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• 2020

  Can SPEcies At Risk of pesticides (SPEAR) indices detect effects of target stressors amongst multiple interacting stressors?

  Bray, J. P., O’Reilly-Nugent, A., King, G. K. K., Kaserzon, S., Nichols, S. J., Nally, R. M., Thompson, R. M. & Kefford, B. J., 17 Oct 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. p. 1-56 56 p., 142997.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Pesticides
  • pesticide
  • index
  • Malathion
  • malathion
• 2017

  Chronic effects of atrazine exposure and recovery in freshwater benthic diatoms from two communities with different pollution histories

  Wood, R., Simon, M., Lim, R. & KEFFORD, B., 2017, In: Aquatic Toxicology. 189, p. 200-208 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Atrazine
  • Diatoms
  • Fresh Water
  • atrazine
  • Bacillariophyceae
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Species of freshwater invertebrates that are sensitive to one saline water are mostly sensitive to another saline water but an exception exists

  HILLS, K., Hyne, R. & KEFFORD, B., 21 Jan 2019, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 374, 1764, p. 1-8 8 p., 20180003.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Invertebrates
  • Saline Waters
  • Fresh Water
  • Toxicity
  • saline water
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Benthic diatoms as indicators of herbicide toxicity in rivers: A new SPEcies At Risk (SPEARherbicides ) index

  Wood, R., Mitrovic, S., Lim, R., Warne, M., Dunlop, J. & KEFFORD, B., 1 Apr 2019, In: Ecological Indicators. 99, p. 203-213 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Toxicity
  • herbicide
  • Bacillariophyceae
  • diatom
  • new species
  8 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Energetics as a lens to understanding aquatic insect's responses to changing temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity regimes

  Verberk, W. CEP., Buchwalter, D. B. & Kefford, B. J., Oct 2020, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 41, p. 46-53 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • aquatic insects
  • dissolved oxygen
  • Lens
  • insect
  • energetics
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Similar recovery time of microbial functions from fungicide stress across biogeographical regions

  Schreiner, V. C., Feckler, A., Fernández, D., Frisch, K., Muñoz, K., Szöcs, E., Zubrod, J. P., Bundschuh, M., Rasmussen, J. J., Kefford, B. J., Axelsen, J., Cedergreen, N. & Schäfer, R. B., 19 Nov 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, p. 1-8 8 p., 17021.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Ecosystem
  • Mycobiome
  • Physiological Adaptation
  • Pressure
  • Microbiota
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  4 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  The imperative need for nationally coordinated bioassessment of rivers and streams

  NICHOLS, S., Barmuta, L., Chessman, B., Davies, P., DYER, F., HARRISON, E., Hawkins, C., Jones, I., KEFFORD, B., Linke, S., Marchant, R., Metzeling, L., MOON, K., Ogden, R., PEAT, M., Reynoldson, T. & THOMPSON, R., 2017, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 68, p. 599-613 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  13 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Interactions among stressors may be weak: Implications for management of freshwater macroinvertebrate communities

  Kath, J., Thomson, J. R., Thompson, R. M., Kefford, B. J., Dyer, F. J. & Mac Nally, R., Jul 2018, In: Diversity and Distributions. 24, 7, p. 939-950 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • macroinvertebrates
  • macroinvertebrate
  • hydrological change
  • catchment
  • vegetation
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Towards routine DNA metabarcoding of macroinvertebrates using bulk samples for freshwater bioassessment: Effects of debris and storage conditions on the recovery of target taxa

  Nichols, S. J., Kefford, B. J., Campbell, C. D., Bylemans, J., Chandler, E., Bray, J. P., Shackleton, M., Robinson, K. L., Carew, M. E. & Furlan, E. M., 1 Apr 2020, In: Freshwater Biology. 65, 4, p. 607-620 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • biological assessment
  • macroinvertebrates
  • DNA barcoding
  • macroinvertebrate
  • storage conditions
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  Stressor dominance and sensitivity-dependent antagonism: Disentangling the freshwater effects of an insecticide among co-occurring agricultural stressors

