Emeritus Professor Kath Dickinson

2025

Journal - Research Article

Jandt, J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., Dickinson, K. J. M., McCombe, G. G. I., Tully, J., & Lord, J. M. (2025). The impact of floral diversity on bumblebee colony development and pollination efficacy among foragers. Apidologie, 56, 24. doi: 10.1007/s13592-025-01150-7

2024

Journal - Research Article

Samus, A., Dickinson, K. J. M., Freeman, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2024). How to increase nature connectedness? Effectiveness and mechanisms of a gratitude journal intervention. People & Nature. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10735

Ewers, R. M., Orme, C. D. L., Pearse, W. D., Zulkifli, N., Yvon-Durocher, G., Yusah, K. M., … Dickinson, K. J. M., … Banks-Leite, C. (2024). Thresholds for adding degraded tropical forest to the conservation estate. Nature, 631, 808-813. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07657-w

2023

Journal - Research Article

Samus, A., Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. (2023). An examination of the factors influencing engagement in gardening practices that support biodiversity using the theory of planned behavior. Biological Conservation, 286, 110252. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110252

Altobelli, J. T., Bishop, P. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Godfrey, S. S. (2023). Suitability of radio telemetry for monitoring two New Zealand frogs (Leiopelma archeyi and L. hamiltoni). New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 47(2), 3532. doi: 10.20417/nzjecol.47.3532

2022

Journal - Research Article

Chen, J. P. L., Dickinson, K. J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., & Jandt, J. M. (2022). Beetle (Coleoptera) communities inside and outside the pest-resistant fencing of a New Zealand ecosanctuary. New Zealand Entomologist, 45(1-2), 17-34. doi: 10.1080/00779962.2022.2120594

Samus, A., Freeman, C., Van Heezik, Y., Krumme, K., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2022). How do urban green spaces increase well-being? The role of perceived wildness and nature connectedness. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 82, 101850. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101850

Rixen, C., Wipf, S., Rumpf, S. B., Giejsztowt, J., Millen, J., Morgan, J. W., … Dickinson, K. J. M., … Deslippe, J. R. (2022). Intraspecific trait variation in alpine plants relates to their elevational distribution. Journal of Ecology, 110, 860-875. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13848

Samus, A., Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. (2022). Relationships between nature connectedness, biodiversity of private gardens, and mental well-being during the Covid-19 lockdown. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 69, 127519. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127519

Forbes, V. C. B., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Hulbe, C. L. (2022). Applying a social-ecological systems lens to patterns of policy, operational change, and gender participation in a large Aotearoa New Zealand organisation. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 52(5), 539-568. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2021.2012489

Journal - Research Other

Altobelli, J. T., Dickinson, K. J. M., Godfrey, S. S., & Bishop, P. J. (2022). Methods in amphibian biotelemetry: Two decades in review. Austral Ecology, 47, 1382-1395. doi: 10.1111/aec.13227

2021

Journal - Research Other

Macinnis-Ng, C., Mcintosh, A. R., Monks, J. M., Waipara, N., White, R. S. A., Boudjelas, S., … Dickinson, K. J. M., … Peltzer, D. A. (2021). Climate-change impacts exacerbate conservation threats in island systems: New Zealand as a case study. Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 19(4), 216-224. doi: 10.1002/fee.2285

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Altobelli, J., Bishop, P., & Dickinson, K. (2021, February). Exploring the use of radio-telemetry to study the behaviour and movements of Aotearoa New Zealand's native frogs [5-minute presentation]. Verbal presentation at the 18th Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ), [Online].

2020

Journal - Research Article

Iwasaki, J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., Jandt, J. M., Jowett, T. W. D., Lord, J. M., Mercer, A. R., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2020). Honey bees do not displace foraging bumble bees on nectar-rich artificial flowers. Apidologie, 51, 137-146. doi: 10.1007/s13592-019-00690-z

2019

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Holden, M., Stephenson, W., Dickinson, K., & Schweikert, K. (2019, August). The value of rock coasts: An ecosystem services perspective. Poster session presented at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Samus, A., Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. M. (2019, August). Promoting connection to nature and biodiversity in urban gardens. Verbal presentation at the School of Geography Postgraduate Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2018

Journal - Research Article

Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., Dickinson, K., Buttery, Y., Barratt, B., & Waters, D. (2018). Cities: Open space planning for the benefit of both people and native species: Understanding urban biodiversity and highlighting their relevance for planning and planners. Planning Quarterly, 211, 10-17.

Iwasaki, J. M., Dickinson, K. J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., Mercer, A. R., Jowett, T. W. D., & Lord, J. M. (2018). Floral usage partitioning and competition between social (Apis mellifera, Bombus terrestris) and solitary bees in New Zealand: Niche partitioning via floral preferences? Austral Ecology, 43, 937-948. doi: 10.1111/aec.12643

Miller, C. M., Barratt, B. I. P., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2018). Are introduced plants a threat to native pollinator services in montane–alpine environments? Alpine Botany, 128(2), 179-189. doi: 10.1007/s00035-018-0206-5

Döbert, T. F., Webber, B. L., Sugau, J. B., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Didham, R. K. (2018). Logging, exotic plant invasions, and native plant reassembly in a lowland tropical rain forest. Biotropica, 50(2), 254-265. doi: 10.1111/btp.12521

Easton, L. J., Rawlence, N. J., Worthy, T. H., Tennyson, A. J. D., Scofield, R. P., Easton, C. J., … Whigham, P. A., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Bishop, P. J. (2018). Testing species limits of New Zealand’s leiopelmatid frogs through morphometric analyses. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 183(2), 431-444. doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx080

Lord, J. M., Mark, A. F., Humar-Maegli, T., Halloy, S. R. P., Bannister, P., Knight, A., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2018). Slow community responses but rapid species responses 14 years after alpine turf transplantation among snow cover zones, south–central New Zealand. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, 30, 51-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2017.07.004

Journal - Research Other

Bjorkman, A. D., Myers-Smith, I. H., Elmendorf, S. C., Normand, S., Thomas, H. J. D., Alatalo, J. M., … Dickinson, K. J. M., … Zamin, T. (2018). Tundra Trait Team: A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome [Data paper]. Global Ecology & Biogeography, 27(12), 1402-1411. doi: 10.1111/geb.12821

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

West, S., Sirguey, P., Dickinson, K., & Whigham, P. A. (2018). High-resolution tussock distribution modelling in the Pisa Range, New Zealand [Extended abstract]. In A. Moore & I. Drecki (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint 9th National Cartographic Conference (GeoCart'2018) and 46th Australian and New Zealand Map Society (ANZMapS) Conference. (pp. 150-154). Auckland, New Zealand: CartoPRESS. [Abstract]

2017

Journal - Research Article

Döbert, T. F., Webber, B. L., Sugau, J. B., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Didham, R. K. (2017). Logging increases the functional and phylogenetic dispersion of understorey plant communities in tropical lowland rain forest. Journal of Ecology, 105(5), 1235-1245. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12794

Nielsen, J. A., Grøndahl, E., Callaway, R. M., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Ehlers, B. K. (2017). Home and away: Biogeographical comparison of species diversity in Thymus vulgaris communities. Biological Invasions, 19(9), 2533-2542. doi: 10.1007/s10530-017-1461-x

Eidesen, P. B., Little, L., Müller, E., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2017). Plant–pollinator interactions affect colonization efficiency: Abundance of blue-purple flowers is correlated with species richness of bumblebees in the Arctic. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121(1), 150-162. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blw006

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Dickinson, K. J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., Lord, J. M., & Mark, A. F. (2017). Does unpredictability in alpine climatic conditions favour biotic fitness in a changing world? Proceedings of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) 102nd Annual Meeting. OOS 26-3. Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America. Retrieved from http://www.esa.org/portland/

2016

Journal - Research Article

Little, L., Bronken Eidesen, P., Müller, E., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2016). Leaf and floral heating in cold climates: Do sub-Antarctic megaherbs resemble tropical alpine giants? Polar Research, 35, 26030. doi: 10.3402/polar.v35.26030

Barratt, B. I. P., Crook, K. E., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Burritt, D. J. (2016). Cyanogenic white clover as a proxy for GM biosafety testing using two New Zealand native insects. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 59(4), 377-388. doi: 10.1080/00288233.2016.1221835

Easton, L. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., Whigham, P. A., & Bishop, P. J. (2016). Habitat suitability and requirements for a threatened New Zealand amphibian. Journal of Wildlife Management. doi: 10.1002/jwmg.1071

van Heezik, Y., Dickinson, K. J. M., Freeman, C., Porter, S., Wing, J., & Barratt, B. I. P. (2016). To what extent does vegetation composition and structure influence beetle communities and species richness in private gardens in New Zealand? Landscape & Urban Planning, 151, 79-88. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2016.02.013

Nielsen, J. A., Frew, R. D., Whigham, P. A., Callaway, R. M., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2016). Thyme travels: ¹⁵N isoscapes of Thymus vulgaris L. invasion in lightly grazed pastoral communities. Austral Ecology, 41(1), 28-39. doi: 10.1111/aec.12284

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Iwasaki, J., Barratt, B., Lord, J., Mercer, A., & Dickinson, K. (2016). Do introduced honey bees compete with native bees in New Zealand? Proceedings of the VIII Southern Connection Congress. (pp. 113). Retrieved from http://southernconnection2016.com/congress/abstracts-viii-southern-connection-congress-2016-2/

Lord, J., Little, L., Bronken Eidesen, P., Müller, E., & Dickinson, K. (2016). Leaf and flower heating in cold climate plants. Proceedings of the VIII Southern Connection Congress. (pp. 57). Retrieved from http://southernconnection2016.com/congress/abstracts-viii-southern-connection-congress-2016-2/

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Nielsen, J. A., Grøndahl, E., Callaway, R. M., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Ehlers, B. K. (2016, August-September). Home and away: Biogeographical comparison of species diversity in Thymus vulgaris communities. Poster session presented at the 5th International EcoSummit Congress: Ecological Sustainability: Engineering Change, Montpellier, France.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Dickinson, K. J. M., Wing, J. M., Ball, O. J., & Barratt, B. I. P. (2016, August-September). Post-fire recovery of a key invertebrate ecosystem service provider. Verbal presentation at the 5th International EcoSummit Congress: Ecological Sustainability: Engineering Change, Montpellier, France.

Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., Barratt, B. I. P., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2016, February). Domestic gardens in cities: An enigma. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Geographical Society Conference: Geographical Interactions, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Mark, A. F., Korsten, A. C., Urrutia Guevara, D., Dickinson, K. J. M., Humar-Maegli, T., Michel, P., … Lord, J. M., … Nielsen, J. A. (2015). Ecological responses to 52 years of experimental snow manipulation in high-alpine cushionfield, Old Man Range, south-central New Zealand. Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research, 47(4), 751-772. doi: 10.1657/AAAR0014-098

Iwasaki, J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., Lord, J. M., Mercer, A. R., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2015). The New Zealand experience of varroa invasion highlights research opportunities for Australia. AMBIO, 44(7), 694-704. doi: 10.1007/s13280-015-0679-z

Döbert, T. F., Webber, B. L., Sugau, J. B., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Didham, R. K. (2015). Can leaf area index and biomass be estimated from Braun-Blanquet cover scores in tropical forests? Journal of Vegetation Science, 26(6), 1043-1053. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12310

Cranston, B. H., Monks, A., Whigham, P. A., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2015). Variation and response to experimental warming in a New Zealand cushion plant species. Austral Ecology, 40, 642-650. doi: 10.1111/aec.12231

O'Connell, D. M., Monks, A., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lee, W. G. (2015). Is domatia production in Coprosma rotundifolia (Rubiaceae) induced by mites or foliar pathogens? New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 39(2), 214-220. Retrieved from http://newzealandecology.org/nzje/3223

Nielsen, J. A., Whigham, P. A., Frew, R. D., Callaway, R. M., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2015). Thyme and space invasion: Thymus vulgaris decreases exotic plant species diversity in Central Otago, New Zealand. Biological Invasions, 17(8), 2261-2274. doi: 10.1007/s10530-015-0872-9

Barratt, B. I. P., Dickinson, K. J. M., Freeman, C., Porter, S., Johnstone, P. D., Wing, J., & van Heezik, Y. (2015). Biodiversity of Coleoptera and other invertebrates in urban gardens: A case study in a New Zealand city. Insect Conservation & Diversity, 8, 428-437. doi: 10.1111/icad.12120

Nielsen, J. A., Frew, R. D., Whigham, P. A., Callaway, R. M., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2015). Germination and growth responses of co-occurring grass species to soil from under invasive Thymus vulgaris. Allelopathy, 35(1), 139-152.

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Dickinson, K. J. M., & Breitwieser, I. (2015). David John Galloway, BSc MSc PhD DSc Otago FRGS FLS FRSNZ (1942–2014) [Obituary]. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 45(4), 181-183. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2015.1096801

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Easton, L. J., Whigham, P. A., Dickinson, K. J., & Bishop, P. J. (2015). Assessing the feasibility of translocating Hochstetter's frogs to Orokonui Ecosanctuary. In N. J. Nelson & S. N. Keall (Eds.), Recent developments in New Zealand herpetofauna research: Proceedings of the 15th and 16th biennial conferences of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand (SRARNZ): DOC Research and Development Series 347. (pp. 14-15). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/series/doc-research-and-development-series

2014

Chapter in Book - Research

Döbert, T. F., Webber, B. L., Barnes, A. D., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Didham, R. K. (2014). Forest fragmentation and biodiversity conservation in human-dominated landscapes. In C. J. Kettle & L. P. Koh (Eds.), Global forest fragmentation. (pp. 28-49). Oxford, UK: CABI.

Journal - Research Article

Hofstede, R. G. M., Dickinson, K. J. M., Mark, A. F., & Narváez, E. (2014). A broad transition from cloud forest to páramo characterizes an undisturbed treeline in Parque Nacional Llanganates, Ecuador. Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research, 46(4), 975-986. doi: 10.1657/1938-4246-46.4.975

van Heezik, Y. M., Freeman, C., Porter, S., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2014). Native and exotic woody vegetation communities in domestic gardens in relation to social and environmental factors. Ecology & Society, 19(4), 17. doi: 10.5751/ES-06978-190417

Adams, A. L., van Heezik, Y., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Robertson, B. C. (2014). Identifying eradication units in an invasive mammalian pest species. Biological Invasions, 16(7), 1481-1496. doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0586-9

Adams, A. L., Recio, M. R., Robertson, B. C., Dickinson, K. J. M., & van Heezik, Y. (2014). Understanding home range behaviour and resource selection of invasive common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in urban environments. Biological Invasions, 16(9), 1791-1804. doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0627-4

Nielsen, J. A., Frew, R. D., Whigham, P. A., Callaway, R. M., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2014). Thyme invasion and soil properties in the Central Otago region of New Zealand. Geoderma Regional, 1, 48-58. doi: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2014.08.002

Harris, K. M., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Whigham, P. A. (2014). Functional connectivity and matrix quality: Network analysis for a critically endangered New Zealand lizard. Landscape Ecology, 29(1), 41-53. doi: 10.1007/s10980-013-9967-9

Cavieres, L. A., Brooker, R. W., Butterfield, B. J., Cook, B. J., Kikvidze, Z., Lortie, C. J., … Dickinson, K. J. M., Cranston, B. H., … Mark, A. F., … Callaway, R. M. (2014). Facilitative plant interactions and climate simultaneously drive alpine plant diversity. Ecology Letters, 17(2), 193-202. doi: 10.1111/ele.12217

Nielsen, J. A., Whigham, P. A., Frew, R. D., Callaway, R. M., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2014). Invasion essentials: Does secondary chemistry plasticity contribute to the invasiveness of Thymus vulgaris L.? Chemoecology, 24(1), 15-27. doi: 10.1007/s00049-013-0142-1

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Jackson, J. A., Reichgelt, T., Conran, J. G., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lee, D. E. (2014). Plant diversity and paleoclimate of the Miocene Landslip Hill silcrete, Gore lignite measures, Southland. In K. A. Holt (Ed.), Geoscience Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication. 139A, (pp. 55-56). Takaka, New Zealand: GSNZ. [Abstract]

2013

Journal - Research Article

Gebauer, K., Dickinson, K. J. M., Whigham, P. A., & Seddon, P. J. (2013). Matrix matters: Differences of grand skink metapopulation parameters in native tussock grasslands and exotic pasture grasslands. PLoS ONE, 8(10), e76076. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076076

