Which provenance and where? Seed sourcing strategies for revegetation in a changing environment

MF Breed, MG Stead, KM Ottewell, MG Gardner… - Conservation …, 2013 - Springer
Revegetation is one practical application of science that should ideally aim to combine
ecology with evolution to maximise biodiversity and ecosystem outcomes. The strict use of …

Fire and its interactions with other drivers shape a distinctive, semi-arid 'Mallee'ecosystem

MF Clarke, LT Kelly, SC Avitabile… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fire shapes ecosystems globally, including semi-arid ecosystems. In Australia, semi-arid
'mallee'ecosystems occur primarily across the southern part of the continent, forming an …

Habitat or fuel? Implications of long‐term, post‐fire dynamics for the development of key resources for fauna and fire

A Haslem, LT Kelly, DG Nimmo… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Managing fire to achieve hazard reduction while providing for biodiversity conservation is
complex in fire‐prone regions. This challenge is exacerbated by limited understanding of …

Optimal fire histories for biodiversity conservation

LT Kelly, AF Bennett, MF Clarke… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Fire is used as a management tool for biodiversity conservation worldwide. A common
objective is to avoid population extinctions due to inappropriate fire regimes. However, in …

Long-unburnt habitat is critical for the conservation of threatened vertebrates across Australia

B von Takach, CJ Jolly, KM Dixon, CE Penton… - Landscape …, 2022 - Springer
Context Increases in fire frequency, intensity and extent are occurring globally. Relative to
historical, Indigenous managed conditions, contemporary landscapes are often …

Fire behaviour modelling in semi-arid mallee-heath shrublands of southern Australia

MG Cruz, WL McCaw, WR Anderson… - Environmental Modelling & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Knowledge of fire behaviour potential is necessary for proactive management of fire prone
shrublands. Data from two experimental burning programs in mallee-heath shrublands in …

Managing fire mosaics for small mammal conservation: a landscape perspective

LT Kelly, DG Nimmo, LM Spence‐Bailey… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fire is a major driver of ecosystem structure and function worldwide. It is also widely used as
a management tool to achieve conservation goals. A common objective is the maintenance …

Effects of time since fire on birds: how informative are generalized fire response curves for conservation management?

SJ Watson, RS Taylor, DG Nimmo… - Ecological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fire is both a widespread natural disturbance that affects the distribution of species and a
tool that can be used to manage habitats for species. Knowledge of temporal changes in the …

Predicting the century‐long post‐fire responses of reptiles

DG Nimmo, LT Kelly, LM Spence‐Bailey… - Global Ecology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We examined the century‐long post‐fire responses of reptiles to (1) determine the time‐
scales over which fauna–fire relationships occur,(2) assess the capacity of a conceptual …

Fire mosaics and reptile conservation in a fire‐prone region

DG Nimmo, LT Kelly, LM Spence‐Bailey… - Conservation …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Fire influences the distribution of fauna in terrestrial biomes throughout the world. Use of fire
to achieve a mosaic of vegetation in different stages of succession after burning (ie, patch …