Using fire to DELWP as adopted This project will manage three broad indicators improve the capacity biodiversity in of ecosystem of DELWP to quantify fragmented resilience which were the effect of fire landscapes developed in large management (both continuous forests, so planned burning and The University their applicability to bushfires) on of Melbourne fragmented ecosystem resilience landscapes is not in fragmented known. Given that landscapes and the some areas of Victoria improved ecosystem contain highly resilience metrics will fragmented lead to more efficient landscapes, this and effective bushfire project aims to assess management across the effect of fire the diverse and management on fragmented Victorian ecosystem resilience landscape. and to build Completion date: quantitative links September 2020 between fire management strategies and biodiversity conservation in these environments. Spatially Fire is a major driver The project will explicit of the structure and develop a framework solutions for function of Mallee and for determining managing fire foothills ecosystems optimal fire regimes and and the strong history for biodiversity biodiversity of fire research in conservation in Mallee each region provides woodlands/shrublands The University a wealth of data on and foothills forests. of Melbourne the plants, birds, and La Trobe Completion date: reptiles and University 2019 mammals. This project will develop a suite of spatially explicit models and tools that will enhance the capacity to design and evaluate alternative fire management strategies for biodiversity in Mallee woodlands/shrublands and foothills forests in south-eastern Australia. These ecosystems are also priorities for fire management because of the high
Using fire to manage biodiversity in fragmented landscapes The University of Melbourne DELWP as adopted three broad indicators of ecosystem resilience which were developed in large continuous forests, so their applicability to fragmented landscapes is not known. Given that some areas of Victoria contain highly fragmented landscapes, this project aims to assess the effect of fire management on ecosystem resilience and to build quantitative links between fire management strategies and biodiversity conservation in these environments. This project will improve the capacity of DELWP to quantify the effect of fire management (both planned burning and bushfires) on ecosystem resilience in fragmented landscapes and the improved ecosystem resilience metrics will lead to more efficient and effective bushfire management across the diverse and fragmented Victorian landscape. Completion date: September 2020 Spatially explicit solutions for managing fire and biodiversity The University of Melbourne and La Trobe University Fire is a major driver of the structure and function of Mallee and foothills ecosystems and the strong history of fire research in each region provides a wealth of data on the plants, birds, reptiles and mammals. This project will develop a suite of spatially explicit models and tools that will enhance the capacity to design and evaluate alternative fire management strategies for biodiversity in Mallee woodlands/shrublands and foothills forests in south-eastern Australia. These ecosystems are also priorities for fire management because of the high The project will develop a framework for determining optimal fire regimes for biodiversity conservation in Mallee woodlands/shrublands and foothills forests. Completion date: 2019
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