[HTML][HTML] Countervailing effects of urbanization and vegetation extent on fire frequency on the Wildland Urban Interface: Disentangling fuel and ignition effects

O Price, R Bradstock - Landscape and urban planning, 2014 - Elsevier
Fire activity has been found to follow a humped relationship with population density, but the
countervailing drivers and scale effects in this relationship have not previously been teased …

Climate Change and the Management of Fire‐Prone Vegetation in Southwest and Southeast A ustralia

NJ Enright, JB Fontaine - Geographical Research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Mediterranean regions worldwide, and southwest (SW) A ustralia in particular, are
characterised by their high plant biodiversity, fire‐prone vegetation, and substantial …

Interactions between the superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) and fire in south-eastern Australia

DT Nugent, SWJ Leonard, MF Clarke - Wildlife Research, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Context The superb lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae is thought to be an important
ecosystem engineer that, through its foraging, accelerates the decomposition of litter in …

[PDF][PDF] Fire behaviour knowledge in Australia: a synthesis of disciplinary and stakeholder knowledge on fire spread prediction capability and application

MG Cruz, AL Sullivan, R Leonard, S Malkin… - Melbourne, Victoria …, 2014 - frames.gov
Executive summary This project undertook a survey of the fire behaviour knowledge
currently used by operational fire behaviour analysts (FBANs) in Australia and New Zealand …

Role of weather and fuel in stopping fire spread in tropical savannas

OF Price, R Borah, SW Maier - Austral Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Analysis of wildfire extinguishment can help to identify the relative contribution of
weather and management to the prevention of fire spread. Here we examine the role of …

[HTML][HTML] Interactions between fine wood decomposition and flammability

W Zhao, LG Blauw, RSP Van Logtestijn, WK Cornwell… - Forests, 2014 - mdpi.com
Fire is nearly ubiquitous in the terrestrial biosphere, with profound effects on earth surface
carbon storage, climate, and forest functions. Fuel quality is an important parameter …

Application and validation of visual fuel hazard assessments in dry Mediterranean-climate woodlands

CR Gosper, CJ Yates, SM Prober… - International journal of …, 2014 - CSIRO Publishing
Understanding fire behaviour and vegetation flammability is important for predicting the
consequences of fires. Visual assessments of fuel, such as those developed in Project …

[PDF][PDF] Caracterização do material combustível e simulação do comportamento do fogo em eucaliptais no litoral norte da Bahia, Brasil

BLA White, GT Ribeiro, RM Souza - Revista Floresta, 2014 - researchgate.net
Eucalyptus é o gênero florestal plantado em maior quantidade no Brasil, sendo sua madeira
utilizada, principalmente, para a produção de celulose. Incêndios florestais dentro de …

[PDF][PDF] Use of the extreme value analysis in determining annual probability of exceedance for bushfire protection design

G Douglas, Y He, Y Xiang, EC Morris - Fire Safety Science, 2014 - publications.iafss.org
Historically extreme value analysis has been used to guide human activities against many
forms of natural hazards such as floods, storms, heat waves and wind. However, it has not …

[PDF][PDF] National fire behaviour knowledge base-bringing together the best information for best decisions

JS Gould, A Sullivana, M Cruza, C Rucinskib… - 2014 - bushfirecrc.com
The estimation of fire behaviour is an important component of any fire management
approach, allowing the determination of the impacts of fire on ecosystem components, public …