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Mitchell Cowan

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8432-5301
20192026

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Mitch is a wildlife ecologist interested in movement ecology, disturbance ecology, and conservation techniques. Mitch is particularly interested in mammals, with several years spent researching northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Currently, Mitch is a research associate at UWA and an adjunct at CDU. His research is supported by the NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub and involves spatial prioritisation of conservation management in Kakadu National Park, as well as investigating the practice and outcomes of wet-season burning.

 

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):

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  2. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  3. SDG 14 - Life Below Water
    SDG 14 Life Below Water
  4. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Contemporary management has altered the fire regime of a large protected area: evaluating management outcomes and future directions

    Cowan, M. A., Cooper, V., Douglas, M. M., Rawlinson, M., Rossiter-Rachor, N. A. & Setterfield, S. A., May 2026, In: Fire Ecology. 22, 1, p. 1-24 24 p., 55.

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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, Carter, A., Chiu-Werner, A., Claridge, A. W., Comer, S., Comte, S., Connolly, R. M., Cowan, M. A., Cross, S. L., Cunningham, C. X., Dalziell, A. H., Davies, H. F., Davis, J., Dawson, S. J., Di Stefano, J., Dickman, C. R., Dillon, M. L., Doherty, T. S., Driessen, M. M., Driscoll, D. A., Dundas, S. J., Eichholtzer, A. C., Elliott, T. F., Elsworth, P., Fancourt, B. A., Fardell, L. L., Faris, J., Fawcett, A., Fisher, D. O., Fleming, P. J. S., Forsyth, D. M., Garza-Garcia, A. D., Geary, W. L., Gillespie, G., Giumelli, P. J., Gracanin, A., Grantham, H. S., Greenville, A. C., Griffiths, S. R., Groffen, H., Hamilton, D. G., Harriott, L., Hayward, M. W., Heard, G., Heiniger, J., Helgen, K. M., Henderson, T. J., Hernandez-Santin, L., Herrera, C., Hirsch, B. T., Hohnen, R., Hollings, T. A., Hoskin, C. J., Hradsky, B. A., Humphrey, J. E., Jennings, P. R., Jones, M. E., Jordan, N. R., Kelly, C. L., Kennedy, M. S., Knipler, M. L., Kreplins, T. L., L'Herpiniere, K. L., Laurance, W. F., Lavery, T. H., Le Pla, M., Leahy, L., Leedman, A., Legge, S., Leitão, A. V., Letnic, M., Liddell, M. J., Lieb, Z. E., Linley, G. D., Lisle, A. T., Lohr, C. A., Maitz, N., Marshall, K. D., Mason, R. T., Matheus-Holland, D. F., McComb, L. B., McDonald, P. J., McGregor, H., McKnight, D. T., Meek, P. D., Menon, V., Michael, D. R., Mills, C. H., Miritis, V., Moore, H. A., Morgan, H. R., Murphy, B. P., Murray, A. J., Natusch, D. J. D., Neilly, H., Nevill, P., Newman, P., Newsome, T. M., Nimmo, D. G., Nordberg, E. J., O'Dwyer, T. W., O'Neill, S., Old, J. M., Oxenham, K., Pauza, M. D., Pestell, A. J. L., Pitcher, B. J., Pocknee, C. A., Possingham, H. P., Raiter, K. G., Rand, J. S., Rees, M. W., Rendall, A. R., Renwick, J., Reside, A., Rew-Duffy, M., Ritchie, E. G., Roach, C. P., Robley, A., Rog, S. M., Rout, T. M., Schlacher, T. A., Scomparin, C. R., Sitters, H., Smith, D. A., Somaweera, R., Spencer, E. E., Spindler, R. E., Stobo-Wilson, A. M., Stokeld, D., Streeting, L. M., Sutherland, D. R., Taggart, P. L., Teixeira, D., Thompson, G. G., Thompson, S. A., Thorpe, M. O., Todd, S. J., Towerton, A. L., Vernes, K., Waller, G., Wardle, G. M., Watchorn, D. J., Watson, A. W. T., Welbergen, J. A., Weston, M. A., Wijas, B. J., Williams, S. E., Woodford, L. P., Wooster, E. I. F., Znidersic, E. & Luskin, M. S., Apr 2025, In: Biological Reviews. 100, 2, p. 530-555 26 p.

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  • Navigating fragmentation: movement ecology and habitat selection of a large, long-lived skink in an agricultural landscape

    Westaway, D. M., Nimmo, D. G., Forrest, S. W. & Cowan, M. A., Nov 2025, In: Landscape Ecology. 40, 12, p. 1-17 17 p., 232.

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  • Functional Traits of the World's Late Quaternary Terrestrial Mammalian Predators

    Wooster, E. I. F., Lundgren, E. J., Balisi, M., Lemoine, R. T., Sandom, C. J., Svenning, J. C., Rowan, J., Jolly, C. J., Linley, G. D., Cowan, M. A., Wright, N., Westaway, D., Nimmo, D., Nichols, H. & Middleton, O. S., Dec 2024, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33, 12, p. 1-10 10 p., e13909.

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  • High post-sex survival of the world's largest semelparous mammal

    Cowan, M. A., Dunlop, J. A., Hernandez-Santin, L., Heidrich, A., Knuckey, C. G. & Nimmo, D. G., Sept 2024, In: Austral Ecology. 49, 9, p. 1-8 8 p., e13595.

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  • Movement ecology of an endangered mesopredator in a mining landscape

    Cowan, M. A., Dunlop, J. A., Gibson, L. A., Moore, H. A., Setterfield, S. A. & Nimmo, D. G., Dec 2024, In: Movement Ecology. 12, 1, p. 1-19 19 p., 5.

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  • Movement patterns of two northern quolls after a large wildfire

    Cowan, M. A., Rangers, N., Dunlop, J. A., Moore, H. A. & Nimmo, D. G., Aug 2024, In: Austral Ecology. 49, 8, p. 1-8 8 p., e13569.

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