Pearson, Richard G., Davis, Aaron M., and Birtles, R.Alastair (2022) The Burdekin River: a review of its ecology, conservation and management. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland.

Pearson, Richard G., Davis, Aaron M., and Birtles, R. Alastair (2022) Enhancing whole-of-river conservation. Marine and Freshwater Research, 73 (6). pp. 729-741.

Godfrey, Paul C., Pusey, Bradley J., Pearson, Richard G., and Arthington, Angela H. (2022) Predictable hydrology, habitat and food resources determine fish recruitment dynamics in an incised tropical Australian river. Ecohydrology, 15 (7). e2457.

Godfrey, Paul C., Pearson, Richard G., Pusey, Bradley J., and Arthington, Angela H. (2021) Drivers of zooplankton dynamics in a small tropical lowland river. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72 (2). MF20067. pp. 173-185.

Boyero, Luz, López-Rojo, Naiara, Pérez, Javier, Tonin, Alan M., Correa-Araneda, Francisco, Davis, Aaron, and Pearson, Richard G. (2021) Effects of gamma irradiation on instream leaf litter decomposition. Hydrobiologia, 848 (21). pp. 5223-5232.

Pearson, Richard G., Connolly, Niall M., Davis, Aaron M., and Brodie, Jon E. (2021) Fresh waters and estuaries of the Great Barrier Reef catchment: effects and management of anthropogenic disturbance on biodiversity, ecology and connectivity. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 166. 112194.

Boyero, Luz, López-Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Pérez, Javier, Correa-Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Basaguren, Ana, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Calor, Adolfo R., Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Jesús Casas, J., Chará-Serna, Ana M., Chauvet, Eric, Ciapała, Szymon, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, Maria, Douglas, Michael M., Encalada, Andrea C., Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel E., Gessner, Mark O., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves, Jose F., Graça, Manuel A.S., Gwinn, Daniel C., Hall, Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Kariuki, Samuel K., Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Laymon, Kelsey, Leal, María, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Maul, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Erimba, Charles M.M’, Middleton, Jen A., Monroy, Silvia, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Ramírez, Alonso, Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio-Ríos, Juan, dos Santos, Gisele M., Sarremejane, Romain, Sheldon, Fran, Sitati, Augustine, Tenkiano, Nathalie S.D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Venarsky, Michael, Watson, Anne, and Yule, Catherine M. (2021) Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics. Nature Communications, 12 (1). 3700.

Boyero, Luz, Pérez, Javier, López-Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Correa-Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Beesley, Leah, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Jesús Casas, J., Chará-Serna, Ana M., Ciapała, Szymon, Chauvet, Eric, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, María E., Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi, Arturo, Encalada, Andrea C., De Eyto, Elvira, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Frainer, André, França, Juliana S., García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel, Gessner, Mark O., Giller, Paul S., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves, Jose F., Graça, Manuel A.S., Hall, Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hepp, Luiz U., Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Junior, Edson S.A., Kariuki, Samuel, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Leal, María, Lehosmaa, Kaisa, M’Erimba, Charles, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Camden, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Middleton, Jen A., Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Pozo, Jesús, Ramírez, Alonso, Rezende, Renan S., Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio-Ríos, Juan, Serrano, Claudia, Shaffer, Angela R., Sheldon, Fran, Swan, Christopher M., Tenkiano, Nathalie S.D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Vernasky, Michael, Watson, Anne, Yegon, Mourine J., and Yule, Catherine M. (2021) Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition. Science Advances, 7 (13). eabe7860.

Preite, Carrie K., and Pearson, Richard G. (2021) Phytoplankton in dryland riverine waterholes: environmental drivers, variability and ecosystem-monitoring potential using different levels of taxonomic resolution and dataset reduction. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72 (2). pp. 244-255.

Butler, Barry, Pearson, Richard G., and Birtles, R. Alastair (2021) Water-quality and ecosystem impacts of recreation in streams: Monitoring and management. Environmental Challenges, 5. 100328.

Connolly, Niall M., and Pearson, Richard G. (2020) Do constrained immigration rates and high beta diversity explain contrasting productivity-diversity patterns measured at different scales? Oecologia, 194 (3). pp. 481-490.

Benson, Lee, and Pearson, Richard G. (2020) Dynamics of organic material and invertebrates in a tropical headwater stream. Hydrobiologia, 847 (1). pp. 121-136.

Tonin, Alan M., Boyero, Luz, Bambi, Paulino, Pearson, Richard, Correa-Araneda, Francisco, and Goncalves, José (2020) High within‐stream replication is needed to predict litter fluxes in wet–dry tropical streams. Freshwater Biology, 65 (4). pp. 688-697.

Arthington, Angela H., Pearson, Richard G., Godfrey, Paul C., Karim, Fazlul, and Wallace, Jim (2020) Integrating freshwater wetland science into planning for Great Barrier Reef sustainability. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30 (9). pp. 1727-1733.

Wootton, Allen, Pearson, Richard G., and Boyero, Luz (2019) Patterns of flow, leaf litter and shredder abundance in a tropical stream. Hydrobiologia, 826 (1). pp. 353-365.

Schmidt, Katrin, Richards, Stephen, Pearson, Richard G., Alford, Ross A., and Puschendorf, Robert (2019) Seasonal, annual and decadal change in tadpole populations in tropical Australian streams. Amphibia-Reptilia, 40 (4). pp. 447-459.

