Wombat burrows are hotspots for small vertebrates in a landscape subject to gigafire

• Published in: Journal of mammalogy Vol. 105; no. 4; pp. 752 - 764
• Main Authors: Linley, Grant D., Geary, William L., Jolly, Chris J., Spencer, Emma E., Ashman, Kita R., Michael, Damian R., Westaway, Dylan M., Nimmo, Dale G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England American Society of Mammalogists 16.05.2024; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: allogenic engineer; Antechinus; Australia; birds; Black Summer bushfires; burrows; cameras; class; ecological facilitation; ecosystems; eucalypt forests; fire refuge; fire severity; habitats; landscapes; mammalogy; predation; rats; Rattus fuscipes; RESEARCH ARTICLE; species; species richness; Varanus; Vombatus ursinus; wildfires; Australia; eucalypt forests; fire severity; fire refuge; ecological facilitation; Black Summer bushfires; allogenic engineer

Ecosystem engineers modify their environment and influence the availability of resources for other organisms. Burrowing species, a subset of allogenic engineers, are gaining recognition as ecological facilitators. Burrows created by these species provide habitat for a diverse array of other organism...