Dr Michelle Leishman

Associate Professor

Telephone: +61 (02) 9850 9180 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            +61 (02) 9850 9180      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
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Email. michelle.leishman[at]mq.edu.au

Building E8A 170

Department of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Science

Macquarie University

North Ryde, NSW, Australia, 2109

Publications

See Google Citations listing here

Book chapters

Leishman, M.R. & Harris, C. (2010) Seed Ecology. In Encyclopedia of Invasive Introduced Species (eds D. Simberloff and M. Rejmanek), pp627-631. University of California Press.

Ryder, D., Brierley, G., Hobbs, R., Kyle, G & Leishman, M. (2008) Vision Generation: What do we seek to achieve in integrative river rehabilitation? In River Futures. An Integrative Scientific Approach to River Repair, (eds G. Brierley & Fryirs, K.), pp16-27. Island Press, USA.

Moles, A. T. & Leishman, M. R. (2008) The seedling as part of a plant's life history strategy. In Seedling Ecology and Evolution (eds Leck, M. A., Parker, V. T. & Simpson, R. L.), pp217-238. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Leishman, M.R., Wright, I.J., Moles, A.T. & Westoby, M. (2000). The evolutionary ecology of seed size. In Seeds - the ecology of regeneration in plant communities (ed. M. Fenner), pp 31-57. 2nd edition. CAB International, Wallingford.

Westoby, M. & Leishman, M.R. (1997). Categorizing plant species into functional types. In Plant Functional Types: their relevance to ecosystem properties and global change (eds T.M. Smith, H.H. Shugart, and F.I. Woodward), pp 104-121. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Journal articles

Tooth, I. & Leishman, M.R. (in press) Elevated carbon dioxide and fire reduce biomass of native grass species when grown in competition with invasive exotic grasses in a savanna experimental system. Biological Invasions

Harris, C.J., Dormontt, E.E.,  Le Roux, J.J., Lowe, A., & Leishman, M.R. No consistent association between changes in genetic diversity and adaptive responses of Australian acacias in novel ranges. Evolutionary Ecology

Gallagher, R.V. & Leishman, M.R. (in press) Contrasting patterns of trait-based community assembly in lianas and trees from temperate Australia. Oikos

Cuneo, P. & Leishman, M.R. (in press) Ecological impacts of invasive African Olive (Olea europaea ssp cuspidata) in Cumberland Plain Woodland, Sydney, Australia. Austral Ecology

Cooke, J. & Leishman, M.R. (in press) Trade-offs between foliar silicon and carbon-based defences: evidence from vegetation communities of contrasting soil types. Oikos

Tooth, I & Leishman, M.R. (in press) Post-fire resprouting responses of native and exotic grasses from Cumberland Plain Woodland (Sydney, Australia) under elevated carbon dioxide. Austral Ecology

O’Donnell, J.O., Gallagher, R.V., Wilson, P.D., Downey, P.O., Hughes, L., Leishman, M.R. (2012) Invasion hotspots for non-native plants in Australia under current and future climates. Global Change Biology 18, 617-629.

Harris, C.J., Kyle, G., Fryirs, K. & Leishman, M.R. (2011) How does restoration of native canopy affect understory vegetation composition? Evidence from riparian communities of the Hunter Valley, Australia. Restoration Ecology doi: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00823.x

Cooke, J. & Leishman, M.R. (2011) Silicon and leaf longevity: is silicon a player in the leaf dry mass spectrum? Functional Ecology 25: 1181–1188.

Gallagher, R.V., Leishman, M.R., Miller, J.T., Hui, C., Richardson, D.M., Suda, J. & Trávníček, P. (2011) Invasiveness in introduced Australian acacias: the role of species’ traits and genome size. Diversity and Distributions 17, 88-897.

Gallagher, R.V., Leishman, M.R. & Moles, A.T. (2011) Traits and ecological strategies of Australian tropical and temperate climbing plants. Journal of Biogeography 38, 828-839.

Kattge, J. et al. (2011) TRY – a global database of plant traits. Global Change Biology 17, 2905-2935. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02451.x

Cooke, J., Leishman, M.R. (2011) Is plant ecology more siliceous than we realise? Trends in Plant Sciences 16, 61-68. doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2010.10.003

Manea, A., Leishman, M.R., Downey, P.O. (2011) Exotic C4 grasses have increased tolerance to glyphosate under elevated carbon dioxide. Weed Science 59, 28-36. doi: 10.1614/WS-D-10-00080.1

Manea, A. & Leishman, M.R. (2011) Competitive interactions between native and invasive exotic plant species are altered under elevated carbon dioxide. Oecologia 165, 735–744. DOI 10.1007/s00442-010-1765-3

