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Small mammals decline with increasing fire extent in northern Australia: evidence from long-term monitoring in Kakadu National Park

Michael J. Lawes A F , Brett P. Murphy A B , Alaric Fisher C D , John C. Z. Woinarski A C D , Andrew C. Edwards A E and Jeremy Russell-Smith A E
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A Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.

B Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.

C NERP North Australia Hub, Charles Darwin University, NT 0909, Australia.

D Flora and Fauna Division, NT Department of Land Resource Management, PO Box 496, Palmerston, NT 0831, Australia.

E Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0909, Australia.

F Corresponding author. Email: michael.lawes@cdu.edu.au

International Journal of Wildland Fire 24(5) 712-722 https://doi.org/10.1071/WF14163
Submitted: 12 September 2014  Accepted: 7 February 2015   Published: 21 May 2015



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