Schmidt, Katrin, Pearson, Richard G., Alford, Ross A., and Puschendorf, Robert (2019) Tadpole species have variable roles in litter breakdown, sediment removal, and nutrient cycling in a tropical stream. Freshwater science, 38 (1). pp. 103-112.

Pearson, Richard G., Connolly, Niall, Benson, Lee J., Cairns, Andi, Clayton, Paul, Crossland, Michael, Hortle, Kent G., Leonard, Katie, and Nolen, Jacqui (2018) Invertebrate responses to land use in tropical streams: discrimination of impacts enhanced by analysis of discrete areas. Marine and Freshwater Research, 70 (4). pp. 563-575.

Davis, Aaron M., Pusey, Brad J., and Pearson, Richard G. (2018) Big floods, big knowledge gap: food web dynamics in a variable river system. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 27 (4). pp. 898-909.

Connolly, Niall M., and Pearson, Richard G. (2018) Colonisation, emigration and equilibrium of stream invertebrates in patchy habitats. Freshwater Biology, 63 (11). pp. 1446-1456.

Flint, N., Pearson, R.G., and Crossland, M.R. (2018) Embryos of eastern rainbowfish Melanotaenia splendida splendida (Peters, 1866) tolerate fluctuating hypoxia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 69 (6). pp. 987-991.

Tonin, Alan M., Pozo, Jesús, Monroy, Silvia, Basaguren, Ana, Pérez, Javier, Gonçalves, José F., Pearson, Richard, Cardinale, Bradley J., and Boyero, Luz (2018) Interactions between large and small detritivores influence how biodiversity impacts litter decomposition. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87 (5). pp. 1465-1474.

Flint, Nicole, Pearson, Richard G., and Crossland, Michael R. (2018) Reproduction and embryo viability of a range-limited tropical freshwater fish exposed to fluctuating hypoxia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 69 (2). pp. 267-276.

James, Cassandra S., Reside, April E., VanDerWal, Jeremy, Pearson, Richard G., Burrows, Damien, Capon, Samatha J., Harwood, Thomas D., Hodgson, Lauren, and Waltham, Nathan J. (2017) Sink or swim? potential for high faunal turnover in Australian rivers under climate change. Journal of Biogeography, 44 (3). pp. 489-501.

Boyero, Luz, and Pearson, Richard (2017) Global-scale coordinated networks as a tool for exploring the functioning of stream ecosystems. Limnetica, 36 (2). pp. 557-565.

Cairns, Andi, Davis, Linda, and Pearson, Richard (2017) Guide to the riffle invertebrates of Australian Wet Tropics streams with a bibliography of their ecology. Report. TropWater, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Rosser, Zoe C., and Pearson, Richard G. (2017) Hydrology, hydraulics and scale influence macroinvertebrate responses to disturbance in tropical streams. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 33 (1).

Wulf, Peter, and Pearson, Richard G. (2017) Mossy stones gather more bugs: moss as habitat, nurseries and refugia for tropical stream invertebrates. Hydrobiologia, 790 (1). pp. 167-182.

Boyero, Luz, Graça, Manuel A.S., Tonin, Alan M., Pérez, Javier, Swafford, Andrew J., Ferreira, Verónica, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Alexandrou, Markos A., Gessner, Mark O., McKie, Brendan G., Albariño, Ricardo J., Barmuta, Leon A., Callisto, Marcos, Chará, Julián, Chauvet, Eric, Colón-Gaus, Checo, Dudgeon, David, Encalada, Andrea C., Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Frainer, André, Goncalves, José F., Helson, Julie E., Iwata, Tomoya, Mathooko, Jude, M'Erimba, Charles, Pringle, Catherine M., Ramírez, Alonso, Swan, Christopher M., Yule, Catherine M., and Pearson, Richard G. (2017) Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude. Scientific Reports, 7. 10562.

Pearson, Richard G., Christidis, Faye, Connolly, Niall M., Nolen, Jacqui A., St Clair, Rosalind M., Cairns, Andi, and Davis, Linda (2017) Stream macroinvertebrate assemblage uniformity and drivers in a tropical bioregion. Freshwater Biology, 62 (3). pp. 544-558.

Tonin, Alan M., Boyero, Luz, Monroy, Silvia, Basaguren, Ana, Pérez, Javier, Pearson, Richard G., Cardinale, Bradley J., Gonçalves, José Francisco, and Pozo, Jesús (2017) Stream nitrogen concentration, but not plant N-fixing capacity, modulates litter diversity effects on decomposition. Functional Ecology, 31 (7). pp. 1471-1481.

Schmidt, Katrin, Blanchette, Melanie L., Pearson, Richard G., Alford, Ross A., and Davis, Aaron M. (2017) Trophic roles of tadpoles in tropical Australian streams. Freshwater Biology, 62 (11). pp. 1929-1941.

Preite, Carrie K., and Pearson, Richard G. (2017) Water-quality variability in dryland riverine waterholes: a challenge for ecosystem assessment. Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, 53. pp. 221-232.

Godfrey, Paul C., Arthington, Angela H., Pearson, Richard G., Karim, Fazlul, and Wallace, Jim (2016) Fish larvae and recruitment patterns in floodplain lagoons of the Australian Wet Tropics. Marine & Freshwater Research, 68 (5). pp. 964-979.

Clayton, P.D., and Pearson, R.G. (2016) Harsh habitats? Waterfalls and their faunal dynamics in tropical Australia. Hydrobiologia, 775 (1). pp. 123-137.

Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Hui, Cang, Gessner, Mark, Pérez, Javier, Alexandrou, Markos A., Graça, Manuel A.S., Cardinale, Bradley J., Albariño, Ricardo J., Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Barmuta, Leon A., Boulton, Andrew J., Bruder, Andreas, Callisto, Marcos, Chauvet, Eric, Death, Russell G., Dudgeon, David, Encalada, Andrea C., Ferreira, Verónica, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Goncalves, José F., Helson, Julie, Iwata, Tomoya, Jinggut, Tajang, Mathooko, Jude, Mathuriau, Catherine, M'Erimba, Charles, Moretti, Marcelo S., Pringle, Catherine M., Ramírez, Alonso, Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Rincon, José, and Yule, Catherine M. (2016) Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: biological sciences, 283 (1829). 20152664. pp. 1-10.

Connolly, Niall, Pearson, Richard, and Pearson, Benjamin (2016) Riparian vegetation and sediment gradients determine invertebrate diversity in streams draining an agricultural landscape. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 221. pp. 163-173.

Brodie, Jon, and Pearson, Richard G. (2016) Ecosystem health of the Great Barrier Reef: time for effective management action based on evidence. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 183. pp. 438-451.

Davis, Aaron M., Pearson, Richard G., Brodie, Jon E., and Butler, Barry (2016) Review and conceptual models of agricultural impacts and water quality in waterways of the Great Barrier Reef catchment area. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 (1). pp. 1-19.

Connolly, N.M., Pearson, R.G., Loong, D., Maughan, M., and Brodie, J. (2015) Water quality variation along streams with similar agricultural development but contrasting riparian vegetation. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 213. pp. 11-20.

Pearson, Richard G., Connolly, Niall M., and Boyero, Luz (2015) Ecology of streams in a biogeographic isolate— the Queensland Wet Tropics, Australia. Freshwater science, 34 (2). pp. 797-819.

Arthington, Angela A., Godfrey, Paul C., Pearson, Richard G., Karim, Fazlul, and Wallace, Jim (2015) Biodiversity values of remnant freshwater floodplain lagoons in agricultural catchments: evidence for fish of the Wet Tropics bioregion, northern Australia. Aquatic Conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems , 25 (3). pp. 336-352.

Keir, Anita F., Pearson, Richard G., and Congdon, Robert A. (2015) Determinants of bird assemblage composition in riparian vegetation on sugarcane farms in the Queensland Wet Tropics. Pacific Conservation Biology, 21 (1). pp. 60-73.

Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Swan, Christopher M., Hui, Cang, Albariño, Ricardo, Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Callisto, Marcos, Chara, Julian, Chara-Serna, Ana M., Chauvet, Eric, Cornejo, Aydeé, Dudgeon, David, Encalada, Andrea C., Ferreira, Veronica, Gessner, Mark O., Gonçalves, José F., Graça, Manuel A.S., Helsen, Julie E., Mathooko, Jude M., McKie, Brendan G., and Yule, Catherine M. (2015) Latitudinal gradient of nestedness and its potential drivers in stream detritivores. Ecography, 38 (9). pp. 949-955.

Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Gessner, Mark O., Dudgeon, David, Ramírez, Alonso, Yule, Catherine M., Callisto, Marcos, Pringle, Catherine M., Encalada, Andrea C., Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Mathooko, Jude, Helson, Julie E., Rincon, José, Bruder, Andreas, Cornejo, Aydeé, Flecker, Alexander S., Mathuriau, Catherine, M'Erimba, Charles, Gonçalves, Jose F., Moretti, Marcelo, and Jinggut, Tajang (2015) Leaf-litter breakdown in tropical streams: is variability the norm? Freshwater Science, 34 (2). pp. 759-769.

Dell, Anthony I., Zhao, Lei, Brose, Ulrich, Pearson, Richard G., and Alford, Ross A. (2015) Population and community body size structure across a complex environmental gradient. In: Pawar, Samraat, Woodward, Guy, and Dell, Anthony I., (eds.) Trait-Based Ecology: from structure to function. Advances in Ecological Research (52). Elsevier, Waltham, MA, USA, pp. 115-167.

Davis, Aaron M., Pearson, Richard G., Kneipp, Ian J., Benson, Lee J., and Fernandes, Leanne (2015) Spatiotemporal variability and environmental determinants of invertebrate assemblage structure in an Australian dry-tropical river. Freshwater Science, 34 (2). pp. 634-647.

Flint, Nicole, Crossland, Michael R., and Pearson, Richard G. (2015) Sublethal effects of fluctuating hypoxia on juvenile tropical Australian freshwater fish. Marine and Freshwater Research, 66 (4). pp. 293-304.

Pearson, Richard G. (2014) Dynamics of invertebrate diversity in a tropical stream. Diversity, 6 (4). pp. 771-791.

Karim, Fazlul, Kingsey-Henderson, Anne, Wallace, Jim, Godfrey, Paul, Arthington, Angela H., and Pearson, Richard G. (2014) Modelling hydrological connectivity of tropical floodplain wetlands via a combined natural and artificial stream network. Hydrological Processes, 28 (23). pp. 5696-5710.

Blanchette, Melanie L., Davis, Aaron M., Jardine, Timothy D., and Pearson, Richard G. (2014) Omnivory and opportunism characterize food webs in a large dry-tropics river system. Freshwater science, 33 (1). pp. 142-158.

