Fire as a driver and mediator of predator–prey interactions

TS Doherty, WL Geary, CJ Jolly… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Both fire and predators have strong influences on the population dynamics and behaviour of
animals, and the effects of predators may either be strengthened or weakened by fire …

A guide to ecosystem models and their environmental applications

WL Geary, M Bode, TS Doherty, EA Fulton… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Applied ecology has traditionally approached management problems through a simplified,
single-species lens. Repeated failures of single-species management have led us to a new …

Welcome to the Pyrocene: Animal survival in the age of megafire

DG Nimmo, AJR Carthey, CJ Jolly… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Planet Earth is entering the age of megafire, pushing ecosystems to their limits and beyond.
While fire causes mortality of animals across vast portions of the globe, scientists are only …

Animal movements in fire‐prone landscapes

DG Nimmo, S Avitabile, SC Banks… - Biological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Movement is a trait of fundamental importance in ecosystems subject to frequent
disturbances, such as fire‐prone ecosystems. Despite this, the role of movement in …

Predator responses to fire: A global systematic review and meta‐analysis

WL Geary, TS Doherty, DG Nimmo… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge of how disturbances such as fire shape habitat structure and
composition, and affect animal interactions, is fundamental to ecology and ecosystem …

Cats, foxes and fire: quantitative review reveals that invasive predator activity is most likely to increase shortly after fire

TS Doherty, DJ Watchorn, V Miritis, AJL Pestell… - Fire Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background Predators and fire shape ecosystems across the globe and these two forces
can interact to impact prey populations. This issue is particularly pertinent in Australia where …

Persistence through tough times: fixed and shifting refuges in threatened species conservation

AE Reside, NJ Briscoe, CR Dickman… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
It may be possible to avert threatened species declines by protecting refuges that promote
species persistence during times of stress. To do this, we need to know where refuges are …

Conserving Australia's threatened native mammals in predator-invaded, fire-prone landscapes

BA Hradsky - Wildlife Research, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Inappropriate fire regimes and predation by introduced species each pose a major threat to
Australia's native mammals. They also potentially interact, an issue that is likely to be …

Habitat use of the ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in Brazilian Amazon

B Wang, DG Rocha, MI Abrahams… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Amazonia forest plays a major role in providing ecosystem services for human and
sanctuaries for wildlife. However, ongoing deforestation and habitat fragmentation in the …

The impact of plant‐derived fire management prescriptions on fire‐responsive bird species

R Makdissi, SJ Verdon, JQ Radford… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In fire‐prone regions, the occurrence of some faunal species is contingent on the presence
of resources that arise through post‐fire plant succession. Through planned burning …