Griffith University

BSc Zoology Hons (1971-74) University of Manchester, UK
PhD Zoology (1974-77) University of Manchester, UK

Deputy Head of School (Nathan) Griffith School of Environment

Contact Details for Professor Nigel Stork

Research Expertise

• Tropical Forest Ecology
• Global Biodiversity
• Insect Ecology and Systematics

Selected Publications

Books

• Stork, N.E. & Turton, (Eds)(2008) S. Living in a Dynamic Tropical Forest Landscape:  Lessons from Australia Wiley Blackwells (March 2008) 600pp
• Stork, N.E., Adis, J. & Didham, R. (Eds)  (1997).  Canopy arthropods. Chapman and Hall, London, 567pp.
• Watt, A.D., Hunter, M. & Stork, N.E. (Eds) (1997)  Forests and Insects. Chapman and Hall, London.
• Jermy, C., Long, D., Sands, M., Stork, N.E. & Winser, S. (Eds)  (1996)  A Manual for Biodiversity Assessment. 3 Volumes. Department of the Environment. HMSO publications
• Stork, N.E. (Ed.)  (1990)  The Role of Ground beetles in Ecological and Environmental Studies. Proceedings of the 7th European Meeting of Carabidologists. Intercept Ltd, Andover. 400pp.

Papers in Refereed Journals

• Andrew John Hamilton, A.J., Basset, Y., Benke, K.K., Grimbacher, P.S., Miller, S.E., Novotny, V., Samuelson, A., Stork, N.E., Weiblen, G.E., Yen J.E. (2011) Errata: Quantifying uncertainty in estimation of tropical arthropod species richness. American Naturalist.
• Sloan, S. & Stork, N.E. (2010) Geography and Indonesian Oil-Palm Expansion. PNAS www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1012026107
• Andrew John Hamilton, A.J., Basset, Y., Benke, K.K., Grimbacher, P.S., Miller, S.E., Novotny, V., Samuelson, A., Stork, N.E., Weiblen, G.E., Yen J.E. (2010) Quantifying uncertainty in estimation of global arthropod species richness. American Naturalist. 176: 90-95.
• Stork, N.E. (2010) Reassessing Extinction Rates. Biodiversity and Conservation 19: 357-371.
• Stork, N.E., Coddington, J., Colwell, R.K., Chazdon, R.L., Dick, C., Miller, S., Peres, C.A., Sloan, S., & Willis, K. (2009) Vulnerability and resilience of tropical forest species land-use change: an historical and multi-taxon synthesis. Conservation Biology 23: 1438-1447.
• Chazdon, R.L., Peres, C.A., Dent, D., Sheil, D., Lugo, A.E., Lamb, D, Stork, N.E. & Miller, S. (2009) Where are the wild things? Assessing the potential for species conservation in tropical secondary forests. Conservation Biology 23: 1406-1417.
• Grimbacher, P.S & Stork, N.E. (2009) How do beetle assemblages respond to cyclonic disturbance of a tropical fragmented rainforest landscape. Oecologia 161: 591-599.
• Grimbacher, P.S & Stork, N.E. (2009) Seasonality of a Diverse Beetle Assemblage Inhabiting Lowland Tropical Rainforest in Australia. Biotropica 41: 328–337.
• Stork, N.E., Grimbacher, P.S., Storey, R., Oberprieler, R., Reid, C. & Slipinski, S. A. (2008) What determines whether a species of insect is described? Evidence from a study of tropical forest beetles. Insect Conservation and Diversity  1: 114-119.
• Grimbacher, P.S., Catterall, C, & Stork, N.E. (2008) Do edge effects increase the susceptibility of rainforest fragments to structural damage from severe tropical cyclones? Austral Ecology 33: 573-579.
• Stork, N.E. (2007) World of insects. Nature 448: 657-8.
• Stork, N.E. (2007) Australian tropical forest canopy crane: new tools for new frontiers. Austral Ecology 32: 4-9.
• Stork, N.E. & Grimbacher, P. S. (2007) Vertical stratification of feding guilds and body size in beetle assemblages from an Australian tropical rainforest. Austral Ecology 32: 77-85.
• Blüthgen N. & Stork, N.E. (2007) Ant mosaics in a tropical rainforest in Australia and elsewhere: a critical review. Austral Ecology 32: 93-104.
• Stork, N.E., Balston, J., Farquhar, G.D., Franks, P.J., Holtum, J.A.M. & Liddell, M.J. (2007) Commentary: Tropical rainforest canopies and climate change. Austral Ecology 32: 105-111.
• Stork, N.E. & Grimbacher, P.S. (2006) Beetle assemblages from an Australian tropical rainforest show that the canopy and the ground strata contribute equally to biodiversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B. 273: 1965-75.