Boyero, Luz, Cardinale, Bradley J., Bastian, Mikis, and Pearson, Richard G. (2014) Biotic vs. abiotic control of decomposition: a comparison of the effects of simulated extinctions and changes in temperature. PLoS ONE, 9 (1). e87426. pp. 1-6.

Davis, Aaron M., Unmack, Peter J., Pusey, Bradley J., Pearson, Richard G., and Morgan, David L. (2014) Effects of an adaptive zone shift on morphological and ecological diversification in terapontid fishes. Evolutionary Ecology, 28 (2). pp. 205-227.

Davis, Aaron M., Unmack, Peter J., Pusey, Bradley J., Pearson, Richard G., and Morgan, David L. (2014) Evidence for a multi-peak adaptive landscape in the evolution of trophic morphology in terapontid fishes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 113 (2). pp. 623-634.

Dell, Anthony I., Alford, Ross A., and Pearson, Richard G. (2014) Intermittent pool beds are permanent cyclic habitats with distinct wet, moist and dry phases. PLoS One, 9 (9). pp. 1-11.

Connolly, N.M., and Pearson, R.G. (2013) Nutrient enrichment of a heterotrophic stream alters leaf litter nutritional quality and shredder physiological condition via the microbial pathway. Hydrobiologia, 718 (1). pp. 85-92.

Chong, Caroline, Edwards, Will, Pearson, Richard, and Waycott, Michelle (2013) Sprouting and genetic structure vary with flood disturbance in the tropical riverine paperbark tree, Melaleuca leucadendra (Myrtaceae). American Journal of Botany, 100 (11). pp. 2250-2260.

Anderson, Alexander S., Storlie, Collin J., Shoo, Luke P., Pearson, Richard G., and Williams, Stephen E. (2013) Current analogues of future climate indicate the likely response of a sensitive montane tropical avifauna to a warming world. PLoS ONE, 8 (7). e69393. pp. 1-13.

Pearson, R.G., Godfrey, P.C., Arthington, A.H., Wallace, J., Karim, F., and Ellison, M. (2013) Biophysical status of remnant freshwater floodplain lagoons in the Great Barrier Reef catchment: a challenge for assessment and monitoring. Marine and Freshwater Research, 64 (3). pp. 208-222.

Davis, Aaron M., Unmack, Peter. J., Pusey, Bradley J., Pearson, Richard G., and Morgan, David L. (2013) Ontogenetic development of intestinal length and relationships to diet in an Australasian fish family (Terapontidae). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 13. 53. pp. 1-16.

Blanchette, M.L., and Pearson, R.G. (2013) Dynamics of habitats and macroinvertebrate assemblages in rivers of the Australian dry tropics. Freshwater Biology, 58 (4). pp. 742-757.

James, Cassandra, Vanderwal, Jeremy, Capon, Samantha, Hodgson, Lauren, Waltham, Nathan, Ward, Doug, Anderson, Barbara, and Pearson, Richard (2013) Identifying Climate Refuges for Freshwater Biodiversity Across Australia: identification and characterisation of freshwater refuges in the face of climate change. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.

Perna, C.N., Cappo, M., Pusey, B.J., Burrows, D.W., and Pearson, R.G. (2012) Removal of aquatic weeds greatly enhances fish community richness and diversity: an example from the Burdekin River floodplain, tropical Australia. River Research and Applications, 28 (8). pp. 1093-1104.

Karim, Fazlul, Kinsey-Henderson, Anne, Wallace, Jim, Arthington, Angela H., and Pearson, Richard G. (2012) Modelling wetland connectivity during overbank flooding in a tropical floodplain in north Queensland, Australia. Hydrological Processes, 26 (18). pp. 2710-2723.

Anderson, Alex S., Reside, April E., VanDerWal, Jeremy J., Shoo, Luke P., Pearson, Richard G., and Williams, Stephen E. (2012) Immigrants and refugees: the importance of dispersal in mediating biotic attrition under climate change. Global Change Biology, 18 (7). pp. 2126-2134.

Davis, A.M., Unmack, P.J., Pusey, B.J., Johnson, J.B., and Pearson, R.G. (2012) Marine-freshwater transitions are associated with the evolution of dietary diversification in terapontid grunters (Teleostei: Terapontidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25 (6). pp. 1163-1179.

Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Dudgeon, David, Ferreira, Veronica, Graca, Manuel A.S., Gessner, Mark O., Boulton, Andrew J., Chauvet, Eric, Yule, Catherine M., Albarino, Ricardo J., Ramírez, Alonso, Helson, Julie E., Callisto, Marcos, Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Chara, Julian, Figueroa, Ricardo, Mathooko, Jude M., Goncalves, Jose F., Moretti, Marcelo S., Chara-Serna, Ana Marcela, Davies, Judy N., Encalada, Andrea, Lamothe, Sylvain, Buria, Leonardo M., Castela, Jose, Cornejo, Aydee, Li, Aggie O.Y., M'Erimba, Charles, Villanueva, Veronica Diaz, Zuniga, Maria del Carmen, Swan, Christopher M., and Barmuta, Leon A. (2012) Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography , 21 (2). pp. 134-141.

Davis, Aaron M., Pusey, Bradley J., and Pearson, Richard G. (2012) Contrasting intraspecific dietary shifts in two terapontid assemblages from Australia's wet-dry tropics. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 21 (1). pp. 42-56.

