Top‐order predators often have positive effects on biological diversity owing to their key
functional roles in regulating trophic cascades and other ecological processes. Their loss …

Large carnivores are depicted to shape entire ecosystems through top-down processes.
Studies describing these processes are often used to support interventionist wildlife …

Wild canids are widespread across most of mainland Australia. They can have major
impacts on livestock production and biodiversity values and often necessitate active …

Top-predators have been reported to have an important role in structuring food webs and
maintaining ecological processes for the benefit of biodiversity at lower trophic levels. This is …

The phylogenetic origin of the dingo (Canis dingo) is an enigma. Introduced to Australia
during the Holocene, debate continues regarding the exact timing of its introduction and …

After more than a century, debate over the explanation of microliths continues. We review
debates on three continents (Australia, India and southern Africa), and argue that depictions …

The mass extinction events during human prehistory are striking examples of ecological
regime shifts, the causes of which are still hotly debated. In Australia, human arrival …

Dogs are perhaps the most widespread domesticated animal and the species that forms the
closest bonds with humans. Placental dogs (dingoes) appear in the Australian record in the …

Introduced predators pose threats to biodiversity and are implicated in the extinction of many
native species. In Australia, considerable effort is spent controlling populations of introduced …

There is growing interest in the role that apex predators play in sha** terrestrial
ecosystems and maintaining trophic cascades. In line with the mesopredator release …