Landscape-Scale Effects of Fire, Cats, and Feral Livestock on Threatened Savanna Mammals: Unburnt Habitat Matters More Than Pyrodiversity

Landscape-Scale Effects of Fire, Cats, and Feral Livestock on Threatened Savanna Mammals: Unburnt Habitat Matters More Than Pyrodiversity

Northern Australia has undergone significant declines among threatened small and medium-sized mammals in recent decades. Conceptual models postulate that predation by feral cats is the primary driver, with changed disturbance regimes from fire and feral livestock in recent decades reducing habitat c...

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Main Authors: Ian J. Radford, Ben Corey, Karin Carnes, Erica Shedley, Lachie McCaw, Leigh-Ann Woolley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
critical weight range mammals
conceptual models
feral cats
fire mosaics
feral livestock
explanatory variables
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.739817/full

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