• Andrew John Hamilton, A.J., Basset, Y., Benke, K.K., Grimbacher, P.S., Miller, S.E., Novotny, V., Samuelson, A., Stork, N.E., Weiblen, G.E., Yen J.E. (submitted) Revisiting ‘Quantifying uncertainty in estimation of tropical arthropod species richness’. Oikos.
• Stork, N.E. & Turton, S.M. (in review) A trans-disciplinary approach to tropical forest research. Biotropica
• Andrew John Hamilton, A.J., Basset, Y., Benke, K.K., Grimbacher, P.S., Miller, S.E., Novotny, V., Samuelson, A., Stork, N.E., Weiblen, G.E., Yen J.E. (2011) Errata: Quantifying uncertainty in estimation of tropical arthropod species richness. American Naturalist.
• Sloan, S. & Stork, N.E. (2010) Geography and Indonesian Oil-Palm Expansion. PNAS www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1012026107
• Andrew John Hamilton, A.J., Basset, Y., Benke, K.K., Grimbacher, P.S., Miller, S.E., Novotny, V., Samuelson, A., Stork, N.E., Weiblen, G.E., Yen J.E. (2010) Quantifying uncertainty in estimation of global arthropod species richness. American Naturalist. 176: 90-95.
• Stork, N.E. (2010) Reassessing Extinction Rates. Biodiversity and Conservation 19: 357-371.
• Stork, N.E., Coddington, J., Colwell, R.K., Chazdon, R.L., Dick, C., Miller, S., Peres, C.A., Sloan, S., & Willis, K. (2009) Vulnerability and resilience of tropical forest species land-use change: an historical and multi-taxon synthesis. Conservation Biology 23: 1438-1447.
• Chazdon, R.L., Peres, C.A., Dent, D., Sheil, D., Lugo, A.E., Lamb, D, Stork, N.E. & Miller, S. (2009) Where are the wild things? Assessing the potential for species conservation in tropical secondary forests. Conservation Biology 23: 1406-1417.
• Grimbacher, P.S & Stork, N.E. (2009) How do beetle assemblages respond to cyclonic disturbance of a tropical fragmented rainforest landscape. Oecologia 161: 591-599.
• Grimbacher, P.S & Stork, N.E. (2009) Seasonality of a Diverse Beetle Assemblage Inhabiting Lowland Tropical Rainforest in Australia. Biotropica 41: 328–337.
• Stork, N.E., Grimbacher, P.S., Storey, R., Oberprieler, R., Reid, C. & Slipinski, S. A. (2008) What determines whether a species of insect is described? Evidence from a study of tropical forest beetles. Insect Conservation and Diversity  1: 114-119.
• Grimbacher, P.S., Catterall, C, & Stork, N.E. (2008) Do edge effects increase the susceptibility of rainforest fragments to structural damage from severe tropical cyclones? Austral Ecology 33: 573-579.
• Stork, N.E. (2007) World of insects. Nature 448: 657-8.
• Stork, N.E. (2007) Australian tropical forest canopy crane: new tools for new frontiers. Austral Ecology 32: 4-9.
• Stork, N.E. & Grimbacher, P. S. (2007) Vertical stratification of feding guilds and body size in beetle assemblages from an Australian tropical rainforest. Austral Ecology 32: 77-85.
• Blüthgen N. & Stork, N.E. (2007) Ant mosaics in a tropical rainforest in Australia and elsewhere: a critical review. Austral Ecology 32: 93-104.
• Stork, N.E., Balston, J., Farquhar, G.D., Franks, P.J., Holtum, J.A.M. & Liddell, M.J. (2007) Commentary: Tropical rainforest canopies and climate change. Austral Ecology 32: 105-111.
• Stork, N.E. & Grimbacher, P.S. (2006) Beetle assemblages from an Australian tropical rainforest show that the canopy and the ground strata contribute equally to biodiversity. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B. 273: 1965-75.
• Didham, R.K., Hammond, P.M., Lawton, J.H., Eggleton, P. & Stork, N.E.  (1998)  Beetle species responses to tropical forest fragmentation. Ecological Monographs 68:295-323.
• Didham, R.K., Ghazoul J., Stork N.E., & Davis A.J.  (1996)  Insects in fragmented forests: a functional approach.  Trends in Ecology and Evolution,  11: 255-260.
• Lawton, J.H., Bignell, D.E., Bolton, B., Bloemers, G.F., Eggleton, P., Hammond, P.M., Hodda, M., Holt, R.D., Larsen, T.B., Mawdsley, N.A., Stork, N.E., Srivastava, D.S. & Watt, A.D.   (1998)  Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest. Nature, Vol. 391: 72-76, January 1998.
• Stork, N.E. 1993.  How many species are there? Biodiversity and Conservation, 2: 215 232.
• Stork, N.E.  (1988) Insect diversity: facts, fiction and speculation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 35: 321-337.