A new paper explores how a carefully controlled fuel reduction burn killed 17 critically endangered western ringtail possums.
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By collaborating with Indigenous ranger groups, we can make strategic fire and land management practices economically sustainable for traditional landowners.
We know heatwaves and drought can turn bushfires into infernos, but the reasons why were poorly understood in science.
New research found curly leaves on the forest floor create litter beds with more air gaps. And this fuels bigger fires.
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Professor of Bushfire Dynamics, School of Science, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University
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Research Fellow in Bushfire Behaviour and Management, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Ecological Economist, Charles Darwin University
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Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow Bushfires, Charles Darwin University
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Fire Coordinator for the Tiwi Islands, Indigenous Knowledge
