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1. Increasing Pacific Islander research and authorship in the academic literature

   Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (4)

   Sangeeta Mangubhai , Ron Vave , Shereen Shabina Begg , Mereoni Chung, Semaema Vakaciriwaqa Dileqa , Yimnang Golbuu , Chelcia Gomese , Romitesh Kant , Salanieta Kitolelei , Ravinesh Ram, Nunia Thomas, Rufino Varea, Andra Whiteside

2. Bad dog? The environmental effects of owned dogs

   Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (3)

   Philip W. Bateman , Lauren N. Gilson

3. Barriers to volunteering and other challenges facing community-based conservation in Aotearoa New Zealand

   Pacific Conservation Biology 30 (6)

   Charlotte P. Sextus , Karen F. Hytten, Paul Perry

4. Guiding principles for conserving reptiles in Australian temperate agricultural landscapes

   Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (4)

   Damian R. Michael

5. Automated methods for processing camera trap video data for distance sampling

   Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (4)

   Trevor Bak , Richard J. Camp , Matthew D. Burt, Scott Vogt

6. Aboriginal-constructed lizard traps on Western Australia’s south coast create reptile habitat and teach principles of granite outcrop conservation

   Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (2)

   Susie Cramp , Lynette Knapp, Harriet Paterson, Peter Speldewinde, Alison Lullfitz, Stephen D. Hopper

7. A challenging future for Carnaby’s Cockatoo (Zanda latirostris) under a changing climate

   Pacific Conservation Biology 30 (6)

   Denis A. Saunders , Peter R. Mawson , Rick Dawson, Geoffrey Pickup

8. Satellite-tracked movements of juvenile great egrets (Ardea alba) and plumed egrets (Ardea plumifera) from the Macquarie Marshes in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia

   Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (4)

   Heather M. McGinness , Micha V. Jackson, Luke R. Lloyd-Jones, Xinyu Hou, Louis O’Neill, Shoshana Rapley, Freya Robinson

9. Can citizen science fill knowledge gaps for the world’s most speciose and poorly-known insular amphibian fauna?

   Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (1)

   Paul M. Oliver , Anthony Davie-Rieck, Muhammad Imam Ramdani, Jono Dashper, Kukuh Indra Kusuma, Chien C. Lee, Eric Rittmeyer, Matthew J. Clancy, Amir Hamidy, Joseph C. Thompson, Antoine Fouquet, Flavien Ferreira, Stephen J. Richards

10. Predation on the threatened Carnaby’s cockatoo (Zanda latirostris) by feral cats (Felis catus)

    Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (4)

    Peter R. Mawson , Rick Dawson, Brooke S. Richards, Denis A. Saunders

11. Orchid losers and winners after fire in West Australian urban bushland: a response continuum deeply integrated with other traits

    Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (4)

    Mark C. Brundrett

12. The absurdity of nature love through aviary bird-keeping

    Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (2)

    Minh-Hoang Nguyen , Quan-Hoang Vuong

13. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and practices associated with the Vanate (Raggiana Bird of Paradise, Paradisaea raggiana) along the Kokoda Track in Central Province, Papua New Guinea

    Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (1)

    Challis Pulotu , Eric Katovai , Patrick Pikacha

14. Longevity in Carnaby’s Cockatoo (Zanda latirostris) Carnaby, 1948

    Pacific Conservation Biology 30 (6)

    Denis A. Saunders , Peter R. Mawson , Rick Dawson

15. The aquatic plant communities of the Pilbara region of Western Australia: a region of arid zone wetland diversity

    Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (1)

    Michael N. Lyons , David A. Mickle, Michelle T. Casanova

16. Transnational shark trade: personal baggage and postal seizures in Australia and New Zealand

    Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (4)

    Josephine Lingard , Patrick Reis-Santos , Phillip Cassey , Bronwyn M. Gillanders

17. Invasive rodent eradications in French Pacific islands: a critical analysis of past efforts

    Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (4)

    Wilfried Weiss , Fabrice Brescia, Julien Baudat-Franceschi, Tehani Withers, Baudouin Des Monstiers, Simon Ducatez, Jean-Yves Meyer, Thomas Ghestemme, Eric Vidal

