Pyroherbivory and the nexus between Aboriginal fire mosaics and kangaroos

Start date

2016

End date

2021

Research partner(s)

University of Tasmania

University of Melbourne

Deakin University

This project aims to examine the effects of traditional Aboriginal and contemporary fire management on kangaroo abundance. There is concern that the cessation of Aboriginal patch burning is causing savanna kangaroo populations to decline across northern Australia. In this project, surveys will be planned to determine whether fire regime (frequency, extent, season) affects kangaroo distribution and abundance and the degree to which non-native large herbivores compete with kangaroos for forage. Experiments will also be planned to discover how the season of burning influences forage quality and quantity. This project is designed to determine if patch burning can be used for ecological restoration in areas where this type of fire management has ceased and for improvement of tropical savanna fire management.

Output(s)

Distribution and abundance of large herbivores in a northern Australian tropical savanna: A multi‐scale approach

Type

Journal article

Authors

Reid, A.M., Murphy, B.P., Vigilante, T., Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation and Bowman, D.M

Publisher

Austral ecology

Publication date

2020

Rights notice

This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/AEC.12860

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

File

aec.12860.pdf

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aec.12860

Carbon isotope analysis shows introduced bovines have broader dietary range than the largest native herbivores in an Australian tropical savanna

Type

Journal article

Publisher

Angela M. Reid, Brett P. Murphy, Tom Vigilante, Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation , Linda A. Barry, David M.J.S. Bowman

Publication date

Not listed.

Rights notice

This is the author manuscript accepted for publication and has undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/AEC.12834

This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/aec.12834

Project information

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Community / Language group(s)

Project contact(s)

Not listed

Researcher(s)

Prof David Bowman
Prof Brett Murphy
Prof Euan Ritchie
Dr Thomas Vigilante
Dr Matthew Appleby

Supporting partner(s)

Complete

Yes

Start date

2016

End date2021

Topic(s)

Closing the Gap focus

Funder(s)

Organisation(s)

Not listed

Indigenous involvement

Indigenous involvement notes

Distribution and abundance of large herbivores in a northern Australian tropical savanna: a multi-scale approach:
We thank the following Uunguu Rangers and Traditional Owners who were involved in field work: Desmond Williams, Ildephonse Cheinmora, Jeremy Kowan, Jason Adams, Marlene Djanghara, Brian Cheinmora, Leonie Cheinmora, Neil Waina, Maggie Captain, Scott Unghango, Ernie Boona, Gavin Goonack, Ethan Karadada, Tina Bundamurra, Zarika Clements, Gina Williams, Kevin Williams, Ivan Bundamurra, Russell Djanghara, Aloysius Bundamurra/Kowan, Derek Charles, Ian Waina, Alphonse Fabbian Jr, Lionel Catada, Max Mangolomara.

Carbon isotope analysis shows introduced bovines have broader dietary range than the largest native herbivores in an Australian tropical savanna:
We thank the following Uunguu Rangers and Traditional Owners who were involved in field work in the North Kimberley: Desmond Williams, Ildephonse Cheinmora, Jeremy Kowan, Jason Adams, Marlene Djanghara, Brian Cheinmora, Leonie Cheinmora, Neil Waina, Maggie Captain, Scott Unghango, Ernie Boona, Gavin Goonack, Ethan Karadada, Tina Bundamurra, Zarika Clements, Gina Williams, Kevin Williams, Lionel Catada, Max Mangolomara, Ivan Bundamurra, Russell Djanghara, Aloysius Bundamurra/Kowan, Derek Charles, Ian Waina and Alphonse Fabbian Jr.

Pyroherbivory and the nexus between Aboriginal fire mosaics and kangaroos

Output(s)

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