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Research interests
My research broadly focuses on how fire has shaped and maintains the biota of Australia’s tropical savanna landscapes, and how contemporary fire regimes can best be managed for biodiversity conservation, especially in relation to declining small mammals and fire-sensitive vegetation communities. I have a strong interest in the resourcing of fire and biodiversity management through the generation of carbon credits, and much of my work builds the knowledge base underpinning the development of carbon accounting methodologies for savanna fire management, especially those relating to biosequestration. I also work on the large-scale (continental to global) distribution of fire (pyrogeography), seeking to understand the drivers of fire activity, its coupling with vegetation, and the likely impacts of global environmental change.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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2021 Rainmaker Start-up - Estimating the population sizes of Australian birds
Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Murphy, B. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
5/08/21 → 4/06/22
Project: Research
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2021 Rainmaker Start-up grant: Building partnerships to develop culturally appropriate PES mechanisms for Indigenous peoples and local communities"
Sangha, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Russell-Smith, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Garnett, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Evans, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Yates, C. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Banks, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
1/11/21 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Abundance of the Brush-tailed Rabbit-Rat at Shark Bay, Melville Island
Neave, G. (Student Investigator) & Murphy, B. (Supervisor)
11/05/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS TO NT ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY
Banks, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Hutley, L. B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Davis, J. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Stromsoe, N. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Kopf, R. K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Irvine, D. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
4/10/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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Bushfire Planning Supporting Information - Ecoz
Edwards, A. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & De Jesus Oliveira, S. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B)
29/08/24 → 25/03/25
Project: Research
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Conservation Ecology of the Greater Bilby
Geyle, H. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Banks, S. (Supervisor), Murphy, B. (Supervisor) & Schlesinger, C. (Supervisor)
26/02/21 → 24/02/23
Project: Research
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Creating mainland and island safe havens to secure Top End priority mammals
Banks, S. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Murphy, B. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A) & Dixon, K. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A)
5/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
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Declines in greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) geographic range and realised niche are best explained by the invasive red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Geyle, H. M., Young, A. R., Murphy, B. P., Dickman, C. R., Schlesinger, C., Dixon, K. M., Moore, H., Legge, S., Silcock, J., Indigo, N., Dziminski, M., Greatwich, B., Newsome, T. M., Paltridge, R., Southgate, R., Arkinstall, C., Bradley, K., Central Land Council Rangers, Jackett, N. & Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa Rangers & 15 others, , Feb 2025, In: Biological Conservation. 302, p. 1-13 13 p., 110872.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Drone-based surveys improve estimates of tree hollow abundance and accessibility
Rochelmeyer, E., Levick, S., Murphy, B., Stobo-Wilson, A. & Richards, A. E., 1 Jan 2025, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 6, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., e70007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Faunal Responses to Habitat Disturbance: Do the Principles Explaining Responses of Ant Communities Also Apply to Terrestrial Reptiles?
Rachmansah, A., Christian, K., Murphy, B. P., Schlesinger, C. & Andersen, A. N., Mar 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 3, p. 1-27 27 p., e70939.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Large-scale and long-term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis
Bruce, T., Amir, Z., Allen, B. L., Alting, B. F., Amos, M., Augusteyn, J., Ballard, G. A., Behrendorff, L. M., Bell, K., Bengsen, A. J., Bennett, A., Benshemesh, J. S., Bentley, J., Blackmore, C. J., Boscarino-Gaetano, R., Bourke, L. A., Brewster, R., Brook, B. W., Broughton, C. & Buettel, J. C. & 151 others, , Apr 2025, In: Biological Reviews. 100, 2, p. 530-555 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Large-scale pyrodiversity is not needed to beget ant diversity in an Australian tropical savanna
Brassard, F., Murphy, B. P., Ferrier, S. & Andersen, A. N., Mar 2025, In: Oecologia. 207, 3, p. 1-15 15 p., 41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open letter: There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored
Pilon, N., Peixoto, F., Oliveira, R. S., Oliveira, A. C. C., Alquéres, J., Alvarado, S., Angelo, J. G. M., Archibald, S., Armani, M., Baldaszti, L., Barot, S., Barros, F. D. V., Barroso, M., Bassani, A., te Beest, M., Benavides-Tocarruncho, J., Benitez, L. M., Bernardino, P. N., Bond, W. J. & den Braber, B. & 117 others, , 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plants People Planet. p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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The influence of fire and termites on tree hollow development in an Australian tropical savanna
Rochelmeyer, E., Murphy, B. P., Levick, S. R., Stobo-Wilson, A. M. & Richards, A. E., 1 Feb 2025, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 577, p. 1-9 9 p., 122403.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Grass, fire and kangaroos: can stable isotopes reveal Australia's past and future ecology?
Murphy, B. (Author), Bowman, D. (Supervisor), 2006Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - CDU
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