An average 5 million hectares is burnt annually in Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula (CYP) region, which totals approximately 13.5 million hectares. Fire scars in CYP have been mapped using satellite imagery since 1999 and a 9-year fire history GIS database has now been compiled. Mapping was initiated to determine the scale, extent, timing and use of fire and its influence on land condition and biodiversity. The database created allows the relationships between fire and natural feature including to topography, land use and biodiversity as well as pastoral economics. This will improve decision making and planning for the use of fire as a land management tool.Â
Anderson, L., van Klinken, R. D., and Shepherd, D. (2008). Aerially surveying Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in the Pilbara. In: 'A Climate of Change in the Rangelands. Proceedings of the 15th Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference'. (Ed. D. Orr) 4 pages. (Australian Rangeland Society: Australia).
Full-text publications from the Australian Rangelands Society (ARS) Biennial Conference Proceedings (1997-), Rangeland Journal (ARS/CSIRO; 1976-), plus videos and other resources about the rangelands of Australia.