Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE240100340
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Identifying key fire drivers in Australia; biomass, climate or people. This project aims to provide a greater understanding of Australia’s bushfire risk in the face of climate change. By comparing fire occurrence in three Australian bioclimates across two millennial-scale time periods, one prior to human settlement and one during active Indigenous management, this research expects to define which factors — climate, vegetation profile, or landscape management —most impact fire frequency and severity. Outcomes will likely create new knowledge on how past climates affected the Australian environment; enhance predictive ability for future fire risks under emerging climate scenarios; and provide new insights into how cultural burning can be incorporated into fire management plans to reduce catastrophic bushfires.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2024
End Date: 12-2026
Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Funding Amount: $441,281.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Palaeontology (incl. palynology) | Physical geography and environmental geoscience | Quaternary environments | Fire ecology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
