Forest restoration in a time of fire: perspectives from tall, wet eucalypt forests subject to stand-replacing wildfires

• Published in: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 378; no. 1867; p. 20210082
• Main Authors: Lindenmayer, David B., Bowd, Elle J., Gibbons, Philip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 02.01.2023
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Fires; Forests; Part III: Techniques for Implementing Forest Restoration; Wildfires; wet eucalypt forests; mechanical thinning; forest degradation; southeastern Australia; wildfire; prescribed fire

Wildfires have the potential to add considerably to the already significant challenge of achieving effective forest restoration in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. While fire can sometimes promote forest restoration (e.g. by creating otherwise rare, early successional habitats), it can thwart...