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Email

swanm@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow (Fire Ecology)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0001-6878-476X

Dr Matthew Swan

Senior Research Fellow (Fire Ecology)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

59 Scholarly works
8 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Adaptive management of shrub-encroached woodlands: assessing the short-term impact of alternative mastication techniques on fuel and biodiversity
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125864
  • 2025

    Research grants (other domestic)

    FRM 13 \2013 Lowan Mallee Ecological Fire Group Return Sampling
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Montreal cognitive assessment as a cognitive outcome measure in progressive supranuclear palsy
    DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1501206
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Can green firebreaks help balance biodiversity, carbon storage and wildfire risk?
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122183
  • 2021

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Ecosystem Resilience \2013 Establishment of Collection and Analyses for Four Priority Ecological Fire Groups.
  • 2019

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Ecosystem Resilience
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Wildfire in wet sclerophyll forests: the interplay between disturbances and fuel dynamics
    DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2211
Matthew Swan

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2024

    Journal article

    Soil seedbanks are shaped by the timing of fires in a Mediterranean-type ecosystem
    DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.14759
  • 2024

    Journal article

    How do intervals between fires influence canopy seed production and viability?
    DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.14619
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Using plant functional types to predict the influence of fire on species relative abundance
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110555
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Do reptile responses to habitat structure and time since fire depend on landscape structure?
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121564
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Genetic risk variants in New Yorkers of Puerto Rican and Dominican Republic heritage with Parkinson's disease
    DOI: 10.1038/s41531-023-00599-6
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Small mammals reduce activity during high moon illumination under risk of predation by introduced predators
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-37166-1
  • 2023

    Journal article

    Time since fire shapes plant immaturity risk across fire severity classes
    DOI: 10.1186/s42408-023-00185-4

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    How Does Fire Severity Affects Fauna Survival and Persistence

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