Fire management of complex rehabilitated forests - quantifying and understanding spatial variability of forest structure and fuels

在澳大利亚，在严重的火灾年份，多达500万公顷的森林被森林大火烧毁。2002/3年，西澳大利亚州的灭火费用超过1 200万美元。因此，开发和应用加强火灾管理和减少野火风险的技术和知识是高度优先事项，具有重大的经济、社会和环境效益。在复杂的地形上进行实验性火灾的机会将使以前不可能的技术的校准和开发成为可能。这项研究将确定如何使用规定的火，将恢复的幼林纳入更广泛的景观管理，并开发更具成本效益的火灾管理工具。

Up to 5 million ha of forest is burnt by bushfire in Australia in severe fire years. The cost of fire suppression in 2002/3 in WA was in excess of 12 million dollars. Consequently, development and application of technologies and knowledge for enhancing fire management and reducing wildfire risk is of high priority and substantial economic, social and environmental benefit. The opportunity to conduct experimental fires across a complex landscape will enable calibration and development of technologies not previously possible. This research will define the way prescribed fire is used to integrate young rehabilitated forest into management of the broader landscape and develop more cost-effective tools for fire management.