Climate and Fire Scenario Uncertainty Dominate the Evaluation of Options for Conserving the Great Desert Skink

Natasha CR Cadenhead; Michael R Kearney; Danae Moore; Steve McAlpin; Brendan A Wintle

Journal article

Climate and Fire Scenario Uncertainty Dominate the Evaluation of Options for Conserving the Great Desert Skink

Natasha CR Cadenhead, Michael R Kearney, Danae Moore, Steve McAlpin, Brendan A Wintle

Conservation Letters | WILEY | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1111/conl.12202

University of Melbourne Researchers

Michael Kearney Author Biosciences

Brendan Wintle Author Ecosystem and Forest Sciences

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Funding Acknowledgements

Australian Wildlife Conservancy provided access to Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, spatial data and logistical support for L. kintorei research; AWC staff Josef Schofield and Alex James provided field help and guidance in the initial stages of the project. Elia Pirtle and Bob Wolcott helped in the field. We are grateful to Michael Bode for his comments on the manuscript and generous advice throughout the project. Constructive criticisms from two anonymous reviewers substantially improved the manuscript. This work was supported by the Australia & Pacific Science Foundation (APSF) and the Australian Government's National Environment Research Program (NERP) Decisions Hub. BW is supported by an ARC Future Fellowship FT100100819, MK is supported by an ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship.