Jane Cawson

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

Darker, cooler, wetter: forest understories influence surface fuel moisture

BJ Pickering, TJ Duff, C Baillie, JG Cawson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

The moisture content of dead leaves, twigs and bark on the forest floor is a key determinant of fire behaviour. The microclimate i..

Leaf traits predict global patterns in the structure and flammability of forest litter beds

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

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Fallen plant material such as leaves, needles and branches form litter beds which strongly influence fire ignition and spread. Tra..

Effect of weather forecast errors on fire growth model projections

Trent D Penman, Dan A Ababei, Jane G Cawson, Brett A Cirulis, Thomas J Duff, William Swedosh, James E Hilton

Journal article  |  2020  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Fire management agencies use fire behaviour simulation tools to predict the potential spread of a fire in both risk planning and o..

Exploring the key drivers of forest flammability in wet eucalypt forests using expert-derived conceptual models

Jane G Cawson, Victoria Hemming, Andrew Ackland, Wendy Anderson, David Bowman, Ross Bradstock, Tegan P Brown, Jamie Burton, Geoffrey J Cary, Thomas J Duff, Alexander Filkov, James M Furlaud, Tim Gazzard, Musa Kilinc, Petter Nyman, Ross Peacock, Mike Ryan, Jason Sharples, Gary Sheridan, Kevin Tolhurst, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Context: Fire behaviour research has largely focused on dry ecosystems that burn frequently, with far less attention on wetter for..

Environmental factors associated with the abundance of forest wiregrass (Tetrarrhena juncea), a flammable understorey grass in productive forests

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

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

When flammable plant species become dominant they can influence the flammability of the entire vegetation community. Therefore, it..

Estimation of surface dead fine fuel moisture using automated fuel moisture sticks across a range of forests worldwide

Jane G Cawson, Petter Nyman, Christian Schunk, Gary J Sheridan, Thomas J Duff, Kelsy Gibos, William D Bovill, Marco Conedera, Gianni B Pezzatti, Annette Menzel

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Wildland Fire

Field measurements of surface dead fine fuel moisture content (FFMC) are integral to wildfire management, but conventional measure..