Adams, A. L., Dickinson, K. J. M., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). An evaluation of the accuracy and performance of lightweight GPS collars in a suburban environment. PLoS ONE, 8, e68496. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068496

van Heezik, Y., Freeman, C., Porter, S., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2013). Garden size, householder knowledge, and socio-economic status influence plant and bird diversity at the scale of individual gardens. Ecosystems, 16(8), 1442-1454. doi: 10.1007/s10021-013-9694-8

Adams, A. L., Dickinson, K. J. M., Robertson, B. C., & van Heezik, Y. (2013). Predicting summer site occupancy for an invasive species, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), in an urban environment. PLoS ONE, 8(3), e58422. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058422

Waite, E., Closs, G. P., van Heezik, Y., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2013). Resource availability and foraging of Silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis) in urban trees. Emu, 113(1), 26-32. doi: 10.1071/MU11093

Butterfield, B. J., Cavieres, L. A., Callaway, R. M., Cook, B. J., Kikvidze, Z., Lortie, C. J., … Dickinson, K., … Brooker, R. W. (2013). Alpine cushion plants inhibit the loss of phylogenetic diversity in severe environments. Ecology Letters, 16(4), 478-486. doi: 10.1111/ele.12070

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Iwasaki, J., Barratt, B., Lord, J., Mercer, A., & Dickinson, K. (2013). The varroa invasion of Australasia. Proceedings of EcoTas13: The 5th Joint Conference of New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) and Ecological Society of Australia (ESA). (pp. 178). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/node/40

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Schwendenmann, L., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Mark, A. F. (2013, January). Above- and below-ground carbon storage in tall snow tussock grasslands, New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.

Mark, A. F., Wing, J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2013, January). GLORIA in New Zealand: Progress with monitoring at two sites. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.

Lord, J., Dickinson, K., Halloy, S., Knight, A., Maegli, T., & Mark, A. (2013, January). Response of alpine vegetation to altered snow regimes in Otago, New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.

Adams, A., Dickinson, K., Robertson, B., & van Heezik, Y. (2013, January). Predicting distribution and habitat selection for an invasive species, the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), in an urban environment. Verbal presentation at the VII Southern Connection Congress: Southern Lands and Southern Oceans: Life on the Edge? Dunedin, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Kepner, W. G., Ramsey, M. M., Brown, E. S., Jarchow, M. E., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Mark, A. F. (2012). Hydrologic futures: Using scenario analysis to evaluate impacts of forecasted land use change on hydrologic services. Ecosphere, 3(7), 69. doi: 10.1890/ES11-00367.1

Chapin, III, F. S., Mark, A. F., Mitchell, R. A., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2012). Design principles for social-ecological transformation toward sustainability: Lessons from New Zealand sense of place. Ecosphere, 3(5), 40. doi: 10.1890/ES12-00009.1

Waite, E. M., Closs, G., Van Heezik, Y., Berry, C., & Dickinson, K. (2012). Arboreal arthropod sampling methods for urban trees. Journal of Insect Conservation, 16(6), 931-939. doi: 10.1007/s10841-012-9480-5

van Heezik, Y. M., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Freeman, C. (2012). Closing the gap: Communicating to change gardening practices in support of native biodiversity in urban private gardens. Ecology & Society, 17(1), 34. doi: 10.5751/ES-04712-170134

Cranston, B. H., Callaway, R. M., Monks, A., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2012). Gender and abiotic stress affect community-scale intensity of facilitation and its costs. Journal of Ecology, 100(4), 915-922. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01981.x

Hart, A. T., Hilton, M. J., Wakes, S. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2012). The impact of Ammophila arenaria foredune development on downwind aerodynamics and parabolic dune development. Journal of Coastal Research, 28(1), 112-122. doi: 10.2112/jcoastres-d-10-00058.1

Freeman, C., Dickinson, K. J. M., Porter, S., & van Heezik, Y. (2012). “My garden is an expression of me”: Exploring householders' relationships with their gardens. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 32(2), 135-143. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2012.01.005

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gebauer, K., Whigham, P. A., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Seddon, P. J. (2012). Matrix matters: Differences of grand skink metapopulation dynamics in native tussock grasslands and exotic pasture grasslands. Proceedings of the New Zealand Ecological Society (NZES) Conference. (pp. 51). Retrieved from https://newzealandecology.org/events/conference-2012

Little, L. M., Dickinson, K. J., Lord, J. M., & Eidesen, P. B. (2012). Hot shapes in the High Antarctic and Sub Antarctic. Proceedings of the Polar Environment Research Theme (PERT) Workshop. Retrieved from http://polarresearch.otago.ac.nz/pert-workshop-2012/

2011

Journal - Research Article

Thorsen, M. J., Seddon, P. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2011). Faunal influences on New Zealand seed dispersal characteristics. Evolutionary Ecology, 25(6), 1397-1426. doi: 10.1007/s10682-011-9470-1

Spronken-Smith, R. A., Walker, R., Dickinson, K. J. M., Closs, G. P., Lord, J. M., & Harland, T. (2011). Redesigning a curriculum for inquiry: An ecology case study. Instructional Science, 39(5), 721-735. doi: 10.1007/s11251-010-9150-5

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cranston, B., Dickinson, K., Monks, A., & Callaway, R. (2011). Facilitation in the alpine zome: Is facilitation by an alpine cushion dependent on stress or gender? In G. Bornette & S. Puijalon (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Association for Vegetative Science (IAVS) 54th Symposium: Vegetation in and around water: Patterns, processes and threats. (pp. 193). Retrieved from http://iavs.org/Meetings

