Jenny Pierson

Population Ecologist
ACT Government, ACT Parks and Conservation Service

Dr. Jenny Pierson is a population ecologist interested in the challenges faced by small populations. She has worked with land management agencies and completed applied ecology projects in the USA and Australia.

Jenny's goal is to bridge the gap between research and management through applying scientific principles to the conservation and management of threatened species.

Publications

Ongoing declines of woodland birds: Are restoration plantings making a difference?
Ecological Applications

Revegetation and reproduction: do restoration plantings in agricultural landscapes support breeding populations of woodland birds?
Oecologia

Is bigger always better? Influence of patch attributes on breeding activity of birds in box-gum grassy woodland restoration plantings
Biological Conservation

Patch-scale culls of an overabundant bird defeated by immediate recolonization
Ecological Applications

An experimental test of a compensatory nest predation model following lethal control of an overabundant native species
Biological Conservation

An empirical test of the mechanistic underpinnings of interference competition
Oikos

Beyond pattern to process: Current themes and future directions for the conservation of woodland birds through restoration plantings - Journal
Wildlife Research

Survival and persistence of woodland birds in restoration plantings
TSR Hub

Can culling noisy miners benefit threatened woodland birds?
TSR Hub

Adaptive reintroduction strategies for the northern corroboree frog
TSR Hub

The vacant planting: limited influence of habitat restoration on patch colonization patterns by arboreal marsupials in south-eastern Australia.
Animal Conservation