affiliation

NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

email

aias[at]snowy.net.au

contact details

NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, PO Box 2228, Jindabyne NSW 2627, Australia, Tel: (02) 6450 5538, Fax: (02) 6450 5630

research interests

• Snow ecology
• Animal ecology
• Global warming
• Enhanced UV impacts
• Long-term monitoring
• Other: Lake ecology

publications

Green K (In press) Alpine taxa exhibit differing responses to climate warming in the Snowy Mountains of Australia. Journal of Mountain Science

Matthews, A, Spooner P.G., Lunney D, Green K and Klomp N.I. (2010) The influences of snow cover, vegetation and topography on the upper range limit of common wombats Vombatus ursinus in the subalpine zone, Australia. Diversity and Distributions 16: 277-287.

Green K (in press 2010) The transport of nutrients and energy into the Australian Snowy Mountains by migrating Bogong Moths Agrotis infusa. Austral Ecology

Green, K. and Pickering, C (2009) Vegetation, microclimate and soils associated with the latest lying snowpatches in Australia Plant Ecology and Diversity. 2: 289-300.

Green, K. and Pickering, C. (2009) The decline of snowpatches in the Snowy Mountains of Australia: importance of climate warming, variable snow and wind. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 41: 212-218.

Green K. (2009) Causes of stability in the alpine treeline in the Snowy Mountains of Australia – a natural experiment. Australian Journal of Botany 57: 171-179

Pickering, C and Green, K. (2009) Vascular plant distribution in relation to topography, soils and micro-climate at five GLORIA sites in the Snowy Mountains, Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 57: 189-199.

Green K. (2008) Migratory bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) transport arsenic and concentrate it to lethal effect by gregariously aestivating in alpine regions of the Snowy Mountains of Australia. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine. 40:74-80.

Williams RJ, Wahren CH, Tolsma AD, Sanecki GM, Papst WA, Myers BA, McDougall KL, Heinze DA, and Green K (2008) Large fires in Australian alpine landscapes: their part in the historical fire regime and their impacts on alpine biodiversity. International Journal of Wildland Fire 17: 793–808

Pickering, C., Hill, W. and Green, K. (2008) Vascular plant diversity and climate change in the alpine zone of the Snowy Mountains, Australia. Biodiversity Conservation 17: 1627-1644

Green K. (2008) Alpine ecosystems pp 73-78 in Ten Commitments edited by Lindenmayer D, Morton S, Dovers S and Harriss Olson M. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood.

Green, K. (2008) Fragmented distribution of a rock climbing fish, the Mountain Galaxias Galaxias olidus, in the Snowy Mountains. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 129, 175-182.

Green, K., Stein J.A., and Driessen, M.M. (2008) The projected distributions of Mastacomys fuscus and Rattus lutreolus in south-eastern Australia under a scenario of climate change: potential for enhanced competition? Wildlife Research 35: 113-119

Green, K. (2008) Migratory bogong moths (Agrotis infusa) transport arsenic and concentrate it to lethal effect by gregariously aestivating in alpine regions of the Snowy Mountains of Australia. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 40: 74-78.

Green, K. (2006) The effect of variation in snowpack on timing of bird migration in the Snowy Mountains. Emu 106:187-192

Green K. (2006) The return migration of Bogone Moths, Agrotis Infusa (Biosduval) (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) from the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales. Australian Entomologist 33(1): 27-30.

Green K. (2006) Winter arousal of a high mountain skink Pseudemoia rawlinsoni following hibernation beneath the snow. Herpetofauna 35(2): 95-97.

Green K. (2006) Impacts on fauna from late winter variability in weather in the Snowy Mountains of Australia; implications for monitoring. In: Global change in mountain regions. Price M (ed), Scotland, Sapiens Publishing, pp. 162-165.

Green, K. and Osborne, W.S. (2006) Diet of the mountain log skink Pseudemoia entrecasteuxii at high elevations in the Snowy Mountains Herpetofauna 36: 6-10

Sanecki G. M., Green K., Cowling A., & Lindenmayer D. B. (2006) The implications of snow-based recreation for small mammals in the subnivean space in south-east Australia. Biological Conservation 129: 511-8.

