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+61 8 9405 5150

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37 Wildlife Place, Woodvale WA 6026, Australia
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Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983, Australia

Profile

Research scientist researching island conservation planning systems for islands along the Pilbara coast.


Expertise

Wildlife management, invasive species, human-dimensions of wildlife, island biosecurity, community ecology, decision-making systems, conservation planning.


Projects

Decision support system for prioritising and implementing biosecurity on Western Australia's islands (2012-2017).


Publications (54)

Departmental Publications (44)

Found 44 items

2021

Butt N, Wenger AS, Lohr C, Woodberry O, Morris K, Pressey RL (2021). Predicting and managing plant invasions on offshore islands. Conservation Science and Practice 3,

Lohr CA, Dziminski M, Dunlop J, Miller E, Morris K (2021). The reintroduction of bilbies (Macrotis lagotis) to Matuwa, an Indigenous Protected Area in Western Australia. Rangeland Ecology and Management 78, pp. 67–78

Palmer BJ, Valentine LE, Lohr CA, Daskalova GN, Hobbs RJ (2021). Burrowing by translocated boodie (Bettongia lesueur) populations alters soils but has limited effects on vegetation. Ecology and Evolution 11, pp. 2596–2615

2020

Blythman M, Lohr C, Sims C, Morris K (2020). Translocation of golden bandicoots, Isoodon auratus barrowensis, from a fenced enclosure to unfenced managed land on Matuwa (formally Lorna Glen) in September 2015: final report. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA. 43 p.

Davis R, Lohr C (2020). Western spotted frogs in the wheatbelt. Landscope 35(4), pp. 42–46

Lohr C, Algar D (2020). Managing feral cats in an arid landscape. Available at https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/about-us/science-and-research/publications-resources/111-science-division-information-sheets. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australia, Information Sheet 99/2020, 2 p.

Lohr CA, Algar D (2020). Managing feral cats through an adaptive framework in an arid landscape. Science of the Total Environment 720,

Lohr MT, Hampton JO, Cherriman S, Busetti F, Lohr C (2020). Completing a worldwide picture: preliminary evidence of lead exposure in a scavenging bird from mainland Australia. Science of the Total Environment 715,

Lohr MT, Lohr CA, Burbidge AH, Davis RA (2020). Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity across urban and agricultural landscapes in an Australian owl. Emu: Austral Ornithology 120, pp. 275–285

Palmer B, Valentine L, Lohr C, Hobbs R (2020). Soil disturbance by reintroduced digging mammals increases non-native seedling abundance (ABSTRACT). In Australasian Wildlife Management Society 33rd Annual Conference: 8-10 December 2020, Online Australia: Book of Abstracts p. 18

Treloar S, Davis R, Hopkins A, Lohr C (2020). Potential for resource competition between co-existing threatened mammals in a fenced reserve in Western Australia. Abstract of presentation at Ecological Society of Australia, 60th anniversary conference, 30 November-4 December 2020. p. 1

2019

Davis RA, Lohr CA, Roberts JD (2019). Frog survival and population viability in an agricultural landscape with a drying climate. Population Ecology 61, pp. 102–112

Lohr C (2019). Twelve years of rangelands restoration: reintroduction of native mammals to Matuwa (ex-Lorna Glen pastoral lease): SPP 2012-024. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA. 27 p.

Lohr C, Koch JM (2019). Browsing impact of boodies (Bettongia lesueur) and mala (Lagorchestes hirsutus) in a predator proof enclosure at Matuwa. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA. 38 p.

Palmer B, Valentine L, Lohr C, Hobbs R (2019). The effects of boodie (Bettongia lesueur) warrens on soil and vegetation properties (ABSTRACT). In Australasian Wildlife Management Society 32nd Annual Conference: Wildlife Management in Remote Landscapes, 3-5 December 2019, Darwin, NT, Australia: Book of Abstracts

Rayner K, Lohr C, Garretson S, Speldewinde P (2019). Two species, one island: retrospective analysis of animal translocations with divergent outcomes (ABSTRACT). In Australasian Wildlife Management Society 32nd Annual Conference: Wildlife Management in Remote Landscapes, 3-5 December 2019, Darwin, NT, Australia: Book of Abstracts p. 9

Rayner K, Lohr C, Speldewinde P, Garretson S, Morris K (2019). Predictive modelling during planning: a retrospective case study of two species translocated to Doole Island in the Exmouth Gulf of Western Australia (ABSTRACT). In Island Arks, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, 11-15th February 2019 p. 52

Rayner K, Lohr C, Speldewinde P, Garretson S, Morris K (2019). Two species, one island: retrospective analysis of animal translocations with divergent outcomes. PowerPoint presentation at Australasian Wildlife Management Society 32nd Annual Conference: Wildlife Management in Remote Landscapes, 3-5 December 2019, Darwin, NT, Australia. 17 p.

