Matthew heads the Ecological Cascades Lab [link] in the UQ School of the Environment, is a Chief Investigator with the UQ Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, is the Director of the TERN Wildlife Observatory of Australia, and is an ARC DECRA Fellow from 2022-2025.
We are accepting qualified PhD students for domestic and international wildlife projects. Potential PhD topics include: How does the loss of apex predators influence lower trophic levels? How does selective hunting of particular species (e.g. pigs) affect non-hunted competitors (e.g. deer)? How does wildlife influence plant communities and traits? How do invasive predators affect biodiversity? How can we integrate existing camera trap datasets to conduct powerful analyses and for monitoring? How will climate change impact the phenology of trees and thus fruit resources for animals?
Our lab is interested in all aspects of wildlife ecology, including food-web ecology, plant-animal interactions, and applied conservation science. We have experience with tropical forests in Southeast Asia using a variety of flora and fauna sampling techniques (cameras, vegetation surveys, fenced animal exclosures, invasive species, hunting surveys, and before-after zoonotic disease). We also run the largest camera trapping surveys across the Wet Tropics forests of Queensland. Most sampling is geared to assess the impacts of habitat fragmentation, agriculture, hunting, climate change, and invasive species on wildlife communities and plant-animal interactions.
Prior to joining UQ, Matthew worked with the Smithsonian Institute’s Forest Global Earth Observatory (ForestGEO) to coordinate surveys of wildlife communities in Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. These projects link apex predators to herbivores to trees and have revealed how oil palm expansion has restructured ecological communities and triggered trophic cascades. Matthew has now begun a large long-term project in the Dja Faunal Reserve of Cameroon with the Congo Basin Institute and collaborates closely with UCLA on these projects. Matthew obtained his PhD in Environmental Science, Policy and Management from the University of California, Berkeley.
Journal Article: Mesopredators in forest edges
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Arnold, Lindsey, Sovie, Adia, Amir, Zachary, Chua, Marcus Aik Hwee, Dehaudt, Bastien, Dunn, Ashlea, Nursamsi, Ilyas, Moore, Jonathan H. and Mendes, Calebe P. (2023). Mesopredators in forest edges. Wildlife Letters, 1 (3), 107-118. doi: 10.1002/wll2.12023
Journal Article: The rise of hyperabundant native generalists threatens both humans and nature
Moore, Jonathan H., Gibson, Luke, Amir, Zachary, Chanthorn, Wirong, Ahmad, Abdul Hamid, Jansen, Patrick A., Mendes, Calebe P., Onuma, Manabu, Peres, Carlos A. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). The rise of hyperabundant native generalists threatens both humans and nature. Biological Reviews, 98 (5), 1829-1844. doi: 10.1111/brv.12985
Journal Article: Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
Brodie, Jedediah F., Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan, Chen, Cheng, Wearn, Oliver R., Deith, Mairin C. M., Ball, James G. C., Slade, Eleanor M., Burslem, David F. R. P., Teoh, Shu Woan, Williams, Peter J., Nguyen, An, Moore, Jonathan H., Goetz, Scott J., Burns, Patrick, Jantz, Patrick, Hakkenberg, Christopher R., Kaszta, Zaneta M., Cushman, Sam, Coomes, David, Helmy, Olga E., Reynolds, Glen, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Jetz, Walter and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity. Nature, 620 (7975), 807-812. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06410-z
Journal Article: Mid-sized felids threatened by habitat degradation in Southeast Asia
Decœur, Henri, Amir, Zachary, Mendes, Calebe P., Moore, Jonathan H. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Mid-sized felids threatened by habitat degradation in Southeast Asia. Biological Conservation, 283 110103, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110103
