversity: Fire management for faunal conservation in Australian tropical savannas. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 37(6), 658-667. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02334.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02334.x
Unpacking the impoverished nature of secondary forests (Journal article)
Parr, C. L. (2012). Unpacking the impoverished nature of secondary forests. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 81(5), 937-939. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02016.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02016.x
Cascading biodiversity and functional consequences of a global change-induced biome switch (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Gray, E. F., & Bond, W. J. (2012). Cascading biodiversity and functional consequences of a global change-induced biome switch. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 18(5), 493-503. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00882.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00882.x
The pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis: a test with savanna termite assemblages (Journal article)
Davies, A. B., Eggleton, P., van Rensburg, B. J., & Parr, C. L. (2012). The pyrodiversity-biodiversity hypothesis: a test with savanna termite assemblages. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 49(2), 422-430. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02107.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02107.x
The discovery-dominance trade-off is the exception, rather than the rule (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., & Gibb, H. (2012). The discovery-dominance trade-off is the exception, rather than the rule. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 81(1), 233-241. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01899.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01899.x
2011
Global diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants (Journal article)
Jenkins, C. N., Sanders, N. J., Andersen, A. N., Arnan, X., Bruehl, C. A., Cerda, X., . . . Dunn, R. R. (2011). Global diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 17(4), 652-662. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00770.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00770.x
Biological Invasions and the Homogenization of Faunas and Floras (Chapter)
Olden, J. D., Lockwood, J. L., & Parr, C. L. (2011). Biological Invasions and the Homogenization of Faunas and Floras. In Unknown Book (pp. 224-243). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781444390001.ch9DOI: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch9
Diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants (Journal article)
Jenkins, C. N., Andersen, A. N., Arnan, X., Brühl, C. A., Cerda, X., Ellison, A. M., . . . Dunn, R. R. (2011). Diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants. Diversity and Distributions, 17, 652-662.
Termite Diversity along an Amazon-Andes Elevation Gradient, Peru (Journal article)
Palin, O. F., Eggleton, P., Malhi, Y., Girardin, C. A. J., Rozas-Davila, A., & Parr, C. L. (2011). Termite Diversity along an Amazon-Andes Elevation Gradient, Peru. BIOTROPICA, 43(1), 100-107. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00650.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00650.x
Termite diversity along an Andes-Amazon elevational gradient (Journal article)
Palin, O. F., Eggleton, P., Malhi, Y., Girardin, C., Rozas-Dávila, A., & Parr, C. L. (2011). Termite diversity along an Andes-Amazon elevational gradient. Biotropica, 43, 100-107.
2010
Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships (Journal article)
Weiser, M. D., Sanders, N. J., Agosti, D., Andersen, A. N., Ellison, A. M., Fisher, B. L., . . . Dunn, R. R. (2010). Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships. BIOLOGY LETTERS, 6(6), 769-772. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0151DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0151
How does habitat complexity affect ant foraging success? A test using functional measures on three continents (Journal article)
Gibb, H., & Parr, C. L. (2010). How does habitat complexity affect ant foraging success? A test using functional measures on three continents. OECOLOGIA, 164(4), 1061-1073. doi:10.1007/s00442-010-1703-4DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1703-4
Habitat Complexity and Invasive Species: The Impacts of Gamba Grass (Andropogon gayanus) on Invertebrates in an Australian Tropical Savanna (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Ryan, B. J., & Setterfield, S. A. (2010). Habitat Complexity and Invasive Species: The Impacts of Gamba Grass (Andropogon gayanus) on Invertebrates in an Australian Tropical Savanna. BIOTROPICA, 42(6), 688-696. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00637.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00637.x
Post-glacial patterns in vegetation dynamics in Romania: homogenization or differentiation? (Journal article)
Feurdean, A., Willis, K. J., Parr, C. L., Tantau, I., & Farcas, S. (2010). Post-glacial patterns in vegetation dynamics in Romania: homogenization or differentiation?. JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, 37(11), 2197-2208. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02370.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02370.x
Beyond the forest edge: Ecology, diversity and conservation of the grassy biomes (Journal article)
Bond, W. J., & Parr, C. L. (2010). Beyond the forest edge: Ecology, diversity and conservation of the grassy biomes. BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 143(10), 2395-2404. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2009.12.012DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.12.012
Preliminary investigations into a potential ant invader in Kruger National Park, South Africa (Journal article)
Sithole, H., Smit, I. P. J., & Parr, C. L. (2010). Preliminary investigations into a potential ant invader in Kruger National Park, South Africa. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 48(3), 736-743. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01171.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01171.x
Termites and fire: Current understanding and future research directions for improved savanna conservation (Journal article)
Davies, A. B., Parr, C. L., & van Rensburg, B. J. (2010). Termites and fire: Current understanding and future research directions for improved savanna conservation. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 35(4), 482-486. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02124.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02124.x
Foreword (Chapter)
Lach, L., Parr, C. L., & Abbott, K. L. (2010). Foreword.
