Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

DA Driscoll, KJ Macdonald, RK Gibson, TS Doherty… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
With large wildfires becoming more frequent,, we must rapidly learn how megafires impact
biodiversity to prioritize mitigation and improve policy. A key challenge is to discover how …

More than garden plants: extending the conversation of urban gardens as an important refuge for Australian birds

R Steven, D Newsome - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2025 - Springer
Inadequacies in public protected area networks dictates that private land will play an
important role in the conservation of biodiversity in the coming decades. Household gardens …

Widespread resilience of animal species, functional diversity, and predator–prey networks to an unprecedented gigafire

GD Linley, CJ Jolly, EIF Wooster… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is altering fire regimes globally, leading to an increased incidence of large
and severe wildfires, including gigafires (> 100,000 ha), that homogenise landscapes …

[HTML][HTML] Can green firebreaks help balance biodiversity, carbon storage and wildfire risk?

E Marshall, B Holyland, K Parkins, E Raulings… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Green firebreaks (strategically placed plantings of low-flammability vegetation) are designed
to reduce the rate of fire spread and thereby increase the suppressibility of fires. Successful …

How do invasive predators and their native prey respond to prescribed fire?

DJ Watchorn, TS Doherty, BA Wilson… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fire shapes animal communities by altering resource availability and species interactions,
including between predators and prey. In Australia, there is particular concern that two …

[HTML][HTML] Fire management now and in the future: Will today's solutions still apply tomorrow?

E Marshall, BG Marcot, K Parkins… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change and fire management actions are the two key drivers of fire regime changes
now and into the future. The predicted effects of these drivers vary between regions and …

Artificial refuges did not increase small mammal abundance after fire

DJ Watchorn, TS Doherty, BA Wilson… - … Science and Practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The interacting threats of invasive predators and altered fire regimes are key conservation
issues for many native species globally. Artificial refuges have been proposed as a potential …

Simulating fuel management for protecting regional biodiversity under climate change

E Marshall, JL Keem, TD Penman… - Journal of Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
Climate change is resulting in larger, more frequent, and more severe wildfires which have
increasingly negative impacts on people and the environment. Under these circumstances, it …

[HTML][HTML] Immediate impacts of fire on koala movement in a fragmented landscape

D Bista, B Allen, G Baxter, R Booth… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hazard reduction burns could pose a significant conservation challenge to threatened
habitat specialists, such as koalas Phascolarctos cinereus. This study examines the …

Trends and Gaps in Prescribed Burning Research

L Gordon, MJ Evans, P Zylstra… - Environmental …, 2025 - Springer
Prescribed burning is a key tool in land management globally used to reduce wildfire risks
and achieve ecological, cultural and resource management objectives across both natural …