Journal Article: The mass mortality of Asia's native pigs induced by African swine fever
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Moore, Jonathan H., Mendes, Calebe P., Nasardin, Musalmah Bt, Onuma, Monubu and Davies, Stuart J. (2023). The mass mortality of Asia's native pigs induced by African swine fever. Wildlife Letters, 1 (1), 8-14. doi: 10.1002/wll2.12009
Journal Article: Rewilding in Southeast Asia: Singapore as a case study
Lamperty, Therese, Chiok, Wen Xuan, Khoo, Max D. Y., Amir, Zachary, Baker, Nick, Chua, Marcus A. H., Chung, Yi Fei, Chua, Yen Kheng, Koh, Joshua J.‐M., Lee, Benjamin P. Y.‐H., Lum, Shawn K. Y., Mendes, Calebe P., Ngiam, Jonathan, ODempsey, Anthony, Png, Kenny G. C., Sophie, Adia R., Tan, Lorraine, Teo, Robert, Thomas, Noel, Tianjiao, Li, Tze‐Ming, Bryan Lim, Loo, Adrian H. B., Wardle, David A. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Rewilding in Southeast Asia: Singapore as a case study. Conservation Science and Practice, 5 (3) e12899, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12899
Journal Article: Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages
Amir, Zachary, Moore, Jonathan H., Negret, Pablo Jose and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2022). Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages. Science Advances, 8 (42) eabq2307, 1-11. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq2307
Journal Article: Wildlife disturbances as a source of conspecific negative density-dependent mortality in tropical trees
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Johnson, Daniel J., Ickes, Kalan, Yao, Tze Leong and Davies, Stuart J. (2021). Wildlife disturbances as a source of conspecific negative density-dependent mortality in tropical trees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1946) 20210001, 1-10. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0001
Journal Article: When do Janzen–Connell effects matter? A phylogenetic meta‐analysis of conspecific negative distance and density dependence experiments
Song, Xiaoyang, Lim, Jun Ying, Yang, Jie and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2020). When do Janzen–Connell effects matter? A phylogenetic meta‐analysis of conspecific negative distance and density dependence experiments. Ecology Letters, 24 (3) ele.13665, 608-620. doi: 10.1111/ele.13665
Using big data to untangle ecological cascades in tropical forests
(2021–2024) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Use and misuse of structural equation modelling to infer species interactions
Doctor Philosophy
Coexistence and niche differentiation in a hyperdiverse mesopredator guild
(2023) Master Philosophy
Plant traits and plant-animal interactions in tropical
Doctor Philosophy
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Arnold, Lindsey, Sovie, Adia, Amir, Zachary, Chua, Marcus Aik Hwee, Dehaudt, Bastien, Dunn, Ashlea, Nursamsi, Ilyas, Moore, Jonathan H. and Mendes, Calebe P. (2023). Mesopredators in forest edges. Wildlife Letters, 1 (3), 107-118. doi: 10.1002/wll2.12023
The rise of hyperabundant native generalists threatens both humans and nature
Moore, Jonathan H., Gibson, Luke, Amir, Zachary, Chanthorn, Wirong, Ahmad, Abdul Hamid, Jansen, Patrick A., Mendes, Calebe P., Onuma, Manabu, Peres, Carlos A. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). The rise of hyperabundant native generalists threatens both humans and nature. Biological Reviews, 98 (5), 1829-1844. doi: 10.1111/brv.12985
Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
Brodie, Jedediah F., Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan, Chen, Cheng, Wearn, Oliver R., Deith, Mairin C. M., Ball, James G. C., Slade, Eleanor M., Burslem, David F. R. P., Teoh, Shu Woan, Williams, Peter J., Nguyen, An, Moore, Jonathan H., Goetz, Scott J., Burns, Patrick, Jantz, Patrick, Hakkenberg, Christopher R., Kaszta, Zaneta M., Cushman, Sam, Coomes, David, Helmy, Olga E., Reynolds, Glen, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Jetz, Walter and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity. Nature, 620 (7975), 807-812. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06410-z