Rick K, Ottewell K, Lohr C, Thavornkanlapachai R, Byrne M, Kennington WJ (2019). Population genomics of Bettongia lesueur: admixing increases genetic diversity with no evidence of outbreeding depression. Genes 10,

2018

Lohr C (2018). 18 years of conservation at Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara. PowerPoint presentation at CREATEC weekly seminar series, ECU Mount Lawley Campus, April 13th, 2018. 30 p.

Lohr CA, Baker CM, Bode M, Pressey RL (2018). What’s next on the list? Prioritizing management actions on Australia’s islands. In Australian Island Arks: Conservation, Management and Opportunities CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. pp. 71–83

Wenger AS, Adams VM, Iacona GD, Lohr C, Pressey RL, Morris K et al. (2018). Estimating realistic costs for strategic management planning of invasive species eradications on islands. Biological Invasions 20, pp. 1287–1305

2017

Lohr C, Sims C, Jackson J (2017). Science at Matuwa Kurrara Kurrara: working with the Martu to restore native fauna and flora by managing introduced predators and herbivores. Poster presented at 4th Indigenous Desert Alliance Annual Forum, November 21-23rd 2017, WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle.

Lohr C, Valentine L (2017). Enduring quenda: persistence on the Swan Coastal Plain. Landscope 33(2), pp. 22–27

Lohr C, Wenger A, Woodberry O, Pressey B, Morris K (2017). Predicting biosecurity risk for islands using Bayesian belief networks: mammalian threats and threatened mammals (ABSTRACT). In 12th International Mammalogical Congress, Perth, Western Australia, 9th-4th July 2017: Abstract Book p. 82

Lohr C, Wenger A, Woodberry O, Pressey RL, Morris K (2017). Predicting island biosecurity risk from introduced fauna using Bayesian belief networks. Science of the Total Environment 601/602, pp. 1173–1181

Lohr CA, Hone J, Bode M, Dickman CR, Wenger A, Pressey RL (2017). Modeling dynamics of native and invasive species to guide prioritization of management actions. Ecosphere 8, pp. 1–19

Lohr CA, Pressey RL, Morris K, Wenger A, Brotankova J, Osbaldiston J et al. (2017). Pilbara islands: developing software for the prioritisation of biosecurity and management actions: Gorgon Barrow Island Net Conservation Benefits Program, final report, December 2017. Draft. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Woodvale, WA. 178 p.

2016

Lohr C, Bode M, Brotánková J, Dickman C, Hone J, Wenger A et al. (2016). Modelling dynamics of native and invasive species in response to management (ABSTRACT). In ESA16 book of abstracts: Ecological Society of Australia, annual conference: Diversity: pattern, process and prospects, 28 November to 2 December 2016, Fremantle, Western Australia p. 172

Lohr M, Lohr C (2016). Weeds on Western Australia's islands: a historical database with records spanning from 1913 to 2014. Available at http://portal.tern.org.au/weeds-western-australias-1913-2014/20265.

Lohr MT, Lohr CA, Keighery G, Long V (2016). The status and distribution of non-native plants on the gazetted and territorial islands off the north coast of Western Australia. Conservation Science Western Australia 10, pp. 1–74

Pressey B, Wenger A, Lohr C, Brotánková J, Osbaldiston J (2016). Putting it all together: a new decision-support tool to guide management actions (ABSTRACT). In ESA16 book of abstracts: Ecological Society of Australia, annual conference: Diversity: pattern, process and prospects, 28 November to 2 December 2016, Fremantle, Western Australia p. 173

Wenger A, Lohr C, Woodberry O, Pressey B (2016). Predicting weed spread throughout Western Australian islands to enable effective environmental management (ABSTRACT). In ESA16 book of abstracts: Ecological Society of Australia, annual conference: Diversity: pattern, process and prospects, 28 November to 2 December 2016, Fremantle, Western Australia

Woodberry O, Wenger A, Lohr C, Pressey B, Morris K (2016). Developing Bayesian belief networks to support ecological risk assessment in Western Australian islands (ABSTRACT). In ESA16 book of abstracts: Ecological Society of Australia, annual conference: Diversity: pattern, process and prospects, 28 November to 2 December 2016, Fremantle, Western Australia p. 170

Zdunic K, Lohr C, Chapman J, van Dongen R (2016). Mapping habitats on remote islands using remote sensing (ABSTRACT). In ESA16 book of abstracts: Ecological Society of Australia, annual conference: Diversity: pattern, process and prospects, 28 November to 2 December 2016, Fremantle, Western Australia p. 170

2015

Lohr C (2015). Decision support software for prioritising management actions on Western Australia’s islands. Available at https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/about-us/science-and-research/publications-resources/111-science-division-information-sheets. 82/2015, 2 p.

