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Research interests
Leigh-Ann is a Research Associate in the Research Institute for the Environment & Livelihoods (EITE) specialising in wildlife and conservation ecology. She has particular research interest in global savanna dynamics and mammal ecology. She is currently working on feral cat impact on different taxa across Australia and small mammal declines across northern Australian tropical savannas.
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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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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'Half-butt eucalypts: how and why they do it'
Lawes, M. (Principal Investigator/Chief Investigator A), Murphy, B. (Co Investigator/Chief Investigator B) & Woolley, L.-A. (Chief Investigator C)
22/02/16 → 21/02/17
Project: Research
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Monitoring the Endangered wiliji (Petrogale lateralis kimberleyensis) on Nyikina Mangala Country (Western Australia) using camera traps
Lavery, T. H., Watson, D. J., Rangers, N. M., Broome, L., Charles, R., Eldridge, M. D. B., Green, J., Gregory, P., Legge, S., Millindee, S., Pearson, D., Skeen, T., Smuskowitz, D., Southwell, D., Watson, A., Watson, A., Watson, W., Weigner, N., Woinarski, J. & Woolley, L. A. & 1 others, , 10 Jun 2025, In: Wildlife Research. 52, 6 Collection, p. 1-13 13 p., WR24081.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Niche partitioning explains the difference between widespread and restricted distributions, and detection rarity of arboreal mammals from north Kimberley savannas
Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation & Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation, Dec 2025, In: Pacific Conservation Biology. 31, 6, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors enabling fire management outcomes in Indigenous Savanna fire management projects in Western Australia
Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation, Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation, Wilinggin Aboriginal Corporation, Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation, Vigilante, T., Goonack, C., Williams, D., Joseph, A., Woolley, L. A. & Fisher, R., 30 Aug 2024, In: International Journal of Wildland Fire. 33, 9, p. 1-14 14 p., WF24092.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nestbox use indicates declining arboreal mammals in an Australian savanna may be limited by tree hollow availability
Woolley, L. A., Radford, I. J., Cremona, T., Woinarski, J. C. Z., Hill, B. M., Lawes, M. J. & Murphy, B. P., Jun 2024, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 561, p. 1-16 16 p., 121915.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Appraising widespread resprouting but variable levels of postfire seeding in Australian ecosystems: The effect of phylogeny, fire regime and productivity
Lawes, M. J., Crisp, M. D., Clarke, P. J., Murphy, B. P., Midgley, J. J., Russell-Smith, J., Nano, C. E. M., Bradstock, R. A., Enright, N. J., Fontaine, J. B., Gosper, C. R. & Woolley, L. A., Mar 2022, In: Australian Journal of Botany. 70, 2, p. 114-130 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cross-cultural collaboration leads to greater understanding of the rare Spectacled Hare-wallaby in the west Kimberley, Western Australia
Wysong, M. L., Gregory, P., Watson, A. W. T., Woolley, L. A. & Parker, C. W., Jan 2022, In: Ecological Management and Restoration. 23, S1, p. 139-149 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Hollow Argument: Understory Vegetation and Disturbance Determine Abundance of Hollow-Dependent Mammals in an Australian Tropical Savanna
Penton, C. E., Davies, H. F., Radford, I. J., Woolley, L. A., Rangers, T. L. & Murphy, B. P., 2 Nov 2021, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 13 p., 739550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press/Media
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Black-footed rock wallabies kept under surveillance by drones flown by Kimberley rangers
26/02/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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In Photos: Indigenous rangers and researchers use drones to survey and protect endangered rock-wallaby
16/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Tree hidey-holes key to helping slow declines of small mammals
6/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Tree hidey-openings key to easing back declines of little warm blooded creatures
14/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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World’s largest fire study proves success of Indigenous fire management
23/09/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Leaving habitats unburnt for longer could help save little mammals in northern Australia
Woolley, L.-A. & Radford, I.
29/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Photos from the field: leaving habitats unburnt for longer could help save little mammals in northern Australia
Woolley, L.-A. & Radford, I.
29/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research