Mid-sized felids threatened by habitat degradation in Southeast Asia
Decœur, Henri, Amir, Zachary, Mendes, Calebe P., Moore, Jonathan H. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Mid-sized felids threatened by habitat degradation in Southeast Asia. Biological Conservation, 283 110103, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110103
The mass mortality of Asia's native pigs induced by African swine fever
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Moore, Jonathan H., Mendes, Calebe P., Nasardin, Musalmah Bt, Onuma, Monubu and Davies, Stuart J. (2023). The mass mortality of Asia's native pigs induced by African swine fever. Wildlife Letters, 1 (1), 8-14. doi: 10.1002/wll2.12009
Rewilding in Southeast Asia: Singapore as a case study
Lamperty, Therese, Chiok, Wen Xuan, Khoo, Max D. Y., Amir, Zachary, Baker, Nick, Chua, Marcus A. H., Chung, Yi Fei, Chua, Yen Kheng, Koh, Joshua J.‐M., Lee, Benjamin P. Y.‐H., Lum, Shawn K. Y., Mendes, Calebe P., Ngiam, Jonathan, ODempsey, Anthony, Png, Kenny G. C., Sophie, Adia R., Tan, Lorraine, Teo, Robert, Thomas, Noel, Tianjiao, Li, Tze‐Ming, Bryan Lim, Loo, Adrian H. B., Wardle, David A. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Rewilding in Southeast Asia: Singapore as a case study. Conservation Science and Practice, 5 (3) e12899, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12899
Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages
Amir, Zachary, Moore, Jonathan H., Negret, Pablo Jose and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2022). Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages. Science Advances, 8 (42) eabq2307, 1-11. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq2307
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Johnson, Daniel J., Ickes, Kalan, Yao, Tze Leong and Davies, Stuart J. (2021). Wildlife disturbances as a source of conspecific negative density-dependent mortality in tropical trees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1946) 20210001, 1-10. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0001
Song, Xiaoyang, Lim, Jun Ying, Yang, Jie and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2020). When do Janzen–Connell effects matter? A phylogenetic meta‐analysis of conspecific negative distance and density dependence experiments. Ecology Letters, 24 (3) ele.13665, 608-620. doi: 10.1111/ele.13665
Bearded pig Sus barbatus (Müller, 1838)
Luskin, Matthew Scott and Ke, Alison (2018). Bearded pig Sus barbatus (Müller, 1838). Ecology, conservation and management of wild pigs and peccaries. (pp. 175-183) edited by Mario Melletti and Erik Meijaard. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316941232.020
Publisher Correction: Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
Brodie, Jedediah F., Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan, Chen, Cheng, Wearn, Oliver R., Deith, Mairin C. M., Ball, James G. C., Slade, Eleanor M., Burslem, David F. R. P., Teoh, Shu Woan, Williams, Peter J., Nguyen, An, Moore, Jonathan H., Goetz, Scott J., Burns, Patrick, Jantz, Patrick, Hakkenberg, Christopher R., Kaszta, Zaneta M., Cushman, Sam, Coomes, David, Helmy, Olga E., Reynolds, Glen, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Jetz, Walter and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2024). Publisher Correction: Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity. Nature, 625 (7996), E28-E28. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-07007-2
Isopod mouthpart traits respond to a tropical forest recovery gradient
Ang, Shawn B. H., Lam, Weng Ngai, Png, G. Kenny, Tan, Sylvia K. B., Lee, Benjamin P. Y.-H., Khoo, Max, Luskin, Matthew S., Wardle, David A. and Slade, Eleanor M. (2023). Isopod mouthpart traits respond to a tropical forest recovery gradient. Oecologia, 204 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00442-023-05494-8
Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data
