Fire has been part of the natural environment of south-eastern Australia for tens of millions of
years. Aboriginal people used fire selectively, with skill, for many reasons. The removal of …

Prescribed burning is advocated for the sustainable management of fire-prone ecosystems
for its capacity to reduce fuel loads and mitigate large high-intensity wildfires. However …

Prescribed fire has been used in a coordinated manner to manage fuels in eucalypt forests
of southern Australia since the 1950s. The impetus for planned use of fire arose from the …

Over the last 130 years, patterns of land use in central Australia have altered dramatically,
and so too have fire regimes and fire management objectives. Although Aboriginal people …

South-west Australia is a region of remarkable biological diversity, predominantly shaped by
diversity of climate and geomorphology. Fire has also played an important role in shaping …

Prescribed burning is an important but often controversial fire‐management tool in fire‐
prone regions of the world. Here, we explore the complex challenges of prescribing fire for …

Wildfires are expected to increase worldwide both in frequency and intensity owing to global
warming, but are likely to vary geographically. This is of particular concern in the five …

Prescribed burning is a commonly applied management tool, and there has been
considerable debate over the efficacy of its application. We review data relating to the …

In their review of prescribed burning in south-eastern Australia, Morgan et al.(2020) stated
that,'[t] he increasing extent and occurrence of wildfire disasters in south-eastern Australia …

The impacts of vegetation fires on ecosystems are complex and varied affecting a range of
important ecosystem services. Fire has the potential to affect the physicochemical and …