Preface (Book)
Lach, L., Parr, C. L., & Abbott, K. L. (2010). Preface.
Postglacial patterns in tree diversity and distribution in Romania: homogenization or differentiation? (Journal article)
Willis, K. J., Feurdean, A., Tantau, I., Farcas, S., & Parr, K. (2010). Postglacial patterns in tree diversity and distribution in Romania: homogenization or differentiation?. Journal of Biogeography, 37, 2197-2208.
2009
Ant Diversity and Function in Disturbed and Changing Habitats (Chapter)
Philpott, S. M., Perfecto, I., Armbrecht, I., & Parr, C. L. (2009). Ant Diversity and Function in Disturbed and Changing Habitats. In Ant Ecology (pp. 137-156). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544639.003.0008DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544639.003.0008
Competition and the Role of Dominant Ants (Chapter)
Parr, C. L., & Gibb, H. (2009). Competition and the Role of Dominant Ants. In Ant Ecology (pp. 77-96). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544639.003.0005DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544639.003.0005
Synthesis and Perspectives (Chapter)
Lach, L., Parr, C. L., & Abbott, K. L. (2009). Synthesis and Perspectives. In Ant Ecology (pp. 305-310). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544639.003.0017DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199544639.003.0017
Cornerstones of biodiversity conservation? Comparing the management effectiveness of Kruger and Kakadu National Parks, two key savanna reserves (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Woinarski, J. C. Z., & Pienaar, D. J. (2009). Cornerstones of biodiversity conservation? Comparing the management effectiveness of Kruger and Kakadu National Parks, two key savanna reserves. BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, 18(13), 3643-3662. doi:10.1007/s10531-009-9669-4DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9669-4
Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness (Journal article)
Dunn, R. R., Agosti, D., Andersen, A. N., Arnan, X., Bruhl, C. A., Cerda, X., . . . Sanders, N. J. (2009). Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness. ECOLOGY LETTERS, 12(4), 324-333. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01291.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01291.x
2008
Dominant ants can control assemblage species richness in a South African savanna (Journal article)
Parr, C. L. (2008). Dominant ants can control assemblage species richness in a South African savanna. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 77(6), 1191-1198. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01450.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01450.x
Fire resilience of ant assemblages in long-unburnt savanna of northern Australia (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., & Andersen, A. N. (2008). Fire resilience of ant assemblages in long-unburnt savanna of northern Australia. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 33(7), 830-838. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01848.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01848.x
An invasion revisited: the African big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala) in northern Australia (Journal article)
Hoffmann, B. D., & Parr, C. L. (2008). An invasion revisited: the African big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala) in northern Australia. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 10(7), 1171-1181. doi:10.1007/s10530-007-9194-xDOI: 10.1007/s10530-007-9194-x
A preliminary investigation of temporal patterns in semiarid ant communities: Variation with habitat type (Journal article)
Barrow, L., & Parr, C. L. (2008). A preliminary investigation of temporal patterns in semiarid ant communities: Variation with habitat type. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 33(5), 653-662. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01832.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01832.x
2007
Contrasting fire-related resilience of ecologically dominant ants in tropical savannas of northern Australia (Journal article)
Andersen, A. N., Parr, C. L., Lowe, L. M., & Muller, W. J. (2007). Contrasting fire-related resilience of ecologically dominant ants in tropical savannas of northern Australia. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 13(4), 438-446. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00353.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00353.x
Habitat type influences fire resilience of ant assemblages in the semi-arid tropics of Northern Australia (Journal article)
Barrow, L., Parr, C. L., & Kohen, J. L. (2007). Habitat type influences fire resilience of ant assemblages in the semi-arid tropics of Northern Australia. JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS, 69(1), 80-95. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.08.005DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.08.005
Fine-scale temporal and spatial dynamics of epigaeic ants in Fynbos: sampling implications (Journal article)
