Bee Pickering

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..

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..

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..

Plant traits linked to field-scale flammability metrics in prescribed burns in Eucalyptus forest

Bianca J Tumino, Thomas J Duff, Jason QD Goodger, Jane G Cawson

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS ONE

Vegetation is a key determinant of wildfire behaviour at field scales as it functions as fuel. Past studies in the laboratory show..