Response of a shrubland mammal and reptile community to a history of landscape-scale wildfire Doherty, Tim S., Davis, Robert A., van Etten, Eddie J. B., Collier, Neil and Krawiec, Josef 2015, Response of a shrubland mammal and reptile community to a history of landscape-scale wildfire, International journal of wildland fire, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 534-543, doi: 10.1071/WF14115. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Response of a shrubland mammal and reptile community to a history of landscape-scale wildfire Author(s) Doherty, Tim S. orcid.org/0000-0001-7745-0251 Davis, Robert A. van Etten, Eddie J. B. Collier, Neil Krawiec, Josef Journal name International journal of wildland fire Volume number 24 Issue number 4 Start page 534 End page 543 Total pages 10 Publisher CSIRO Publishing Place of publication Clayton, Vic. Publication date 2015-02-02 ISSN 1049-8001 Keyword(s) Australia fire management lizard prescribed fire rodent wildfire Summary Fire plays a strong role in structuring fauna communities and the habitat available to them in fire-prone regions. Human-mediated increases in fire frequency and intensity threaten many animal species and understanding how these species respond to fire history and its associated effect on vegetation is essential to effective biodiversity management. We used a shrubland mammal and reptile community in semiarid south-western Australia as a model to investigate interactions between fire history, habitat structure and fauna habitat use. Of the 15 species analysed, five were most abundant in recently burnt habitat (8–13 years since last fire), four were most abundant in long unburnt areas (25–50 years) and six showed no response to fire history. Fauna responses to fire history were divergent both within and across taxonomic groups. Fire management that homogenises large areas of habitat through either fire exclusion or frequent burning may threaten species due to these diverse requirements, so careful management of fire may be needed to maximise habitat suitability across the landscape. When establishing fire management plans, we recommend that land managers exercise caution in adopting species-specific information from different locations and broad vegetation types. Information on animal responses to fire is best gained through experimental and adaptive management approaches at the local level. Language eng DOI 10.1071/WF14115 Field of Research 060801 Animal Behaviour 060207 Population Ecology 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity Socio Economic Objective 970105 Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, IAWF Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30082533 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Sun, 03 Apr 2016, 19:36:35 EST Mon, 04 Apr 2016, 05:00:28 EST Mon, 04 Apr 2016, 08:33:52 EST Thu, 05 May 2016, 06:07:10 EST Mon, 18 Jul 2016, 11:12:01 EST Mon, 18 Jul 2016, 11:15:26 EST Thu, 11 Aug 2016, 11:48:38 EST Thu, 11 Aug 2016, 11:50:05 EST Wed, 17 Aug 2016, 10:03:32 EST Thu, 18 Aug 2016, 11:00:36 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 10:55:36 EST Thu, 15 Sep 2016, 10:29:07 EST Wed, 11 Jan 2017, 09:58:11 EST Thu, 08 Feb 2018, 12:19:50 EST Thu, 08 Feb 2018, 12:20:43 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 13 times in TR Web of Science Cited 13 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 361 Abstract Views, 8 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Sun, 03 Apr 2016, 19:36:35 EST

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