Dr Andrew Letten
Dr

Andrew Letten

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Background

Andrew is a population biologist in the School of Biological Sciences. A broad goal of his research is to understand the effect of environmental variability on the stability of ecological communities. At the same time, in order to deliver on this broader goal, he is working to scale up understanding from simple tractable systems to the more complex dynamics of real world-systems.

Before joining UQ, he was a Marie Curie fellow working with Jonathan Levine and Alex Hall at ETH Zurich (2018-2020), a postdoctoral fellow in Daniel Stouffer's lab at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand (2017-2018), and a CEHG (Centre for Computational, Evolutionary and Human Genomics) postdoctoral fellow in Tad Fukami's lab at Stanford University, USA (2015-2017). He did his PhD (2011-2015) with David Keith in the Centre for Ecosystem Science at UNSW Australia.

Availability

Dr Andrew Letten is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Biological Sciences Biological adaptation Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) Ecology Microbial ecology Microbiology Population ecology

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales

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34 works between 2009 and 2025
All (34) Journal Article (34)

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2018

Journal Article

Species coexistence through simultaneous fluctuation-dependent mechanisms

Letten, Andrew D., Dhami, Manpreet K., Ke, Po-Ju and Fukami, Tadashi (2018). Species coexistence through simultaneous fluctuation-dependent mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115 (26), 6745-6750. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1801846115

Species coexistence through simultaneous fluctuation-dependent mechanisms

2018

Journal Article

Genomic diversity of a nectar yeast clusters into metabolically, but not geographically, distinct lineages

Dhami, Manpreet K., Hartwig, Thomas, Letten, Andrew D., Banf, Michael and Fukami, Tadashi (2018). Genomic diversity of a nectar yeast clusters into metabolically, but not geographically, distinct lineages. Molecular Ecology, 27 (8), 2067-2076. doi: 10.1111/mec.14535

Genomic diversity of a nectar yeast clusters into metabolically, but not geographically, distinct lineages

2018

Journal Article

Can dispersal investment explain why tall plant species achieve longer dispersal distances than short plant species?

Thomson, Fiona J., Letten, Andrew D., Tamme, Riin, Edwards, Will and Moles, Angela T. (2018). Can dispersal investment explain why tall plant species achieve longer dispersal distances than short plant species?. New Phytologist, 217 (1), 407-415. doi: 10.1111/nph.14735

Can dispersal investment explain why tall plant species achieve longer dispersal distances than short plant species?

2017

Journal Article

Linking modern coexistence theory and contemporary niche theory

Letten, Andrew D., Ke, Po-Ju and Fukami, Tadashi (2017). Linking modern coexistence theory and contemporary niche theory. Ecological Monographs, 87 (2), 161-177. doi: 10.1002/ecm.1242

Linking modern coexistence theory and contemporary niche theory

2017

Journal Article

Detecting state changes for ecosystem conservation with long-term monitoring of species composition

Mason, T. J., Keith, D. A. and Letten, A. D. (2017). Detecting state changes for ecosystem conservation with long-term monitoring of species composition. Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America, 27 (2), 458-468. doi: 10.1002/eap.1449

Detecting state changes for ecosystem conservation with long-term monitoring of species composition

2016

Journal Article

Using a model based fourth-corner analysis to explain vegetation change following an extraordinary fire disturbance

Venn, S. E., Pickering, C. M., Butler, S. A. and Letten, A. D. (2016). Using a model based fourth-corner analysis to explain vegetation change following an extraordinary fire disturbance. Oecologia, 182 (3), 855-863. doi: 10.1007/s00442-016-3700-8

Using a model based fourth-corner analysis to explain vegetation change following an extraordinary fire disturbance

2015

Journal Article

Fine-scale hydrological niche differentiation through the lens of multi-species co-occurrence models

Letten, Andrew D., Keith, David A., Tozer, Mark G. and Hui, Francis K.C. (2015). Fine-scale hydrological niche differentiation through the lens of multi-species co-occurrence models. Journal of Ecology, 103 (5), 1264-1275. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12428

Fine-scale hydrological niche differentiation through the lens of multi-species co-occurrence models

2015

Journal Article

In the beginning: phenotypic change in three invasive species through their first two centuries since introduction

Flores-Moreno, Habacuc, García-Treviño, Edgar S., Letten, Andrew D. and Moles, Angela T. (2015). In the beginning: phenotypic change in three invasive species through their first two centuries since introduction. Biological Invasions, 17 (4), 1215-1225. doi: 10.1007/s10530-014-0789-8

In the beginning: phenotypic change in three invasive species through their first two centuries since introduction

2015

Journal Article

Trees, branches and (square) roots: Why evolutionary relatedness is not linearly related to functional distance

Letten, Andrew D. and Cornwell, William K. (2015). Trees, branches and (square) roots: Why evolutionary relatedness is not linearly related to functional distance. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6 (4), 439-444. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12237

Trees, branches and (square) roots: Why evolutionary relatedness is not linearly related to functional distance

2015

Journal Article

Post-grazing and post-fire vegetation dynamics: long-term changes in mountain bogs reveal community resilience

Clarke, Peter J., Keith, David A., Vincent, Ben E. and Letten, Andrew D. (2015). Post-grazing and post-fire vegetation dynamics: long-term changes in mountain bogs reveal community resilience. Journal of Vegetation Science, 26 (2), 278-290. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12239

Post-grazing and post-fire vegetation dynamics: long-term changes in mountain bogs reveal community resilience

2014

Journal Article

Phylogenetic and functional dissimilarity does not increase during temporal heathland succession

Letten, Andrew D., Keith, David A. and Tozer, Mark G. (2014). Phylogenetic and functional dissimilarity does not increase during temporal heathland succession. Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 281 (1797) 20142102, 20142102-10. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2102

Phylogenetic and functional dissimilarity does not increase during temporal heathland succession

2013

Journal Article

The importance of temporal climate variability for spatial patterns in plant diversity

Letten, Andrew D., Ashcroft, Michael B., Keith, David A., Gollan, John R. and Ramp, Daniel (2013). The importance of temporal climate variability for spatial patterns in plant diversity. Ecography, 36 (12), 1341-1349. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2013.00346.x

The importance of temporal climate variability for spatial patterns in plant diversity

2013

Journal Article

The mid-domain effect: it's not just about space

Letten, Andrew D., Kathleen Lyons, S. and Moles, Angela T. (2013). The mid-domain effect: it's not just about space. Journal of Biogeography, 40 (11), 2017-2019. doi: 10.1111/jbi.12196

The mid-domain effect: it's not just about space

2009

Journal Article

Rodent pollination in the Cape legume Liparia parva

Letten, Andrew D. and Midgley, Jeremy J. (2009). Rodent pollination in the Cape legume Liparia parva. Austral Ecology, 34 (2), 233-236. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01925.x

Rodent pollination in the Cape legume Liparia parva

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2026
    The role of resource fluctuations in structuring microbial communities
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2025
    The costs and consequences of resistance to stress in microbial systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

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