Korsten, A., Monks, A., & Dickinson, K. (2011). Do plant functional traits shift along snowmelt gradients? A mechanistic approach to describe the Trans-Tasman alpine relationship. In G. Bornette & S. Puijalon (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Association for Vegetative Science (IAVS) 54th Symposium: Vegetation in and around water: Patterns, processes and threats. (pp. 193). Retrieved from http://iavs.org/Meetings

Urrutia Guevara, D., Dickinson, K., & Monks, A. (2011). The responses of alpine plant and soil composition to changes in snow cover in the Old Man Range, New Zealand. In G. Bornette & S. Puijalon (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Association for Vegetative Science (IAVS) 54th Symposium: Vegetation in and around water: Patterns, processes and threats. (pp. 192). Retrieved from http://iavs.org/Meetings

2010

Journal - Research Article

O'Connell, D. M., Monks, A., Lee, W. G., Downs, T. M., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010). Leaf domatia: Carbon-limited indirect defence? Oikos, 119(10), 1591-1600. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18235.x

Kirkpatrick, J. B., Bridle, K. L., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010). Decades-scale vegetation change in burned and unburned alpine coniferous heath. Australian Journal of Botany, 58(6), 453-462. doi: 10.1071/BT10138

Campbell-Hunt, D. M., Freeman, C., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010). Community-based entrepreneurship and wildlife sanctuaries: Case studies from New Zealand. International Journal of Innovation & Regional Development, 2(1-2), 4-21. doi: 10.1504/IJIRD.2010.029851

Derraik, J. G. B., Early, J. W., Closs, G. P., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010). Morphospecies and taxonomic species comparison for Hymenoptera. Journal of Insect Science, 10, 108. Retrieved from http://www.insectscience.org/10.108

Michel, P., Dickinson, K. J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., & Jamieson, I. G. (2010). Habitat selection in reintroduced bird populations: A case study of Stewart Island robins and South Island saddlebacks on Ulva Island. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 34(2), 237-246.

Radford, I. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2010). Does disturbance, competition or resource limitation underlie Hieracium lepidulum invasion in New Zealand? Mechanisms of establishment and persistence, and functional differentiation among invasive and native species. Austral Ecology, 35(3), 282-293. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02034.x

O'Connell, D. M., Lee, W. G., Monks, A., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010). Does microhabitat structure affect foliar mite assemblages? Ecological Entomology, 35(3), 317-328. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01185.x

Chagué-Goff, C., Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010). Hydrological processes and chemical characteristics of low-alpine patterned wetlands, south-central New Zealand. Journal of Hydrology, 385, 105-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.02.007

Wakes, S. J., Maegli, T., Dickinson, K. J., & Hilton, M. J. (2010). Numerical modelling of wind flow over a complex topography. Environmental Modelling & Software, 25(2), 237-247. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.08.003

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Gebauer, K., Dickinson, K., Seddon, P., & Whigham, P. (2010). Spatially explicit population models for grand skink. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 37(1), (pp. 74). doi: 10.1080/03014221003602208

Harris, K., Whigham, P., Dickinson, K., & Seddon, P. (2010). Gradients of modification in native tussock grasslands. Proceedings of the Information Science Postgraduate Day. (pp. 29-30). Retrieved from http://infosci.otago.ac.nz/information-science-postgrad-day-2010/

Cranston, B., Callaway, R., & Dickinson, K. (2010). Gender and facilitation: Gynodioecious cushion Silene acaulis. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 22). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme

Waite, E. M., Dickinson, K., Closs, G., & van Heezik, Y. (2010). The birds and the bees in the trees: The role of isolated speciman trees in supporting urban biodiversity. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 129). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme

Thorsen, M., Dickinson, K., & Seddon, P. (2010). Spatial patterns in recruitment of large-fruited plants on northern New Zealand islands with or without the NZ pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 120-121). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme

Nielsen, J. A., Dickinson, K. J. M., Whigham, P. A., Frew, R. D., & Callaway, R. M. (2010). How above- and below-ground ecological linkages combine to influence plant population abundance and community organisation in thyme (Thymus vulgaris, Labitae) stands across Central Otago. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 92-93). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme

Korsten, A. C., Monks, A., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010). Life at the edge: Plant responses to extreme alpine environments in New Zealand and Australian snowbanks. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 63). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme

Gebauer, K., Dickinson, K., Seddon, P., & Whigham, P. (2010). Home range estimates of endangered grand skink populations in native tussock grassland and exotic pasture grasslands. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 39). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme

Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010). Retaining mountain biodiversity: Facing the challenges. New Zealand Ecological Society Annual Conference: Biodiversity: 2010 and Beyond. (pp. 27-28). Retrieved from http://www.nzesconference.org.nz/programme

Other Research Output

Dickinson, K. J. M. (2010, August). What you can learn from your backyard: Putting the 'B' back in biodiversity. University of Otago Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar].

