By Professor Mike Ivan Letnic

Journal articles

Morris T; Letnic MI, 2017, 'Removal of an apex predator initiates a trophic cascade that extends from herbivores to vegetation and the soil nutrient pool', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0111

Letnic MI; Feit A; Forsyth D, 2017, 'Strength of a trophic cascade between an apex predator, mammalian herbivore and grasses in a desert ecosystem does not vary with temporal fluctuations in primary productivity', Ecosystems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-017-0141-0

Letnic MI; Ripple WJ, 2017, 'Large scale responses of herbivore prey to canid predators and primary productivity'', Global Ecology and Biogeography: a journal of macroecology, 26, pp. 860 - 866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12593

Ripple WJ; Chapron G; Vicente Lopez-Bao J; Durant SM; MacDonald DW; Lindsey PA; Bennett EL; Beschta RL; Bruskotter JT; Campos-Arceiz A; Corlett RT; Darimont CT; Dickman AJ; Dirzo R; Dublin HT; Estes JA; Everatt KT; Galetti M; Goswami VR; Hayward MW; Hedges S; Hoffmann M; Hunter LTB; Kerley GIH; Letnic M; Levi T; Maisels F; Morrison JC; Nelson MP; Newsome TM; Painter L; Pringle RM; Sandom CJ; Terborgh J; Treves A; Van Valkenburgh B; Vucetich JA; Wirsing AJ; Wallach AD; Wolf C; Woodroffe R; Young H; Zhang L, 2017, 'Conserving the World's Megafauna and Biodiversity: The Fierce Urgency of Now', BIOSCIENCE, 67, pp. 197 - 200, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000397164000003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Newsome TM; Greenville AC; Letnic M; Ritchie EG; Dickman CR, 2017, 'The case for a dingo reintroduction in Australia remains strong: A reply to Morgan et al., 2016', Food Webs, 10, pp. 39 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2017.02.001

Gordon C; Moore B; Letnic MI, 2017, 'Temporal and spatial trends in the abundances of an apex predator, introduced mesopredator and ground-nesting bird are consistent with the mesopredator release hypothesis', Biodiversity and Conservation, 26, pp. 1445 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1309-9

Ripple WJ; Chapron G; López-Bao JV; Durant SM; MacDonald DW; Lindsey PA; Bennett EL; Beschta RL; Bruskotter JT; Campos-Arceiz A; Corlett RT; Darimont CT; Dickman AJ; Dirzo R; Dublin HT; Estes JA; Everatt KT; Galetti M; Goswami VR; Hayward MW; Hedges S; Hoffmann M; Hunter LTB; Kerley GIH; Letnic M; Levi T; Maisels F; Morrison JC; Nelson MP; Newsome TM; Painter L; Pringle RM; Sandom CJ; Terborgh J; Treves A; Van Valkenburgh B; Vucetich JA; Wirsing AJ; Wallach AD; Wolf C; Woodroffe R; Young H; Zhang L, 2017, 'Conserving the world's megafauna and biodiversity: The fierce urgency of now', BioScience, 67, pp. 197 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw168

Gordon C; Eldridge D; Ripple W; Crowther M; Moore B; Letnic MI, 2016, 'Shrub encroachment is linked to extirpation of an apex predator.', Journal of Animal Ecology, 86, pp. 147 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12607

Ripple W; Chapron G; Lopez-Bao V; Durant SM; Macdonald DW; Lindsey P; Bennet E; Beschta R; Bruskotter J; Campos-Arceiz A; Corlett D; Darimont C; Dickman A; Dirzo R; Dublin H; Estes J; Everatt K; Galetti M; Goswami V; Hayward M; Hedges S; Hoffman M; Hunter L; Kerley G; Letnic M; Levi T; Maisels F; Morrison J; Nelson M; Newsome T; Painter L; Pringle R; Sandom C; Terborgh J; Treves A; Van Valkenburgh B; Vucetich J; Wirsing A; Wallach A; Wolf C; Woodroffe R; Young H; Zhang L, 2016, 'Saving the World’s Terrestrial Megafauna', Bioscience, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw092

Atkins R; Blumstein DT; Moseby K; West R; Letnic MI, 2016, 'Deep evolutionary experience explains mammalian responses to predators', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70, pp. 1755 - 1763, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2181-4

Hunter DO; Britz T; Jones M; Letnic M, 2016, 'Reintroduction of Tasmanian devils to mainland Australia can restore top-down control in ecosystems where dingoes have been extirpated: A response to Baker et al. 2016 and Fancourt & Mooney 2016', Biological Conservation, 196, pp. 20 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.01.021

