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Email

ltkelly@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor in Quantitative Ecology
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
PhD
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Deakin University
ORCID

0000-0002-3127-3111

A/Prof Luke Kelly

Associate Professor in Quantitative Ecology
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

74 Scholarly works
22 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Developing evidence briefs for landscape fire management
    DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.70309
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Influence of landscape composition and configuration on birds in working lands with extensive forest plantations
    DOI: 10.1007/s10980-025-02224-8
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Drought, topography, and forest management shape wildfire occurrence and severity in montane Australian landscapes
    DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180207
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Interdisciplinary challenges for wildfire futures
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104175
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    FRM 13 \2013 Lowan Mallee Ecological Fire Group Return Sampling
  • 2021

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Ecosystem Resilience \2013 Establishment of Collection and Analyses for Four Priority Ecological Fire Groups.
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Spatially Explicit Solutions for Managing Fire and Biodiversity
Luke Kelly

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2022
2022 Woodward Medal in Science and Technology University of Melbourne
2022
2022 Award for Excellence in Mid-Career Research Achievements University of Melbourne
2021
2021 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research – Mid Career University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    How does pyrodiversity influence small mammal abundance and genetic diversity?
    DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.70143
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Mechanisms Through Which Fire Drives Population Change in Terrestrial Biota
    DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70479
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Evolutionary Implications of Trait–Fire Mismatches for Animals
    DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70368
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Can plants keep up with fire regime changes through evolution?
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2025.04.009
  • 2025

    Journal article

    How pyrodiversity shapes bat communities in a southeastern Australian woodland
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111059
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The use of fire to preserve biodiversity under novel fire regimes
    DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0449

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    FRM17 – Ecological Burning: Development of Conceptual Model, Management Framework and Prioritisation Approach
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    ESA Holsworth Research Endowment - Greater Bilby Associations With Fire Mosaics in Semi-Arid Mallee

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