Fire weather risk differs across rain forest-savanna boundaries in the humid tropics of north-eastern Australia

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 915 - 925
• Main Authors: LITTLE, JEREMY K., PRIOR, LYNDA D., WILLIAMSON, GRANT J., WILLIAMS, STEPHEN E., BOWMAN, DAVID M. J. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.12.2012; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: alternative stable state theory; Boundaries; Dry season; feedback; fire ecology; Fire hazards; fire weather danger rating; Fires; Flammability; Forest & brush fires; forest boundary; Forest fire danger index; Forest fires; Grasslands; Microclimate; Microclimates; Rain; Rainforests; Rainy season; Risk; Risk factors; Savannahs; Tropical environments; Tropical forests; Vegetation; Vegetation effects; Australia; Australia, Queensland

Alternative stable state theory has been applied to understanding the control by landscape fire activity of pyrophobic tropical rain forest and pyrophytic eucalypt savanna boundaries, which are often separated by tall eucalypt forests. We evaluate the microclimate of three vegetation types across an...