Bubnicki, Jakub W., Norton, Ben, Baskauf, Steven J., Bruce, Tom, Cagnacci, Francesca, Casaer, Jim, Churski, Marcin, Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M., Farra, Simone Dal, Fiderer, Christian, Forrester, Tavis D., Hendry, Heidi, Heurich, Marco, Hofmeester, Tim R., Jansen, Patrick A., Kays, Roland, Kuijper, Dries P. J., Liefting, Yorick, Linnell, John D. C., Luskin, Matthew S., Mann, Christopher, Milotic, Tanja, Newman, Peggy, Niedballa, Jürgen, Oldoni, Damiano, Ossi, Federico, Robertson, Tim, Rovero, Francesco, Rowcliffe, Marcus ... Desmet, Peter (2023). Camtrap DP: an open standard for the FAIR exchange and archiving of camera trap data. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. doi: 10.1002/rse2.374
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Arnold, Lindsey, Sovie, Adia, Amir, Zachary, Chua, Marcus Aik Hwee, Dehaudt, Bastien, Dunn, Ashlea, Nursamsi, Ilyas, Moore, Jonathan H. and Mendes, Calebe P. (2023). Mesopredators in forest edges. Wildlife Letters, 1 (3), 107-118. doi: 10.1002/wll2.12023
The rise of hyperabundant native generalists threatens both humans and nature
Moore, Jonathan H., Gibson, Luke, Amir, Zachary, Chanthorn, Wirong, Ahmad, Abdul Hamid, Jansen, Patrick A., Mendes, Calebe P., Onuma, Manabu, Peres, Carlos A. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). The rise of hyperabundant native generalists threatens both humans and nature. Biological Reviews, 98 (5), 1829-1844. doi: 10.1111/brv.12985
Thaung, Ret, Frechette, Jackson, Luskin, Matthew and Amir, Zachary (2023). Combining Camera Trap Data and Environmental Data to Estimate the Effects of Environmental Gradients on Abundance of the Asian Elephant Elephas maximus in Cambodia. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 7. doi: 10.3897/biss.7.112100
Recolonizing native wildlife facilitates exotic plant invasion into Singapore's rain forests
Ho, Chervil, Dehaudt, Bastien, Lee, Benjamin P. Y. H., Tan, Hui Ying Renee and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Recolonizing native wildlife facilitates exotic plant invasion into Singapore's rain forests. Biotropica, 55 (5), 1033-1044. doi: 10.1111/btp.13251
Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity
Brodie, Jedediah F., Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan, Chen, Cheng, Wearn, Oliver R., Deith, Mairin C. M., Ball, James G. C., Slade, Eleanor M., Burslem, David F. R. P., Teoh, Shu Woan, Williams, Peter J., Nguyen, An, Moore, Jonathan H., Goetz, Scott J., Burns, Patrick, Jantz, Patrick, Hakkenberg, Christopher R., Kaszta, Zaneta M., Cushman, Sam, Coomes, David, Helmy, Olga E., Reynolds, Glen, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Jetz, Walter and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity. Nature, 620 (7975), 807-812. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06410-z
Sunda pangolins show inconsistent responses to disturbances across multiple scales
Nursamsi, Ilyas, Amir, Zachary, Decoeur, Henri, Moore, Jonathan H. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Sunda pangolins show inconsistent responses to disturbances across multiple scales. Wildlife Letters, 1 (2), 59-70. doi: 10.1002/wll2.12010
Binturong ecology and conservation in pristine, fragmented and degraded tropical forests—ERRATUM
Honda, Arata, Amir, Zachary, Mendes, Calebe P., Moore, Jonathan H. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Binturong ecology and conservation in pristine, fragmented and degraded tropical forests—ERRATUM. Oryx, 1-1. doi: 10.1017/s0030605323000935
Binturong ecology and conservation in pristine, fragmented and degraded tropical forests
Honda, Arata, Amir, Zachary, Mendes, Calebe P., Moore, Jonathan H. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Binturong ecology and conservation in pristine, fragmented and degraded tropical forests. Oryx, 1-10. doi: 10.1017/s0030605322001491
Mid-sized felids threatened by habitat degradation in Southeast Asia
Decœur, Henri, Amir, Zachary, Mendes, Calebe P., Moore, Jonathan H. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Mid-sized felids threatened by habitat degradation in Southeast Asia. Biological Conservation, 283 110103, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110103
