Trent Penman

Indications of positive feedbacks to flammability through fuel structure after high-severity fire in temperate eucalypt forests

Yogendra K Karna, Trent D Penman, Cristina Aponte, Cordula Gutekunst, Lauren T Bennett

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Forest fire severity influences post-fire fuel structure and thus the behaviour of subsequent fires. Understanding such interactio..

Determining the likelihood of asset destruction during wildfires: Modelling house destruction with fire simulator outputs and local-scale landscape properties

Thomas J Duff, Trent D Penman

Journal article  |  2021  |  SAFETY SCIENCE

Preventing the loss of human lives and the destruction of houses is a focus of land management in fire prone environments. An unde..

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..

The Effect of Antecedent Fire Severity on Reburn Severity and Fuel Structure in a Resprouting Eucalypt Forest in Victoria, Australia

Luke Collins, Adele Hunter, Sarah McColl-Gausden, Trent D Penman, Philip Zylstra

Journal article  |  2021  |  FORESTS

Research highlights—Feedbacks between fire severity, vegetation structure and ecosystem flammability are understudied in highly fi..

The 2019/2020 mega-fires exposed Australian ecosystems to an unprecedented extent of high-severity fire

Luke Collins, Ross A Bradstock, Hamish Clarke, Michael F Clarke, Rachael H Nolan, Trent D Penman

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Extreme fire seasons characterised by very large 'mega-fires' have demonstrably increased area burnt across forested regions globa..

Species distribution models for conservation planning in fire-prone landscapes

Matthew Swan, Mark Le Pla, Julian Di Stefano, Jack Pascoe, Trent D Penman

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Species distribution models are an essential tool for biodiversity conservation, with important applications such as spatial prior..

Relating mammal species richness to landscape patterns across multiple spatial scales

Annalie Dorph, Matthew Swan, Julian Di Stefano, Trent D Penman

Journal article  |  2021  |  LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Context: Understanding the relationships between spatial pattern, spatial scale and biodiversity can help ecologists to assess the..

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..