Sunday 14 December 2014

Bushfires Give Predators the Advantage

By Eveline Rijksen, University of Sydney and Chris Dickman, University of Sydney | December 13, 2014 05:23pm ET

This article was originally published on The Conversation. The publication contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.

Bushfires are a part of life in Australia, and when they have run their course we pick up where we left off and carry on. But if you happen to be a small animal, surviving the bushfire is only the start of your worries.

Research now suggests that survival in recently-burnt areas is not a level playing field.


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