Management of fire-prone shrublands in Western Australia: testing the effects of frequent fire

了解不同的火灾制度（火灾的频率、强度、斑块、大小）对高多样性灌木地的影响将有助于CALM（土地管理者）制定火灾管理方案，确保稀有和受威胁植物的保护，并保持生物多样性。这项研究将确定天气、燃料和火灾行为之间的关系，这是目前灌木丛植被类型所缺乏的。它为我们对生态系统结构和功能的理解提供了新的进展，在火灾管理和资产保护方面具有应用价值。该项目有助于生态学理论的发展，并为改善澳大利亚独特自然遗产的管理提供科学依据。

Understanding the impacts of different fire regimes (frequency, intensity, patchiness, size of fires) on high diversity shrublands will help CALM (the land managers) develop fire management prescriptions that ensure the conservation of rare and threatened flora, and maintain biodiversity. The research will identify relationships between weather, fuel and fire behaviour that is currently lacking for shrubland vegetation types. It offers advances in our understanding of ecosystem structure and function, with applied value in fire management for conservation and asset protection. The project contributes to development of ecological theory, and provides a scientific basis for improved management of Australia's unique natural heritage.