Population collapse of a Gondwanan conifer follows the loss of Indigenous fire regimes in a northern Australian savanna

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 9081 - 17
• Main Authors: Bowman, David M. J. S., Williamson, Grant J., Johnston, Fay H., Bowman, Clarence J. W., Murphy, Brett P., Roos, Christopher I., Trauernicht, Clay, Rostron, Joshua, Prior, Lynda D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 31.05.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 20th century; 631/158; 631/158/2465; 704/158; 704/172; 704/844; 704/844/685; Bioindicators; Burning; Colonialism; Dendrochronology; Dry season; Ecological effects; Emissions; Emissions control; Humanities and Social Sciences; Indicator species; Indigenous peoples; Management; multidisciplinary; National parks; Native peoples; Population; Population dynamics; Relocation; Remote sensing; Savannahs; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Social-ecological systems

Colonialism has disrupted Indigenous socioecological systems around the globe, including those supported by intentional landscape burning. Because most disruptions happened centuries ago, our understanding of Indigenous fire management is largely inferential and open to debate. Here, we investigate...