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Biography
My reseach is focused on the ecology of populations and communities with a focus on invasive weeds and pests. In particular, how do species originating from elsewhere arrive, establish and spread at new locations. The answers to these questions are critical to managing the problems posed by introduced weeds and pests. In addition, species introductions provide unique opportunities to test fundamental questions about the way ecological communities are sturctured.
We use a varitey of approaches to answer these questions ranging from glasshouse experiments to large-scale field studies, all underpinned by theory and strong quantitative methods.
Student Projects Available
I welcome enquiries from students interested in understanding the ecology of invasive species, particularly students interested in using species introductions as a way to address both applied and fundamental ecological questions. We work in a variety of systems (plants, birds, mammals, fish) with a recent focus on grasslands, and use a variety of approaches (glasshouse and field experments, field observational studies and modelling).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Forest Ecology, University of Canterbury
Award Date: 19 Jul 2024
External positions
Associate Editor: Diversity and Distributions
Associate Editor: Proceedings of the Royal Society London, B
Member International Science Advisory Panel for New Zealand's Biological Heritage Science Challenge
Governor Miss E.L. Hellaby Indigenous Grasslands Research Trust
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ITTC PBTC (13): Data driven decision models for forest biosecurity
DUNCAN, R. (CI), Carnegie, A. (CoI), Nahrung, H. (CoI) & Solomon, P. (CoI)
30/01/25 → 28/02/29
Project: Other
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Synthesis Group: Integrating mechanistic models and individual-based data to predict population dynamics in a changing world
CLULOW, S. (CI) & DUNCAN, R. (CoI)
1/09/24 → 1/09/25
Project: Research
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Reducing the impact of the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus on native frogs in the wild
CLULOW, S. (CI), DUNCAN, R. (CoI), TRUJILLO GONZALEZ, A. (CoI) & Soennichsen, K. (CoI)
21/08/24 → 29/05/26
Project: Research
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ITTC: ARC Plant Biosecurity Training Centre
GLEESON, D. (CI), DUNCAN, R. (CoI), GRUBER, B. (CoI), MUNASINGHE, K. (CoI), Solomon, P. (CoI), Schwessinger, B. (CoI), Lach, L. (CoI) & Rahimi Azghadi, M. (CoI)
30/07/24 → 29/07/29
Project: Research
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Uperoleia mahonyi conservation project
CLULOW, S. (CI), DUNCAN, R. (CoI) & GRUBER, B. (CoI)
1/07/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Other
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An invasive pathogen generally contracts species to their niche cores, not margins
Scheele, B. C., Heard, G. W., Duncan, R. P., Clulow, S. & Sopniewski, J., 2025, In: Ecography. 2025, 5, p. 1-12 12 p., e07612.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing geospatial tools to identify refuges from alien trout invasion in Australia to assist freshwater conservation
Allan, H., Duncan, R. P., Unmack, P., White, D. & Lintermans, M., 24 Feb 2025, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 76, 4, MF24221.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Active restoration after three decades: Seed addition increases native dominance compared to landscape-scale secondary succession
O'Reilly-Nugent, A., Blumenthal, D. M., Wandrag, E. M., Duncan, R. P. & Catford, J. A., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 61, 12, p. 2997-3006 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Background food influences rate of encounter and efficacy of rodenticides in wild house mice
Brown, P. R., Henry, S., Hinds, L. A., Robinson, F., Duncan, R. P. & Ruscoe, W. A., Jul 2024, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 61, 7, p. 1626-1637 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Boom-bust population dynamics drive rapid genetic change
Stringer, E. J., Gruber, B., Sarre, S. D., Wardle, G. M., Edwards, S. V., Dickman, C. R., Greenville, A. C. & Duncan, R. P., Apr 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 18, p. 1-10 10 p., e2320590121.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)