Using gravel pits as novel fire refugia for the threatened Tasmanian paleoendemic conifer Athrotaxis cupressoides

• Published in: Restoration ecology Vol. 33; no. 4
• Main Authors: Prior, Lynda D., Nichols, Scott C., French, Ben J., Staubmann, Herbert, Bowman, David M. J. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Wiley Periodicals, Inc 01.05.2025
• Subjects: climate change; conifers; conservation gardening; ecological restoration; fertilizer; fertilizers; gravel; plant growth; plant mortality; refuge habitats; restoration planting; species; Tasmania; threatened plants; translocation; wilderness; wildfire; wildfires; Tasmania

Athrotaxis cupressoides is an endemic conifer restricted to montane areas of Tasmania. It is slow‐growing and vulnerable to the increasing wildfire activity associated with climate change. We explored the novel idea that disused gravel pits could serve as artificial fire refugia for transplanted pop...