Mike Letnic
@mikeletnic
Professor of conservation biology and ecosystem restoration.
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http://www.bees.unsw.edu.au/mike-letnic 21-03-2018 02:54:41
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Has Australia’s dingo management gone to the dogs? michaelwest.com.au/has-australias… via 💧Michael West
Just back from Namadji National Park with James Vandersteen who is looking at the effects of dingoes on alpine ecosystems. We saw plenty of dingoes including one with a great big rip in its side.
Kangaroos are nutrient vectors that transport nutrients from open areas where they graze to the shade where they rest during the day. Using "shade hotels" Sophie Hewitt shows that roos enriched soils under the shades where they sheltered at Fowlers Gap doi.org/10.1016/j.jari…
James Vandersteen and others talking about ACT dingoes. Yes some have odd coat colours, but this doesn’t change the fact that they are dingoes and a native animal. Policy needs to evolve with changing scientific knowledge. abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1… UNSW Science UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences Mike Letnic
🐰 How do rabbits go from fluffy pets to marauding invaders? Rabbits have colonized the world, but the genetics behind this have been a mystery. In our new paper on NatureEcoEvo we delved into this process, follow the thread for more... ⬇️ (1/n) Link: tinyurl.com/feralrabbits
New study in #AustralEcology, we show that termites contributed to virtually all decomposition of wood during a 9 month time period! Without termites, Australian deserts could look like big lumber yards of dead wood. Mike Letnic Will Cornwell doi.org/10.1111/aec.13… 1/2