Managing interacting disturbances: Lessons from a case study in Australian forests

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 57; no. 9; pp. 1711 - 1716
• Main Authors: Lindenmayer, David B., Foster, Claire N., Westgate, Martin J., Scheele, Ben C., Blanchard, Wade, Leverkus, Alexandro B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2020
• Subjects: applied ecology; Ash; Ashes; Australia; Biodiversity; case studies; clearcutting; Disturbances; Ecosystem dynamics; Ecosystem management; Ecosystems; Environment models; Eucalyptus; Eucalyptus regnans; fire severity; Forest ecosystems; Forest management; Forests; global change; humans; interaction chains; issues and policy; linked disturbances; Logging; Mapping; Mountain Ash forests; Mountain forests; Mountains; Natural disturbance; risk; salvage logging; space and time; Terrestrial ecosystems; wildfire; Wildfires; Australia

Ecosystems are shaped by a range of drivers including human and natural disturbances. They also may be subject to interactions between disturbances which can affect ecological processes, biodiversity and ecosystem condition; yet few ecosystems have been subject to multiple studies of the effects of...