Forests & Fire
Flammability Dynamics In The Australian Alps – Study
Flammability Dynamics In The Australian Alps – Study
February 2018 – Philip Zylstra © 2018 Ecological Society of Australia
Abstract
Forests of the Australian Alps (SE Australia) are considered some of the most vulnerable to climate change in the country, with ecosystem collapse considered likely for some due to frequent fire. It is not yet known, however, …
Interactions Between The Superb Lyrebird (Menura Novaehollandiae) And Fire In South Eastern Australia
The superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae is thought to be an important ecosystem engineer that, through its foraging, accelerates the decomposition of litter in Eucalyptus forests. Lyrebird foraging is therefore likely to affect forest fuel loads and hence fire behaviour in these fire-prone forests. In turn, fire …
Impact of Bushfires On Water Quality
Impact of Bushfires On Water Quality
18th March 2011 – Desktop review – Impact of bushfires on water quality
For the Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Key findings and conclusions
This review critically examines the Australian literature on the impact of bushfires on water quality. A core focus is on the uses or …
We Have Still Not Lived Long Enough
We Have Still Not Lived Long Enough
16 February 2009 – Tom Griffiths | Inside Story
(This essay won the Alfred Deakin Prize in the 2009 Victorian Premiers Literary Awards.)
Excerpts:
“They had not lived long enough were the words that Judge Leonard Stretton used to describe the people who lived and worked in the forests of …