Publications

Peer-reviewed articles: (please contact me for copies – I’m happy to send them)

Thornton, S.A. et al. (2025). Challenges and opportunities for integrating social science in a conservation nongovernmental organization. Conservation Biology, 39(2):e70002. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70002

Wood, K.A…..Thornton, S.A. et al. (2024). A global systematic review of the cultural ecosystem services provided by wetlands. Ecosystem Services, 70:101673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2024.101673

Harrison, M.E., Deere, N.J….Thornton, S.A. et al. (2024). Impacts of fire and prospects for recovery in a tropical peat forest ecosystem. PNAS, 121(17):e2307216121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2307216121

Thornton, S.A., Cook, S., Cole, L.E.S., Hapsari, K.A., Zawawi, N.Z., Page, S.E. (2022). From Muddy Glee to muddy reflections on fieldwork and writing. Area, 54(4): 525-530.
Available: https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/area.12833

Girkin, N., Cooper, H.V., Ledger, M.J., O’Reilly, P., Thornton, S.A., Åkesson, C.M., Cole, L.E.S., Hapsari, K.A., Hawthorne, D., Roucoux, K.H. (2022). Tropical peatlands and the Anthropocene: the present and the future. Anthropocene, 40: 100354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2022.100354

Cole, L.E.S., Åkesson, C.M., Hapsari, K.A., Hawthorne, D., Roucoux, K.H., Girkin, N.T., Cooper, H.V., Ledger, M.J., O’Reilly, P., Thornton, S.A. (2022). Tropical peatlands and the Anthropocene: Lessons from the Past. Anthropocene, 37:100324: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2022.100324

Thornton, S.A., Setiana, E., Kris yoyo, Dudin, Yulintine, Page, S.E., Harrison, M.E. and Upton, C. (2020).Towards Biocultural Approaches to Peatland Conservation in Indonesia: The Case for Fish and Livelihoods. Environmental Science and Policy, 114:341-451. Available: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901120302719?dgcid=author

Harrison, M.E….Thornton, S.A. et al. (2020). Tropical peatlands and their conservation are important in the context of COVID-19 and potential future (zoonotic) disease pandemics. PeerJ 8:e10283. Available: https://peerj.com/articles/10283/ 

Harrison, M.E…. Thornton, S.A et al. (2019). Tropical forest and peatland conservation in Indonesia: Challenges and directions. People and Nature. Early view: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pan3.10060

Thornton, S.A., Cook, S., Astiani, D., Hapsari, K.A., Varkkey, H., Cole, L.E.S., Dargie, G.C., Sjogersten, S., Zawawi, N.Z., Page, S.E.  (2019). ”Pushing the limits”: Experiences of Women in Tropical Peatland Research. Marine and Freshwater Research, Special Issue on Women in Freshwater Research: http://www.publish.csiro.au/MF/MF19132

Thornton, S.A., Dudin, Page, S.E., Upton, C. & Harrison, M.E. (2018): Peatland fish of Sebangau, Borneo: diversity, monitoring and conservation. Mires and Peat, 22(04), 1-25. (Online: http://www.mires-and-peat.net/pages/volumes/map22/map2204.php); 10.19189/MaP.2017.OMB.313

Husson, S.J….Thornton, S.A. et al. (2017)   Biodiversity of the Sabangau Tropical Peat-swamp Forest, Indonesian Borneo. Mires and Peat, 22(05):1-50 (http://mires-and-peat.net/pages/volumes/map22/map2205.php)

Wijedasa, L. S…Thornton, S.A. et al. (2016). Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences. Global Change Biology, 23(3):977-982. (Online: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/gcb.13516)