Flammable Australia

Flammable Australia
Title Flammable Australia PDF eBook
Author Ross A. Bradstock
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 488
Release 2002
Genre Nature
ISBN 9780521805919

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Fire is pivotal to the functioning of ecosystems in Australia, affecting the distribution and abundance of the continent's unique and highly diverse range of plants and animals. Conservation of this natural biodiversity therefore requires a good understanding of scientific processes involved in the action of fire on the landscape. This book provides an up-to-date synthesis of current knowledge in this area and its application in contemporary land management. Central to the discussion is an exploration of the concept of the fire regime and its interactions with biodiversity.

Flammable Australia

Flammable Australia
Title Flammable Australia PDF eBook
Author Ross Andrew Bradstock
Publisher CSIRO PUBLISHING
Pages 345
Release 2012
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0643104828

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Leading researchers give an overview of the field of fire ecology in Australia.

Australia Burning

Australia Burning
Title Australia Burning PDF eBook
Author Geoffrey Cary
Publisher CSIRO PUBLISHING
Pages 284
Release 2003
Genre Nature
ISBN 9780643069268

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Integrates both the natural and social sciences in addressing the issues of fire management and policy.

Safer Gardens

Safer Gardens
Title Safer Gardens PDF eBook
Author Lesley Corbett
Publisher Australian Scholarly Publishing
Pages 541
Release 2021-07-02
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 1922454605

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Destructive bushfires are increasing in frequency and intensity around the world. For people living in fire prone areas there are no reliable guides about which plants have low flammability and which are frighteningly flammable. Safer Gardens is that guide, with over 500 plants assessed, based on fire research from around the world. Readers can look up a plant in the Plant Flammability Table to get an idea of its flammability then turn to the A–Z for more detailed information. The book contains advice about ways to create a more firesafe garden, including the need to carefully manage the use of mulch and hedges. This is citizen science, written by a gardener for other gardeners. Complex and potentially confusing science is made comprehensible and usable, to help you make your garden and hence your house safer.

Flammable Australia

Flammable Australia
Title Flammable Australia PDF eBook
Author Richard J Williams
Publisher CSIRO PUBLISHING
Pages 345
Release 2012-02-21
Genre Science
ISBN 0643104844

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In Flammable Australia: Fire Regimes, Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World, leading researchers in fire ecology and management discuss how fire regimes have shaped and will continue to shape the distribution and abundance of Australia’s highly diverse plants and animals. Central to this is the exploration of the concept of the fire regime – the cumulative pattern of fires and their individual characteristics (fire type, frequency, intensity, season) and how variation in regime components affects landscapes and their constituent biota. Contributions by 44 authors explore a wide range of topics including classical themes such as pre-history and evolution, fire behaviour, fire regimes in key biomes, plant and animal life cycles, remote sensing and modelling of fire regimes, and emerging issues such as climate change and fire regimes, carbon dynamics and opportunities for managing fire regimes for multiple benefits. In the face of significant global change, the conservation of our native species and ecosystems requires an understanding of the processes at play when fires and landscapes interact. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of this complex science, in the context of one of the world’s most flammable continents.

Culture, Ecology, and Economy of Fire Management in North Australian Savannas

Culture, Ecology, and Economy of Fire Management in North Australian Savannas
Title Culture, Ecology, and Economy of Fire Management in North Australian Savannas PDF eBook
Author Jeremy Russell-Smith
Publisher CSIRO PUBLISHING
Pages 417
Release 2009
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0643094024

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In 12 multi-authored chapters, this book documents key challenges and novel options for addressing chronic landscape scale fire management issues in North Australian Savannas through development of both collaborative, cross cultural approaches and commercially supported enviroment programs.

Australia's Biodiversity and Climate Change

Australia's Biodiversity and Climate Change
Title Australia's Biodiversity and Climate Change PDF eBook
Author Will Steffen
Publisher CSIRO PUBLISHING
Pages 249
Release 2009
Genre Nature
ISBN 0643096051

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"Australia's unique biodiversity is under threat from a rapidly changing climate. The effects of climate change are already discernible at all levels of biodiversity - genes, species, communities and ecosystems. Many of Australia's most valued and iconic natural areas - the Great Barrier Reef, south-western Australia, the Kakadu wetlands and the Australian Alps - are among the most vulnerable. But much more is at stake than saving iconic species or ecosystems. Australia's biodiversity is fundamental to the country's national identity, economy and quality of life. In the face of uncertainty about specific climate scenarios, ecological and management principles provide a sound basis for maximising opportunities for species to adapt, communities to reorganise and ecosystems to transform while maintaining basic functions critical to human society. This innovative approach to biodiversity conservation under a changing climate leads to new challenges for management, policy development and institutional design. This book explores these challenges, building on a detailed analysis of the interactions between a changing climate and Australia's rich but threatened biodiversity. Australia's Biodiversity and Climate Change is an important reference for policy makers, researchers, educators, students, journalists, environmental and conservation NGOs, NRM managers, and private landholders with an interest in biodiversity conservation in a rapidly changing world."--Publisher.