Lohr C, Passeretto K, Lohr M, Keighery G (2015). Prioritising weed management activities on islands along the Pilbara coastline, Western Australia. Heliyon 1, pp. 1–22

Lohr C, van Dongen R, Huntley B, Gibson L, Morris, K (2015). Remotely monitoring change in vegetation cover on the Montebello islands, Western Australia, in response to introduced rodent eradication. PLoS One 9, pp. 1–14

Lohr C, Wenger A, Woodberry O, Pressey B, Morris K (2015). Estimating biosecurity risk from introduced fauna for Pilbara islands using Bayesian belief networks (ABSTRACT). In Australasian Wildlife Management Society 28th Annual Conference: Wildlife Management in a Changing Environment, 23-26 November, 2015, Perth, Western Australia: Book of Abstracts p. 94

Lohr C, Woodberry O, Wenger A, Morris K, Pressey B (2015). Biosecurity risk from introduced wildlife for Pilbara islands. PowerPoint presentation at 2015 AWMS Annual Conference: Wildlife Management in a Changing Environment: 23-26 November 2015, Mercure Hotel, Perth WA. 9 p.

Woodberry O, Lohr C, Wenger A, Morris K, Pressey B (2015). Biosecurity risk from introduced wildlife for Pilbara islands. PowerPoint presentation at Seventh Annual Conference of the Australasian Bayesian Network Modelling Society (ABNMS2015): November 25-26, 2015, Monash University, Caulfield, Melbourne. 20 p.

2014

Lohr C, van Dongen R, Huntley B, Gibson L, Morris K (2014). Vegetation change on the Montebello islands before and after rodent eradications and native fauna reintroductions (ABSTRACT). In Island Arks Symposium III: Program & Guide pp. 41–42

Pressey B, Brotánková J, Craigie I, Gibson L, Hall S, Hicks J et al. [Lohr C, Morris K] (2014). Conservation in paradise: prioritising management actions on islands in tropical Australia (ABSTRACT). In Island Arks Symposium III: Program & Guide p. 27

2013

Lohr C (2013). 100 years of biodiversity data put to work. Landscope 29(1), pp. 6–8

Additional Publications (10)
“In press” and draft publications, or those published while employed elsewhere.

2017

Lohr C, Baker CM, Bode M, Pressey RL. (In Press). What’s next on the list? Prioritising management actions on Australia’s islands. In "Australian Islands: Advances And Solutions In Island Conservation Research, Management And Education, editors D Moro, D Ball S Bryant. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia.

Lohr C, Hone J, Bode M, Dickman CR, Wenger A, Pressey RL (2017). Modeling dynamics of native and invasive species to guide prioritization of management actions. Ecosphere 8(5): e01822.

2014

Lohr C, Lepczyk C, Cox L (2014). Identifying people’s most preferred management technique for feral cats in Hawaii. Human-Wildlife Interactions, 8, pp. 56-66.

Lohr C, Lepczyk C, Johnson E (2014). The Islands Are Different: Human Perceptions of Game Species in Hawaii. Environmental Management, 54, pp. 814-827.

2013

Lohr C, Lepczyk C (2013). Desires and Management Preferences of Stakeholders Regarding Feral Cats in the Hawaiian Islands. Conservation Biology, 28, pp. 392-403

2012

Lohr C, Cox L, Lepczyk C (2012) Costs and Benefits of Trap-Neuter-Release and Euthanasia for Removal of Urban Cats in Oahu, Hawaii. Conservation Biology, 27, pp 64-73

Lohr C, Cox L, Lepczyk C (2012). Patterns of hypothetical wildlife management priorities as generated by consensus convergence models with ordinal ranked data. Journal of Environmental Management, 113, pp. 237-243.

2011

Lohr C, Esmaili T, Mills H, Bencini R (2011) Estimating the age structure of an urban population of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) by comparing tooth wear and cementum lines. Australian Mammalogy, 33, pp 52-56

2009

Lohr C, Mills H, Robertson H, Bencini R (2009). Suprelorin® implants control fertility in urban brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) without impacting negatively on their body condition index. Wildlife Research, 36, pp 324-332

2007

Hetherington C, Algar D, Mills H, Bencini R (2007). Increasing the target-specificity of ERADICAT® for feral cat (Felis catus) control by encapsulating a toxicant. Wildlife Research 34, pp. 467-471