Breaking the wildfire cycle: progressive fire management can shift fire regimes and improve ecosystem condition. A case study from a large conservation reserve in northern Australia
Abstract:Extensive late dry season fires in northern Australia have long been considered detrimental to biodiversity conservation, pastoral production and other cultural and landscape values. Fire management programs in these landscapes typically aim to shift the fire regime from wildfires occurring predominately in the late dry season (LDS), when they tend to be extensive and destructive, to prescribed burns in the early dry season (EDS), when fires are generally smaller and less intensive. The intent is to create het… Show more
“…After each conference, a Special Issue of The Rangeland Journal is dedicated to showcasing notable papers presented during the conference. In this Special Issue, the paper by Ezzy (2023), and the two papers by Leys et al (2023aLeys et al ( , 2023b demonstrate how long-term changes in land management practices have led to improved environmental outcomes. A strong theme from the three papers by Than Myint Swe et al (2023), Bradburn et al (2023) and Beutel and Graz (2023) is the use of emerging technologies to monitor and manage land management activities.…”
In October 2021, the Australian Rangeland Society jointly hosted its biennial conference with Desert Channels Queensland in Longreach, Queensland. This Special Issue of The Rangeland Journal showcases papers from the conference.
“…After each conference, a Special Issue of The Rangeland Journal is dedicated to showcasing notable papers presented during the conference. In this Special Issue, the paper by Ezzy (2023), and the two papers by Leys et al (2023aLeys et al ( , 2023b demonstrate how long-term changes in land management practices have led to improved environmental outcomes. A strong theme from the three papers by Than Myint Swe et al (2023), Bradburn et al (2023) and Beutel and Graz (2023) is the use of emerging technologies to monitor and manage land management activities.…”
In October 2021, the Australian Rangeland Society jointly hosted its biennial conference with Desert Channels Queensland in Longreach, Queensland. This Special Issue of The Rangeland Journal showcases papers from the conference.
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