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DOI	10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118316
	The effects of inter-fire interval on flora-fauna interactions in a sub-alpine landscape
	O'Loughlin C.; Courtney Jones S.; Jenkins M.; Gordon C.E.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0378-1127
卷号	473
英文摘要	Attributes of the historical fire regime can influence fauna dynamics by moderating vegetation composition and the availability of appropriate habitat. Despite this, the indirect impacts of specific aspects of the long-term fire regime are often overlooked. Here we conduct a field survey at 27 sites in sub-alpine forests of Namadgi National Park (Australia) to determine if one aspect of the historical fire regime, inter-fire interval, influences vertebrate fauna and fauna habitat. Sites were stratified between three inter-fire interval categories (20, 65–70 and 83 years between the previous two fires) in areas last burned 15-years prior to the field survey. All other environmental attributes thought to impact vegetation dynamics were controlled for in the study design. Fauna activity was monitored for four weeks using trail cameras and 15 habitat attributes were assessed using field and remote-sensing survey techniques. Most fauna and habitat variables did not differ among the inter-fire interval categories. However, mountain brush-tail possum detections increased with inter-fire interval length, with 260% more observations within the older treatment when compared with the younger treatment. Large tree density, maximum tree height, and tree canopy cover were 40%, 38% and 12% higher within the older than younger treatment, respectively. Conversely, small tree density was 78% lower within the older treatment. Our results show a limited response of fauna to historical fire-return intervals of >20 years within a fire-prone forest, however also highlight that species-/habitat-specific responses do manifest via indirect effects pathways at longer fire return intervals. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
英文关键词	Fire regime; Inter-fire interval; Mountain brush-tailed possum; Namadgi National Park; Vegetation dynamics; Wildfire
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Animals; Ecosystems; Forestry; Remote sensing; Surveys; Vegetation; Environmental attributes; Fire return intervals; Habitat variables; Maximum tree height; Survey techniques; Tree canopy covers; Vegetation composition; Vegetation dynamics; Fires; ecological impact; fauna; field survey; fire history; flora; habitat availability; landscape ecology; subalpine environment; vegetation dynamics; Animals; Ecosystems; Forestry; Plants; Remote Sensing; Surveys; Australia; Australian Capital Territory; Namadgi National Park; Trichosurus; Vertebrata
来源期刊	Forest Ecology and Management
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/155135
作者单位	Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong2522, Australia; Division of Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University2601, Australia; New South Wales Rural Fire Service2142, Australia; Center for Biodiversity Dynamics in a Changing World, Aarhus University8000, Denmark
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	O'Loughlin C.,Courtney Jones S.,Jenkins M.,et al. The effects of inter-fire interval on flora-fauna interactions in a sub-alpine landscape[J],2020,473.
APA	O'Loughlin C.,Courtney Jones S.,Jenkins M.,&Gordon C.E..(2020).The effects of inter-fire interval on flora-fauna interactions in a sub-alpine landscape.Forest Ecology and Management,473.
MLA	O'Loughlin C.,et al."The effects of inter-fire interval on flora-fauna interactions in a sub-alpine landscape".Forest Ecology and Management 473(2020).