2017
Published November 3, 2017Species images sourced from Flickr's Creative CommonsSubject EditorsVictoria Camilieri-Asch, Mavra Grimonprez, Karl Gruber, Dr Nerida Harley, Dr Sonja Jakob, Dr Bridget Johnson, Anton Kuhar, Dr Thea Linke, Belinda Martin, Joseph Steer, Dr Margaret Uloth
Asian house gecko
ClimateWatch records cannot conclusively prove a distribution increase of Hemidactylus frenatus in response to increased temperature
Horn, V., Salleo, J. and Ziegenhardt, J.The use of ClimateWatch data for understanding distribution changes in Hemidactylus frenatus is limited
Hawes, K., Maluaski, B., Massari, R., Squires, S and Unwin, C.
Black-headed flying fox
ClimateWatch is a reliable source for researching distribution changes for the Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto)
Reed, E., De Visser, R., Owen, A. and Chu, E.ClimateWatch data are insufficient to accurately determine the change in distribution of the Black Flying Fox
Biddle, A., Booth, C., Kameka, E. and Smith, S.
Black nerite
ClimateWatch data show an unexpected northward trend in the distribution of Nerita atramentosa along the coasts of Australia, but could this be due to the unreliable method of data collection?
Dennis, J., King, A., Guo, T. and Chee, S.ClimateWatch data inadequate to conclude a shift in the distribution of the Black nerite Nerita atramentosa as a consequence of climate change
Greenwell, M., Manoa, J., Pinkerton, T. and Soriano, C.
Christmas spider
Phenophase of Austracantha minax (Jewel Spider) in the ClimateWatch record and the susceptibility to climate change
Darwin, R., St Jack, B., Johnston, T. and Varcoe, B.ClimateWatch data for Austracantha minax, 2011-2016: reliability and phenological variation
Gibson, D., Kirby-Knox, O., Leong, T., and Wentzel, D.
Ghost fungus
ClimateWatch data for the ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) do not support a relationship between phenological events and either latitude or rainfall
Ritchie, C., Willmott, K., Pestell, C., and Yu, Y.Increased summer rainfall results in early fruiting of the ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis)
Stewart, A., Goodall, A-R., Danai, L., Davey, S., and McKune, T.
Hickory wattle
ClimateWatch data are unable to show if the timing of the flowering phenophase in the Hickory Wattle (Acacia implexa) varies by latitudinal position
Donhardt, R., Cole, S., Pattison, R., and Ravikumar, J.Inaccurate citizen science data impedes correlative investigation between phenophase shifts of the Hickory Wattle (Acacia implexa) and climate change
Tan, T.H., Sun, H., Che, P., and Pilling, D.
Northern garden skink
Variation in distribution of the Northern garden skink (Lampropholis delicata): a possible outcome of ambient temperature variation due to climate change
Bennett, E., Neary, F., and Scotney, A.ClimateWatch data provides inconsistent results regarding the effect of warming temperatures on the seasonal reproduction of Lampropholis delicata
Burney, J., Fourie, S., Kuzminski, E., Stirling, D., and Tracey, S.
Pied oystercatcher
Conserving Australian Pied oystercatchers: improvements needed in quantity of observations and details on breeding activities in citizen scientist data
Kloch, K., Waddell, T., Haque, J. and Jian, A.ClimateWatch data fail to highlight impacts of climate change on the breeding season of the Australian Pied oystercatcher
Caldon, M., McNamara, C., Wang, J. and Zhang, W.
Sturt's desert pea
The heat is on: King’s Park Desert peas (Swainsona formosa) flower later than wild types
Bell, J., Sterling, C., Taylor, L. and Crossen, T.ClimateWatch data are inadequate to study the impact of climate change on Swainsona formosa
Marsh, T., Hosking, G., Lindsay, F. and Sims, H.
Tick bush
ClimateWatch data fail to show any clear changes in phenophase timing of the Tick Bush Kunzea ambigua due to climate change
Commins, A., Journeaux, M., McNamara, E. and Woodhouse, R.ClimateWatch data proves too unreliable to identify any trends between weather patterns and phenology of the Tick Bush Kunzea ambigua
Blundell, S., Eacott, S., Gardner, R. and Piccaluga, A.
White-faced heron
White-faced heron data show positive correlation between rainfall and abundance – results hold up against literature, but are they marred by unreliable citizen science data?
Gosden, E., Chick, L. , Ip, K. and D'Souza, D.ClimateWatch provides unreliable data for investigating breeding patterns of White-faced herons (Egretta novaehollandiae)
Li, Y., Zheng, Y., Kim, Y., Cham, R., and Loke, D.