Journal article
Nonlinear Effects of Stand Age on Fire Severity
C Taylor, MA Mccarthy, DB Lindenmayer
Conservation Letters | WILEY | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12122
Abstract
We quantify the relationship between forest stand age and fire severity using a detailed case study of Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans Muell) forest burned in south-eastern Australia in 2009. We focused on two important areas of Mountain Ash forest that feature a range of growth stages and disturbance histories. Using probit regression analysis, we identified a strong relationship between the age of a Mountain Ash forest and the severity of damage that the forest sustained from the fires under extreme weather conditions. Stands of Mountain Ash trees between the ages of 7 to 36 years mostly sustained canopy consumption and scorching, which are impacts resulting from high-severity fire. High-..
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Funding Acknowledgements
CT was supported by the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne. MM was supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, the National Environmental Research Program Environmental Decisions Hub, and an ARC Future Fellowship. DBL was supported by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, the National Environmental Research Program Environmental Decisions Hub, and an ARC Laureate Fellowship. Comments by M. Pinard and several anonymous referees greatly improved earlier versions of this manuscript.