Effects of European colonisation on indigenous ecosystems: multiple-scale spatial structure of pre- and post-settlement Callitris forests

自欧洲殖民以来，改变的干扰制度，特别是火灾和放牧，极大地影响了全球完整的生态系统。然而，变化的程度和原因经常引起激烈的争论。这项研究将通过记录历史上的火灾制度，并在多个空间尺度上比较定居前和定居后的森林模式，来研究欧洲殖民如何影响自然生态系统。该研究将在温带的calitris森林中进行，并将首次提供澳大利亚定居后植被变化的多尺度空间分析。研究结果将增强我们对欧洲环境影响的全球认识，并为植被管理提供定量基准。

Since European colonisation, altered disturbance regimes, especially fire and grazing, have greatly affected intact ecosystems across the globe. However, the extent and causes of changes are often hotly contested. This study will examine how European colonisation has affected natural ecosystems, by documenting historical fire regimes and comparing pre- and post-settlement forest patterns across multiple spatial scales. The study will be conducted in temperate Callitris forests, and will provide the first, multiple-scale, spatial analysis of post-settlement vegetation changes in Australia. Results will enhance our global understanding of European environmental impacts and provide quantitative benchmarks to inform vegetation management.