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Email

michael.fletcher@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Education
Doctorate (Coursework)
University of Melbourne
Post Graduate Diploma
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-1854-5629

Prof Michael-Shawn Fletcher

Professor
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

97 Scholarly works
21 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Holocene hydroclimate, fire, and the persistence of coniferous sub-alpine rainforest in Tasmania, Australia
    DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2026.109996
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Failed Scientific Advocacy, Misappropriation and Erosion of Public Trust: Generalisations About Burning From Tall Wet Eucalypt Forests
    DOI: 10.1111/emr.70036
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Crediting and citing Indigenous Knowledges within research
    DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biag009
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Interdisciplinary challenges for wildfire futures
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104175
  • 2024

    Internal Research Grant

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Has It Always Burned So Hot? Fuel and Fire in Southeast Australian Forests
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Altered States: European Arrival, Fire and Ecology in Northern Australia
Michael-Shawn Fletcher

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2017
Discovery Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Quantifying anthropogenic fire influence in forest-grassland mosaics: A sensitivity modelling approach
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-21433
  • 2026

    Other

    Investigating the impact of millennial scale climate events on southern Australia during the Last Glacial Period
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-17273
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Tracing fuels for fire through time: from Indigenous cultural burning to colonial land management in Australia
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-1790
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Detecting and attributing climate change effects on vegetation: Australia as a test case
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.70090
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Respecting indigenous knowledge in the era of big data: A call for ethical research practices
    DOI: 10.1002/jqs.70032
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Legacy of Mercury Contamination from Colonial Nonferrous Mining in the Southern Hemisphere
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c03607

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Internal Research Grant

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures

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