Flammability dynamics in the Australian Alps

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 578 - 591
• Main Author: Zylstra, Philip John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Alps region; Ash; Australia; Australian Alps; burning; canopy; Climate change; climate change impacts; Collapse; ecosystem collapse; ecosystems; Eucalyptus; fire frequency; fire history; Flammability; Forests; fuels; heathlands; landscapes; probability; Regeneration; trees; Trends; Vegetation changes; Woodlands; Alps; Australia; Alps region

Forests of the Australian Alps (SE Australia) are considered some of the most vulnerable to climate change in the country, with ecosystem collapse considered likely for some due to frequent fire. It is not yet known, however, whether increasing fire frequency may stabilize due to reductions in flamm...