A5009372195- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Community Health and Development
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Social Work Education and Practice
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine animal studies overview
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
The University of Melbourne
2013-2022
San Antonio College
2014-2018
University of Coimbra
2014-2018
Melbourne Water
2009-2017
Bar-Ilan University
1997-2012
Natural Hazards Research Australia
2009-2011
Macquarie University
1999-2003
University of Wollongong
2002
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Fisheries Science Center
2000
University of Auckland
1995
Prescribed burning is a commonly applied management tool, and there has been considerable debate over the efficacy of its application. We review data relating to effectiveness prescribed in Australia. Specifically, we address two questions: (1) what extent can fuel reduction reduce risk loss human life economic assets posed from wildfires? (2) To be used biodiversity loss? Data suggest that achieve wildfires; however, at such levels, result an overall increase total area landscape burnt....
The design of a protected areas network that contains or represents as many species possible (maximum complementarity areas) is first step toward in situ conservation biodiversity. In the absence complete inventories, however, area selection must employ surrogate data such distribution plant vertebrate species. degree to which use these taxa results sites with maximum for others depends on levels assemblage fidelity among taxa. Assemblage defined here assemblages from different phylogenic...
Abstract Periodic low‐intensity fire (hazard‐reduction burning) is a conspicuous management strategy in virtually all of Australia’s dry forest communities where it primarily used to reduce fuel levels with the intention minimising extent and severity wildfires. Little known, however, about effects its repeated use on natural ecosystems over long periods time. This study investigated long‐term frequent ant by comparing frequently burnt sites long‐unburnt control sites. While richness...
Summary Increased incidence of landscape fire and pollinator declines with co‐extinctions dependent plant species are both globally significant. Fire can alter distributions, but its effects on plant–pollinator interactions poorly understood so present future role in coupled cannot be assessed. We develop a conceptual model interactions. review the empirical literature context this to identify important knowledge gaps regarding processes underlying these phenotypic traits flowering plants...
Predicting the effects of fire on biota is important for biodiversity conservation in fire-prone landscapes. Time since often used to predict occurrence fauna, yet many species, it a surrogate variable and temporal change resource availability which animals actually respond. Therefore prediction fire-fauna relationships will be uncertain if time not strongly related resources. In this study, we space-for-time substitution across large diverse landscape investigate interrelationships between...
The study discussed in this article examines the effects of client participation on empowerment, with special emphasis gender. A group community activists a low-income neighborhood central Israel was assessed by three scales and their perceived empowerment two scales. findings suggest different relationships between types Gender did not have significant main effect its only became evident when it interacted participation. This discusses nature measurement analyzes connection empowerment....
Although much of the empowerment research and literature deals with individual in his immediate environment, there is clearly a branch that focusses more on wider community sociopolitical empowerment. Zimmerman Zahniser (1991) developed an integrative measure control containing two indices—Leadership Competence Political Control, they reported three tests their measure. This study reports use measure, as well Bradburn Affect Balance Scale (Bradburn, 1969) for measuring sense Community...
Abstract Of the many mechanisms by which global climate change may alter ecosystem processes perhaps least known and insidious is altered disturbance regimes. We used a field‐based experiment to examine scenario of more frequent fires with invertebrate assemblages on decomposition Eucalyptus leaves. Our design comprised three fire regimes [long‐term exclusion (FE), long‐term burning (FB) FE FB (FEFB)] two litter bag mesh sizes (8.0 0.2 mm) that either permitted or denied access leaf most...
Abstract Agencies charged with nature conservation and protecting built‐assets from fire face a policy dilemma because management that protects assets can have adverse impacts on biodiversity. Although is often goal, usually takes precedence in implementation. To make decisions better achieve both objectives, existing trade‐offs must first be recognized, then policies implemented to manage multiple objectives explicitly. We briefly review actions conflict biodiversity conservation. Through...
Abstract Frequent low‐intensity fires are used in management of Australian forests to reduce fuel loads and protect natural resources human property. Low‐intensity typically patchy unburned litter microhabitats often associated with large objects such as logs, which may act refuges both for vertebrate invertebrate fauna. The aim this study was determine whether ants were using leaf logs a refuge after fire. carried out Bulls Ground State Forest, New South Wales, Australia, where...
This article describes a community organization program and its tangible results in stigmatized neighborhood the center of Israel. The lasted six years; central goal was autonomy community, empowerment residents, collaboration among human services workers between them resident leaders. results, measured objectively quantitatively, included large increase number activists; strong statistically significant increases self-esteem mastery surroundings; family, service delivery, activists,...
Abstract Animal species diversity is often associated with time since disturbance, but the effects of disturbances such as fire on functional are unknown. Functional measures range, abundance, and distribution trait values in a community, links changes composition consequences for ecosystem function. Improved understanding relationship between ( TSF ) critical given that frequency both prescribed wildfire expected to increase. To address this knowledge gap, we examined responses avian two...
Abstract Invasive and over-abundant predators pose a major threat to biodiversity often benefit from human activities. Effective management requires understanding predator use of human-modified habitats (including resource subsidies disturbed environments), individual variation within populations. We investigated selection for by invasive red foxes, Vulpes vulpes , two predominantly forested Australian landscapes. predicted that foxes would select in their range locations fine-scale...
Fire plays an important role in structuring vegetation fire-prone regions worldwide. Progress has been made towards documenting the effects of individual fire events and regimes on structure; less is known how different history attributes (e.g., time since fire, frequency) interact to affect vegetation. Using temperate eucalypt foothill forests southeastern Australia as a case study system, we examine two hypotheses about such interactions: (1) post-fire succession time-since-fire effects)...
Abstract Fire is a major driver of community composition and habitat structure extensively used as an ecological management tool in flammable landscapes. Interactions between fire other processes that affect animal distributions, however, cause variation faunal responses to limit our ability identify appropriate regimes for biodiversity conservation. Bayesian networks (BNs) have not previously been examine terrestrial distributions relation fire, but offer alternative statistical framework...
Abstract Fire is a global driver of ecosystem structure, function, and change. Problems common to fire scientists managers worldwide include limited knowledge how multiple taxonomic groups within given respond recurrent fires, interactions between regimes environmental gradients influence biodiversity. We tested six hypotheses relating in forest ecosystems using data on birds (493 sites), mammals (175 vascular plants (615 sites) systematically collected dry eucalypt forests southeastern...