DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.02.015
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84958280401
论文题名: Forgotten fauna: Habitat attributes of long-unburnt open forests and woodlands dictate a rethink of fire management theory and practice
作者: Croft P. ; Hunter J.T. ; Reid N.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2016
卷: 366 起始页码: 166
结束页码: 174
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Fuel load
; Hollows
; Litter
; Logs
; Seasonality
; Slope
; Time since fire
Scopus关键词: Animals
; Biodiversity
; Conservation
; Ecosystems
; Forestry
; Fuels
; Plants (botany)
; Vegetation
; Fuel loads
; Hollows
; Litter
; Logs
; Seasonality
; Slope
; Fires
英文摘要: Thresholds for burning vegetation communities in New South Wales (NSW) are based on plant species' responses to fire and do not consider other issues such as site attributes or fauna requirements. We investigated knowledge gaps concerning the impact of fire on habitat features of open forests and woodlands, and consider the adequacy of fire management based on the fire responses of flora. The consequences of managing fire at broader scales are complex and this study tests ideas concerning landscape attributes in relation to fire planning and biodiversity conservation. Habitat attributes of long unburnt vegetation were determined at sites with varying time since fire and fuel loads in these communities were measured. Time since fire was the most important variable for explaining the abundance of critical faunal habitat attributes. Tree and log hollows and fallen timber volume were markedly more abundant in long-unburnt vegetation, while fuel loads in open forests and woodlands unburnt for 100 or more years were low to moderate and similar to the hazard in recently burnt sites. Fire-interval thresholds based only on plant responses to fire compromises the achievement of optimal fauna habitat. Recommended upper thresholds are too low to cater for the habitat requirements of fauna. Consequently, long-unburnt vegetation should be identified as a threatened asset in fire planning and management and should be protected and actively promoted. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/65012
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作者单位: School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia; Ecosystem Management, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia; Office of Environment and Heritage, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Glen Innes Area, 68 Church Street, Glen Innes, NSW, Australia
Recommended Citation:
Croft P.,Hunter J.T.,Reid N.. Forgotten fauna: Habitat attributes of long-unburnt open forests and woodlands dictate a rethink of fire management theory and practice[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2016-01-01,366