18. ‘It’s dangerous to put a number on them’. Media coverage of koalas during the 2019–2020 ‘Black Summer’ bushfires in Australia

    Pacific Conservation Biology 30 (6)

    Eleanor Stalenberg, Daniel Lunney , Chris Moon

19. Catch, bycatch, and mitigation options for endangered sharks in data poor fisheries: a case study on pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus) in the eastern Indian Ocean

    Pacific Conservation Biology 30 (6)

    Muhammad Ichsan , Shoimatul Ula, Hollie Booth, ,

20. Genetic differentiation and population connectivity of humpback whales migrating through Aotearoa New Zealand waters

    Pacific Conservation Biology 31 (5)

    Debbie J. Steel , Emma L. Carroll, C. Scott Baker , Susana Caballero, Simon Childerhouse , Chloe Corne , Claire Garrigue , Nadine Gibbs, Richard Kinsey, Ngati Kuri , Mike Ogle, Carlos Olavarría, Daniel Palacios , M. Michael Poole , Kristin Rasmussen , Leena Riekkola , Jooke Robbins, Rochelle Constantine

Collections

Collections are a curation of articles relevant to a topical research area

Marine Mammals in the Pacific

This collection of Pacific Conservation Biology papers will enable a synthesis of the challenges which face marine mammal populations and research in the Pacific and the actions and agreements to address some of the challenges, facilitate the publication of important knowledge from research poor areas, and highlight the importance of crowd-sourced data across geographically complex regions.

Collection Editors
Rochelle Constantine (University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau, New Zealand)
Claire Garrigue (Institute for Research and Development, New Caledonia)

Last Updated: 28 Jul 2025

The Natural History of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, Western Australia

Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve is one of the most important nature conservation areas along the south coast of Western Australia. This Collection of Pacific Conservation Biology papers about the natural history of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, provides past and current knowledge of this significant nature reserve.

Collection Editors
A. J. M. Hopkins, G. T. Smith and D. A. Saunders

Last Updated: 22 Apr 2025

Publishing Science 101: advice on submitting and promoting your research paper

This Collection offers an overview of the publishing process from start to finish, and is designed to provide information and support to researchers looking to publish academic articles. Topics include common mistakes authors make in presentation or in misunderstanding what happens in production, the importance of accurate referencing and proofing, navigating problems with authorship, making decisions about Open Access, and promoting work once it is accepted.

Collection Editor
Mike Calver (Editor-in-Chief, Pacific Conservation Biology)

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024

Conservation Highlights in the Americas

This Collection focuses on contributions from researchers studying conservation problems and solutions along the eastern Pacific coast and Hawaii. The papers from the eastern Pacific coast include island and mainland examples, confirming that both are considered within the journal’s scope. They illustrate the range and quality of the work published by Pacific Conservation Biology, as well as the journal’s service to the scientific communities of the eastern Pacific coast.

Last Updated: 22 Mar 2024

Coral Reefs in the Pacific: Values, Threats and Solutions

The challenges for conservation in the Pacific are sharpest in managing coral reefs. The effects of anthropogenic climate change are already evident, as well as unregulated exploitation, land clearing or agricultural production on adjoining lands. In 2018, Pacific Conservation Biology celebrated 25 years of publication. It was also International Year of the Reef. In this Collection, we have collated key papers to aid the understanding of the value of, and threats to, coral reefs and their ecosystems, with hope that this research will contribute to a brighter future for our reefs.

Collection Editors
Mike Van Keulen and Mike Calver

Last Updated: 18 May 2018

Pacific Biodiversity: Values, Threats and Solutions

Pacific Conservation Biology is dedicated to conservation in the Pacific region, which is defined broadly as the western Pacific (East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania), the north Pacific (including Russia), and the islands of the central Pacific across to countries on the North American and South American continents bordering on the eastern Pacific. In this Collection, Pacific Conservation Biology addresses the ‘big questions’ in conservation, providing a forum for conservation scientists, natural resource managers and science communicators to explore the answers in a Pacific context.

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2017