Soil or fire: what causes treeless sedgelands in Tasmanian wet forests?
DMJS Bowman, GLW Perry - Plant and soil, 2017 - Springer
Background Ecologists fiercely debate the role of soil conditions and fire regimes in
controlling forest–savanna boundaries. A prominent component of this debate centres on …
controlling forest–savanna boundaries. A prominent component of this debate centres on …
Alternative stable states and the role of fire–vegetation–soil feedbacks in the temperate wilderness of southwest Tasmania
SW Wood, DMJS Bowman - Landscape Ecology, 2012 - Springer
Two ecological models have been put forward to explain the dynamics of fire-promoting and
fire-sensitive vegetation in southwest Tasmania: the alternative stable states model of …
fire-sensitive vegetation in southwest Tasmania: the alternative stable states model of …
A fire‐driven shift from forest to non‐forest: evidence for alternative stable states?
We test the validity of applying the alternative stable state paradigm to account for the
landscape‐scale forest/non‐forest mosaic that prevails in temperate Tasmania, Australia …
landscape‐scale forest/non‐forest mosaic that prevails in temperate Tasmania, Australia …
Optimisation of fuel reduction burning regimes for carbon, water and vegetation outcomes
Fire plays a critical role in biodiversity, carbon balance, soil erosion, and nutrient and
hydrological cycles. While empirical evidence shows that fuel reduction burning can reduce …
hydrological cycles. While empirical evidence shows that fuel reduction burning can reduce …
The impacts of intensive mining on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems: A case of sediment pollution and calcium decline in cool temperate Tasmania, Australia
Mining causes extensive damage to aquatic ecosystems via acidification, heavy metal
pollution, sediment loading, and Ca decline. Yet little is known about the effects of mining on …
pollution, sediment loading, and Ca decline. Yet little is known about the effects of mining on …
The 2016 Tasmanian wilderness fires: fire regime shifts and climate change in a Gondwanan biogeographic refugium
DMJS Bowman, D Rodriguez-Cubillo… - Ecosystem collapse and …, 2021 - Springer
Tasmania is rich in endemic, ancient lineages of plant and animal species, which form
distinctive communities. These species are restricted to cool, wet environments where fire is …
distinctive communities. These species are restricted to cool, wet environments where fire is …
How old is the Tasmanian cultural landscape? A test of landscape openness using quantitative land‐cover reconstructions
Aim To test competing hypotheses about the timing and extent of Holocene landscape
opening using pollen‐based quantitative land‐cover estimates. Location Dove Lake …
opening using pollen‐based quantitative land‐cover estimates. Location Dove Lake …
[HTML][HTML] Soil not fire: Field, glasshouse and dendrochronology studies show how edaphic factors control post-fire woody plant growth across a sedgeland–forest …
Western Tasmania contains large areas of treeless sedgeland interspersed with scrub and
forest vegetation. Why these large treeless areas exist in a region wet enough to support …
forest vegetation. Why these large treeless areas exist in a region wet enough to support …
Contracting T asmanian montane grasslands within a forest matrix is consistent with cessation of A boriginal fire management
DMJS Bowman, SW Wood, D Neyland… - Austral …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The persistence of treeless grasslands and sedgelands within a matrix of eucalypt and
rainforest vegetation in the montane plateaux of northern T asmania has long puzzled …
rainforest vegetation in the montane plateaux of northern T asmania has long puzzled …
Reconciling 22,000 years of landscape openness in a renowned wilderness
Here, we explore the profound impact of the Tasmanian Aboriginal (Palawa) people on
Tasmanian landscapes by examining a 22,000‐year record of landscape change from Lake …
Tasmanian landscapes by examining a 22,000‐year record of landscape change from Lake …