Southern Gulf Catchments (SGC) contracted Dr. Leasie Felderhof of Firescape Science to develop a detailed proposal for addressing fire management issues in the Greater Mount Isa (GMI) region. Decades of research into fire ecology shows fire is instrumental in shaping the environment and active fire management is required for conserving species, cultural heritage and ecological communities. SGC is responding to concerns that altered fire regimes since European settlement has resulted in vegetation modification and species loss. The extent of concern has led to issues of inappropriate fire regimes being nominated for the listing as a threatening process under the Commonwealth’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Some flora and fauna are killed by fire, but for others it is a catalyst for regeneration. Responses depend on species characteristics and the region’s fire history. ...
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).
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