Yonzon, Pralad, Xiankai, Lu, Wright, Patricia, Wright, Debra D., Williams, Stephen, Wilkie, David, Whitney, Ken, Whitacre, David, West, Paige, Weber, William, Watts, David, Wang, Benjamin, Waltert, Matthias, de Castilho, Carolina Volkmer, Verea, Carlos, Venn, Linda, Rivera, Jorge Vega, van Weerd, Merlijn, Umapathy, Govindaswamy, Turkalo, Andrea, Tscharntke, Teja, Tobler, Mathias, Surbeck, Martin, Sukumar, Raman, Stoner, Kathryn E., Stokes, Emma, Stewart, Kristine, Stanford, Craig, Sodhi, Navjot, Smith, Thomas B., Silman, Miles R., Siaka, Alhaji, Seidensticker, John, Schaab, Gertrud, Savini, Tommaso, Sanaiotti, Tania, Sakai, Shoko, Round, Philip, Rothman, Jessica, Roedel, Mark-Oliver, Riley, Erin, Reynolds, Vernon, Reynolds, Glen, Renton, Katherine, Reinartz, Gay, Reichard, Ulrich, Rajathurai, Subaraj, Pringle, Catherine, Prawiradilaga, Dewi, Pisciotta, Katia, Parthasarathy, N., Ouboter, Paul, Opiang, Muse, O'Donnell, Sean, Novotny, Vojtech, Nepal, Sanjay, Nakagawa, Michiko, Nabe-Nielsen, Jacob, Thompson, Jo Myers, Montag, Luciano, McNab, Roan, McGraw, W. Scott, Martins, Marlucia, Mack, Andrew L., Lwanga, Jeremiah, Lugo, Ariel, Losos, Elizabeth, Linsenmair, K. Eduard, Ling-Ling, Lee, Lindsell, Jeremy, Leonel, Cristiane, Lentino, Miguel, Lawton, Robert, Laval, Richard, Lattke, John, Ribeiro, Jose Lahoz da Silva, Kudavidanage, Enoka, Kone, Inza, Knott, Cheryl, Klop, Erik, King, Hen-biau, Killeen, Timothy, Kasangaki, Aventino, Kalko, Elisabeth, Justiniano, Hermes, Jones, Trevor, Jin, Chen, Jiangming, Mo, Janzen, Daniel, Janovec, John, Jackes, Betsy, Ivanauskas, Natalia, Itoh, Akira, Ickes, Kalan, Sun, I Fang, Huang, Zhongliang, Hill, Jane, Herbinger, Ilka, Hamer, Keith, Haber, William, Guthiga, Paul, Guix, Juan C., Goodman, Steven, Goodale, Uromi, Willis, Jacalyn Giacalone, Fruth, Barbara, Feer, François, Fedigan, Linda, Ewango, Corneille, Estrada, Alejandro, Emmons, Louise, Eaton, Mitchell, Dirzo, Rodolfo, Diesmos, Arvin, Di Fiore, Anthony, da Silva, Rosa de Nazaré Paes, Beisiegel, Beatriz de Mello, Davies, Glyn, Dave, Chittaranjan, Dattaraja, H. S., Corlett, Richard, Congdon, Robert, Clavijo, José, Clark, Connie J., Chave, Jerome, Chellam, Ravi, Chao, Jung-Tai, Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Brühl, Carsten A., Brokaw, Nicholas, Brockelman, Warren, Blake, Stephen, Bila-Isia, Inogwabini, Bass, Margot, Banki, Olaf, Baker, Patrick, Babweteera, Fred, Babaasa, Dennis, Auzel, Philippe, Ashton, Mark, Arroyo, Luzmila, Arias-G, Juan Carlos, Wright, S. Joseph, Vasudevan, Karthikeyan, Urbina-Cardona, J. Nicolas, Timm, Robert, Thomas, Duncan, Terborgh, John, Struhsaker, Thomas, Sheil, Douglas, Schulze, Christian, Scatena, Frederick, Rovero, Francesco, Roetgers, Christiane, Robinson, Douglas, Rainey, Hugo, Quesada, Mauricio, Poulsen, John, Plumptre, Andrew, van der Ploeg, Jan, Pitman, Nigel, Pearson, Richard, Nielsen, Martin R., Mudappa, Divya, McClearn, Deedra, Marshall, Andrew R., Maisels, Fiona, Magnusson, William, Lovett, Jon, Logsdon, Willis, Krishnaswamy, Jagdish, Kress, W. John, Karpanty, Sarah, Hart, John, Harrison, Rhett, Harris, David, Gale, George, Foster, Mercedes, Forget, Pierre-Michel, Fashing, Peter, Farwig, Nina, Edwards, Felicity, Edwards, David, Donnelly, Maureen A., Dinerstein, Eric, De Dijn, Bart, Danielsen, Finn, Cords, Marina, Coates, Rosamond, Chapman, Colin, Carroll, Richard, Cao, Min, Cannon, Charles H., Bobo, Kadiri S., Blom, Allard, Benitez-Malvido, Julieta, Ashton, Peter, Arroyo-Rodriguez, Victor, Alvarez, Patricia, Abernethy, Kate, Campbell, Mason, Laurance, Susan G., Sloan, Sean P., Bradshaw, Corey J. A., Kalka, Margareta, Rendeiro, Julio, Laurance, William F., and Useche, D. Carolina (2012) Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas. Nature, 489 (7415). pp. 290-294.

