This academic blog belongs to University of Melbourne’s School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences department. It showcases student research projects related to fire and the department’s publications. There is also information on work/volunteer opportunities with the department.
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Measuring Soil Health & the Impacts of Fire
Bushfire Volunteer, , bushfire conference, carbon sequestration, climate, climate change, Conferences, ecosystem services, Events, Featured, Fire, Fire severity, healthy soils, Monitoring, Research, soil, soil health
Would you like to measure multiple aspects indicating the health of your property’s soil, without spending a fortune on...
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Protecting Hollows With Citizen Science
Bushfire Volunteer, , Community resilience, Fauna, Fire, Hazard Reduction, Hollows, plants, Research, resources, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfire
Around the country, communities are using the power of citizen science to help protect a highly ecologically valuable and...
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Does pyrodiversity really promote biodiversity?
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fauna
Does pyrodiversity really promote biodiversity? Local knowledge is important when managing fire for plant and animal conservation. An article...
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Wattleridge Fire and Seasons Calendar
Michelle Rose NCC, , Cultural burning
Wattleridge Fire and Seasons Calendar featured on the Atlas of Living Australia website. The calendars represent annual seasonal changes as...
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Nature Conservation Council
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The Nature Conservation Council (NCC) is a non-profit, non-government organisation representing more than 150 community organisations. NCC is dedicated to protecting and...
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Melville Island mammal declines fought with fire
Bushfire Volunteer, , Cultural burning, Ferals, wildfire
Just off the coast of Darwin findings have shown the importance of fire management highlighting the use of fires to leave...
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Aboriginal burning on ABC
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Cultural burning podcast This ABC podcast shares experiences from Cultural burning projects in central western NSW, discussing how burning...
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Mark Graham: hollow bearing trees and the Bonnells Bay area
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fauna, Hollows
NCC ecologist, Mark Graham recently helped run a Fire Ecology Field Day at Bonnells Bay, Lake Macquarie. This transcript...