Dr Matt West

Project Leader
The University of Melbourne

Matt West focuses on understanding and preventing frog decline. By comparing frog species differing responses to threats like disease, introduced predators and urbanization Matt's research is identifying factors that enable some species to cope with threats and developing applied management options for species most at risk of decline.

Matt is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, currently working collaboratively with partners in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia and is funded by both the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub and the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub (Project 5).

Projects
Disease and faunal declines
Disease and faunal declines Project 1.4
Saving threatened frogs with refuges from disease, fish predation and fragmentation
Saving threatened frogs with refuges from disease, fish predation and fragmentation Project 1.4.1
Adaptive reintroduction strategies for the northern corroboree frog
Adaptive reintroduction strategies for the northern corroboree frog Project 3.3.6
Translocation, reintroduction and conservation fencing for threatened fauna
Translocation, reintroduction and conservation fencing for threatened fauna Project 4.1
Optimising the timing for assisting the colonisation of threatened montane frogs
Optimising the timing for assisting the colonisation of threatened montane frogs Project 4.1.4.2
Post-fire impact assessment for priority frogs
Post-fire impact assessment for priority frogs Project 8.1.3
Population responses to fires of varying severity for priority vertebrate and spiny crayfish species, and the extent to which management actions support recovery
Population responses to fires of varying severity for priority vertebrate and spiny crayfish species, and the extent to which management actions support recovery Project 8.3.2
Publications
The removal of non-native fish to help protect the Critically Endangered Spotted Tree Frog in year one of a six-year Management Trial - Report
TSR Hub
Saving the Critically Endangered spotted tree frog following the 2019–20 bushfires
TSR Hub
Recommendations for conservation translocations of Australian frogs
TSR Hub
Recruitment is key to understanding amphibian’s different population-level responses to chytrid fungus infection
Biological Conservation
Saving threatened frogs with refuges from disease, fish predation and fragmentation
TSR Hub
Survey and monitoring of the Spotted Tree Frog populations to inform conservation actions - Final Report on Little Brown Things Project Agreement 1
TSR Hub
Persistence through tough times: Fixed and shifting refuges in threatened species conservation - Factsheet
TSR Hub
The critically endangered species Litoria spenceri demonstrates subpopulation karyotype diversity
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Persistence through tough times: Fixed and shifting refuges in threatened species conservation - Journal
Biodiversity and Conservation
Optimising the timing for assisting the colonisation of threatened montane frogs
TSR Hub
Science for Saving Species Magazine Issue 8 Winter 2018
TSR Hub
Refuges offer hope for the spotted tree frog
TSR Hub
Identifying and managing refuges from threats
TSR Hub
Adaptive reintroduction strategies for the northern corroboree frog
TSR Hub