Chará-Serna, Ana M., Chará, Julián D., del Carmen Zúñiga, Maria, Pearson, Richard, and Boyero, Luz (2012) Diets of leaf litter-associated invertebrates in three tropical streams. Annales de Limnologie, 48 (2). pp. 139-144.

Davis, Aaron M., Blanchette, Melanie L., Pusey, Bradley J., Jardine, Tim D., and Pearson, Richard G. (2012) Gut content and stable isotope analyses provide complementary understanding of ontogenetic dietary shifts and trophic relationships among fishes in a tropical river. Freshwater Biology, 57 (10). pp. 2156-2172.

Blanchette, Melanie L., and Pearson, Richard G. (2012) Macroinvertebrate assemblages in rivers of the Australian dry tropics are highly variable. Freshwater science, 31 (3). pp. 865-881.

Davis, Aaron M., Pusey, Bradley, and Pearson, Richard G. (2012) Trophic ecology of terapontid fishes (Pisces: Terapontidae): the role of morphology and ontogeny. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63 (2). pp. 128-141.

Flint, Nicole, Pearson, Richard G., and Crossland, Michael R. (2012) Use of aquatic plants to create fluctuating hypoxia in an experimental environment. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63 (4). pp. 351-360.

Januchowski-Hartley, Stephanie R., Pearson, Richard G., Puschendorf, Robert, and Rayner, Thomas (2011) Fresh waters and fish diversity: distribution, protection and disturbance in tropical Australia. PLoS ONE, 6 (10). e25846. pp. 1-11.

Januchowski-Hartley, S.R., Hermos, V., Pressey, R.L., Linke, S., Kool, J., Pearson, R.G., Pusey, B.J., and VanDerWal, J. (2011) Coarse-filter surrogates do not represent freshwater fish diversity at a regional scale in Queensland, Australia. Biological Conservation, 144 (10). pp. 2499-2511.

Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Dudgeon, David, Graça, Manuel A.S., Gessner, Mark O., Albariño, Ricardo J., Ferreira, Verónica, Yule, Catherine M., Boulton, Andrew J., Arybachalam, Muthukymarasamy, Callisto, Marcos, Chauvet, Eric, Ramírez, Alonso, Chará, Julián, Moretti, Marcelo S., Gonçlaves, José F., Helson, Julie E., Chará-Serna, Ana M., Encalada, Andrea C., Davies, Judy N., Lamothe, Sylvian, Cornejo, Aydeè, Li, Aggie O.Y., Buria, Leonardo M., Villanueva, Verónica D., Zúñiga, María C., and Pringle, Catherine M. (2011) Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns. Ecology, 92 (9). pp. 1839-1848.

Laurance, William F., Useche, D. Carolina, Shoo, Luke P., Herzog, Sebastian K., Kessler, Michael, Escobar, Federico, Brehm, Gunnar, Axmacher, Jan C., Chen, I-Ching, Gámez, Lucrecia Arellano, Hietz, Peter, Fiedler, Konrad, Pyrcz, Tomasz, Wolf, Jan, Merkord, Christopher L., Cardelus, Catherine, Marshall, Andrew R., Ah-Peng, Claudine, Aplet, Gregory H., Arizmendi, M. del Coro, Baker, William J., Barone, John, Brühl, Carsten A., Bussmann, Rainer W., Cicuzza, Daniele, Eilu, Gerald, Favila, Mario E., Hemp, Andreas, Hemp, Claudia, Homeier, Jürgen, Hurtado, Johanna, Jankowski, Jill, Kattán, Gustavo, Kluge, Jürgen, Krömer, Thorsten, Lees, David C., Lehnert, Marcus, Longino, John T., Lovett, Jon, Martin, Patrick H., Patterson, Bruce D., Pearson, Richard G., Peh, Kelvin S-H., Richardson, Barbara, Richardson, Michael, Samways, Michael J., Senbeta, Feyera, Smith, Thomas B., Utteridge, Timothy M.A., Watkins, James E., Wilson, Rohan, Williams, Stephen E., and Thomas, Chris D. (2011) Global warming, elevational ranges and the vulnerability of tropical biota. Biological Conservation, 144 (1). pp. 548-557.

Davis, A.M., Pearson, R.G., Pusey, B.J., Perna, C., Morgan, D.L., and Burrows, D. (2011) Trophic ecology of northern Australia's terapontids: ontogenetic dietary shifts and feeding classification. Journal of Fish Biology, 78 (1). pp. 265-286.

Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Gessner, Mark O., Barmuta, Leon A., Ferreira, Verónica, Gracia, Manuel A.S., Dudgeon, David, Boulton, Andrew J., Callisto, Marcos, Chauvet, Eric, Helson, Julie E., Bruder, Andreas, Albariño, Ricardo J., Yule, Catherine M., Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Davies, Judy N., Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Ramirez, Alonso, Death, Russell, Iwata, Tomoya, Mathooko, Jude M., Mathuriau, Catherine, Goncalves, José F., Moretti, Marcelo, Jinggut, Tajang, Lamothe, Sylvian, M'Erimba, Charles, Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Schindler, Markus H., Castela, José, Buria, Leonardo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Villanueva, Verónica, and West, Derek C. (2011) A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration. Ecology Letters, 14 (3). pp. 289-294.

Williams, Stephen E., Shoo, Luke P., Henriod, Robert, and Pearson, Richard G. (2010) Elevational gradients in species abundance, assemblage structure and energy use of rainforest birds in the Australian Wet Tropics bioregion. Austral Ecology, 35 (6). pp. 650-664.

Rayner, Thomas S., Pusey, Bradley J., Pearson, Richard G., and Godfrey, Paul C. (2010) Food web dynamics in an Australian Wet Tropics river. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61 (8). pp. 909-917.

Coughlan, Jacqui, Pearson, Richard G., and Boyero, Luz (2010) Crayfish process leaf litter in tropical streams even when shredding insects are common. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61 (5). pp. 541-548.

Sánchez-Argūello, Ronald, Cornejo, Aydee, Pearson, Richard G., and boyero, Luz (2010) Spatial and temporal variation of stream communities in a human-affected tropical watershed. Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology, 46 (3). pp. 149-156.

Iwai, Noriko, Pearson, Richard G., and Alford, Ross A. (2009) Shredder–tadpole facilitation of leaf litter decomposition in a tropical stream. Freshwater Biology, 54 (12). pp. 2573-2580.

Camacho , Regina, Boyero, Luz, Cornejo, Aydee, Ibanez, Alicia, and Pearson, Richard G. (2009) Local variation in shredder distribution can explain their oversight in tropical streams. Biotropica, 41 (5). pp. 625-632.

Boyero, Luz, Ramirez, Alonso, Dudgeon, David, and Pearson, Richard G. (2009) Are tropical streams really different? Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28 (2). pp. 397-403.

Yule, Catherine M., Leong, Mun Yi, Liew, Kong Cheng, Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Schmidt, Katrin, Wong, Hooi Ming, Pearson, Richard G., and Boyero, Luz (2009) Shredders in Malaysia: abundance and richness are higher in cool upland tropical streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28 (2). pp. 404-415.

Brodie, Jon, Pearson, Richard, Lewis, Stephen, Bainbridge, Zoe, Waterhouse, Jane, and Prange, Joelle (2009) Water quality research: baseline synthesis and year 1 summary. Report. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre on behalf of the Australian Government's Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility, Cairns, Australia.

Allan, K., Boyero, L., and Pearson, R.G. (2009) Chemical communication in competitive interactions among tropical stream detritivores. Tropical Zoology, 22 (2). pp. 195-204.

Pearson, Richard G., and Boyero, Luz (2009) Gradients in regional diversity of freshwater taxa. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28 (2). pp. 504-514.

Rayner, Thomas S., Pusey, Bradley J., and Pearson, Richard G. (2009) Spatio-temporal dynamics of fish feeding in the lower Mulgrave River, north-eastern Queensland: the influence of seasonal flooding, instream productivity and invertebrate abundance. Marine and Freshwater Research, 60 (2). pp. 97-111.

Boyero, Luz, Rincón, Pedro A., and Pearson, Richard G. (2008) Effects of a predatory fish on a tropical detritus-based food web. Ecological Research, 23 (4). pp. 649-655.

Bastian, Mikis, Pearson, Richard G., and Boyero, Luz (2008) Effects of diversity loss on ecosystem function across trophic levels and ecosystems: a test in a detritus-based tropical food web. Austral Ecology, 33 (3). pp. 301-306.

Thuesen, P.A., Pusey, B.J., Peck, D.R., Pearson, R., and Congdon, B.C. (2008) Genetic differentiation over small spatial scales in the absence of physical barriers in an Australian rainforest stream fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 72 (5). pp. 1174-1187.

Rayner, Thomas S., Pusey, Bradley J., and Pearson, Richard G. (2008) Seasonal flooding, instream habitat structure and fish assemblages in the Mulgrave River, north-east Queensland: towards a new conceptual framework for understanding fish-habitat dynamics in small tropical rivers. Marine and Freshwater Research, 59 (2). pp. 97-116.

Boulton, Andrew J., Boyero, Luz, Covich, Alan P., Dobson, Michael, Lake, Sam, and Pearson, Richard (2008) Are tropical streams ecologically different from temperate streams? In: Dudgeon, David, (ed.) Tropical Stream Ecology. Elsevier , London, UK, pp. 257-284.

Pearson, Richard G., and Stork, Nigel (2008) Catchment to reef: water quality and ecosystem health in tropical streams. In: Stork, Nigel E., and Turton, Stephen M., (eds.) Living in a Dynamic Tropical Forest Landscape. Blackwell Publishing, Carlton, VIC, Australia, pp. 557-576.

Connolly, Niall M., Christidis, Faye, McKie, Brendan, Boyero, Luz, and Pearson, Richard (2008) Diversity of invertebrates in wet tropics streams: patterns and processes. In: Stork, Nigel E., and Turton, Stephen M., (eds.) Living in a Dynamic Tropical Forest Landscape. Blackwell Publishing, Carlton, VIC, Australia, pp. 161-177.

Perna, Colton , and Pearson, Richard G. (2008) Temporal dynamics of fish assemblages in small seasonal streams in the Queensland tropics. Australian Journal of Zoology, 56 (1). pp. 65-73.

Okelsrud, Asle, and Pearson, Richard G. (2007) Acute and Postexposure Effects of Ammonia Toxicity on Juvenile Barramundi ( Lates calcarifer [Bloch]). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 53 (4). pp. 624-631.

Connolly, Niall M., and Pearson, Richard G. (2007) The effect of fine sedimentation on tropical stream macroinvertebrate assemblages: a comparison using flow-through artificial stream channels and recirculating mesocosms. Hydrobiologia, 592 (1). pp. 423-438.

Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., and Bastian, Mikis (2007) How biological diversity influences ecosystem function: a test with a tropical stream detritivore guild. Ecological Research, 22 (4). pp. 551-558.