Dickinson, K. (2010, March). Diversity: The spice of life. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2009

Journal - Research Article

Radford, I. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2009). Does the invader Hieracium lepidulum have a comparative growth advantage over co-occurring plants? High leaf area and low metabolic costs as invasive traits. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 47(4), 395-403. doi: 10.1080/0028825x.2009.9672714

Thorsen, M. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Seddon, P. J. (2009). Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, 11(4), 285-309. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2009.06.001

Mark, A. F., Michel, P., Dickinson, K. J. M., & McLennan, B. R. (2009). The conservation (protected area) status of New Zealand's indigenous grasslands: An update. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 47(1), 53-60. doi: 10.1080/00288250909509793

Journal - Research Other

Lawrence, R., Pech, R., Wilson, D., & Dickinson, K. (2009). Ship rat foraging behaviour: Dining indoors or alfresco? Kararehe Kino / Vertebrate Pest Research, (15), 14-15.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Lawrence, R., Pech, R., Wilson, D., & Dickinson, K. (2009). Eating in or dining out? Foraging behaviour of invasive ship rats. Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Wildlife Management Society (AWMS) Annual Conference. (pp. 32). Retrieved from http://www.awms.org.nz

Gebauer, K., Dickinson, K. J. M., Seddon, P. J., & Whigham, P. A. (2009). Skinks on the rocks: Analysing presence-absence data for spatially explicit population models. Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Wildlife Management Society (AWMS) Annual Conference. (pp. 79). Retrieved from http://www.awms.org.nz

2008

Journal - Research Article

Pattanapol, W., Wakes, S. J., Hilton, M. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2008). Modeling of surface roughness for flow over a complex vegetated surface. International Journal of Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, 2(1), 18-26.

Clayton, R. I., Wilson, D. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & West, C. J. (2008). Response of seedling communities to mammalian pest eradication on Ulva Island, Rakiura National Park, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 32(1), 103-107.

Michel, P., White, H., Dickinson, K. J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., Fitzgerald, B. M., Johns, P. M., … Andrew, I. G. (2008). Invertebrate survey of coastal habitats and podocarp forest on Ulva Island, Rakiura National Park, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 35(4), 335-349. doi: 10.1080/03014220809510131

Scott, M. B., Dickinson, K. J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., & Sinclair, B. J. (2008). Temperature and moisture trends in non-sorted earth hummocks and stripes on the Old Man Range, New Zealand: Implications for mechanisms of maintenance. Permafrost & Periglacial Processes, 19(3), 305-314. doi: 10.1002/ppp.627

Grab, S. W., Dickinson, K. J. M., Mark, A. F., & Maegli, T. (2008). Ploughing boulders on the Rock and Pillar Range, south-central New Zealand: Their geomorphology and alpine plant associations. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 38(1), 51-70. doi: 10.1080/03014220809510546

Michel, P., Jenkins, J., Mason, N., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Jamieson, I. G. (2008). Assessing the ecological application of lasergrammetric techniques to measure fine-scale vegetation structure. Ecological Informatics, 3(4-5), 309-320. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2008.07.002

Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2008). Maximizing water yield with indigenous non-forest vegetation: A New Zealand perspective. Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 6(1), 25-34. doi: 10.1890/060130

Mark, A. F., Porter, S., Piggott, J. J., Michel, P., Maegli, T., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2008). Altitudinal patterns of vegetation, flora, life forms, and environments in the alpine zone of the Fiord Ecological Region, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 46(2), 205-237. doi: 10.1080/00288250809509763

Michel, P., Dickinson, K. J. M., Barratt, B. I. P., & Jamieson, I. G. (2008). Multi-scale habitat models for reintroduced bird populations: A case study of South Island saddlebacks on Motuara Island. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 32(1), 18-33.

Journal - Research Other

Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2008). Non-vascular floristic richness in New Zealand [Letter]. Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 6(7), 355-356.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Wakes, S. J., Maegli, T., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Hilton, M. (2008). Three-dimensional flow simulation over a complex sand dune system. In C. A. Brebbia (Ed.), Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions VII. (pp. 221-230). Ashurst, UK: WIT Press. [Full Paper]

2007

Journal - Research Article

Monks, A., O'Connell, D. M., Lee, W. G., Bannister, J. M., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2007). Benefits associated with the domatia mediated tritrophic mutualism in the shrub Coprosma lucida. Oikos, 116, 873-881. doi: 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.15654.x

Dickinson, K. J. M., Kelly, D., Mark, A. F., Wells, G., & Clayton, R. (2007). What limits a rare alpine plant species? Comparative demography of three endemic species of Myosotis (Boraginaceae). Austral Ecology, 32, 155-168.

Pattanapol, W., Wakes, S. J., Hilton, M. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2007). Modeling of surface roughness for flow over a complex vegetated surface. Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering & Technology, 32, 273-281.

Radford, I. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2007). Functional and performance comparisons of invasive Hieracium lepidulum and co-occurring species in New Zealand. Austral Ecology, 32, 338-354.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Netzer, M., Whigham, P., Dickinson, K., & Lord, J. (2007). Spatial analysis of home range, core area and habitat selection of red deer (Cervus elaphus) on an extensively managed high-country station. In P. A. Whigham (Ed.), Proceedings of the 19th Annual Colloquium of the Spatial Information Research Centre. (pp. 111-118). Dunedin, New Zealand: SIRC, University of Otago. [Full Paper]

Other Research Output

Dickinson, K. (2007). Ako Aotearoa Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards Report: Ako Aotearoa National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence. http://akoaotearoa.ac.nz. [Other Research Output].

2006

Journal - Research Article

Murray, T. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Barratt, B. I. P. (2006). Associations between weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidea) and plants, and conservation values in two tussock grasslands, Otago, New Zealand. Biodiversity & Conservation, 15(1), 123-137. doi: 10.1007/s10531-004-4246-3

Harland, T., Spronken-Smith, R. A., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Pickering, N. (2006). Out of the ordinary: Recapturing the liberal traditions of a university education through field courses. Teaching in Higher Education, 11(1), 93-106.

Brown, C. S., Mark, A. F., Kershaw, G. P., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2006). Secondary succession 24 years after disturbance of a New Zealand high-alpine cushionfield. Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research, 38(3), 325-334.

