What factors influence rapid post-fire site re-occupancy? A case study of the endangered Eastern Bristlebird in eastern Australia

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Lindenmayer ◽  
Chris MacGregor ◽  
Jeff T. Wood ◽  
Ross B. Cunningham ◽  
Mason Crane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Site Occupancy ◽  
Prescribed Fires ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
A Site ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Type 3

We quantified the post-fire recovery of the endangered Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus) at Booderee National Park, south-eastern Australia. Occurrence was recorded on 110 sites a year before, and for 3 years after a major unplanned fire in 2003. Although the Eastern Bristlebird is thought to be sensitive to wildfire, data indicated that the species either persisted continuously on burned sites or returned to previously occupied sites within 2 years. Post-fire site occupancy was associated with several factors: (1) pre-fire site occupancy; (2) vegetation type; (3) spatial heterogeneity in fire and the amount of unburned vegetation surrounding a site; and (4) site-level vegetation structure (e.g. diversity of understorey and midstorey plants). The most likely mechanism underpinning rapid re-occupancy was movement by resident birds to unburned parts elsewhere within their territories. The addition of intensive feral predator baiting within the present study suggests that predation may have a more important effect on populations after unplanned fires than formerly recognised. Our results have significant implications for fire management in areas where the Eastern Bristlebird occurs. Care should be taken with back-burning during unplanned fires and the spatial and temporal arrangement of prescribed fires to ensure unburned vegetation remains as refugia to facilitate bird persistence.

Efektivitas Layanan Darurat Jakarta Siaga 112 dalam Penanganan Kebakaran oleh UPT. Pusat Data & Informasi Kebencanaan BPBD Provinsi DKI Jakarta

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Musa Musa
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Service ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Information Center ◽  
Disaster Data ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Document Review

This research was conducted to determine the Effectiveness of Jakarta Siaga 112 Emergency Services in Fire Management by UPT. Disaster Data & Information Center of BPBD DKI Jakarta Province by paying attention to aspects contained in the Effectiveness of the Jakarta Siaga Emergency Service Program 112. The research method was carried out with a case study method with data collection techniques using interview methods and document review. Interviews were conducted on 10 (ten) key informants, document review focused on documents related to the Jakarta Emergency Alert Service 112 Effectiveness research in Fire Management. The results showed that the Effectiveness of Jakarta Siaga 112 Emergency Services in Fire Management by UPT. The Center for Disaster Data & Information BPBD DKI Jakarta Province Its effectiveness is still low, due to the Implementation of Emergency Services Jakarta Standby 112 in Fire Management implemented by UPT. Disaster Data & Information Center of BPBD DKI Jakarta Province in terms of the Target Group Understanding of the Program, the Achievement of the Program Objectives aspects, and the Program Follow-up aspects. It is recommended to continue to disseminate this Emergency Service to the public, it is necessary to increase the firm commitment of the Head of 8 SKPD related to fire management so that all units play a role in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Fire Management and the evaluation and follow-up of program services that are held periodically 3 once a month.Keywords: Effectiveness, Emergency Services, Fire Handling

scholarly journals Fire management in a changing landscape: a case study from Lopé National Park, Gabon

PARKS ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn J. Jeffery ◽  
Lisa Korte ◽  
Florence Palla ◽  
Gretchen Walters ◽  
Lee J.T. White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Lope National Park

The Rabbit in Subalpine South-eastern Australia. I. Population Structure and Productivity

1974 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
DJ Dunsmore
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
National Park ◽  
Initial Level ◽  
Adult Survival ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Breeding Group ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Domestic Livestock ◽  
A Site ◽  
Better Than

An unconfined, almost completely tagged rabbit population on a site of about 100 ha was studied by observation and trapping for 5 years. The commencement of the study coincided approximately with the incorporation of the area into the Kosciusko National Park, the elimination of grazing by domestic livestock, and the cessation of the previously almost annual burning of the area. During the 5-yr study the fecundity of the rabbits declined to little more than half the initial level. This was not a result of the concurrently increasing age of the population, which was shown to be quite unrelated. It was also shown that the 1yr old rabbits were less fecund than the older rabbits, whose fecundity remained constant. Although it appeared subjectively to be so, the area was not uniformly suitable for the survival of rabbits. In one of its four subdivisions adult survival was much better than in the others; and in one of the others it was much the worst. During the study there was considerable immigration to the area, presumably balanced by migration. Females tended to remain where they were born and in no case changed from one breeding group to another. Males were considerably less sedentary than the females.

