Cat predation of Kangaroo Island dunnarts in aftermath of bushfire

Abstract The Kangaroo Island dunnart (Sminthopsis aitkeni) is a critically endangered marsupial species with an estimated population of ~ 500 individuals found only on the western end of Australia's third largest island. Severe bushfires recently burnt more than 98% of its known and predicted h...

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Main Authors: Patrick Hodgens, Heidi Groffen, Ryan O’Handley, Ajai Vyas, Louis Lignereux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11383-6