Mark, A. F., Dickinson, K. J. M., Maegli, T., & Halloy, S. R. P. (2006). Two GLORIA long-term alpine monitoring sites established in New Zealand as part of a global network. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 36(3), 111-128. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2006.9517804

Radford, I. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2006). Nutrient stress and performance of invasive Hieracium lepidulum and co-occurring species in New Zealand. Basic & Applied Ecology, 7, 320-333. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.08.006

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Seddon, P., Dickinson, K., & Harland, T. (2006). Research-led teaching in Ecology. In R. Spronken-Smith (Ed.), Proceedings of the Spotlight on Teaching at Otago Conference. (pp. 17-18). Dunedin, New Zealand: HEDC, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Lord, J., Knight, A., Orlovich, D., Dickinson, K., & Maegli, T. (2006, August-September). Thamnolia lichens: Alpine canaries for climate change? Verbal presentation at the Joint Conference of the New Zealand Ecological Society and the Ecological Society of Australia, Wellington, New Zealand.

2005

Journal - Research Article

Harper, G. A., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Seddon, P. J. (2005). Habitat use by three rat species (Rattus spp.) on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 29(2), 251-260.

Derraik, J. G. B., Rufaut, C. G., Closs, G. P., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2005). Ground invertebrate fauna associated with native shrubs and exotic pasture in a modified rural landscape, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 29(1), 129-135.

Kissling, W. D., Schnittler, M., Seddon, P. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2005). Invasion ecology of the alien tussock grass Nardus stricta (Poaceae) at Lake Pukaki, Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 43, 601-612.

Bannister, P., Maegli, T., Dickinson, K. J. M., Halloy, S. R. P., Knight, A., Lord, J. M., Mark, A. F., & Spencer, K. L. (2005). Will loss of snow cover during climatic warming expose New Zealand alpine plants to increased frost damage? Oecologia, 144, 245-256.

Journal - Research Other

Dickinson, K. J. M. (2005). Review of the book The natural history of southern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 43, 895-897.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Wakes, S. J., Hilton, M., Dickinson, K., & Maegli, T. (2005). Using computational fluid dynamics to investigate the effect of a Marram covered foredune: Initial results. In C. A. Brebbia & M. de Conçeicao Cunha (Eds.), WIT Transactions on the Built Environment. 78, (pp. 197-206). WIT Press. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Michel, P., Whigham, P. A., Dickinson, K., & Jamieson, I. (2005). Density-dependent breeding site selection in translocated populations of South Island Robin and South Island Saddlebacks. In P. A. Whigham (Ed.), Proceedings of the Spatial Information Research Centre's 17th Colloquium. (pp. 151). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Maegli, T., Wakes, S., & Dickinson, K. (2005, October). Computational fluid dynamics as a tool to model wind flow and snow distribution around experimental snow fences. Poster session presented at the Open Science Conference, Perth, UK.

2004

Chapter in Book - Research

Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2004). South Island high country in transition: Issues, options and initial outcomes with the tenure review process. In G. Kearsley & B. Fitzharris (Eds.), Glimpses of a Gaian world. (pp. 285-308). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago School of Social Science.

Journal - Research Article

Kissling, W. D., Schnittler, M., Seddon, P. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Lord, J. M. (2004). Ecology and distribution of Nardus stricta L. (Poaceae) - An alien invader into New Zealand. New Zealand Natural Sciences, 29, 1-12.

Bond, W. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Mark, A. F. (2004). What limits the spread of fire-dependent vegetation? Evidence from geographic variation of serotiny in a New Zealand shrub. Global Ecology & Biogeography, 13, 115-127.

Ohlemüller, R., Bannister, P., Dickinson, K. J. M., Walker, S., Anderson, B. J., & Wilson, J. B. (2004). Correlates of vascular plant species richness in fragmented indigenous forests: Assessing the role of local and regional factors. Community Ecology, 5, 45-54.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Maegli, T., Bannister, P., Dickinson, K., Halloy, S., Lord, J., Knight, A., & Mark, A. (2004). Significance of seasonal snow cover and possible climate change to alpine plant communities in Central Otago, New Zealand. In J. Midgley & W. Bond (Eds.), Proceedings of the IV Southern Connections Conference. (pp. 114-115). South Africa: University of Cape Town. [Abstract]

Bannister, P., Maegli, T., Dickinson, K., Lord, J., Mark, A., & Halloy, S. (2004). Frost resistance of alpine species in New Zealand and the Southern Hemisphere. In J. Midgley & W. Bond (Eds.), Proceedings of the IV Southern Connections Conference. (pp. 114). South Africa: University of Cape Town. [Abstract]

Dixon, K., Whigham, P. A., Dickinson, K., & Norbury, G. (2004). Examining the relationship between biodiversity and land management in mid-altitude tall tussock grasslands. In P. A. Whigham & B. R. McLennan (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th Annual Colloquium of the Spatial Information Research Centre. (pp. 53). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago. [Abstract]

2003

Journal - Research Article

Murray, T. J., Barratt, B. I. P., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2003). Comparison of the weevil fauna (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) in two tussock grassland sites in Otago, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 33(4), 703-714.

Barratt, B. I. P., Ferguson, C. M., Logan, R. A. S., Murray, T. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2003). Impact of burning on coleoptera, particularly curculionoidea, in New Zealand native tussock grassland. Records of the South American Museum Monagraph Series, 7, 171-178.

Mark, A. F., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Patrick, B. H. (2003). Indigenous grassland protection in New Zealand. Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 1(6), 290-291.

Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2003). Temporal responses over 30 years to removal of grazing from a mid-altitude snow tussock grassland reserve, Lammerlaw Ecological Region, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 41, 655-668.