Richardson, D.M., Daehler, C.C., Leishman, M.R. and Pauchard, A. (2010) Plant invasions: theoretical and practical challenges. Biological Invasions 12, 3907–3911. DOI 10.1007/s10530-010-9845-1

Mika, S., Hoyle, J.T., Kyle, G., Howell, T., Wolfenden, B.J., Ryder, D.S., Keating, D., Boulton, A.J., Brierley, G.J., Brooks, A.P., Fryirs, K.A., Leishman, M.R., Sanders, M., Arthington, A.H., Creese, R., Dahm, M., Miller, C., Pusey, B., Spencer, J. and Spink, A.M. (2010) Inside the ‘black box’ of river restoration: using catchment history to identify disturbance and response mechanisms to set targets for process-based restoration. Ecology and Society 15, 8. [online] URL: http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss4/art8/

Cuneo, P., Offord, C.A. & Leishman, M.R. (2010) Seed ecology of the invasive woody plant African Olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata): implications for management and restoration. Australian Journal of Botany 58: 342-348.

Leishman, M.R., Thomson, V.P., and Cooke, J. (2010) Native and exotic invasive plants have fundamentally similar carbon capture strategies. Journal of Ecology 98: 28-42.

Moles, A.T., Warton, D.I., Warman, L., Swenson, N., Laffan, S.W., Zanne, A.E., Pitman, A., Hemmings, F.A., Leishman, M.R. (2009) Global patterns in plant height. Journal of Ecology 97: 923-932.

Kyle, G. and Leishman, M.R. (2009) Plant functional trait variation in relation to riparian geomorphology: the importance of disturbance. Austral Ecology 34: 793-804

Beaumont LJ, Gallagher RV, Downey PO, Thuiller W, Leishman MR, Hughes L (2009) Modelling the impact of Hieracium species on protected areas in Australia under future climate. Ecography 32: 757-764.

Cuneo P, Jacobson C & Leishman, MR. (2009) Landscape scale detection and mapping of invasive African Olive (Olea europaea L.subsp. cuspidata (Wall ex G.Don Ciferri) by remote sensing in SW Sydney, Australia. Applied Vegetation Science 12:145-154.

Kyle, G. and Leishman, M.R. (2009) Functional trait differences between extant exotic, native and extinct native plants in the Hunter River, NSW: a potential tool in riparian rehabilitation. River Research & Applications 25: 892-903.

Beaumont LJ, Gallagher RV, Downey PO, Thuiller W, Leishman MR, Hughes L (2009) Climatic niche shifts among invasive species can lead to underestimations of current and future biological invasions. Diversity and Distributions 15, 409-420.

Gallagher, R.J., Hughes, L. & Leishman, M.R. (2009) Phenological trends among Australian alpine species: using herbarium records to identify indicator species. Australian Journal of Botany 57, 1–9.

Llorens, AM & Leishman, M.R. (2008) Climbing strategies determine light availability for both vines and associated structural hosts. Australian Journal of Botany 56, 527-534.

Kyle, G., Schmidt, T., Cooke, J. & Leishman, M.R. (2008) Growth and survival of riparian plantings in relation to Willow canopy in the Upper Hunter River. Ecological Management & Restoration 9, 154-156.

Mason, R.A, Cooke, J., Moles, A.T. and Leishman, M.R. (2008) Reproductive output of native and exotic plants: a global comparison. Global Ecology & Biogeography 17, 633-640.

Leishman, M.R., Haslehurst, T., Ares, A. & Baruch, Z. (2007) Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community and global-scale comparisons. New Phytologist 176 (3), 635-643.

Moles, A.T., Ackerly, D.D., Tweddle, J.C., Dickie, J.B., Smith, R., Leishman, M.R., Mayfield, M.M., Pitman, A., Wood, J.T. and Westoby, M. (2007) Global patterns in seed size. Global Ecology and Biogeography 16(1), 109-116.

Cuneo, P. & Leishman, M.R. (2006) African Olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall ex G.Don) Ciferri as an environmental weed in eastern Australia: a review. Cunninghamia 9(4), 545-57.

Wright, I.J., Leishman, M.R., Read, C. & Westoby, M. (2006) Gradients of light availability and leaf traits with leaf age and canopy position in 28 Australian shrubs and trees. Functional Plant Biology 33(5), 407-19.

Hill, S.J., Tung, P.J. & Leishman, M.R. (2005) Exotic plant invasion in an endangered ecological community: the effect of different disturbance types on Cumberland Plain Woodland in Sydney, Australia. Austral Ecology 30, 775-788.

Murray, B.R., Leishman, M. R., Kelaher, B.P., Hose, G.C. & Figueira, W.F. (2005) A meta-analysis of the interspecific relationship between seed size and plant abundance within local communities. Oikos 110, 191-194.

