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Mitchell Cowan

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

  • The University of Western Australia (M087), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

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Biography

Dr Cowan is a wildlife ecologist with an interest in movement ecology, animal behaviour, and the impacts of disturbance and conservation techniques on wildlife. Dr Cowan is particularly interested in mammals, with several years experience researching northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Currently, Dr Cowan is a Research Associate at the University of Western Australia. In this role, his research involves working with Traditional Owners and other research partners to identify hotspots of biodiversity and bush tucker in Kakadu National Park, as well as to investigate the practice of wet-season burning.

Education/Academic qualification

Environmental Science and Management, BSc (Hons), Denning requirements of the northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) and the implications for artificial den construction in the Pilbara, Western Australia, Charles Sturt University

1 Mar 2018 → 30 Jun 2019

Award Date: 18 Dec 2019

Ecology, PhD, Wildlife in mining landscapes: a case study of the endangered northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus), Charles Sturt University

1 Mar 2020 → 30 Apr 2024

Industry keywords

  • Environmental

Research expertise keywords

  • Movement ecology
  • Wildlife conservation
  • Spatial ecology
  • Disturbance ecology
  • Conservation biology

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 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Predator-prey temporal niche partitioning under human disturbance: a meta-analysis

    Wooster, E. I. F., Lundgren, E. J., Nimmo, D. G., Cowan, M. A., Fricke, E. C., Frank, A. S. K., Carthey, A. J. R., Grabowski, K. L., Green, J. R., Linley, G. D., McEvoy, T. J., Simpson, A., Westaway, D., Wrensford, K. C., Wright, N. S., Nakagawa, S. & Gaynor, K. M., 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 12 p., 2336.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

    Open Access
    1   Link opens in a new tab Citation (Scopus)

  • Wiminyji in the Western Desert: Martu knowledge reveals historical declines of northern quolls in arid Australia

    Taylor, M., Taylor, N., Samson, H., Judson, T., Chapman, N. N., Miller, N. M., Taylor, N. W., Fagan, B., Nelson, M., Dunlop, J., Cowan, M., Catt, G., Bohorquez Fandino, D., Whittington, A. & Moore, H., Jan 2026, In: Wildlife Research. 53, 2, 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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    1   Link opens in a new tab Citation (Web of Science)

  • 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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    26   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

  • Mining reshapes animal communities at a local and landscape-scale

    Cowan, M. A., Wooster, E. I. F., Gibson, L. A., Setterfield, S. A., Dunlop, J. A. & Nimmo, D. G., Aug 2025, In: Biological Conservation. 308, p. 1-12 12 p., 111252.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    3   Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)

  • 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., Dec 2025, In: Landscape Ecology. 40, 12, 17 p., 232.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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