Derraik, J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Closs, G. P. (2003). Invertebrate diversity on Olearia bullata and Coprosma propinqua in a modified native shrubland, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 27(1), 55-60.

Barratt, B. I. P., Derraik, J. G. B., Rufaut, C., Goodman, A. J., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2003). Morphospecies as a substitute for Coleoptera species identification, and the value of experience in improving accuracy. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 33(2), 583-590.

2002

Journal - Research Article

Derraik, J., Closs, G. P., Dickinson, K. J. M., Sirvid, P., & Barratt, B. I. P. (2002). Invertebrate species richness and density in relation to size of the New Zealand shrub Olearia bullata. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 32(4), 571-585.

Derraik, J., Closs, G. P., Dickinson, K. J. M., Sirvid, P., Barratt, B. I. P., & Patrick, B. H. (2002). Arthropod morphospecies versus taxonomic species: A case study with Araneae, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera. Conservation Biology, 16, 1015-1023.

Grove, P. B., Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2002). Vegetation monitoring of recently protected tussock grasslands in the southern South Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 32(3), 379-414.

Dickinson, K. J. M., Chagué-Goff, C., Mark, A. F., & Cullen, L. (2002). Ecological processes and trophic status of two low-alpine patterned mires, south-central South Island, New Zealand. Austral Ecology, 27, 369-384.

2001

Journal - Research Article

Mark, A. F., Dickinson, K. J. M., Allen, J., Smith, R., & West, C. J. (2001). Vegetation patterns, plant distribution and life forms across the alpine zone in southern Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Austral Ecology, 26, 423-440.

Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2001). Deschampsia cespitosa subalpine tussockland on the Green Lake landslide, Hunter Mountains, Fiord Ecological Region, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 39, 577-585.

Hofstede, R. G. M., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Mark, A. F. (2001). Distribution, abundance and biomass of epiphyte-lianoid communities in a New Zealand lowland Nothofagus-podocarp temperate rain forest: Tropical comparisons. Journal of Biogeography, 28, 1033-1049.

Derraik, J. G. B., Barratt, B. I. P., Sirvid, P., Macfarlane, R. P., Patrick, B. H., Early, J., … Dickinson, K. J. M., & Closs, G. P. (2001). Invertebrate survey of a modified native shrubland, Brookdale Covenant, Rock and Pillar Range, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 28, 273-290.

Design

Fox, I. D., Neldner, V. J., Bannink, P. J., Wilson, B. A., Brocklehurst, P. S., Clark, M. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., … Stevens, K. (2001). Vegetation Map of the Australian Tropical Savannas. Queensland: Environmental Protection Agency.

2000

Journal - Research Article

Mark, A. F., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Hofstede, R. G. M. (2000). Alpine vegetation, plant distribution, life forms, and environments in a perhumid New Zealand region: Oceanic and tropical high mountain affinities. Arctic, Antarctic & Alpine Research, 32(3), 240-254.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Halloy, S. R. P., Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (2000). Management of New Zealand's terrestrial biodiversity as a complex adaptive system. In S. Halloy & T. Williams (Eds.), Applied Complexity. From Neural Nets to Managed Landscapes. 5, (pp. 104-123). Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Ltd. [Full Paper]

1999

Journal - Research Article

Dickinson, K. J. M., & Mark, A. F. (1999). Interpreting ecological patterns in an intact estuary, South-west New Zealand World Heritage Area. Journal of Biogeography, 26, 913-932.

Journal - Research Other

Dickinson, K. J. M. (1999). [Review of the book An introduction to applied biogeography]. New Zealand Journal of Botany. [Book Review].

Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings

Holt, A., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Kearsley, G. W. (Eds.). (1999). Proceedings of the Environmental Indicators Symposium (EIS99). University of Otago, Dunedin. 192p.

1998

Chapter in Book - Research

Dickinson, K. J. M. (1998). Communicating globally significant conservation problems: Bolivia as a case study. In R. T. Wills & R. J. Hobbs (Eds.), Ecology for Everyone: Communicating Ecology to scientists, the public and the politicians. (pp. 65-72). Surrey Beatty & Sons.

Journal - Research Article

Crisp, P. N., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Gibbs, G. W. (1998). Does native invertebrate diversity reflect native plant diversity? A case study from New Zealand and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 83(2), 209-220.

Dickinson, K. J. M., Mark, A. F., Barratt, B. I. P., & Patrick, B. H. (1998). Rapid ecological survey, inventory and implementation: A case study from Waikaia Ecological Region, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28, 83-156.

Stanley, R. J., Dickinson, K. J. M., & Mark, A. F. (1998). Demography of a rare endemic Myosotis: Boom and Bust in the High-alpine Zone of Southern New Zealand. Arctic & Alpine Research, 30(3), 227-240.

1997

Chapter in Book - Research

Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (1997). New Zealand Alpine Ecosystems. In F. E. Wielgolaski (Ed.), Polar and Alpine Tundra. (Ecosystems of the World, vol. 3). (pp. 311-345). Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier.

Journal - Research Other

Dickinson, K. J. M. (1997). [Review of the book Plants of Mt Cook National Park]. New Zealand Journal of Botany, 35. [Book Review].

1996

Chapter in Book - Research

Mark, A. F., & Dickinson, K. J. M. (1996). Research as a basis for protected natural area management in New Zealand. In M. M. Ralston, K. F. D. Hughey & K. F. O'Connor (Eds.), Mountains of East Asia and the Pacific. (pp. 35-40). Lincoln: Centre for Mountain Studies, Lincoln University.