Thomson, V.P. & Leishman, M.R. (2005) Post-fire vegetation dynamics in nutrient-enriched and non-enriched sclerophyll woodland. Austral Ecology 30, 250-260.

Leishman, M.R. & Thomson, V.P. (2005) Experimental evidence for the effects of added water, nutrients and physical disturbance on invasive plants in low fertility Hawkesbury Sandstone soils, Sydney, Australia. Journal of Ecology 93, 38-49.

Moles, A.T., Falster, D.S., Leishman, M.R. & Westoby, M. (2004) Small-seeded species produce more seeds per square metre of canopy per year, but not per individual per lifetime. Journal of Ecology 92, 384-396.

Leishman, M.R., Hughes, M.T. and Gore, D.B (2004) Soil phosphorus enhancement below stormwater outlets in urban bushland: spatial and temporal changes and the relationship with invasive plants. Australian Journal of Soil Research 42, 197-202.

Thomson, V.P. & Leishman, M.R. (2004). Survival of native plants of Hawkesbury Sandstone communities with additional nutrients: effect of plant age and habitat. Australian Journal of Botany 52, 141-147. 

Lake, J. & Leishman, M.R. (2004) Invasion success of exotic plants in natural ecosystems: the role of disturbance, plant attributes and freedom from herbivores. Biological Conservation 117, 215-226.

Vesk, P.A., Leishman, M.R. & Westoby, M. (2004). Simple traits do not predict grazing response in Australian dry shrublands and woodlands. Journal of Applied Ecology 41, 22-31.

Murray, B.R. & Leishman, M. R. (2003). On the relationship between seed mass and species abundance in plant communities. Oikos 101, 643-645.

Gore, D.B., Snape, I. & Leishman, M.R. (2003). Sediment provenance, transport and deposition, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. Antarctic Science 15, 259-269.

Gore, D.B., Rhodes, E.J., Augustinus, P.C.G., Leishman, M.R., Colhoun, E.A., Rees-Jones, J. (2001). Bunger Hills, East Antarctica: ice free at the Last Glacial Maximum. Geology 29, 1103-1106.

Leishman, M.R. & Murray, B.R. (2001). The relationship between seed size and abundance in plant communities: model predictions and observed patterns. Oikos 94, 151-161.

Leishman, M.R. (2001). Does the seed size / number trade-off model determine plant community structure? An assessment of the model mechanisms and their generality. Oikos 93, 294-302.

Leishman, M.R. & Wild, C. (2001). Vegetation abundance and diversity in relation to soil nutrients and soil water content in Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. Antarctic Science 13, 126-134.

Leishman, M.R., Masters, G.J., Clarke, I.P. & Brown, V.K. (2000). Seed bank dynamics: the role of fungal pathogens and climate change. Functional Ecology 14, 293-299.

Leishman, M.R., Sanbrooke, K., & Woodfin, R. (1999). The effect of elevated CO2 and light on growth and reproductive performance of four annual species. New Phytologist 144, 455-462.

Leishman, M.R. (1999). How well do plant attributes correlate with establishment ability? Evidence from a study of 16 calcareous grassland species. New Phytologist 141, 487-496.

Leishman, M.R. & Westoby, M. (1998). Seed size and shape are not related to persistence in soil in Australia in the same way as in Britain. Functional Ecology 12, 480-485.

Lord, J.M., Egan, J., Westoby, M., Clifford, H.T., Dunlop, C., Jurado, E.Y., Leishman, M.R. & Williams, R. (1997). Larger seeds in tropical floras: consistent patterns independent of growth form and dispersal mode. Journal of Biogeography 24, 205-211.

Augustinus, P.C., Gore, D.B., Leishman, M.R., Zwartz, D. &. Colhoun, E.A. (1997). Reconstruction of ice flow across the Bunger Hills, East Antarctica. Antarctic Science 9, 347-354.

Westoby, M., Leishman, M.R. & Lord, J.R. (1996). Comparative ecology of seed size and dispersal. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 351, 1309-1318.

Leishman, M.R., Westoby, M. & Jurado, E. (1995). Correlates of seed size variation: a comparison among five temperate floras. Journal of Ecology 83, 517-530.

Westoby, M., Leishman, M.R. & Lord, J.R. (1995). On misinterpreting the "phylogenetic correction". Journal of Ecology 83, 531-534.

Westoby, M., Leishman, M.R. & Lord, J.R. (1995). Further remarks on phylogenetic correction. Journal of Ecology 83, 727-729.

Westoby, M., Leishman, M.R. & Lord, J.R. (1995). Issues of interpretation after relating comparative datasets to phylogeny. Journal of Ecology 83, 892-893.

Lord, J., Westoby, M. & Leishman, M. (1995). Seed size and phylogeny in six temperate floras: constraints, niche-conservatism and adaptation. American Naturalist 146, 349-364.

