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  1. How does pyrodiversity influence small mammal abundance and genetic diversity?

    How does pyrodiversity shape small mammal populations? In a new study in Journal of Applied Ecology, Julianna Santos, Holly Sitters and Luke Kelly explore how fire …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/08/22/how-does-pyrodiversity-influence-small-mammal-abundance-and-genetic-diversity

  2. Evolutionary implications of trait-fire mismatches for animals

    What are the evolutionary implications of changes in fire regimes for animals? Luke Kelly and colleagues explore this in their new paper in Global Change Biology. …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/07/28/evolutionary-implications-of-trait-fire-mismatches-for-animals

  3. Can plants keep up with fire regimes through evolution?

    Luke Kelly and colleagues explore the evolutionary consequences of changing fire regimes in their new paper in Trends in Ecology and Evolution. As fire patterns shift …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2025/07/14/can-plants-keep-up-with-fire-regimes-through-evolution

  4. How seeds help us learn about fire in Australian landscapes

    Ella Plumanns Pouton, Luke Kelly and team have a new paper on the timing of fires and plant species occurrence in the soil seedbank, in Journal of …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2024/09/19/how-seeds-help-us-learn-about-fire-in-australian-landscapes

  5. Using traits to predict the influence of fire on plants

    Ella Plumanns Pouton, Luke Kelly and team have a new paper on using plant functional types to predict the influence of fire on species relative abundance …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2024/04/17/using-traits-to-predict-the-influence-of-fire-on-plants

  6. The use of nest boxes to support bird conservation

    Eliza Thompson, Luke Kelly and Rod Keenan have a new paper on nest boxes and animal conservation in the journal Forest Ecology and Management. Nest boxes …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2023/11/03/the-use-of-nest-boxes-to-support-bird-conservation

  7. Presentation at Half-Earth Day 2023

    Luke Kelly was invited to speak at Half-Earth Day 2023, held in Montreal, Canada. Hosted by the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation, Half-Earth Day brings together people …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2023/10/25/presentation-at-half-earth-day-2023

  8. Understanding Fire Regimes for a Better Anthropocene

    Luke Kelly, Ella Plumanns Pouton and colleagues have a new paper titled Understanding Fire Regimes for a Better Anthropocene – published in Annual Review of Environment …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2023/09/20/understanding-fire-regimes-for-a-better-anthropocene

  9. Biodynamos at the 2023 Ecological Society of Australia Conference

    Eliza Thompson, Julianna Santos and Ella Plumanns Pouton will be presenting at the 2023 Ecological Society of Australia Conference in Darwin from July 3 – 7. …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2023/07/03/biodynamos-at-the-2023-ecological-society-of-australia-conference

  10. Plant dynamics and fire regimes

    Ella, Luke and colleagues have a new paper on plant maturity and fire regimes in the journal Fire Ecology. This field study asked: how do time …

    biodynamos.science.unimelb.edu.au/2023/05/02/plant-dynamics-and-fire-regimes

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