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Fire-driven loss of obligate seeder forests in the Alps
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posted on 2023-05-22, 03:36 authored by David BowmanDavid Bowman, Lynda PriorLynda Prior- Since 2003, multiple high-severity wildfires in short succession have locally eliminated obligate-seeding alpine ash forests in parts of the Australian Alps.
- Aerial seeding of burnt areas can re-establish alpine ash in the winter following fire, but it is costly and depends on harvested seed stores: seed supplies are probably negatively affected by climate change.
- Regenerating forests are vulnerable to wildfire, made more likely under climate change.
- Protecting surviving mature forests must be a management priority.
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Publication title
Hot Topics in EcologyDepartment/School
School of Natural SciencesPublisher
Ecological Society of AustraliaPlace of publication
AustraliaRepository Status
- Restricted