Leishman, M.R. & Westoby, M. (1994). Hypotheses on seed size: tests using the semiarid flora of western New South Wales, Australia. American Naturalist 143, 890-906.

Leishman, M.R. & Westoby, M. (1994). The role of large seed size in shaded conditions: experimental evidence. Functional Ecology 8, 205-214.

Leishman, M. & Westoby, M. (1994). The role of large seeds in seedling establishment in dry soil conditions - experimental evidence from semi-arid species. Journal of Ecology 82, 249-258.

Hughes, L., Dunlop, M., French, K., Leishman, M.R., Rice, B., Rodgerson, L. & Westoby, M. (1994). Predicting dispersal spectra: a minimal set of hypotheses based on plant attributes. Journal of Ecology 82, 933-950.

Oakwood, M., Jurado, E., Leishman, M. & Westoby, M. (1993). Geographic ranges of plant species in relation to dispersal morphology, growth form and diaspore weight. Journal of Biogeography 20, 563-572.

Westoby, M., Jurado, E. & Leishman, M. (1992). Comparative evolutionary ecology of seed size. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 7, 368-372.

Leishman, M.R., Hughes, L., French, K., Armstrong, D. & Westoby, M. (1992). Seed and seedling biology in relation to modelling vegetation dynamics under global climate change. Australian Journal of Botany 40, 599-613.

Leishman, M.R. & Westoby, M. (1992). Classifying plants into groups on the basis of associations of individual traits - evidence from Australian semi-arid woodlands. Journal of Ecology 80, 417-424.

Leishman, M. (1990).  Suburban development and resultant changes in the phosphorus status of soils in the area of Ku-ring-gai, Sydney. Proceedings of the Linnean Society NSW 112, 15-25.

Leishman, M. & Eldridge, M.D.B. (1990). Life history characteristics of two sympatric Onychophoran species from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Proceedings of the Linnean Society NSW 112, 173-185.

Pouliquen, O., Leishman, M. & Redhead, T.D. (1990). Effects of radio collars on wild mice Mus domesticus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68, 1607-1609.

Refereed conference proceedings

Wilson, PD, Downey, PO, Leishman, MR, Gallagher, R, Hughes, L & O’Donnell, J (2009) Weeds in a warmer world: predicting the impact of climate change on Australia’s alien plant species using MaxEnt. Plant Protection Quarterly 24: 84-87.

Gallagher, R, Beaumont, L., Downey, P.O., Hughes, L., and Leishman, M.R. (2008) Projecting the impact of climate change on bitou bush and boneseed distributions in Australia. National Bitou Bush and Boneseed Forum Proceedings, published in Plant Protection Quarterly 23 (1), 37.

Gallagher RV, Beaumont LJ, Downey PO, Hughes L & Leishman MR  (2008) Predicting the potential for hawkweed range expansion in Australia: climate change projections for 2030. 16th Annual Australian Weeds Conference - Cairns, Queensland, May 2008.

Downey, PO., Gallagher, RV., Beaumont, L., Leishman, MR & Hughes, L. (2007) Weeds and climate change: what do we know and where to from here. Proceedings of the14th NSW Weeds Conference, University of Wollongong 25-27 September 2007.

Gallagher, R, Beaumont, L., Downey, P.O., Hughes, L., and Leishman, M.R. (2006). Assessing the potential impacts of climate change on weeds in New South Wales: establishing priorities. Proceedings of the 15th Australian Weeds Conference, Adelaide.

Brierley, G., Miller, C., Brooks, A., Fryirs, K., Boulton, A., Ryder, D., Leishman, M., Keating, D. and Lander, J.  (2005). Making integrative, cross-disciplinary research happen: Initial lessons from the Upper Hunter River Rehabilitation Initiative.  In: Rutherfurd, I. and Wiszniewski, I. (eds.) Fourth Australian Stream Management: Linking Rivers to Landscapes. Launceston, Tasmania

Other publications

Leishman, M. (2010) Human impacts on natural vegetation. In ‘Field Guide to the Bushland of the Lane Cove Valley’ (ed. John Martyn), pp 88-91. STEP Inc., Turramurra.

Wilson, P.D., Downey, P.O., Gallagher, R.V., O’Donnell, J., Leishman, M.R. and Hughes, L. (2011) Modelling climate suitability for exotic plants in Australia under future climate. Final Report on the potential impact of climate change on the distribution of national priority weeds in Australia. Macquarie University and New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, Sydney, Australia.

Keating, D., Spink, A., Brooks, A., Sanders, M., Miller, C., Schmidt, T., Kyle, T., Fryirs, K., Leishman, M. (2008) The UHRRI Rehabilitation and Research Report 2003-2007. Macquarie Lighthouse Press.