Sanecki G. M., Green K., Wood, H., Lindenmayer D. B. & Sanecki K.L. (2006) The influence of snow cover on home range and activity of the bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) and the dusky antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii) Wildlife Research 33, 489-496.

Sanecki G. M., Cowling A., Green K., Wood H. & Lindenmayer D. B. (2006) Winter distribution of small mammals in relation to snow cover in the subalpine zone, Australia. Journal of Zoology 269: 99-110.

Sanecki G. M., Green K., Wood, H, & Lindenmayer D. B. (2006) The characteristics and classification of Australian snow cover: an ecological perspective. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 38: 429-435

Green K. (2006) The marine mammals of Heard Island. In: Green K and Woehler E.J. (eds) Heard Island: Southern Ocean Sentinel. Surrey, Beatty and Sons.

Green, K. and Sanecki G (2006) Immediate and short term responses of bird and mammal assemblages to a subalpine wildfire in the Snowy Mountains, Australia. Austral Ecology 31: 673-681

Green K and Woehler E.J. (eds) (2006) Heard Island: Southern Ocean Sentinel. Surrey, Beatty and Sons.

Green K. (2005) Winter home range and foraging of common wombats (Vombatus ursinus) in patchily burnt subalpine areas of the Snowy Mountains, Australia. Wildlife Research 32: 525-529.

Sanecki G. and Green K. (2005) A technique for detecting winter active small mammals in the subnivean space using hair tubes. European Journal of Wildlife Research.51:41-47.

Green, K. Good, R. B. Johnston, S.W. and Simpson L.A. (2005) Alpine grazing in the Snowy Mountains of Australia: degradation and stabilisation of the ecosystem. Pp213-225 in Land Use Changes and Mountain Biodiversity, Ed by Eva Spehn, Maximo Liberman, Christian Körner. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton FL, USA

Norment, C. J. and Green, K. (2004) Breeding ecology of Richard’s Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae) in the Snowy Mountains. Emu 104: 327-336.

Pickering, C., Johnston, S., Green, K. and Enders, G. (2003) Impacts of nature tourism on the Mount Kosciuszko alpine area. Pp123-135 in Nature-based tourism, environment and land management. Ed by R. Buckley, C.Pickering and D.B. Weaver. CABI Publishing, Oxford.

Green K. (2003) Altitudinal and temporal differences in the food of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) at alpine and subalpine altitudes in the Snowy Mountains. Wildlife Research 30:245-253.

Green, K. and Osborne, W.S. (2003) The Distribution and Status of the Broad-toothed Rat Mastacomys fuscus (Rodentia: Muridae) in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Australian Zoologist 32: 229-237.

Green K. (2002) The native alpine and subalpine fauna of the Snowy Mountains. Pp 134-148 in Green K.(ed.) Biodiversity in the Snowy Mountains. Australian institute of Alpine Studies, Jindabyne.

Green K.(ed.) (2002) Biodiversity in the Snowy Mountains. Australian Institute of Alpine Studies, Jindabyne. 148pp.

Green K. (2002) Selective predation on the broad-toothed rat Mastacomys fuscus (Rodentia:Muridae)  by the introduced red fox Vulpes vulpes (Carnivora: Canidae) in the Snowy Mountains. Austral Ecology 27: 353-359.

Green K. and Pickering C. M.  (2002) A scenario for mammal and bird diversity in the Australian Snowy Mountains in relation to climate change. pp241-249 in: C. Koerner and E.M. Spehn (eds) Mountain Biodiversity: a Global Assessment. Parthenon Publishing, London.

Pickering, C.M., Green, K. and Bridle, K.L.(eds.) (2002) Research On Australia's High Country 1999-2001. Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism.

