Here you will find links to my publications, arranged by subject matter.

Birdwatching tourism & conservation

Steven, R. (2023). Developing Bird Tourism in the Lake Eyre Basin 2023. Report for BirdLife Australia.

Steven, R. (2022). Bird and Nature Tourism in Australia. KBAs in Danger Case Study Report 2022. Report for BirdLife Australia.

Steven, R., Rakotopare, N., & Newsome, D. (2021). Avitourism tribes: As diverse as the birds they watch. Consumer tribes in tourism: Contemporary perspectives on special-interest tourism, 101-118.

Steven, R., Smart, J.C., Morrison, C. and Castley, J.G. (2017) Using a choice experiment and birder preferences to guide bird‐conservation funding. Conservation Biology 31, 818-827.

Steven, R., Morrison, C. and Castley, J.G. (2017) Exploring attitudes and understanding of global conservation practice among birders and avitourists for enhanced conservation of birds. Bird Conservation International 27, 224-236.

Steven, R. and Jones, D. (2016) Birdwatching tourism. In: Jafari J., Xiao H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham.

Steven, R., Morrison, C., Arthur, J.M. and Castley, J.G. (2015) Avitourism and Australian Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. PLOS ONE 10, e0144445.

Steven, R. (2015) Insights into the attributes of Pacific Island destinations that appeal to avitourists. Pacific Conservation Biology 21, 153-157.

Steven, R., Morrison, C. and Castley, J.G. (2014) Birdwatching and avitourism: a global review of research into its participant markets, distribution and impacts, highlighting future research priorities to inform sustainable avitourism management. Journal of Sustainable Tourism DOI:10.1080/09669582.2014.924955

Steven, R., Castley, J. G. and Buckley, R. C. (2013) Tourism revenue as a conservation tool for threatened birds in protected areas. PLOS ONE 8, e62598.

Steven, R. and Castley, J.G. (2013) Tourism as a Threat to Critically Endangered and Endangered Birds: Global Patterns and Trends in Conservation Hotspots. Biodiversity and Conservation 22, 1063-1082.

Urban ecology, society and conservation

Parris, K.M., Steven, R., Vogel, B., Lentini, P.E., Hartel, J. and Soanes, K. (2023). The value of question‐first citizen science in urban ecology and conservation. Conservation Science and Practice, e12917.

Lowe, E.C., Steven, R., Morris, R.L., Parris, K.M., Aguiar, A.C., Webb, C.E., ... & Pinto, M.M. (2022). Supporting urban ecosystem services across terrestrial, marine and freshwater realms. Science of the Total Environment, 817, 152689.

Steven, R., Van Helden, B.E., Tulloch, A.I., Barnes, M., Close, P.G. and Fuller, R.A. (2021). Exploring the ability of urban householders to correctly identify nocturnal mammals. Urban Ecosystems, 1-11.

Soanes, K., Lentini, P.E., Steven, R. and Parris, K.M. (2020) Summary of findings from the CAUL Urban Wildlife App. Report prepared by the Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub. The University of Melbourne.

Van Helden, B., Close, P. and Steven, R. (2020) Mammal conservation in a changing world: can urban gardens play a role? Urban Ecosystems 23, 555-567.

Steven, R. (2018) Long‐term study highlights the conundrum of nature‐based tourism in marine protected areas. Animal Conservation 21, 459-460.

Steven, R., Pickering, C. and Castley, J. G. (2011) A review of the impacts of nature based recreation on birds. Journal of Environmental Management 92, 2287-2294.