PUBLICATIONS

* denotes a supervised student

1 denotes co-first authors

(contact me for reprints - eric.nordberg@une.edu.au)

Published

2024

42. Dowling, J.M.*, D.S. Bower, E.J. Nordberg. 2024. Ninja turtles: an experimental evaluation of potential anthropogenic barriers to movement for a freshwater turtle. Journal of Zoology. http://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.13236

41. Dowling, J.*, D.S. Bower, R. Boscarino-Gaetano, E.J. Nordberg. 2024. The influence of fence design on the movement patterns of eastern long-necked turtles. Journal of Wildlife Management. 88:8 e22554. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22654

40. Dowling, J.*, D.S. Bower, E.J. Nordberg. 2024. Overwintering under ice: A novel observation for an Australian freshwater turtle. Ecology and Evolution. 14:7, e11578. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11578

39. Boscarino-Gaetano*, R., K. Vernes, E.J. Nordberg. 2024. Creating wildlife habitat using artificial structures: a review of their efficacy and potential use in solar farms. Biological Reviews. 99:5, 1848-1867. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13095

38. Kidman, R.*1, 1D.T. McKnight, L. Schwarzkopf, E.J. Nordberg. 2024. How turtles keep their cool: Seasonal and diel basking patterns in a tropical turtle. Journal of Thermal Biology. Volume 121, April 2024, 103834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.103834

2023

37. Hoefer, S.* D.T. McKnight, S. Allen-Ankins, E.J. Nordberg, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2023. Diverse Methods for Diverse Systems: A Large-Scale Comparison of Reptile Sampling Methods. Journal of Herpetology.

36. McGregor, D., E. Nordberg, H.J. Yoon, K. Youngentob, L. Schwarzkopf, and A. Krockenberger. 2023. Comparison of home range size, habitat use and the influence of resource variations between two species of greater gliders (Petauroides minor and Petauroides volans). PLoS ONE 18 (10), e0286813. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286813

35. Bower, DS, DT McKnight, K Sullivan, SL Macdonald, A Georges, S Clulow, R Mathwin, MJ Connell, HV Nelson, A Santoro, B Nordstrom, JU Van Dyke, RA Kidman, LM Streeting, ML Dillon, R Spencer, MB Thompson, EJ Nordberg. 2023. Opportunities for research and conservation of freshwater turtles in Australia. Austral Ecology. 00:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13403

34. Kidman, R.A.*1, D.T. McKnight1, L. Schwarzkopf, E.J. Nordberg. Too cold is better than too hot: Preferred temperatures and basking behaviour in a tropical freshwater turtle. Austral Ecology. 00:1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13335

33. Hoefer, S.*, D.T. McKnight, S. Allen-Ankins, E.J. Nordberg, L. Schwarzkopf. 2023. Passive acoustic monitoring in terrestrial vertebrates: a review. Bioacoustics 30:5 506-531. https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2023.2209052

32. Nordberg, E.J. and D. T. McKnight. 2023. Seasonal, environmental and anthropogenic influences on nocturnal basking in turtles and crocodiles from North‐Eastern Australia. Austral Ecology. 00:1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13320

31. McKnight, D.T., K. Ard, R.J. Auguste, G. Barhadiya, M.F. Benard, P. Boban, M.L. Dillon, C.T. Downs, B.A. DeGregorio, B.M. Glorioso, R.M. Goodman, C. Hird, E.C. Hollender, M. Kennedy, R.A. Kidman*, A. Massey, P. McGovern, M. Mühlenhaupt, K. Ostovar, D. Podgorski, C. Price, B.A Reinke, L.M Streeting, J. Venezia, J. Young, E.J Nordberg. 2023. Nocturnal Basking in freshwater turtles: a global assessment. Global Ecology and Conservation. Volume 43, June 2023, e02444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02444

30. Nordberg, E.J. and L. Schwarzkopf. 2023. Developing conservoltaic systems to support biodiversity on solar farms. Austral Ecology. 00, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13289

29. Allen-Ankins, S., D.T. McKnight, E.J. Nordberg, S. Hoefer*, P. Roe, D.M. Watson, P.G. McDonald, R.A. Fuller, L. Schwarzkopf. 2023. Effectiveness of acoustic indices as indicators of vertebrate biodiversity. Ecological Indicators 147 (2023) 109937.

2022

28. Nordberg, E.J. and L. Schwarzkopf. 2022. Are nocturnal geckos afraid of the dark? The influence of natural and artificial light at night on the behavioral activity of geckos. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10(2022). [.pdf]

27. Waltham, N., J. Schaffer, J. Perry, S. Walker, E. Nordberg 2022. Simple conservation fence modification enables movement of freshwater turtles across dynamic floodplains. Wildlife Biology. e01012. [.pdf]

2021

26. Nordberg, E.J., M.J. Caley, L. Schwarzkopf. 2021. Designing solar farms for synergistic commercial and conservation outcomes. Solar Energy (November):586–593. [.pdf]

25. McKnight, D.T., W. Wirth, L. Schwarzkopf, and E.J., Nordberg. 2021. Leech removal is not the primary driver of basking behavior in a freshwater turtle. Ecology and Evolution. 11(16) 10936-10946 [.pdf]

