Impact of 2019-2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat.
Journal
Nature ecology & evolution
ISSN: 2397-334X
Titre abrégé: Nat Ecol Evol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101698577
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2020
10 2020
Historique:
received:
23
03
2020
accepted:
18
06
2020
pubmed:
22
7
2020
medline:
15
12
2020
entrez:
22
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Australia's 2019-2020 mega-fires were exacerbated by drought, anthropogenic climate change and existing land-use management. Here, using a combination of remotely sensed data and species distribution models, we found these fires burnt ~97,000 km
Identifiants
pubmed: 32690905
doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1251-1
pii: 10.1038/s41559-020-1251-1
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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