scholarly journals An assessment of the implementation and outcomes of recent changes to fire management in the Kruger National Park

Koedoe ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian W. Van Wilgen ◽  
Navashni Govender ◽  
Sandra MacFadyen
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Fire Regime ◽  
Kruger National Park ◽  
Fire Intensity ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Large Fires ◽  
Sufficient Degree ◽  
Burnt Areas ◽  
In Fire

This paper reviews recent changes in fire management in the Kruger National Park, and assesses the resulting fire patterns against thresholds of potential concern. In 2002, a lightning-driven approach was replaced by an approach that combined point ignitions with unplanned and lightning fires. The approach aimed to burn an annual target area, determined by rainfall and fuel conditions, in point-ignition fires of different sizes. Most of the original fire-related thresholds of potential concern (TPCs) were incorporated into the new approach. The annual target area to be burnt ranged from 12 to 24% of the park between 2002 and 2006. The total area burnt generally exceeded the targets each year, and management fires accounted for less than half of the total area burnt. The fire regime was dominated by very large fires (> 5 000 ha) which accounted for 77% of the total area burnt. New TPCs were developed to assess whether the fire regime encompassed a sufficient degree of variability, in terms of fire intensity and the spatial distribution of burnt areas. After assessment and adjustment, it appears that these TPCs have not yet been exceeded. The point-ignition approach, and its evaluation in terms of variability and heterogeneity, is based on the untested assumption that a diverse fire regime will promote biodiversity. This assumption needs to be critically assessed. We recommend that the practice of point ignitions be continued, but that greater efforts be made to burn larger areas earlier in the season to reduce large and intense dry-season fires.

Detection and growth of an Alaskan forest fire using GOES-9 3.9 µm imagery

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary L. Hufford ◽  
Herbert L. Kelley ◽  
Raymond K. Moore ◽  
Jeffrey S. Cotterman
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fire ◽  
Hot Spots ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Image Interpretation ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Fire Growth ◽  
Forest Fire Management ◽  
Automated Technique ◽  
In Fire

The utility of the new GOES-9 satellite 3.9 µm channel to monitor wildfires and their subsequent changes in growth and intensity in Alaska is examined. The June, 1996 Miller’s Reach forest fire is presented as a case study. Eighteen hours of sequential imagery coincident to the initiation and early stages of the fire are analyzed for hot spots. The dramatic response of the 3.9 µm channel to sub-pixel hot spots and the ability to access the data every 15 minutes makes the channel an effective tool to support forest fire management on wildfires in high latitudes to at least 61°N. In the case of Miller’s Reach, the fire was detected when it was less than 200 hectares in size. Changes in fire growth and intensity were also observed. An automated technique for decision makers which classifies hot spots without requiring image interpretation is proposed.

scholarly journals Influence of fire frequency on Colophospermum mopane and Combretum apiculatum woodland structure and composition in northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

Koedoe ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edson Gandiwa ◽  
Shakkie Kativu
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Woody Plants ◽  
National Park ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Fire Frequency ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Frequency Effects ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Mopane Woodland ◽  
Combretum Apiculatum

We investigated the long-term effects of fire frequency on Colophospermum mopane and Combretum apiculatum woodland structure and composition in northern Gonarezhou National Park (GNP), Zimbabwe. Fire frequency was categorised as high (every 1–2 years), medium (every 3–4 years) and low (every 5–6 years). The following variables were measured or recorded: plant height, species name, canopy depth and diameter, basal circumference, number of stems per plant, plant status (dead or alive) and number of woody plants in a plot. There was a positive correlation (r = 0.55, P = 0.0007) between annual area burnt (total from January to December) and annual rainfall (average over two rain stations per rain year, July to June) between 1972 and 2005. A total of 64 woody species were recorded from C. mopane and C. apiculatum woodlands. Mean plant height increased from 4.5 to 8.2 meters in C. mopane woodland and from 4.5 to 5.1 meters in C. apiculatum woodland in areas subjected to high and low fire frequencies. In C. mopane woodland, low fire frequency was characterised by a significantly low density of woody plants (P < 0.001), however, with a significantly high mean basal area (P < 0.001). Fire frequency had no significant effect on species diversity (P > 0.05). Our results suggest that C. mopane and C. apiculatum woodlands are in a state of structural transformation. Fire frequency effects, however, appear to be woodland specific. Fire management strategies in GNP should take into consideration annual rainfall and the different vegetation types.Conservation implication: This study provides valuable information on fire frequency effects on woody vegetation in northern GNP, which can be used in fire management programmes for the park. The positive relationship between annual rainfall and annual area burnt emphasises the need for wildlife managers to consider annual rainfall in fire management.