24. Nordberg, E.J. and V. Cobb. 2021. Small nature preserves do not adequately contain large-ranging snakes: movement ecology and site fidelity in a fragmented rural landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation. Volume 28, August 2021, e01715. [.pdf]

23. Nordberg, E.J., R. Denny*, L. Schwarzkopf. 2021. Testing measures of boldness and exploratory activity in native versus invasive species: geckos as a model system. Animal Behaviour. 177(July): 215-22. [.pdf]

2020

22. Pillai, R.*, E.J. Nordberg, J. Riedel, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2020. Geckos cling best to, and prefer to use, rough surfaces. Frontiers in Zoology 17(32) 1–12. [.pdf]

21. Nordberg, E.J. and Donald T. McKnight. 2020. Nocturnal basking behavior in a freshwater turtle. Ecology 101(7): e03048. [.pdf]

20. Riedel, J.1, E.J. Nordberg1, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2020. Ecological niche and microhabitat use of Australian geckos. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 66(3-4): 209-222. [.pdf]

19. Pillai, R.*, E.J. Nordberg, J. Riedel, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2020. Non-linear variation in clinging performance with surface roughness in geckos. Ecology and Evolution 10:2597-2607. [.pdf]

18. Fushida, A.*, R. Pillai, J. Riedel, E.J. Nordberg, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2020. Can geckos increase shedding rate to remove fouling? Herpetologica 76(1):22-26. [.pdf]

2019

17. Nordberg, E.J. 2019. Potential impacts of intraguild predation by invasive Asian house geckos. Austral Ecology. 44:1487–1489. [.pdf]

16. Nordberg, E.J., S. Macdonald, G. Zimny, A. Hoskins, A. Zimny, R. Somaweera, J. Ferguson, and J. Perry. 2019. An evaluation of nest predator impacts and the efficacy of plastic meshing on marine turtle nests on the western Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Biological Conservation 238:108201 [.pdf]

15. Nordberg, E.J. and L. Schwarzkopf. 2019c. Predation risk is a function of alternative prey availability rather than predator abundance in a tropical savanna woodland ecosystem. Scientific Reports 9:7718. [.pdf]

14. Nordberg, E.J., and L. Schwarzkopf. 2019b. Heat seekers: a tropical nocturnal lizard uses behavioral thermoregulation to exploit rare microclimates at night. Journal of Thermal Biology 82:107–114. [.pdf]

13. Nordberg, E.J. and L. Schwarzkopf. 2019a. Reduced competition may allow generalist species to benefit from habitat homogenization. Journal of Applied Ecology 56:305–318. [.pdf]

12. Cornelis*, J., E.J. Nordberg, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2019. Antipredator behaviour of invasive geckos in response to chemical cues from snakes. Ethology 125:57–63. [.pdf]

2018

11. Grisnik, M., J.E. Leys, D. Bryan, R.H. Hardman, D.L. Miller, V.A. Cobb, C. Ogle, C. Simpson, J.R. Campbell, R.D. Applegate, M.C. Allender, E.J. Nordberg, A.A. Hoekstra, D.M. Walker. 2018. Host and geographic range of snake fungal disease in Tennessee, USA. Herpetological Review 49(4): 682-690. [.pdf]

10. Nordberg, E.J., L. Edwards, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2018. Terrestrial invertebrates as formidable predators: An underestimated guild. Food Webs 15(June): e00080. [.pdf]

9. Nordberg, E.J., R. Alford, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2018. Abundance, diet, and prey selection of two species of arboreal lizards in a grazed tropical woodland. Austral Ecology 43(3): 328-338. [.pdf]

8. Neilly, H., E.J. Nordberg, J. VanDerWal, and L. Schwarzkopf. 2018. Arboreality increases reptile community resistance to disturbance from livestock grazing. Journal of Applied Ecology 55(2): 786-799. [.pdf]

2017

7. Nordberg, E.J. and V.A. Cobb. 2017. Body temperatures and winter activity in overwintering Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) in Tennessee, USA. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 12(3): 606-615. [.pdf]

2016

6. Nordberg, E.J. and V.A. Cobb. 2016. Mid-winter emergence in hibernating Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus). Journal of Herpetology 50(2): 203–208. [.pdf]

2015

5. Nordberg, E.J. and L. Schwarzkopf. 2015. Arboreal cover boards: using artificial bark to sample cryptic arboreal lizards. Herpetologica 71(4): 268–273. [.pdf]

2013

4. Nordberg, E.J., T.A. Blanchard, V.A. Cobb, A.F. Scott, and R.S. Howard. 2013. Distribution of a non-native gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) in Tennessee. Journal of Tennessee Academy of Science 88(3-4): 64–66. [.pdf]

2012

3. Nordberg, E.J. and B.A. DeGregorio. 2012. Coluber constrictor, Pantherophis allegheniensis, and Nerodia fasciata. Golf Cart Mortality. Herpetological Review 43(3): 492–493. [.pdf]

2010

2. DeGregorio, B.A., E.J. Nordberg, K.E. Stepanoff, J.E. Hill. 2010. Patterns of snake road mortality on an isolated barrier island. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5(3): 441–448. [.pdf]

2009

1. DeGregorio, B.A. and E.J. Nordberg. 2009. Coluber constrictor priapus. Scavenging and diet. Herpetological Review 42(1): 97–98. [.pdf]