Brett Melbourne
Associate Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
brett.melbourne@colorado.edu
303-492-8961

Ramaley N336 (lab)

Research Interests

In my lab we use mathematics, computers, and data collected in the field or from experimental model systems to figure out why species go extinct, why invasive species are so bad, and how best to maintain biodiversity.

Tucker CM, Shoemaker LG, Davies KF, Nemergut DR, Melbourne BA (2015). Differentiating between niche and neutral assembly in metacommunities using null models of 尾-diversity.听Oikos. doi: 10.1111/oik.02803

Hufbauer RA, Sz疟cs M, Kasyon E, Youngberg C, Koontz MJ, Richards C, Tuff T, Melbourne BA (2015). Three types of rescue can avert extinction in a changing environment.听笔狈础厂听112:10557鈥�10562.

Haddad NM et al. (2015), Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth鈥檚 ecosystems.听Science Advances听1:别1500052.

Szucs M, Melbourne BA, Tuff T, Hufbauer RA (2014). The roles of demography and genetics in the early stages of colonization.听Proceedings of the Royal Society B听281:20141073.

Borer ET, et al. (2014). Herbivores and nutrients control grassland plant diversity via light limitation.听狈补迟耻谤别听508:517-520.

Melbourne BA (2012). Demographic Stochasticity. In A. Hastings and L. J. Gross eds.听Sourcebook in Theoretical Ecology. Berkeley, University of California Press.

Adler PB et al. (2011). Productivity is a poor predictor of plant species richness.听厂肠颈别苍肠别听333:1750-1753.

Melbourne BA & Hastings A (2009). Highly variable spread rates in replicated biological invasions: fundamental limits to predictability.听厂肠颈别苍肠别听325: 1536-1539. A听听"must read" paper.

Melbourne BA & Hastings A (2008). Extinction risk depends strongly on factors contributing to stochasticity.听Nature听454: 100-103.

Melbourne BA, Cornell HV, Davies KF, Dugaw CJ, Elmendorf S, Freestone AL, Hall RJ, Harrison S, Hastings A, Holland M, Holyoak M, Lambrinos J, Moore K, Yokomizo H (2007). Invasion in a heterogeneous world: resistance, coexistence or hostile takeover?听Ecology Letters听10: 77-94. An听Ecology Letters听"top 20 most read" paper.

Melbourne BA & Chesson P (2006). The scale transition: scaling up population dynamics with field data.Ecology听87: 1478-1488.

Melbourne BA & Chesson P (2005). Scaling up population dynamics: integrating theory and data.听Oecologia145: 179-187.

Melbourne BA, Sears AL, Donahue MJ, Chesson P (2005). Applying scale transition theory to metacommunities in the field. In M. Holyoak, M. A. Leibold and R. D. Holt eds. Metacommunities: Spatial Dynamics and Ecological Communities. Chicago, University of Chicago Press. pp 307-330.

Melbourne BA, Davies KF, Margules CR, Lindenmayer DB, Saunders DA, Wissel C, & Henle K (2004). Species survival in fragmented landscapes: where to from here?听Biodiversity and Conservation听13: 275-284.