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Influence of Fire Mosaics, Habitat Characteristics and Cattle Disturbance on Mammals in Fire-Prone Savanna Landscapes of the Northern Kimberley by Radford, Ian J, Gibson, Lesley A, Corey, Ben, Carnes, Karin, Fairman, Richard

“…Patch mosaic burning, in which fire is used to produce a mosaic of habitat patches representative of a range of fire histories ('pyrodiversity'), has been…”
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Measuring and modelling evapotranspiration in a South African grassland : comparison of two improved Penman-Monteith formulations by Gibson, Lesley A., Munch, Zahn, Mantel, Sukhmani K., Palmer, Anthony R., Gwate, Onalenna

“…Accurately measuring evapotranspiration (ET) is important in the context of global atmospheric changes and for use with climate models. Direct ET measurement…”
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Linking life history to landscape for threatened species conservation in a multiuse region by Shaw, Robyn E., Spencer, Peter B., Gibson, Lesley A., Dunlop, Judy A., Kinloch, Janine E., Mokany, Karel, Byrne, Margaret, Moritz, Craig, Davie, Harriet, Travouillon, Kenny J., Ottewell, Kym M.

“…Landscape‐scale conservation that considers metapopulation dynamics will be essential for preventing declines of species facing multiple threats to their…”
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The influence of fire mosaics on mammal occurrence in north-western Australia by Moore, Harry A., Gibson, Lesley A., Nimmo, Dale G.

“…Background Understanding the relationship between fire and species habitat preferences is critical in an era of rapid environmental change. In northern…”
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The importance of incorporating imperfect detection in biodiversity assessments: a case study of small mammals in an Australian region by Gibson, Lesley A.

“…Aim Assessments of biodiversity are an essential requirement of conservation management planning. Species distributional modelling is a popular approach to…”
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The effects of Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) on soil chemistry and grass biomass production in a South African semi-arid rangeland: implications for rangeland rehabilitation by Gwate, Onalenna, Mantel, Sukhmani K, Gibson, Lesley A, Munch, Zahn, Gusha, Bukho, Palmer, Anthony R

“…Globally, grasslands are under threat from woody encroachment by invasive alien plants and this undermines grass production. The study sought to determine the…”
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Biophysical controls of water vapour and energy fluxes: Towards the development of biome scale predictive models of evapotranspiration in the Albany Thicket, South Africa by Gwate, Onalenna, Mantel, Sukhmani K., Palmer, Anthony R., Gibson, Lesley A.

“…An understanding of factors modulating water and energy fluxes partitioning over vegetated surfaces is important in a context of global environmental changes…”
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Exploring the invasion of rangelands by Acacia mearnsii (black wattle): biophysical characteristics and management implications by Gwate, Onalenna, Mantel, Sukhmani K, Finca, Andiswa, Gibson, Lesley A, Munch, Zahn, Palmer, Anthony R

“…Australian acacias have spread to many parts of the world. In South Africa, species such as A. mearnsii and dealbata are invasive. Consequently, more effort…”
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Satellite earth observation as a tool to conceptualize hydrogeological fluxes in the Sandveld, South Africa by Műnch, Zahn, Conrad, Julian E., Gibson, Lesley A., Palmer, Anthony R., Hughes, Denis

“…In semi-arid, groundwater-dependent regions of South Africa, allocation of additional water resources can become problematic in the absence of quantified…”
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Estimating evapotranspiration in semi-arid rangelands: connecting reference to actual evapotranspiration and the role of soil evaporation by Gwate, Onalenna, Mantel, Sukhmani K, Finca, Andiswa, Gibson, Lesley A, Munch, Zahn, Palmer, Anthony R

“…In a context of water scarcity, efforts to increase landscape production should focus on improving water productivity. This requires an appreciation of the…”
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Determining fPAR and leaf area index of several land cover classes in the Pot River and Tsitsa River catchments of the Eastern Cape, South Africa by Palmer, Anthony R, Finca, Andiswa, Mantel, Sukhmani K, Gwate, Onalenna, Münch, Zahn, Gibson, Lesley A

“…Determining the quantum (both annual maxima and minima) and the temporal variation in the leaf area index (LAI), and the fraction of photosynthetically active…”
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Modelling habitat suitability of the swamp antechinus ( Antechinus minimus maritimus) in the coastal heathlands of southern Victoria, Australia by Gibson, Lesley A., Wilson, Barbara A., Cahill, David M., Hill, John

“…In recent years, predictive habitat distribution models, derived by combining multivariate statistical analyses with Geographic Information System (GIS)…”
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Landscape characteristics associated with species richness and occurrence of small native mammals inhabiting a coastal heathland: a spatial modelling approach by Gibson, Lesley A., Wilson, Barbara A., Aberton, John G.

“…In the coastal region of south-western Victoria, Australia, populations of native small mammal species are restricted to patches of suitable habitat in a…”
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Exploring dynamics of evapotranspiration in selected land cover classes in a sub-humid grassland: A case study in quaternary catchment S50E, South Africa by Gwate, Onalenna, Mantel, Sukhmani K., Gibson, Lesley A., Munch, Zahn, Palmer, Anthony R.

“…Land cover change is a pervasive force and it influences the relationship between precipitation (P) and actual evapotranspiration (AET). The study sought to…”
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Ecophysiology and nutritional niche of the bilby ( Macrotislagotis), an omnivorous marsupial from inland Australia: a review by Gibson, Lesley A, Hume, Ian D, McRae, Peter D

“…The bilby ( Macrotis lagotis) is a small omnivorous marsupial that was once widespread but is now restricted to the most arid margins of its former range. It…”
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Conservation of Australian Arid-Zone Marsupials: Making Use of Knowledge of Their Energy and Water Requirements by Gibson, Lesley A, Lapidge, Steven J, Hume, Ian D

“…Measurement of the energy and water requirements of free-living bilbies(Macrotis lagotis)and yellow-footed rock-wallabies(Petrogale xanthopus)in the arid zone…”
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Influence of Fire Mosaics, Habitat Characteristics and Cattle Disturbance on Mammals in Fire-Prone Savanna Landscapes of the Northern Kimberley: e0130721 by Radford, Ian J, Gibson, Lesley A, Corey, Ben, Carnes, Karin, Fairman, Richard

“…Patch mosaic burning, in which fire is used to produce a mosaic of habitat patches representative of a range of fire histories ('pyrodiversity'), has been…”
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Conservation of Australian Arid-Zone Marsupials: Making Use of Knowledge of Their Energy and Water Requirements by Hume, Ian D, Gibson, Lesley A, Lapidge, Steven J

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