Bastian, Mikis, Boyero, Luz, Jackes, Betsy R., and Pearson, Richard G. (2007) Leaf litter diversity and shredder preferences in an Australian tropical rain-forest stream. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 23 (2). pp. 219-229.

Butler, Barry, Burrows, Damien, and Pearson, Richard (2007) Providing regional NRM with improved aquatic health risk assessment and monitoring tools: the nationally significant indication: dissolved oxygen. Report. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

McKie, Brendan G., and Pearson, Richard G. (2006) Environmental variation and the predator-specific responses of tropical stream insects: effects of temperature and predation on survival and development of Australian Chironomidae (Diptera). Oecologia, 149 (2). pp. 328-339.

Bengsen, Andrew J., and Pearson, Richard G. (2006) Examination of factors potentially affecting riparian bird assemblages in a tropical Queensland savanna. Ecological Management and Restoration, 7 (2). pp. 141-144.

Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., and Camacho, Regina (2006) Leaf breakdown in tropical streams: the role of different species in ecosystem functioning. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 166 (4). pp. 453-466.

Boyero, Luz, and Pearson, Richard G. (2006) Intraspecific interference in a tropical stream shredder guild. Marine and Freshwater Research, 57 (2). pp. 201-206.

Cheshire, Kim, Boyero, Luz, and Pearson, Richard G. (2005) Food webs in tropical Australian streams: shredders are not scarce. Freshwater Biology, 50 (5). pp. 748-769.

McKie, Brendan G., Pearson, Richard G., and Cranston, Peter S. (2005) Does biogeographical history matter? diversity and distribution of lotic midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Australian Wet Tropics. Austral Ecology, 30 (1). pp. 1-13.

Preite, C.K., Pearson, R.G., Heimann, K., and Burrows, D.W. (2005) Algal dynamics in tropical riverine water holes. In: Phycologia (44) p. 83. From: Conference, 13-19 August 2005, Durban, South Africa.

Pearson, Richard G. (2005) Biodiversity of the freshwater invertebrates of the wet tropics region of northeastern Australia: patterns and possible determinants. In: Bermingham, Eldredge, Dick, Christopher W., and Moritz, Craig, (eds.) Tropical Rainforests: past, present and future. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA, pp. 470-485.

Connolly, N. M., Crossland, M.R., and Pearson, R.G. (2004) Effect of low dissolved oxygen on survival, emergence, and drift of tropical stream macroinvertebrates. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 23 (2). pp. 251-270.

McKie, Brendan G., Cranston, Peter S., and Pearson, Richard G. (2004) Gondwanan mesotherms and cosmopolitan eurytherms: effects of temperature on the development and survival of Australian Chironomidae (Diptera) from tropical and temperate populations. Marine and Freshwater Research, 55 (8). pp. 759-768.

Coughlan, Jacqueline, and Pearson, Richard G. (2004) The bird communities of dry rainforests and surrounding woodlands in north Queensland. In: Kunney, Daniel, (ed.) Conservation of Australia's Forest Fauna. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mossman, NSW, Australia, pp. 474-492.

Humphrey, Craig, Klumpp, David W., and Pearson, Richard (2003) Early development and growth of the eastern rainbowfish, Melanotaenia splendida splendida (Peters)I. Morphogenesis and ontogeny. Marine and Freshwater Research, 54 (1). pp. 17-25.

Pearson, R.G., and Connolly, N.M. (2000) Nutrient enhancement, food quality and community dynamics in a tropical rainforest stream. Freshwater Biology, 43 (1). pp. 31-42.

Crees, M.R., Kapitzke, I.R., Smithers, S.G., and Pearson, R.G. (1998) Burdekin River Kierle Road bank remediation concept design. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Pearson, Richard, and Connolly, Niall (1998) Macroinvertebrates as monitors of river health in the tropics. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Pearson, Richard, Butler, Barry, Nolen, Jacqui, Christidis, Faye, Connolly, Niall, Cairns, Andi, and Davis, Linda (1998) Stream ecosystems as monitors of tropical forest catchments. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Williams, Stephen E., and Pearson, Richard G. (1997) Historical rainforest contractions, localized extinctions and patterns of vertebrate endemism in the rainforests of Australia's wet tropics. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 264 (1382). pp. 709-716.

Williams, S. E., Pearson, R. G., and Walsh, P.J. (1996) Distributions and biodiversity of the terrestrial vertebrates of Australia's Wet Tropics: a review of current knowledge. Pacific Conservation Biology, 2. pp. 327-362.

Butler, Barry, Birtles, Alastair, Pearson, Richard, and Jones, Kim (1996) Ecotourism, water quality and wet tropics streams. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Connolly, Niall, Doak, Naomi, and Pearson, Richard (1996) Environmental literature scan of the Barron River Catchment. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Clayton, P.D., and Pearson, R.G. (1996) Instream effects of dunder application to canefields in the Sarina region, Queensland: continued monitoring. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Williams, Stephen E., Pearson, Richard G., and Burnett, S. (1993) Survey of the vertebrate fauna of the Dotswood area, North Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 33 (1). pp. 361-378.

Williams, Stephen E., Pearson, Richard G., and Burnett, Scott (1993) Vertebrate fauna of three mountain tops in the Townsville region, north Queensland : Mount Cleveland, Mount Elliot and Mount Halifax. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 33 (1). pp. 379-387.