K. Green, L. Broome, D. Heinze & S. Johnston (2001) 'Long distance transportation of arsenic by migrating Bogong moths from agricultural lowlands to mountain ecosystems', Victorian Naturalist, 118 (4): 112-116 (PDF, 196Kb)

Green, K (2000) Small mammal activity on the snow surface, Victorian Naturalists 11: 230-234

Green, K (1999) The use of forms for denning by Common Ringtail Possums, Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Victorian Naturalists 116: 129-130

Hunter, D, Osborne, W, Marantelli, G & Green, K (1999) Implementation of a population augmentation project for remnant populations of the southern corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree), In: Campbell, A (ed) Declines and disappearances of Australian frogs, Environment Australia, Canberra, pp. 158-167

Green K. (ed.) 1998 Snow: A Natural History; an Uncertain Future 252pp. (Australian Alps Liaison Committee, Canberra).

Green K. 1998. A winter niche: the subnivean space. In ‘Snow: A Natural History; an Uncertain Future’. (Ed. K. Green) pp 125-140 (Australian Alps Liaison Committee, Canberra).

Green K. & Osborne W. S. 1998. Snow as a selecting force on the alpine fauna. In ‘Snow: A Natural History; an Uncertain Future’. (Ed. K. Green) pp 141-164 (Australian Alps Liaison Committee, Canberra).

Osborne W. S., Davis, M.S. & Green K. 1998. Temporal and spatial variation in snow cover. In ‘Snow: A Natural History; an Uncertain Future’. (Ed. K. Green) pp 56-68. (Australian Alps Liaison Committee, Canberra).

Green K. 1997. Inter-annual, seasonal and altitudinal differences in invertebrate activity in the Snowy Mountains. Victorian Naturalist 114, 222-229.

Green K. and L.A. Mound 1994. An extension to the insect fauna of Heard Island. Polar Record. 30, 131-132.

Green K. and W.S. Osborne 1994. Wildlife of the Australian Snow-Country. Reed, Sydney. 200pp.

Osborne W.S. and K. Green 1992. Seasonal changes in composition, abundance and foraging behaviour of birds in the Snowy Mountains. Emu, 92, 93-105.

Green K. 1989. Altitudinal and seasonal differences in the diets of Antechinus swainsonii and A. stuartii (Marsupialia:Dasyuridae) in relation to the availability of prey in the Snowy Mountains. Australian Wildlife Research 16, 581-592

Green K. and H. Crowley 1989. Energetics and behaviour of active subnivean insectivores Antechinus swainsonii and A. stuartii (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in the Snowy Mountains. Australian Wildlife Research. 16, 509-516

Green K. 1983. Alternative strategies in the life cycle of alpine grasshoppers (Orthoptera:Acridoidea). Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia. 12, 125-33.

Dickman C. R., K. Green, P. L. Carron, D. C. D. Happold and W. S. Osborne 1983. Coexistence, convergence and competition among Antechinus (Marsupialia) in the Australian high country. Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia. 12, 79-99.

Green K. 1982. Notes on winter-active invertebrates beneath the snow. Victorian Naturalist 99, 144-6.

Green K. 1982. Migration of an ichneumonid wasp over a subalpine pass. Victorian Naturalist 99, 260.

Green K. 1979. Observations on rock climbing by the fish Galaxias brevipinnis. Victorian Naturalist 96, 230-1.

Osborne W.S., M. Preece, K. Green and M. Green 1978. Gungartan: A winter fauna survey above 1500 metres. Victorian Naturalist 95, 226-35.

current research or projects

• Distribution, nutrient and energy input into the alpine by Bogong Moths.
• Mountain biodiversity.
• Population monitoring and distribution of the Broad-toothed Rat.
• Rock climbing and distribution of the Mountain Galaxias.
• Nutrient status of the alpine lakes and the sources of inputs.
• Formation, longevity and impacts of snowpatches on soils and vegetation communities.
• Impacts of pest species in the alpine zone of the Snowy Mountains – foxes and hares.
• Timing of flowering of alpine plants.
• Timing of immigration of migratory birds and insects.
• Recovery of subalpine vegetation communities, mammals and birds from the 2003 fires.
• Diet of subalpine/alpine herbivores; wallabies, wombats and hares
• Numbers and diversity of ground invertebrates on a snowmelt gradient – altitudinal differences, and microsite differences beneath snowpatches.
• The role of snowcover in the winter ecology of small mammals.
• Studies of the alpine treeline
• Ploughing boulders
• Ice cover of alpine lakes
• The interaction between vegetation and snowcover