  Bray, J. P., Nichols, S. J., Keely-Smith, A., Thompson, R., Bhattacharyya, S., Gupta, S., Gupta, A., Gao, J., Wang, X., Kaserzon, S., Mueller, J. F., Chou, A. & Kefford, B. J., Aug 2019, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 56, 8, p. 2020-2033 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • malathion
  • antagonism
  • insecticide
  • pesticide
  • invertebrate
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Sensitivity of a Large and Representative Sample of Antarctic Marine Invertebrates to Metals

  Kefford, B. J., King, C. K., Wasley, J., Riddle, M. J. & Nugegoda, D., Jul 2019, In: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38, 7, p. 1560-1568 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Invertebrates
  • Antarctic Regions
  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Toxicity
  • Cadmium
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Is metal flocculation from mining activities a previously overlooked mechanism for impairing freshwater ecosystems?

  Reich, J. K. A., Nichols, S. J., Maher, W. A. & Kefford, B. J., 25 Jun 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 671, p. 1108-1115 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Flocculation
  • freshwater ecosystem
  • Ecosystems
  • flocculation
  • Metals
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Biological interactions mediate context and species-specific sensitivities to salinity

  Bray, J. P., Reich, J., Nichols, S. J., Kon Kam King, G., Mac Nally, R., Thompson, R., O’Reilly-Nugent, A. & Kefford, B. J., 21 Jan 2019, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 374, 1764, p. 1-10 10 p., 20180020.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Salinity
  • Toxicity
  • Ecosystems
  • Ecosystem
  • toxic substances
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Metal toxicity affects predatory stream invertebrates less than other functional feeding groups

  Liess, M., Gerner, N. V. & Kefford, B. J., 1 Aug 2017, In: Environmental Pollution. 227, p. 505-512 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Invertebrates
  • Heavy metals
  • Heavy Metals
  • Toxicity
  • Metals
  13 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  RE: Ganga clean-up: Smaller scale strategies are preferred

  Abhik Gupta, A. & KEFFORD, B., 16 Nov 2018, In: Science. 362, 6414, p. 1-1 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

  • groundwater
  • irrigation
  • monsoon
  • basin
  • applied ecology

• Climate change as a contributor to human conflict

  Butler, C. D. & Kefford, B. J., 29 Mar 2018, In: Nature. 555, 7698, p. 587-587 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  The mayfly nymph Austrophlebioides pusillus harker defies common osmoregulatory assumptions

  Dowse, R., Palmer, C., Torpy, F. & KEFFORD, B., 18 Jan 2017, In: Royal Society Open Science. 4, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 160520.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Ephemeroptera
  • nymphs
  • osmoregulation
  • osmolality
  • salts
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  20 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Salt in freshwaters: Causes, effects and prospects: Introduction to the theme issue

  Canedo-Arguelles, M., KEFFORD, B. & Schäfer, R. B., 2019, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 374, 1764, p. 1-6 6 p., 20180002.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Fresh Water
  • Ecosystems
  • Salts
  • salts
  • Ecosystem
  22 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  An integrated database of stream macroinvertebrate traits for Australia: concept and application

  Kefford, B. J., Botwe, P. K., Brooks, A. J., Kunz, S., Marchant, R., Maxwell, S., Metzeling, L., Schäfer, R. B. & Thompson, R. M., 1 Jul 2020, In: Ecological Indicators. 114, p. 1-10 10 p., 106280.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • macroinvertebrates
  • macroinvertebrate
  • Data Base
  • Traits
  • Integrated
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  Why are mayflies (Ephemeroptera) lost following small increases in salinity? Three conceptual osmophysiological hypotheses

  Kefford, B. J., 21 Jan 2019, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 374, 1764, p. 1-9 9 p., 20180021.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

  • Ephemeroptera
  • Salinity
  • Ions
  • Toxicity
  • Fresh Water
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Identifying sex-linked markers in Litoria aurea: a novel approach to understanding sex chromosome evolution in an amphibian

  Sopniewski, J., Shams, F., Scheele, B. C., Kefford, B. & Ezaz, T., 12 Nov 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 16591 .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Amphibians
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  • Y Chromosome
  • Pseudoautosomal Regions
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)