Parr W; Wilson L; Colman N; Crowther M; Wroe S; Letnic MI, 2016, 'Cranial Shape and the Modularity of Hybridization in Dingoes and Dogs; Hybridization Does Not Spell the End for Native Morphology', Evolutionary Biology, 43, pp. 171 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11692-016-9371-x

Purwandana D; Arifiandy A; Imansyah MJ; Seno A; Ciofi C; Letnic MI; Jessop T, 2016, 'Ecological Allometries and Niche Use Dynamics Across Komodo Dragon Ontogeny', Naturwissenschaften, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-016-1351-6

Letnic MI; Feit A; Mills C; Feit B, 2016, 'The crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda) in the south-eastern Strzelecki Desert', Australian Mammalogy, 38, pp. 241 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM15027

Colman N; Crowther M; Letnic M, 2015, 'Macroecological patterns in mammal abundances provide evidence that an apex predator shapes forest ecosystems by suppressing herbivore and mesopredator abundance', Journal of Biogeography, 42, pp. 1975 - 1985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12563

Eldridge ; Poore A; Ruiz-Colmenero M; Letnic MI; Soliveres S, 2015, 'Ecosystem structure, function and composition in rangelands are negatively affected by livestock grazing', Ecological Applications

Gordon C; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Functional extinction of a desert rodent: implications for seed fate and vegetation dynamics.', Ecography: pattern and diversity in ecology, 39, pp. 815 - 824, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.01648

Moseby K; Blumstein D; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Harnessing natural selection to tackle the problem of prey naïveté', Evolutionary Applications: evolutionary approaches to environmental, biomedical and socio-economic issues, 9, pp. 334 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12332

Leo V; Reading R; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Interference competition: odours of an apex predator and conspecifics influence resource acquisition by red foxes', Oecologia, 179, pp. 1033 - 1040, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-015-3423-2

Hunter DO; Britz T; Jones M; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Reintroduction of Tasmanian devils to mainland Australia can restore top-down control in ecosystems where dingoes have been extirpated', Biological Conservation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.07.030

Lawes M; Lawes ; Fisher DO; Johnson CN; Blomberg S; Frank A; Fritz S; McCallum H; VanDerWal J; Abbott B; Legge S; Thomas C; Letnic MI; Thurgate N; Fisher A; Gordon I; Kutt A, 2015, 'Correlates of recent declines of rodents in northern and southern Australia: habitat structure is critical', PLoS One, 10, pp. e0130626 - e0130626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130626

Colman N; Crowther MS; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Macro-ecological patterns in mammal abundances provide evidence that an apex predator shapes forest ecosystems by suppressing herbivore and mesopredator abundance', Journal of Biogeography

Rees J; Webb JK; Crowther MS; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Ravens are a key threat to beach-nesting birds', Australian Field Ornithologist, 32, pp. 100 - 107

Newsome TM; Ballard GA; Crowther MS; Dellinger JA; Fleming PJS; Glen AS; Greenville AC; Johnson CN; Letnic M; Moseby KE; Nimmo DG; Nelson MP; Read JL; Ripple WJ; Ritchie EG; Shores CR; Wallach AD; Wirsing AJ; Dickman CR, 2015, 'Resolving the value of the dingo in ecological restoration', Restoration Ecology, 23, pp. 201 - 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12186

Feit B; Letnic M, 2015, 'Species level traits determine positive and negative population impacts of invasive cane toads on native squamates', Biodiversity and Conservation, 24, pp. 1017 - 1029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0850-z

Feit B; Dempster T; Gibb H; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Invasive cane toads’ predatory impact on dung beetles is mediated by reservoir type at artificial water points', Ecosystems, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-015-9865-x

Newsome ; Ballard GA; Crowther M; Glen AS; Dellinger JA; Fleming PJS; Greenville A; Johnson CN; Letnic MI; Moseby KE; Nimmo D; Nelson MP; Read JL; Ripple WJ; Ritchie EG; Shores CR; Wallach A; Wirsing A; Dickman CR, 2015, 'Resolving the value of the dingo in ecological restoration', Restoration Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12186

Morris T; Gordon C; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Divergent foraging behavior of a desert rodent, Notomys fuscus, in cover and open microhabitats revealed using GUDs and video analysis', Australian Mammalogy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM14030

Gordon C; Feit A; Gruber J; Letnic MI, 2015, 'Mesopredator suppression by an apex predator alleviates the risk of predation perceived by small prey', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 20142870, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2870

Letnic MI; Dempster T; Jessop TJ; Webb JK, 2015, 'Restricting access to invasion hubs enabes sustained control of an invasive vertebrate', Journal of Applied Ecology, 52, pp. 341 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12390

Letnic MI; Laffan SW; Greenville AC; Russell BG; Mitchell B; Fleming PJS, 2015, 'Artificial watering points are focal points for activity by an invasive herbivore but not native herbivores in conservation reserves in arid Australia', Biodiversity and Conservation, 24, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0770-y

