Abstract Western Tasmania, Australia contains some of the highest levels of biological
endemism of any temperate region in the world, including vegetation types that are
conservation priorities: fire-sensitive rainforest dominated by endemic conifer species in the
genus Athrotaxis; and fire-tolerant buttongrass moorlands. Current management focuses on
fire suppression, but increasingly there are calls for the use of prescribed fire in flammable
vegetation types to manage these ecosystems. The long-term effects of climate and …