scholarly journals A Long-Term Experimental Case Study of the Ecological Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness of Invasive Plant Management in Achieving Conservation Goals: Bitou Bush Control in Booderee National Park in Eastern Australia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. e0128482 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Lindenmayer ◽  
Jeff Wood ◽  
Christopher MacGregor ◽  
Yvonne M. Buckley ◽  
Nicholas Dexter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
National Park ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Plant Management ◽  
Invasive Plant Management ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Bitou Bush

scholarly journals Observational Evidence of the Need for Gender-Sensitive Approaches to Wildfires Locally and Globally: Case Study of 2018 Wildfire in Mati, Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1556
Author(s):  
Anastasia Zabaniotou ◽  
Anastasia Pritsa ◽  
E-A Kyriakou
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Ecological Resilience ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Instrumental Case Study ◽  
Study Methodology ◽  
And Gender ◽  
In Fire

The study takes an equality justice perspective to compare resilience against the controlled management of wildfires, for an effective preparedness, which is a prerequisite for equitable mitigation. The objectives were (a) conceptualizing wildfire mitigation by exploring the ties with gender equality to wildfire hazards, (b) taking the case of wildfire 2018 in Mati, Greece, to contribute reducing the country’s gender inequality, and (c) increasing resilience to climate change hazards by considering lessons learnt. The authors underscore the benefits of a workshop-based and instrumental case study methodology for unravelling evidence on the need for gender-sensitive approaches and tools for future planning at local, regional, and global scales. The case study unravels women’s lack of preparedness to wildfires in Greece, their absence in decision-making for fire management, and the need for capacity building to transform communities’ resilience. The literature research and the specific interviews conducted helped bring awareness to the wildfire’s dynamics, in alignment with the fundamental aspect of gender equality, and to ground recommendations for socio-ecological resilience transition and gender-sensitive approaches in fire management, from reactive fire-fighting to proactive integration. Although in the geographical-context, the study can bring widespread geographical awareness, bringing insights for relevance to similar areas worldwide.

Experimental burning changes the quality of fallen timber as habitat for vertebrate and invertebrate fauna: implications for fire management

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Croft ◽  
Nick Reid ◽  
John T. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Ecological Consequence ◽  
Invertebrate Fauna ◽  
Hazard Reduction ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Invertebrate Abundance ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Habitat Feature

Context Fallen timber is a key habitat feature in forests and woodlands for vertebrate and invertebrate fauna, and is either consumed or left partially burnt after the passage of fire. This impact on habitat quality assumes significance because increasing areas of land are subject to frequent hazard-reduction burning and wildfire in eastern Australia. Aims We test here whether partially burnt or charred fallen timber is employed as habitat to the same extent as unburnt fallen timber. Methods Vertebrate and invertebrate abundance beneath burnt and unburnt fence posts was monitored for 13 months in unburnt forest and forest burnt by a wildfire. Key results Both vertebrate and invertebrate fauna made significantly less use of charred refuges. In most taxa, twice as many animals occurred under unburnt as under burnt artificial timber refuges, ant nests being the exception. Fauna made greater use of experimental refuges in burnt forest. Key conclusions Partially burnt fallen-timber refuges, where the log surface is left charred, are inferior habitat for fauna. Habitat quality in burnt forest may be enhanced by introducing fallen timber. Implications The study highlights an ecological consequence of fire for habitat quality, whether through wildfire or hazard-reduction burning, which should be considered in fire management.

Which fire management strategies benefit biodiversity? A landscape-perspective case study using birds in mallee ecosystems of south-eastern Australia

2013 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 248-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick S. Taylor ◽  
Simon J. Watson ◽  
Andrew F. Bennett ◽  
Michael F. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Fire Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
South Eastern Australia
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