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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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How behavioural innovation and animal culture can overcome species invasions
Clulow, S., Duncan, R. & Whiting, M. J.
1/07/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Captive breeding support for Molonglo Green and Golden Bell Frogs
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Genetic tools to detect Estuarine Crocodile and Southern Cassowary
Furlan, E., Gleeson, D., Duncan, R. & Gruber, B.
15/02/22 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Optimising control of invasive plants at landscape scale
Duncan, R., Calaby, E. & Gooden, B.
17/06/21 → 1/07/25
Project: Research
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Niche partitioning overrides interspecific competition to determine plant species distributions along a nutrient gradient
Wandrag, E. M., Catford, J. A. & Duncan, R. P., Feb 2023, In: OIKOS. 2023, 2, p. 1-12 12 p., e08943.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The cumulative impacts of anthropogenic stressors vary markedly along environmental gradients
Kefford, B. J., Nichols, S. J. & Duncan, R. P., Feb 2023, In: Global Change Biology. 29, 3, p. 590-602 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do Freshwater Turtles Use Rainfall to Increase Nest Success?
Geller, G. A., Doody, J. S., Clulow, S. & Duncan, R. P., 19 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10, p. 1-14 14 p., 852175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Improved house mouse control in the field with a higher dose zinc phosphide bait
Ruscoe, W. A., Brown, P. R., Hinds, L. A., Henry, S., Van De Weyer, N., Robinson, F., Oh, K. & Duncan, R. P., 18 Jul 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Wildlife Research. p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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PIT POP! Bursting the bubble on home-range bias with fine-scale PIT telemetry
Allan, H., Duncan, R. P., Unmack, P., White, D. & Lintermans, M., 26 Jul 2022, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 73, 11, p. 1297-1309 13 p., 22021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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