Estimates of the impacts of the 2019-20 fires on populations of native animal species: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. Project 8.3.2 report

S. Legge; J. C. Z. Woinarski; S. T. Garnett; H. Geyle; M. Lintermans; D. G. Nimmo; L. Rumpff; B. C. Scheele; D. G. Southwell; M. Ward; N. S. Whiterod; S. T. Ahyong; C. J. Blackmore; D. S. Bower; D. Brizuela-Torres; A. H. Burbidge; P. A. Burns; G. Butler; R. Catullo; C. R. Dickman; K. Doyle; G. Ehmke; M. Ensbey; J. Ferris; D. Fisher; R. Gallagher; G. R. Gillespie; M. J. Greenlees; B. Hayward-Brown; R. Hohnen; C. J. Hoskin; D. Hunter; C. Jolly; M. Kennard; A. King; D. Kuchinke; B. Law; I. Lawler; S. Lawler; R. Loyn; D. Lunney; J. Lyon; J. MacHunter; M. Mahony; S. Mahony; R. B. McCormack; J. Melville; P. Menkhorst; D. Michael; N. Mitchell; E. Mulder; D. Newell; L. Pearce; T. A. Raadik; J. Rowley; H. Sitters; R. Spencer; R. Valavi; M. West; D. P. Wilkinson; S. Zukowski

Estimates of the impacts of the 2019-20 fires on populations of native animal species: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. Project 8.3.2 report

S. Legge, J. C. Z. Woinarski, S. T. Garnett, H. Geyle, M. Lintermans, D. G. Nimmo, L. Rumpff, B. C. Scheele, D. G. Southwell, M. Ward, N. S. Whiterod, S. T. Ahyong, C. J. Blackmore, D. S. Bower, D. Brizuela-Torres, A. H. Burbidge, P. A. Burns, G. Butler, R. Catullo, C. R. DickmanK. Doyle, G. Ehmke, M. Ensbey, J. Ferris, D. Fisher, R. Gallagher, G. R. Gillespie, M. J. Greenlees, B. Hayward-Brown, R. Hohnen, C. J. Hoskin, D. Hunter, C. Jolly, M. Kennard, A. King, D. Kuchinke, B. Law, I. Lawler, S. Lawler, R. Loyn, D. Lunney, J. Lyon, J. MacHunter, M. Mahony, S. Mahony, R. B. McCormack, J. Melville, P. Menkhorst, D. Michael, N. Mitchell, E. Mulder, D. Newell, L. Pearce, T. A. Raadik, J. Rowley, H. Sitters, R. Spencer, R. Valavi, M. West, D. P. Wilkinson, S. Zukowski

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Severe drought leading up to spring in 2019 precipitated an extreme fire season in southern and eastern Australia. Over 104,000 km2 (including > 20% of the forest biome) burnt between mid-2019 and mid-2020, much of it severely. Thousands of species of plants and animals, and many dozens of ecological communities, had distributions that were substantially fire-impacted. Responding effectively to an unprecedented event of such scale and magnitude has been, and remains, a challenge. Careful prioritisation of effort helps to direct attention and investment to where it is most needed to prevent extinctions and support recovery.
Aim
This study aims to provide estimates of population loss and likely extent and timing of recovery for the Australian vertebrate taxa and spiny crayfish taxa that were most heavily impacted by the 2019–20 fires. This information can be used to identify those taxa for which management is most needed to prevent extinction and aid recovery, and for which conservation status assessments are most critical.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Brisbane, QLD
Publisher	Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Commissioning body	Australian Government
Number of pages	116
Publication status	Published - Jul 2021

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Legge, S., Woinarski, J. C. Z., Garnett, S. T., Geyle, H., Lintermans, M., Nimmo, D. G., Rumpff, L., Scheele, B. C., Southwell, D. G., Ward, M., Whiterod, N. S., Ahyong, S. T., Blackmore, C. J., Bower, D. S., Brizuela-Torres, D., Burbidge, A. H., Burns, P. A., Butler, G., Catullo, R., ... Zukowski, S. (2021). Estimates of the impacts of the 2019-20 fires on populations of native animal species: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. Project 8.3.2 report. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. https://www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au/media/bx2p40w0/8-3-2-estimates-of-the-impacts-of-the-2019-2020-fires-on-populations-of-native-animal-species-report_v10.pdf

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