Ecosystem disturbance is increasing in extent, severity and frequency across the globe. To
date, research has largely focussed on the impacts of disturbance on animal population …

Aim Each year, wild and managed fires burn roughly 4 million km2 [~ 400 million hectares
(Mha)] of savanna, forest, grassland and agricultural ecosystems. Land use and climate …

Catastrophic megafires can increase extinction risks; identifying species priorities for
management and policy support is critical for preparing and responding to future fires …

Land use changes, such as the development of agriculture and plantation forestry, and
altered fire regimes, are major drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, influencing the …

Deserts are often highly biodiverse and provide important habitats for many threatened
species. Fire is a dominant disturbance in deserts, and prescribed burning is increasingly …

Lowland heath is a priority habitat for conservation, nowadays largely managed for
biodiversity. Historically, prescribed burning has been the principal management tool, but …

Wildfire and grazing by invasive herbivores can influence habitat suitability for ground‐
dwelling fauna, such as reptiles. Australia has a large and diverse reptile fauna, with the …

Context. Knowledge of species' distribution and habitat associations is fundamental for
conservation planning and management, especially in the context of range-restricted taxa …

Our recent study compared monitoring data collected using surrogate metrics during 2014–
2018 inclusive with baseline data from 2007 to evaluate the trajectory of the population …

Humans have modified and transformed large areas of land and altered natural disturbance
regimes worldwide. The degradation and fragmentation of habitat, along with altered …