Kristina Macdonald

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Kristina Macdonald

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20152025

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I have recently joined RIEL at CDU to investigate the effects of fire on desert biodiversity in Western Australia. I have recently submitted my PhD at Deakin Univesity, where I studied how disturbance impacts reptiles and amphibians.

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):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

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  • Cross-Continental Analysis Shows That Disturbance Effects on Reptile Body Condition Do Not Predict Abundance Responses

    Macdonald, K. J., Driscoll, D. A., Craig, M. D., Davis, R. A., Hromada, S. J., Gienger, C. M., Fitzgerald, L. A., Leavitt, D. J., Walkup, D. K., Abom, R., Wayne, A. F., Friend, G. R., Johnson, B., Stokeld, D., Dickman, C. R., Thompson, S. A., Thompson, G. G., Bohórquez Fandiño, D. F., Woolley, C. K. & Smith, A. L. & 13 others, Irvine, C., Jessop, T. S., Keehn, J. E., Feldman, C. R., Santos, X., Belliure, J., Pausas, J. G., Weiss, S. L., Fleming, P. A., Dundas, S., Westaway, D. M., Duncan, S. E. & Doherty, T. S., Jul 2025, In: Global Change Biology. 31, 7, p. 1-13 13 p., e70295.

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  • Disturbance and ecosystem management interact to shape reptile body condition

    Macdonald, K. J., Doherty, T. S., Hradsky, B. A. & Driscoll, D. A., Apr 2025, In: Animal Conservation. 28, 2, p. 303-314 12 p.

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  • Megafire severity, fire frequency and their interactions with habitat affect post-fire responses of small mammal and reptile species

    Driscoll, D. A., Walker, Z., Whisson, D. A., Ritchie, E. G., Sato, C. & Macdonald, K. J., Jul 2025, In: Biological Conservation. 307, p. 1-9 9 p., 111206.

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  • Remotely Sensed Fire Heterogeneity and Biomass Recovery Predicts Empirical Biodiversity Responses

    Gibson, R. K., Driscoll, D. A., Macdonald, K. J., Williamson, G. J., Nolan, R. H., Doherty, T. S., Nimmo, D. G., Ritchie, E. G., Tozer, M., Tasker, L., Greenville, A., Roff, A., Callen, A., Maisey, A., Thomsen, A., Arriaga-Jimenez, A., Foster, A., Hewitt, A., Gilpin, A.-M. & Denham, A. & 57 others, Stauber, A., Mackenzie, B., Law, B., Murray, B., Hawkins, B., Roberts, B., Beranek, C. T., Dickman, C., Jolly, C. J., McLean, C., Reid, C., Dunne, C., Hancock, D., Keith, D., Pendall, E., Verhoeven, E., Cook, E., Spencer, E., Grant, F., Koehler, F., Madani, G., Wardle, G., Linley, G., Cook, J. M., Lemmon, J., Gould, J., Webb, J. K., Lee, J., Rayment, J., Marsh, K., Klop-Toker, K., Schweickle, L., Ooi, M., Beitzel, M., Boer, M., Hewins, M., Mahony, M., Green, M., Letnic, M., Lane, M., Kelly, O. W., Price, O., Brawata, R., Bilney, R., Crates, R., Witt, R. R., Shofner, R., Power, S. A., Wallace, S. L., Stock, S. E., Ryan, S. A., Pulsford, S., Newsome, T., Le Breton, T., Allen, V., Miritis, V. & Walker, Z., 14 Apr 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 4, p. e70040 e70040.

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  • Biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires

    Driscoll, D. A., Macdonald, K. J., Gibson, R. K., Doherty, T. S., Nimmo, D. G., Nolan, R. H., Ritchie, E. G., Williamson, G. J., Heard, G. W., Tasker, E. M., Bilney, R., Porch, N., Collett, R. A., Crates, R. A., Hewitt, A. C., Pendall, E., Boer, M. M., Gates, J., Boulton, R. L. & Mclean, C. M. & 106 others, Groffen, H., Maisey, A. C., Beranek, C. T., Ryan, S. A., Callen, A., Hamer, A. J., Stauber, A., Daly, G. J., Gould, J., Klop-Toker, K. L., Mahony, M. J., Kelly, O. W., Wallace, S. L., Stock, S. E., Weston, C. J., Volkova, L., Black, D., Gibb, H., Grubb, J. J., McGeoch, M. A., Murphy, N. P., Lee, J. S., Dickman, C. R., Neldner, V. J., Ngugi, M. R., Miritis, V., Köhler, F., Perri, M., Denham, A. J., Mackenzie, B. D. E., Reid, C. A. M., Rayment, J. T., Arriaga-Jiménez, A., Hewins, M. W., Hicks, A., Melbourne, B. A., Davies, K. F., Bitters, M. E., Linley, G. D., Greenville, A. C., Webb, J. K., Roberts, B., Letnic, M., Price, O. F., Walker, Z. C., Murray, B. R., Verhoeven, E. M., Thomsen, A. M., Keith, D., Lemmon, J. S., Ooi, M. K. J., Allen, V. L., Decker, O. T., Green, P. T., Moussalli, A., Foon, J. K., Bryant, D. B., Walker, K. L., Bruce, M. J., Madani, G., Tscharke, J. L., Wagner, B., Nitschke, C. R., Gosper, C. R., Yates, C. J., Dillon, R., Barrett, S., Spencer, E. E., Wardle, G. M., Newsome, T. M., Pulsford, S. A., Singh, A., Roff, A., Marsh, K. J., Mcdonald, K., Howell, L. G., Lane, M. R., Cristescu, R. H., Witt, R. R., Cook, E. J., Grant, F., Law, B. S., Seddon, J., Berris, K. K., Shofner, R. M., Barth, M., Welz, T., Foster, A., Hancock, D., Beitzel, M., Tan, L. X. L., Waddell, N. A., Fallow, P. M., Schweickle, L., Le Breton, T. D., Dunne, C., Green, M., Gilpin, A.-M., Cook, J. M., Power, S. A., Hogendoorn, K., Brawata, R., Jolly, C. J., Tozer, M., Reiter, N. & Phillips, R. D., 28 Nov 2024, In: Nature. 635, 8040, p. 898-905 8 p.

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  • Pirra Jungku and Pirra Warlu: using traditional fire-practice knowledge and contemporary science to guide fire-management goals for desert animals

    Legge, S., Bijlani, H., Rangers, K., Rangers, N., Taylor, B., Shovellor, J., McCarthy, F., Murray, C., Ala’i, J., Brown, C., Tromp, K., Bayley, S., Noakes, E., Wemyss, J., Cliff, H., Jackett, N., Greatwich, B., Corey, B., Cowan, M. & Macdonald, K. J. & 3 others, Murphy, B. P., Banks, S. & Lindsay, M., 10 Oct 2024, In: Wildlife Research. 51, 10, p. 1-20 20 p., WR24069.

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  • Shifting fire regimes cause continent-wide transformation of threatened species habitat

    Doherty, T. S., Macdonald, K. J., Nimmo, D. G., Santos, J. L. & Geary, W. L., 30 Apr 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 18, p. 1-8 8 p., e2316417121.

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