The mass mortality of Asia's native pigs induced by African swine fever
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Moore, Jonathan H., Mendes, Calebe P., Nasardin, Musalmah Bt, Onuma, Monubu and Davies, Stuart J. (2023). The mass mortality of Asia's native pigs induced by African swine fever. Wildlife Letters, 1 (1), 8-14. doi: 10.1002/wll2.12009
Neotropical understory birds and mammals show divergent behaviour responses to human pressure
Negret, Pablo Jose, Luskin, Mathew Scott, Gomez-Valencia, Bibiana, Diaz-Pulido, Angelica, Romero, Luis Hernando, Restrepo, Adriana, Zaehringer, Julie G., Jones, Kendall R., Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel and Mendes, Calebe Pereira (2023). Neotropical understory birds and mammals show divergent behaviour responses to human pressure. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 21 (2), 180-188. doi: 10.1016/j.pecon.2023.04.002
Rewilding in Southeast Asia: Singapore as a case study
Lamperty, Therese, Chiok, Wen Xuan, Khoo, Max D. Y., Amir, Zachary, Baker, Nick, Chua, Marcus A. H., Chung, Yi Fei, Chua, Yen Kheng, Koh, Joshua J.‐M., Lee, Benjamin P. Y.‐H., Lum, Shawn K. Y., Mendes, Calebe P., Ngiam, Jonathan, ODempsey, Anthony, Png, Kenny G. C., Sophie, Adia R., Tan, Lorraine, Teo, Robert, Thomas, Noel, Tianjiao, Li, Tze‐Ming, Bryan Lim, Loo, Adrian H. B., Wardle, David A. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Rewilding in Southeast Asia: Singapore as a case study. Conservation Science and Practice, 5 (3) e12899, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12899
Socio-ecological factors shape the distribution of a cultural keystone species in Malaysian Borneo
Kurz, David J., Connor, Thomas, Brodie, Jedediah F., Baking, Esther L., Szeto, Sabrina H., Hearn, Andrew J., Gardner, Penny C., Wearn, Oliver R., Deith, Mairin C. M., Deere, Nicolas J., Ampeng, Ahmad, Bernard, Henry, Goon, Jocelyn, Granados, Alys, Helmy, Olga, Lim, Hong-Ye, Luskin, Matthew Scott, Macdonald, David W., Ross, Joanna, Simpson, Boyd K., Struebig, Matthew J., Mohd-Azlan, Jayasilan, Potts, Matthew D., Goossens, Benoit and Brashares, Justin S. (2023). Socio-ecological factors shape the distribution of a cultural keystone species in Malaysian Borneo. npj Biodiversity, 2 (1) 4. doi: 10.1038/s44185-022-00008-w
Mendes, Calebe P., Liu, Xiaohan, Amir, Zachary, Moore, Jonathan H. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). A multi-scale synthesis of mousedeer habitat associations in Southeast Asia reveals declining abundance but few extirpations in fragments and edges. Austral Ecology, 49 (2). doi: 10.1111/aec.13470
Hendry, Alexander, Amir, Zachary, Decoeur, Henri, Mendes, Calebe Pereira, Moore, Jonathan H., Sovie, Adia and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). Marbled cats in Southeast Asia: Are diurnal and semi‐arboreal felids at greater risk from human disturbances?. Ecosphere, 14 (1) e4338, 1-15. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.4338
Carr, Elliot, Amir, Zachary, Mendes, Calebe P., Moore, Jonathan H., Nursamsi, Ilyas and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2023). The highs and lows of serow (Capricornis sumatraensis): multi-scale habitat associations inform large mammal conservation strategies in the face of synergistic threats of deforestation, hunting, and climate change. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 71, 400-416. doi: 10.26107/RBZ-2023-0030
Inferring predator–prey interactions from camera traps: a Bayesian co‐abundance modeling approach
Amir, Zachary, Sovie, Adia and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2022). Inferring predator–prey interactions from camera traps: a Bayesian co‐abundance modeling approach. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (12) e9627, e9627. doi: 10.1002/ece3.9627
Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages
Amir, Zachary, Moore, Jonathan H., Negret, Pablo Jose and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2022). Megafauna extinctions produce idiosyncratic Anthropocene assemblages. Science Advances, 8 (42) eabq2307, 1-11. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abq2307
