Comparative ecology of common and threatened plants in fire-prone habitats

澳大利亚许多受威胁植物物种的火灾响应数据严重缺乏，但这些信息对物种恢复规划和土地管理至关重要。该项目将使用Epacridaceae（石南）家族的植物作为案例研究，以测试在澳大利亚东南部易发火灾的栖息地中，特定的植物性状是否与稀有性和普遍性有关。研究结果将增加对这一未得到充分研究的特定植物群的生态学知识，并将有助于发展生态上无害的火灾管理做法，特别是与受威胁物种有关的做法。

There is a critical lack of data on the fire responses of many threatened plant species in Australia, yet such information is essential for species recovery planning and land management. This project will use plants in the Family Epacridaceae (the heaths) as a case study to test whether particular plant traits are associated with rarity vs commonness in fire prone habitats of south eastern Australia. The results will increase knowledge of the ecology of this particular, under-studied plant group and will also enable the development of ecologically sound fire management practices, especially in relation to threatened species.