Journal article
Post-fire regeneration in alpine heathland: Does fire severity matter?
JS Camac, RJ Williams, CH Wahren, WK Morris, JW Morgan
Austral Ecology | Published : 2013
Abstract
Fire severity is thought to be an important determinant of landscape patterns of post-fire regeneration, yet there have been few studies of the effects of variation in fire severity at landscape scales on floristic diversity and composition, and none within alpine vegetation. Understanding how fire severity affects alpine vegetation is important because fire is relatively infrequent in alpine environments. Globally, alpine ecosystems are at risk from climate change, which, in addition to warming, is likely to increase the severity and frequency of fire in south-eastern Australia. Here we examine the effects of variation in fire severity on plant diversity and vegetation composition, 5years a..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank Monica Brodzik, Roberta Cambell, Karen Kapteinis, Hector Proctor and Jack Reilly for assistance in the field, Elaine Thomas from Parks Victoria for her help with GIS mapping, Pete Green, Brett Murphy, Ross Bradstock and Gerry Quinn for clarifying analytical and ecological uncertainties, and Brad Farmilo and Warwick Papst for their logistical and ecological advice. We thank Peter Vesk, Brett Murphy, Alan Andersen and Anna Richards for constructive criticism of the manuscript. We also acknowledge the Australian Research Council (Linkage Grant Number: LP0883287) and the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship for financial and other support.