Dunn, Ashlea, Amir, Zachary, Decoeur, Henri, Dehaudt, Bastien, Nursamsi, Ilyas, Mendes, Calebe, Moore, Jonathan H., Negret, Pablo Jose, Sovie, Adia and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2022). The ecology of the banded civet (Hemigalus derbyanus) in Southeast Asia with implications for mesopredator release, zoonotic diseases, and conservation. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (5) e8852, e8852. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8852
Dehaudt, Bastien, Amir, Zachary, Decoeur, Henri, Gibson, Luke, Mendes, Calebe, Moore, Jonathan H., Nursamsi, Ilyas, Sovie, Adia and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2022). Common palm civets Paradoxurus hermaphroditus are positively associated with humans and forest degradation with implications for seed dispersal and zoonotic diseases. Journal of Animal Ecology, 91 (4), 794-804. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13663
Mapping and monitoring zero-deforestation commitments
Austin, Kemen G, Heilmayr, Robert, Benedict, Jason J, Burns, David N, Eggen, Michael, Grantham, Hedley, Greenbury, Aida, Hill, Jane K, Jenkins, Clinton N, Luskin, Matthew S, Manurung, Timer, Rasmussen, Laura V, Rosoman, Grant, Rudorff, Bernardo, Satar, Musnanda, Smith, Charlotte and Carlson, Kimberly M (2021). Mapping and monitoring zero-deforestation commitments. BioScience, 71 (10), 1079-1090. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biab082
Kurz, David J., Saikim, Fiffy Hanisdah, Justine, Vanielie Terrence, Bloem, Jordan, Libassi, Matthew, Luskin, Matthew Scott, Withey, Lauren S., Goossens, Benoît, Brashares, Justin S. and Potts, Matthew D. (2021). Transformation and endurance of Indigenous hunting: Kadazandusun‐Murut bearded pig hunting practices amidst oil palm expansion and urbanization in Sabah, Malaysia. People and Nature, 3 (5) pan3.10250, 1-15. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10250
Are terrestrial biological invasions different in the tropics?
Chong, Kwek Yan, Corlett, Richard T., Nuñez, Martin A., Chiu, Jing Hua, Courchamp, Franck, Dawson, Wayne, Kuebbing, Sara, Liebhold, Andrew M., Padmanaba, Michael, Souza, Lara, Andersen, Kelly M., Fei, Songlin, Lee, Benjamin P.Y.-H., Lum, Shawn, Luskin, Matthew S., Ngo, Kang Min and Wardle, David A. (2021). Are terrestrial biological invasions different in the tropics?. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 52 (1), 291-314. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-012021-095454
Williams, Peter Jeffrey, Ong, Robert C., Brodie, Jedediah F. and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2021). Fungi and insects compensate for lost vertebrate seed predation in an experimentally defaunated tropical forest. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 1650. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21978-8
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Johnson, Daniel J., Ickes, Kalan, Yao, Tze Leong and Davies, Stuart J. (2021). Wildlife disturbances as a source of conspecific negative density-dependent mortality in tropical trees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 288 (1946) 20210001, 1-10. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0001
Annapragada, A., Brook, C. E., Luskin, M. S., Rahariniaina, R. P., Helin, M., Razafinarivo, O., Ambinintsoa Ralaiarison, R., Randriamady, H. J., Olson, L. E., Goodman, S. M. and Golden, C. D. (2021). Evaluation of tenrec population viability and potential sustainable management under hunting pressure in northeastern Madagascar. Animal Conservation, 24 (6) acv.12714, 1059-1070. doi: 10.1111/acv.12714
ForestGEO: understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network