Boonzaaier, C., McGeoch, M. A., & Parr, C. L. (2007). Fine-scale temporal and spatial dynamics of epigaeic ants in Fynbos: sampling implications. AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY, 15(1), 1-11. doi:10.4001/1021-3589-15.1.1DOI: 10.4001/1021-3589-15.1.1
Savanna fires increase rates and distances of seed dispersal by ants (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Andersen, A. N., Chastagnol, C., & Duffaud, C. (2007). Savanna fires increase rates and distances of seed dispersal by ants. OECOLOGIA, 151(1), 33-41. doi:10.1007/s00442-006-0570-5DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0570-5
2006
Patch mosaic burning for biodiversity conservation: a critique of the pyrodiversity paradigm (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., & Andersen, A. N. (2006). Patch mosaic burning for biodiversity conservation: a critique of the pyrodiversity paradigm. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 20(6), 1610-1619. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00492.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00492.x
Biogeography and diversity of ants in Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park and Conservation Reserve, Western Australia (Journal article)
Barrow, L., Parr, C. L., & Kohen, J. L. (2006). Biogeography and diversity of ants in Purnululu (Bungle Bungle) National Park and Conservation Reserve, Western Australia. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 54(2), 123-136. doi:10.1071/ZO06009DOI: 10.1071/ZO06009
2005
Constraint and competition in assemblages: A cross-continental and modeling approach for ants (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Sinclair, B. J., Andersen, A. N., Gaston, K. J., & Chown, S. L. (2005). Constraint and competition in assemblages: A cross-continental and modeling approach for ants. AMERICAN NATURALIST, 165(4), 481-494. doi:10.1086/428292DOI: 10.1086/428292
2004
Response of African savanna ants to long-term fire regimes (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Robertson, H. G., Biggs, H. C., & Chown, S. L. (2004). Response of African savanna ants to long-term fire regimes. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 41(4), 630-642. doi:10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00920.xDOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8901.2004.00920.x
RESPONSE - Pattern, process, and the size-grain hypothesis (Journal article)
Chown, S. L., & Parr, C. L. (2004). RESPONSE - Pattern, process, and the size-grain hypothesis. ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 29(3), 381-382. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2004.00606.xDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2004.00606.x
2003
Burning issues for conservation: A critique of faunal fire research in Southern Africa (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., & Chown, S. L. (2003). Burning issues for conservation: A critique of faunal fire research in Southern Africa. AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 28(4), 384-395. doi:10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01296.xDOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2003.01296.x
The size-grain hypothesis: a phylogenetic and field test (Journal article)
Parr, Z. J. E., Parr, C. L., & Chown, S. L. (2003). The size-grain hypothesis: a phylogenetic and field test. ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 28(4), 475-481. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00529.xDOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00529.x
Apomyrminae and Aenictogitoninae: two new subfamilies of ant (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) for southern Africa (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., Robertson, H. G., & Chown, S. L. (2003). Apomyrminae and Aenictogitoninae: two new subfamilies of ant (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) for southern Africa. AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY, 11(1), 128-129. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/
2002
A preliminary study of the effect of fire on ants (Formicidae) in a South African savanna (Conference Paper)
Parr, C. L., Bond, W. J., & Robertson, H. G. (2002). A preliminary study of the effect of fire on ants (Formicidae) in a South African savanna. In AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY Vol. 10 (pp. 101-111). Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/
2001
Inventory and bioindicator sampling: Testing pitfall and Winkler methods with ants in a South African savanna (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., & Chown, S. L. (2001). Inventory and bioindicator sampling: Testing pitfall and Winkler methods with ants in a South African savanna. JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION, 5(1), 27-36. doi:10.1023/A:1011311418962DOI: 10.1023/A:1011311418962
1999
Patch-mosaic burning: a new paradigm for savanna fire management in protected areas? (Journal article)
Parr, C. L., & Brockett, B. H. (n.d.). Patch-mosaic burning: a new paradigm for savanna fire management in protected areas?. Koedoe, 42(2). doi:10.4102/koedoe.v42i2.237DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v42i2.237
