Publications: Birnbaum, Christina

Journal Article

Birnbaum, C., Hopkins, A.J.M., Fontaine, J.B.ORCID: 0000-0002-6515-7864 and Enright, N.J.ORCID: 0000-0003-2979-4505 (2019) Soil fungal responses to experimental warming and drying in a Mediterranean shrubland. Science of The Total Environment, 683 . pp. 524-536.

Birnbaum, C., Morald, T.K., Tibbett, M., Bennett, R.G. and Standish, R.J.ORCID: 0000-0001-8118-1904 (2018) Effect of plant root symbionts on performance of native woody species in competition with an invasive grass in multispecies microcosms. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (17). pp. 8652-8664.

Birnbaum, C., Bissett, A., Teste, F.P. and Laliberté, E. (2018) Symbiotic N2-Fixer Community Composition, but Not Diversity, Shifts in Nodules of a Single Host Legume Across a 2-Million-Year Dune Chronosequence. Microbial Ecology, 76 (4). pp. 1009-1020.

Birnbaum, C., Sammul, M. and Kull, T. (2017) Distribution and growth dynamics of invasive goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) in its introduced range in Estonia, and some Australian comparisons. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 100 (1). 18 -25.

Birnbaum, C., Bradshaw, L.E., Ruthrof, K.X. and Fontaine, J.B.ORCID: 0000-0002-6515-7864 (2017) Topsoil stockpiling in restoration: Impact of storage time on plant growth and symbiotic soil biota. Ecological Restoration, 35 (3). pp. 237-245.

Birnbaum, C., Bissett, A., Thrall, P.H. and Leishman, M.R. (2016) Nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities in invasive legume nodules and associated soils are similar across introduced and native range populations in Australia. Journal of Biogeography, 43 (8). pp. 1631-1644.

Nield, A.P., Monaco, S., Birnbaum, C. and Enright, N.J.ORCID: 0000-0003-2979-4505 (2015) Regeneration failure threatens persistence of Persoonia elliptica (Proteaceae) in Western Australian jarrah forests. Plant Ecology, 216 (2). pp. 189-198.

Gower, K., Fontaine, J.B.ORCID: 0000-0002-6515-7864, Birnbaum, C. and Enright, N.J.ORCID: 0000-0003-2979-4505 (2015) Sequential disturbance effects of hailstorm and fire on vegetation in a Mediterranean-type ecosystem. Ecosystems, 18 (7). pp. 1121-1134.

Birnbaum, C., Bissett, A., Thrall, P.H. and Leishman, M.R. (2014) Invasive legumes encounter similar soil fungal communities in their non-native and native ranges in Australia. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 76 . pp. 210-217.

Birnbaum, C. and Leishman, M.R. (2013) Plant-soil feedbacks do not explain invasion success of Acacia species in introduced range populations in Australia. Biological Invasions, 15 (12). pp. 2609-2625.

Birnbaum, C., Barrett, L.G., Thrall, P.H. and Leishman, M.R. (2012) Mutualisms are not constraining cross-continental invasion success of Acacia species within Australia. Diversity and Distributions, 18 (10). pp. 962-976.

Non-refereed Article

Birnbaum, C. (2014) Making nature whole: a history of ecological restoration (The science and practice of ecological restoration series) William R. Jordan III and George M. Lubick, Island Press, Washington. Book review. Ecological Management & Restoration, 15 (3). e11-e11.

Conference Item

Birnbaum, C., Bradshaw, L., Ruthrof, K.X. and Fontaine, J.B.ORCID: 0000-0002-6515-7864 (2015) Does topsoil age affect plant growth and symbiotic soil biota? In: Ecological Society of Australia Annual Conference 2015, 29 November - 3 December, Adelaide, South Australia.

Birnbaum, C. and Leishman, M.R. (2014) Do soil microbes drive Acacia species invasion in non-native ranges in Australia? In: Mucina, L.,Price, J.N. & Kalwij, J.M. (eds.), Biodiversity and vegetation: patterns, processes, conservation. 57th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, 1 - 5 September, Perth, Western Australia.

Birnbaum, C. and Leishman, M.R. (2014) A case study from Australia on five acacias and their associated soil microbial communities across non-native and native range populations. In: 4th International Symposium on Weeds and Invasive Plants, 19 - 23 May, Montpellier, France.

Birnbaum, C., Bissett, A., Thrall, P.H. and Leishman, M.R. (2013) Specialists or generalists? Nitrogen fixing bacterial communities of invasive acacias in Australia. In: 5th joint conference of New Zealand Ecological Society and Ecological Society of Australia, 24 - 29 November, Auckland, New Zealand.

Birnbaum, C. and Leishman, M.R. (2011) Cross-continental study on invasive Acacias in Australia: role of plant-soil feedbacks. In: Ecological Society of Australia 2011 Annual Conference Ecology in changing landscapes (book of abstracts), 21 - 25 November, Hobart, Australia.

Birnbaum, C., Barrett, L.G., Thrall, P.H. and Leishman, M.R. (2011) Role of nitrogen fixing bacteria in the invasion success of Australian Acacias. In: EMAPi: 11th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (book of abstracts), 30th August - 3rd September, Szombathely, Hungary.

Birnbaum, C., Thrall, P.H. and Leishman, M.R. (2010) Role of nitrogen fixing bacteria in the invasion success of weedy Australian Acacias. In: Ecological Society of Australia 2010 Annual Conference Sustaining biodiversity – the next 50 years (book of abstracts), 4 - 10 December, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Birnbaum, C. (2008) Growth dynamics of Solidago canadensis. In: In: Pysek, P. & Pergl, J. (eds) Towards a synthesis: Neobiota book of abstracts: NEOBIOTA: 5th European Conference on Biological Invasions (book of abstracts), 23 - 26 September, Prague, Czech Republic.

Birnbaum, C. (2007) Distribution of the invasive Solidago canadensis L. in the vicinity of Tartu. In: In: Alien Species: Environment, Biorisks, Future: 5th Environment Symposium of the Maj and Tor Nessling Foundation (book of abstracts), 18 - 19 January, Turku, Finland.

Book Chapter

Birnbaum, C. (2011) Zippy escapee from fur farms. In: Nentwig, W., (ed.) Unheimliche Eroberer: Invasive Pflanzen und Tiere in Europa [Alien Invaders: Invasive Plants and Animals in Europe]. Haupt Verlag, Bern, Switzerland, pp. 173-180.