Davies, Stuart J., Abiem, Iveren, Abu Salim, Kamariah, Aguilar, Salomón, Allen, David, Alonso, Alfonso, Anderson-Teixeira, Kristina, Andrade, Ana, Arellano, Gabriel, Ashton, Peter S., Baker, Patrick J., Baker, Matthew E., Baltzer, Jennifer L., Basset, Yves, Bissiengou, Pulchérie, Bohlman, Stephanie, Bourg, Norman A., Brockelman, Warren Y., Bunyavejchewin, Sarayudh, Burslem, David F.R.P., Cao, Min, Cárdenas, Dairon, Chang, Li-Wan, Chang-Yang, Chia-Hao, Chao, Kuo-Jung, Chao, Wei-Chun, Chapman, Hazel, Chen, Yu-Yun, Chisholm, Ryan A. ... Zuleta, Daniel (2021). ForestGEO: understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network. Biological Conservation, 253 108907, 1-24. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108907
Song, Xiaoyang, Lim, Jun Ying, Yang, Jie and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2020). When do Janzen–Connell effects matter? A phylogenetic meta‐analysis of conspecific negative distance and density dependence experiments. Ecology Letters, 24 (3) ele.13665, 608-620. doi: 10.1111/ele.13665
African Swine Fever threatens Southeast Asia's 11 endemic wild pig species
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Meijaard, Erik, Surya, Selly, Sheherazade, , Walzer, Chris and Linkie, Matthew (2020). African Swine Fever threatens Southeast Asia's 11 endemic wild pig species. Conservation Letters, 14 (3) e12784, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/conl.12784
Top 100 research questions for biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia
Coleman, J. L., Ascher, J. S., Bickford, D., Buchori, D., Cabanban, A., Chisholm, R. A., Chong, K. Y., Christie, P., Clements, G. R., dela Cruz, T. E.E., Dressler, W., Edwards, D. P., Francis, C. M., Friess, D. A., Giam, X., Gibson, L., Huang, D., Hughes, A. C., Jaafar, Z., Jain, A., Koh, L. P., Kudavidanage, E. P., Lee, B. P.Y.H., Lee, J., Lee, T. M., Leggett, M., Leimona, B., Linkie, M., Luskin, M. ... Carrasco, L. R. (2019). Top 100 research questions for biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asia. Biological Conservation, 234, 211-220. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.03.028
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Ickes, Kalan, Yao, Tze Leong and Davies, Stuart J. (2019). Wildlife differentially affect tree and liana regeneration in a tropical forest: an 18-year study of experimental terrestrial defaunation versus artificially abundant herbivores. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (6), 1379-1388. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13378
Ke, Alison and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2019). Integrating disparate occurrence reports to map data-poor species ranges and occupancy: a case study of the vulnerable bearded pig Sus barbatus. Oryx, 53 (2), 377-387. doi: 10.1017/S0030605317000382
Global signal of top-down control of terrestrial plant communities by herbivores
Jia, Shihong, Wang, Xugao, Yuan, Zuoqiang, Lin, Fei, Ye, Ji, Hao, Zhanqing and Luskin, Matthew Scott (2018). Global signal of top-down control of terrestrial plant communities by herbivores. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115 (24), 6237-6242. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1707984115
Study context shapes recommendations of land-sparing and sharing; a quantitative review
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Lee, Janice S.H., Edwards, David P., Gibson, Luke and Potts, Matthew D. (2018). Study context shapes recommendations of land-sparing and sharing; a quantitative review. Global Food Security, 16, 29-35. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.08.002
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Albert, Wido Rizki and Tobler, Mathias W. (2018). Erratum: Publisher Correction: Sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks (Nature communications (2017) 8 1 (1783)). Nature Communications, 9 (1) 687, 687. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03055-9
Cross-boundary subsidy cascades from oil palm degrade distant tropical forests
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Brashares, Justin S., Ickes, Kalan, Sun, I-Fang, Fletcher, Christine, Wright, S. Joseph and Potts, Matthew D. (2017). Cross-boundary subsidy cascades from oil palm degrade distant tropical forests. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 2231, 2231. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01920-7
Sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks
Luskin, Matthew Scott, Albert, Wido Rizki and Tobler, Mathias W. (2017). Sumatran tiger survival threatened by deforestation despite increasing densities in parks. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 1783, 1783. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01656-4
Hudson, Lawrence N., Newbold, Tim, Contu, Sara, Hill, Samantha L. L., Lysenko, Igor, De Palma, Adriana, Phillips, Helen R. P., Alhusseini, Tamera I., Bedford, Felicity E., Bennett, Dominic J., Booth, Hollie, Burton, Victoria J., Chng, Charlotte W. T., Choimes, Argyrios, Correia, David L. P., Day, Julie, Echeverria-Londono, Susy, Emerson, Susan R., Gao, Di, Garon, Morgan, Harrison, Michelle L. K., Ingram, Daniel J., Jung, Martin, Kemp, Victoria, Kirkpatrick, Lucinda, Martin, Callum D., Pan, Yuan, Pask-Hale, Gwilym D., Pynegar, Edwin L. ... Purvis, Andy (2017). The database of the PREDICTS (projecting responses of ecological diversity in changing terrestrial systems) project. Ecology and Evolution, 7 (1), 145-188. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2579
Impacts of hunting on tropical forests in Southeast Asia
Harrison, Rhett D., Sreekar, Rachakonda, Brodie, Jedediah F., Brook, Sarah, Luskin, Matthew, O'Kelly, Hannah, Rao, Madhu, Scheffers, Brett and Velho, Nandini (2016). Impacts of hunting on tropical forests in Southeast Asia. Conservation Biology, 30 (5), 972-981. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12785
Luskin, M. S., Christina, E. D., Kelley, L. C. and Potts, M. D. (2014). Modern hunting practices and wild meat trade in the oil palm plantation-dominated landscapes of Sumatra, Indonesia. Human Ecology, 42 (1), 35-45. doi: 10.1007/s10745-013-9606-8
Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity through the oil palm lifecycle
Luskin, Matthew Scott and Potts, Matthew D. (2011). Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity through the oil palm lifecycle. Basic and Applied Ecology, 12 (6), 540-551. doi: 10.1016/j.baae.2011.06.004
Flying foxes prefer to forage in farmland in a tropical dry forest landscape mosaic in Fiji
Luskin, Matthew Scott (2010). Flying foxes prefer to forage in farmland in a tropical dry forest landscape mosaic in Fiji. Biotropica, 42 (2), 246-250. doi: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00577.x
Using big data to untangle ecological cascades in tropical forests
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Use and misuse of structural equation modelling to infer species interactions
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Plant traits and plant-animal interactions in tropical
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The ecological impacts of apex predator declines in tropical forest food-webs
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Australian Wet Tropics vertebrate responses to multiple threats
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Impacts of Ecosystem and Habitat Dynamics on Wildlife Conservation
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Factors explaining differences in small mammal density, diversity, and biomass in Southeast Asian forests, and repercussions for tree seed predation
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Investigation into prevalence of carnivore viruses with a focus on Canine distemper virus in domestic and wild carnivores in Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia.
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Trophic release, ecological cascades, and zoonotic disease risk of a terrestrial predator and mesopredator guild adapted to anthropogenic disturbances in Namibia
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Learning from the Past: Analysing forest disturbance history and forecasting future forest cover in Java Island, Indonesia
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Coexistence and niche differentiation in a hyperdiverse mesopredator guild
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