Jane Cawson

Mitigation Strategies for Wildfires

Kate Parkins, Jane Cawson, Bianca Pickering, Trent Penman

Book Chapter  |  2023

Wildland Fire

Alexander I Filkov, Jane Cawson, Matthew H Swan, Trent D Penman

Book Chapter  |  2023

Quantifying Litter Bed Ignitability: Comparison of a Laboratory and Field Method

Jamie E Burton, Alexander I Filkov, Bianca J Pickering, Trent D Penman, Jane G Cawson

Journal article  |  2023  |  FIRE-SWITZERLAND

Understanding the conditions when litter beds will ignite from firebrands is critical for predicting spot fire occurrence. Such re..

Fine fuel changes due to timber harvesting and frequent prescribed burning in eucalypt forests of southeastern Australia

Jamie E Burton, Jane G Cawson, Alexander Filkov, Trent D Penman

Journal article  |  2022  |  FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Forests are managed for a range of ecological and economic values. Prescribed burning and timber harvesting are two widely used an..

Predicting ignitability from firebrands in mature wet eucalypt forests

JG Cawson, BJ Pickering, A Filkov, JE Burton, M Kilinc, TD Penman

Journal article  |  2022  |  FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Forest ignitability varies spatially and temporally across landscapes as a function of fuel moisture. Wetter forests are often mor..

Long-Term Response of Fuel to Mechanical Mastication in South-Eastern Australia

Bianca J Pickering, Jamie E Burton, Trent D Penman, Madeleine A Grant, Jane G Cawson

Journal article  |  2022  |  FIRE-SWITZERLAND

Mechanical mastication is a fuel management strategy that modifies vegetation structure to reduce the impact of wildfire. Although..

Independent effects of drought and shade on growth, biomass allocation and leaf morphology of a flammable perennial grass Tetrarrhena juncea R.Br

Geofe O Cadiz, Jane G Cawson, Thomas J Duff, Trent D Penman, Alan York, Claire Farrell

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLANT ECOLOGY

Knowing the abundance of different plant species provides insights into the properties of vegetation communities, such as flammabi..

Mechanical Mastication Reduces Fuel Structure and Modelled Fire Behaviour in Australian Shrub Encroached Ecosystems

Madeleine A Grant, Thomas J Duff, Trent D Penman, Bianca J Pickering, Jane G Cawson

Journal article  |  2021  |  FORESTS

Shrub encroachment of grassland and woodland ecosystems can alter wildfire behaviour and threaten ecological values. Australian fi..

Quantifying the effect of mastication on flaming and smouldering durations in eucalypt forests and woodlands under laboratory conditions

JG Cawson, B Pickering, TD Penman, A Filkov

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Mechanical mastication is growing in popularity as a wildfire mitigation technique. Yet few studies quantify its effects on fire b..

Runoff and erosion after prescribed burning: Is there a risk?

Jane Cawson, Petter Nyman, Gary Sheridan

Book Chapter  |  2021