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New paper: Taxonomic status of the Australian dingo: the case for Canis dingo Meyer, 1793

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Aaron Greenville

Published in: Zootaxa Abstract: The taxonomic status and systematic nomenclature of the Australian dingo remain contentious, resulting in decades of inconsistent applications in the scientific literature and in policy. Prompted by a recent publication calling for dingoes to be considered … Continue reading →

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New paper: Dynamics, habitat use and extinction risk of a carnivorous desert marsupial

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Aaron Greenville

Authors: Aaron C. Greenville, Robert Brandle, Peter Canty and Chris R. Dickman Published in: Journal of Zoology. Abstract: Animals in hot desert environments often show marked fluctuations in population size, persisting in low numbers in refuge habitats during dry periods … Continue reading →

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New Paper! Making the most of incomplete long-term datasets: the MARSS solution

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Aaron Greenville

Authors: Aaron C. Greenville, Vuong Nguyen, Glenda M. Wardle and Chris R. Dickman Published in: Australian Zoologist Abstract: Long-term field-based monitoring is essential to develop a deep understanding of how ecosystems function and to identify species at risk of decline. … Continue reading →

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New paper: Interactions between wildfire and drought drive population responses of mammals in coastal woodlands

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Aaron Greenville

Authors: Mathew S. Crowther, Ayesha I. Tulloch, Mike Letnic, Aaron C. Greenville, & Chris R. Dickman Published in: Journal of Mammalogy (Feature article) Abstract: Fire is an ecologically important process in many habitats. Increases in the frequency and intensity of … Continue reading →

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New paper: Desert mammal populations are limited by introduced predators rather than future climate change

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Aaron Greenville

Authors: Aaron C. Greenville, Glenda M. Wardle & Chris R. Dickman Published in: Royal Society Open Science Abstract: Climate change is predicted to place up to one in six species at risk of extinction in coming decades, but extinction probability … Continue reading →

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New book: Monitoring threatened species and ecological communities

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Aaron Greenville

A new book is coming that aims to improve the standard of monitoring for Australia’s threatened biodiversity and I had the opportunity to contribute to one of the chapters. Update: The book received the 2018 Whitley Award commendation for Conservation … Continue reading →

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New paper: Top predators constrain mesopredator distributions

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Aaron Greenville

Authors: Thomas M. Newsome, Aaron C. Greenville, Duško Ćirović, Chris R. Dickman, Chris N. Johnson, Miha Krofel, Mike Letnic, William J. Ripple, Euan G. Ritchie, Stoyan Stoyanov & Aaron J. Wirsing. Published in: Nature Communications Abstract: Top predators can suppress … Continue reading →

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New paper! Population dynamics of desert mammals: similarities and contrasts within a multi-species assemblage

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Aaron Greenville

Authors: Aaron C. Greenville, Glenda M. Wardle, Vuong Nguyen and Chris R. Dickman. Published in: Ecosphere Abstract: Understanding the temporal and spatial dynamics of species populations remains a key focus of population biology, providing vital insight into the drivers that … Continue reading →

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New paper: Cattle removal in arid Australia benefits kangaroos in high quality habitat but does not affect camels

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Aaron Greenville

Authors: Anke S. K. Frank, Glenda M. Wardle, Aaron C. Greenville and Chris R. Dickman Published in: The Rangeland Journal Abstract: Removing cattle as a management tool to conserve biodiversity may not necessarily alter grazing impacts on vegetation if other … Continue reading →

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ESA 2015 conference talk: Managing species across vast spatial areas: does one size fit all?

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Aaron Greenville

Understanding how the spatial and temporal dynamics of populations vary across the landscape is fundamentally important to managing and conserving species. For example, populations may fluctuate in synchrony, or exhibit other forms of spatial sub-structuring, due to intrinsic population parameters … Continue reading →

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