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Brett A. Melbourne
Researcher at University of Colorado Boulder
Publications - 91
Citations - 12962
Brett A. Melbourne is an academic researcher from University of Colorado Boulder. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Species richness. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 84 publications receiving 10406 citations. Previous affiliations of Brett A. Melbourne include Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation & Australian National University.
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Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth’s ecosystems
Nick M. Haddad,Lars A. Brudvig,Jean Clobert,Kendi F. Davies,Andrew Gonzalez,Robert D. Holt,Thomas E. Lovejoy,Joseph O. Sexton,Mike P. Austin,Cathy D. Collins,William M. Cook,Ellen I. Damschen,Robert M. Ewers,Bryan L. Foster,Clinton N. Jenkins,Andrew J. King,William F. Laurance,Douglas J. Levey,Chris Margules,Chris Margules,Brett A. Melbourne,A. O. Nicholls,A. O. Nicholls,John L. Orrock,Dan-Xia Song,John R. Townshend +25 more
TL;DR: An analysis of global forest cover is conducted to reveal that 70% of remaining forest is within 1 km of the forest’s edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation, indicating an urgent need for conservation and restoration measures to improve landscape connectivity.
Supplementary Materials for Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth's ecosystems
Nick M. Haddad,Lars A. Brudvig,Jean Clobert,Kendi F. Davies,Andrew Gonzalez,Robert D. Holt,Thomas E. Lovejoy,Joseph O. Sexton,Mike P. Austin,Cathy D. Collins,William M. Cook,Ellen I. Damschen,Robert M. Ewers,Bryan L. Foster,Clinton N. Jenkins,Andrew J. King,William F. Laurance,Douglas J. Levey,Chris R. Margules,Brett A. Melbourne,A. O. Nicholls,John L. Orrock,Dan-Xia Song,John R. Townshend +23 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted an analysis of global forest cover to reveal that 70% of remaining forest is within 1 km of the forest's edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation.
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The spatial spread of invasions: new developments in theory and evidence
Alan Hastings,Kim Cuddington,Kendi F. Davies,Christopher J. Dugaw,Sarah C. Elmendorf,Amy L. Freestone,Susan Harrison,Matthew D. Holland,John G. Lambrinos,Urmila Malvadkar,Brett A. Melbourne,Kara A. Moore,Caz M. Taylor,Diane M. Thomson +13 more
TL;DR: It is shown that invasive species spread is a much more complex process than the classical models suggested, as long range dispersal events can have a large influence on the rate of range expansion through time.
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Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation
Elizabeth T. Borer,Eric W. Seabloom,Daniel S. Gruner,W. Stanley Harpole,Helmut Hillebrand,Eric M. Lind,Peter B. Adler,Juan Alberti,T. Michael Anderson,Jonathan D. Bakker,Lori A. Biederman,Dana M. Blumenthal,Cynthia S. Brown,Lars A. Brudvig,Yvonne M. Buckley,Yvonne M. Buckley,Marc W. Cadotte,Chengjin Chu,Elsa E. Cleland,Michael J. Crawley,Pedro Daleo,Ellen I. Damschen,Kendi F. Davies,Nicole M. DeCrappeo,Guozhen Du,Jennifer Firn,Yann Hautier,Robert W. Heckman,Andy Hector,Janneke HilleRisLambers,Oscar Iribarne,Julia A. Klein,Johannes M. H. Knops,Kimberly J. La Pierre,Andrew D. B. Leakey,Wei Li,Andrew S. MacDougall,Rebecca L. McCulley,Brett A. Melbourne,Charles E. Mitchell,Joslin L. Moore,Brent Mortensen,Lydia R. O'Halloran,John L. Orrock,Jesus Pascual,Suzanne M. Prober,David A. Pyke,Anita C. Risch,Martin Schuetz,Melinda D. Smith,Carly J. Stevens,Lauren K. Sullivan,Ryan J. Williams,Peter D. Wragg,Justin P. Wright,Louie H. Yang +55 more
TL;DR: Testing the hypothesis that herbaceous plant species losses caused by eutrophication may be offset by increased light availability due to herbivory demonstrates that nutrients and herbivores can serve as counteracting forces to control local plant diversity through light limitation, independent of site productivity, soil nitrogen, herbivore type and climate.
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Productivity Is a Poor Predictor of Plant Species Richness
Peter B. Adler,Eric W. Seabloom,Elizabeth T. Borer,Helmut Hillebrand,Yann Hautier,Andy Hector,W. Stanley Harpole,Lydia R. O'Halloran,James B. Grace,T. Michael Anderson,Jonathan D. Bakker,Lori A. Biederman,Cynthia S. Brown,Yvonne M. Buckley,Laura B. Calabrese,Chengjin Chu,Elsa E. Cleland,Scott L. Collins,Kathryn L. Cottingham,Michael J. Crawley,Ellen I. Damschen,Kendi F. Davies,Nicole M. DeCrappeo,Philip A. Fay,Jennifer Firn,Paul N. Frater,Eve I. Gasarch,Daneil S. Gruner,Nicole Hagenah,Nicole Hagenah,Janneke Hille Ris Lambers,Hope C. Humphries,Virginia L. Jin,Adam D. Kay,Kevin P. Kirkman,Julia A. Klein,Johannes M. H. Knops,Kimberly J. La Pierre,John G. Lambrinos,Wei Li,Andrew S. MacDougall,Rebecca L. McCulley,Brett A. Melbourne,Charles E. Mitchell,Joslin L. Moore,John W. Morgan,Brent Mortensen,John L. Orrock,Suzanne M. Prober,David A. Pyke,Anita C. Risch,Martin Schuetz,Melinda D. Smith,Carly J. Stevens,Carly J. Stevens,Lauren L. Sullivan,Gang Wang,Peter D. Wragg,Justin P. Wright,Louie H. Yang +59 more
TL;DR: This article conducted a standardized sampling in 48 herbaceous-dominated plant communities on five continents and found no clear relationship between productivity and fine-scale (meters−2) richness within sites, within regions, or across the globe.