Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0882579
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Fire management of complex rehabilitated forests - quantifying and understanding spatial variability of forest structure and fuels. Up to 5 million ha of forest is burnt by bushfire in Australia in severe fire years. The cost of fire suppression in 2002/3 in WA was in excess of 12 million dollars. Consequently, development and application of technologies and knowledge for enhancing fire management and reducing wildfire risk is of high priority and substantial economic, social and environmental benefit. The opportunity to conduct experimental fires across a complex landscape will enable calibration and development of technologies not previously possible. This research will define the way prescribed fire is used to integrate young rehabilitated forest into management of the broader landscape and develop more cost-effective tools for fire management.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2008
End Date: 12-2011
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $465,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Terrestrial Ecology | Landscape Ecology | Fire Management | Forestry Sciences |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Integrated (ecosystem) assessment and management | Rehabilitation/reafforestation
