Jacob Maher

Mr Jacob Maher

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Research Assistant

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

I am a researcher studying the online trade in plants. I am primarily focussed on the trade of invasive species, but I also have an interest in threatened species. My aim is to understand the nature of the trade itself, as well as, the current and potential impacts.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2025 Toomes, A., Stringham, O. C., Moncayo, S., Hill, K. G. W., Maher, J., Watters, F., . . . Cassey, P. (2025). The pet trade of native species outside of their natural distributions within Australia is a biosecurity risk. CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 7(1), 14 pages.
    DOI
    2024 Din Dipita, A., Missoup, A. D., Aguillon, S., Lecompte, E., Momboua, B. R., Chaber, A. L., . . . Gaubert, P. (2024). Genetic tracing of the illegal trade of the white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) in western Central Africa. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 13131.
    DOI Europe PMC1
    2024 Maher, J., Virtue, J., Stringham, O. C., & Cassey, P. (2024). Discrepancies in Australian jurisdiction-based regulation of invasive plants. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 17(4), 1-36.
    DOI
    2024 Xu, Y., Li, T., Yang, Y., Chen, W., & Yue, L. (2024). An adaptive category-aware recommender based on dual knowledge graphs. Information Processing and Management, 61(3), 14 pages.
    DOI Scopus9
    2023 Stringham, O. C., Maher, J., Lassaline, C. R., Wood, L., Moncayo, S., Toomes, A., . . . Cassey, P. (2023). The dark web trades wildlife, but mostly for use as drugs. People and Nature, 5(3), 999-1009.
    DOI Scopus9
    2023 Maher, J., Stringham, O. C., Moncayo, S., Wood, L., Lassaline, C. R., Virtue, J., & Cassey, P. (2023). Weed wide web: characterising illegal online trade of invasive plants in Australia. NeoBiota, 87, 45-72.
    DOI Scopus3
    2022 Kiwan, R., Jukes, A., Mayich, M., Boulton, M., Sharma, M., Pelz, D., & Pandey, S. (2022). A Protocol for Carotid Artery Stenting in COVID Times. A Single Canadian Centre Experience. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 49(3), 361-363.
    DOI Scopus3 Europe PMC1
    2022 Stringham, O., Maher, J., Lassaline, C., Wood, L., Moncayo, S., Toomes, A., . . . Hill, K. (2022). The dark web trades wildlife, but mostly for use as drugs.
    DOI
    2021 Nursey-Bray, M., Gillanders, B. M., & Maher, J. (2021). Developing indicators for adaptive capacity for multiple use coastal regions: Insights from the Spencer Gulf, South Australia. Ocean & Coastal Management, 211, 1-11.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS3
    2021 Stringham, O., Moncayo, S., Thomas, E., Heinrich, S., Toomes, A., Maher, J., . . . Shepherd, C. (2021). Dataset of seized wildlife and their intended uses.
    DOI
    2021 Stringham, O. C., Moncayo, S., Thomas, E., Heinrich, S., Toomes, A., Maher, J., . . . Cassey, P. (2021). Dataset of seized wildlife and their intended uses. Data in Brief, 39, 107531.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS1

  • Report for External Bodies
    Year Citation
    2019 Tanner, J., Bailleul, F., Bryars, S., Doubell, M., Foster, N., Gaylard, S., . . . Ward, T. (2019). Potential social, economic and ecological indicators for integrated ecosystem assessment of Spencer Gulf (19/32). Adelaide, South Australia.
  • Position: Research Assistant
  • Email: jacob.maher@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Benham, floor G
  • Org Unit: School of Biological Sciences
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