Chown, Steven - Monash University - School of Biological Sciences

研究领域

Our focus is on understanding the patterns in and processes underlying biodiversity variation across a range of spatial and temporal scales. In particular we are keen on understanding the impacts of the major global environmental change drivers on biodiversity and what can be done to mitigate and adapt to the change. We work on a range of organisms, including flowering plants, birds, mammals, and marine invertebrates. Most commonly, though, we work on springtails and insects. These diverse terrestrial species are important for ecosystem functioning and are tractable for addressing a range of fundamental and applied questions in biology.

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The response of springtails to fire in the fynbos of the Western Cape, South Africa. Janion-Scheepers,C., Bengtsson, J., Leinaas,H.P., Deharveng,L., Chown, S.L. 2016. The response of springtails to fire in the fynbos of the Western Cape, South Africa. Applied Soil Ecology 108 pp 165-175, Doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.08.001. journal-of-ecologyUrban warming favours C4 plants in temperate European cities. Duffy, G.A. & Chown, S.L. 2016 . Urban warming favours C4 plants in temperate European cities. Journal of Ecology. Doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12652 global-ecology-and-biogeography-coverAnt assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments. Bishop, T. R., Robertson, M. P., Gibb, H., van Rensburg, B. J., Braschler, B., Chown, S. L., Foord, S. H., Munyai, T. C., Okey, I., Tshivhandekano, P. G., Werenkraut, V. and Parr, C. L. 2016. Ant assemblages have darker and larger members in cold environments. Global Ecology and Biogeography. Doi:10.1111/geb.12516 Pedobiologia coverSoil biota in a megadiverse country: current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa. Janion-Scheepers, C., Measey, J., Braschler, B., Chown, S.L., Coetzee, L., Colville, J.F., Dames, J., Davies, A.B., Davies, S., Davis, A., Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S., Duffy, G.A., Fourie, D., Griffiths, C., Haddad, C.R., Hamer, M., Herbert, D., Hugo-Coetzee, E.A., Jacobs, A., Jacobs, K., Jansen van Rensburg, C., Lamani, S., Lotz, L.N., Louw, S.vdM., Lyle, R., Malan, A.P., Marais, M., Neethling, J.-A., Nxele, T., Plisko, D., Prendini, L., Rink, A.N., Swart, A., Theron, P., Truter, M., Ueckermann, E., Uys, V.M., Villet, M.H., Willows-Munro, S. & Wilson, J.R. (in press) Soil biota in a megadiverse country: current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa. Pedobiologia, Doi: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2016.03.004 Biological Invations coverRange expansion and increasing impact of the introduced wasp Aphidius matricariae Haliday on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Lee, J.E., Chown, S.L. 2016. Range expansion and increasing impact of the introduced wasp Aphidius matricariae Haliday on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Biological Invasions 18, 1235-1246. Doi: 10.1007/s10530-015-0967-3