Feit B; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Species level traits determine positive and negative population impacts of invasive cane toads on native squamates', Biodiversity and Conservation, 24, pp. 1 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-014-0850-z

Colman ; Gordon ; Crowther ; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Response to Allen ‘An alternative hypothesis to the conclusion of Colman et al. (2014)’', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1845

Fisher ; Johnson ; Lawes ; Fritz ; McCallum ; Blomberg ; VanDerWaal ; Abbott ; Franke ; Legge ; Letnic MI; Thomas ; Fisher ; Gordon ; Kutt , 2014, 'Response to commentary by Woinarski (Critical-weight-range marsupials in northern Australia are declining: a commentary on Fisher et al. (2014) ‘The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: is history repeating?’)', Global Ecology and Biogeography: a journal of macroecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12252

Jessop TJ; Dempster T; Letnic MI; Webb J , 2014, 'Interplay among nocturnal activity, melatonin, corticosterone and performance in the invasive cane toad (Rhinella marinus)', General and Comparative Endocrinology, 206, pp. 43 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.07.013

Pastro L; Dickman CR; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Fire type and hemisphere determine fire effects on alpha and beta diversity: A global meta-analysis', Global Ecology and Biogeography: a journal of macroecology, 23, pp. 1146 - 1156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12195

Rees J; Webb JK; Crowther MS; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Carrion subsidies provided by fishermen increase predation of beach-nesting bird nests by facultative scavengers', Animal Conservation, 17 (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12133

Crowther MS; Fillios M; Colman N; Letnic MI, 2014, 'An updated description of the Australian Dingo (Canis dingo Meyer, 1793)', Journal of Zoology, 293, pp. 192 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12134

Colman N; Gordon C; Crowther MS; Letnic MI, 2014, 'Lethal control of an apex predator has unintended cascading effects on forest mammal assemblages', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 281, pp. 20133094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3094

Letnic MI; Webb JK; Florance D; Jessop TJ; Dempster T , 2014, 'Artificial water points facilitate the spread of an invasive vertebrate in arid Australia', Journal of Applied Ecology, 51, pp. 795 - 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12232

Webb JK; Letnic MI; Jessop TJ; Dempster T, 2014, 'Behavioural flexibility allows an invasive vertebrate to survive in a semi-arid environment', Biology Letters, 10, pp. 20131014 - 20131014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.1014

Johnson CN; Crowther MS; Dickman CR; Letnic MI; Newsome TM; Nimmo DG; Ritchie EG; Wallach AD, 2014, 'Experiments in no-impact control of dingoes: comment on Allen et al. 2013', Frontiers in Zoology, 11, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-17

Ripple W; Estes J; Beshta R; Wilmers C; Ritchie E; Hebblewhite M; Berger J; Elmhagen B; Letnic M; Nelson M; Schmitz O; Smith D; Wallach A; Wirsing A, 2014, 'Status and ecological effects of the world's largest carnivores', Science, 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1241484

Fisher DO; Johnson CN; Lawes MJ; Fritz SA; Mccallum H; Blomberg SP; Vanderwal J; Abbott B; Frank A; Legge S; Letnic M; Thomas CR; Fisher A; Gordon IJ; Kutt A, 2014, 'The current decline of tropical marsupials in Australia: Is history repeating?', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, pp. 181 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12088

Letnic M; Tischler M; Gordon C, 2013, 'Desert small mammal responses to wildfire and predation in the aftermath of a La Nińa driven resource pulse', Austral Ecology, 38, pp. 841 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12063

Jessop TS; Letnic M; Webb JK; Dempster T, 2013, 'Adrenocortical stress responses influence an invasive vertebrate's fitness in an extreme environment.', Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, 280, pp. 20131444

Pastro L; Dickman C; Letnic M, 2013, 'Effects of wildfire, rainfall and region on desert lizard assemblages: The importance of multi-scale processes', Oecologia, 173, pp. 603 - 614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-013-2642-7

Jessop T; Letnic M; Webb JK; Dempster T, 2013, 'Adrenocortical stress responses influence an invasive vertebrate's fitness in an extreme environment', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1444

Hu Y; Urlus J; Gillespie G; Letnic M; Jessop TS, 2013, 'Evaluating the role of fire disturbance in structuring small reptile communities in temperate forests', Biodiversity and Conservation, 22, pp. 1949 - 1963, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-013-0519-z

Letnic M; Baker L; Nesbitt B, 2013, 'Ecologically functional landscapes and the role of dingoes as trophic regulators in south-eastern Australia and other habitats', Ecological Management and Restoration, 14, pp. 101 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12035

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