Effectiveness of Repeated Autumn and Spring Fires for Understorey Restoration in Weed- invaded Temperate Eucalypt Woodlands

Authors:
Prober, S., S. Taylor, R. Edwards and B. Mills (

Publication Date:
2009

Abstract/Summary:
Can strategic burning, targeting differing ecological characteristics of native and exotic species, facilitate restoration of native understorey in weed-invaded temperate grassy eucalypt woodlands? While fire is often considered to increase ecosystem invasibility, our study showed that strategic use of fire, informed by the relative responses of available native and exotic taxa, is potentially an effective step towards restoration of weed-invaded temperate eucalypt woodlands.

Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article

Source:
Applied Vegetation Science

Link:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1654-109X.2009.01039.x/abstract