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Foster, C.N., Barton, P.S., Robinson, N.M., MacGregor, C.I., Lindenmayer, D.B. 2017. Effects of a large wildfire on vegetation structure in a variable fire mosaic. Ecological Applications 27: 2369–2381.
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Lindenmayer, D.B., MacGregor, C., Wood, J., Westgate, M.J., Ikin, K., Foster, C., Ford, F., Zentelis, R. 2016. Bombs, fire and biodiversity: Vertebrate fauna occurrence in areas subject to military training. Biological Conservation 204: 276-283.
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Oliver, D., Malolakis, G. 2020. Rapid post-fire assessment of upland and coastal heaths and surrounding forest vegetation at Nadgee NR and implications for threatened heathland avifauna. Report to Department of Planning, Industry and Environment, Sydney.
Rennison, B. 2016. Spatial mapping of current and historical habitat of the Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) in the Border Ranges region of Northern NSW. Appendix to Tasker, EM. 'Grassy "islands" as a key to survival for Bristlebirds in NE NSW'. Final report to the NSW Environmental Trust, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Parramatta.
Rohweder, D. 2000. Assessment of Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) habitat, northern New South Wales: vegetation structure and floristics. Unpublished report to New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Kyogle.
Selwood, K. E., Antos, M., Bramwell, M., Lee, A., Lynch, M., Magrath, M.J.L., Maute, K., Melvin, F., Mott, R., Perri, M., Whiteford, C., Clarke, R.H. 2022. Emergency conservation interventions during times of crisis: A case study for a threatened bird species in the Australian Black Summer bushfires. Conservation Science and Practice 4(2): e606.
Stone, Z.L. 2018. Northern bristlebird genetics report: Information for genetic management. Report to New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage. Parramatta.
Stone, Z.L., Tasker, E., Maron, M. 2018. Grassy patch size and structure are important for northern Eastern Bristlebird persistence in a dynamic ecosystem. Emu 118: 269-280.
Stone, Z.L., Tasker, E., Maron, M. 2019. Patterns of invertebrate food availability and the persistence of an avian insectivore on the brink. Austral Ecology 44: 680–690.
Woinarski, J.C.Z, Woolley, L.A., Garnett, S.T., Legge, S.M., Murphy, B.P., Lawes, M.J., Comer, S., Dickman, C.R., Doherty, T.S., Edwards, G., Nankivill, A. 2017. Compilation and traits of Australian bird species killed by cats. Biological Conservation 216: 1-9.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Eastern Bristlebird Dasyornis brachypterus. Downloaded from
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