Working in collaboration with Victorian, national and international research groups, we have many ongoing projects across the biological, physical and social sciences. This investment increases our capability to manage risks and deliver for all Victorian communities.
Research programs enables us to gain understanding and management of bushfire to:
- improve ability to characterize and model severe bushfire
- improve decision making about where to invest resources and plan bushfire risk reduction activities
- improve bushfire and planned burn mapping
- improve understanding and ability to mitigate the impact of bushfires on communities and communicate that risk to communities
- improve ability to manage and communicate the impact of smoke during bushfires and planned burns
- improve understanding of the impact of planned burning on biodiversity
- improve ability to protect and promote fire sensitive species and habitats within foothills forests
- improve data collection and data management in a way that better supports strategic bushfire management plan processes and guides the needs for future research.
Fire and adaptive management reports
We have been publishing a series of research reports as “Fire and adaptive management reports” or earlier “Fire research reports” since 1977. These reports are the final outputs from many of our research projects. It’s important to know that our research has many other outputs, such as complex computer modelling capacity, or improvements in data to improve models.
For each report the title, authors, report number and publication date are listed in the tables below. They are grouped by theme as follows:
For accessible versions of reports contact us directing your enquiry to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Unit in the Forest, Fire and Regions Group, and quote the report(s) you require.
Hard copies of reports that are still in print may be purchased from:
Information Victoria
Level 20, 80 Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
1300 366 356 for the cost of a local call, anywhere in Australia
Fax: 03 9208 3316
www.bookshop.vic.gov.au
| Year | Title | Authors | Report number |
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2010
| The impacts, losses and benefits sustained from five severe bushfires in south-eastern Australia (PDF, 2.3 MB)
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C. Stephenson
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88
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2010
| A literature review on the social, economic and environmental impacts of severe bushfires (PDF, 2.2 MB)
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C. Stephenson
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87
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2010
| Guiding Principles: facilitating learning, understanding and change through relationships (PDF, 2.1 MB)
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C. Campbell, M. Campbell, S. Blair
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80
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2010
| A case study of a "Strategic Conversation" about fire in Victoria, Australia (PDF, 809.6 KB)
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S. Blair, C. Campbell, and M. Campbell
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79
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2010
| Developing a fire learning network: a case study of the first year (PDF, 1.6 MB)
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C. Campbell, S. Blair and A.A.G. Wilson
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78
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2010
| Understanding, developing and sharing knowledge about fire in Victoria, Australia (PDF, 1.4 MB)
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S. Blair, C. Campbell, A.A.G. Wilson and M. Campbell
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77
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2010
| Adaptive management of fire: the role of a learning network (PDF, 833.9 KB)
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C. Campbell, S. Blair and A.A.G. Wilson
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76
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2003
| A review of the relationship between fireline intensity and the ecological and economic effects of fire, and methods currently used to collect fire data (PDF, 517.2 KB)
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Karen Chatto & Kevin G. Tolhurst
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67
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2015
| Assessing the economic value and vulnerability of nature-based tourism in the Ovens and Alpine area of NE Victoria (PDF, 4.0 MB) |
J. Pyke, M. Jiang, T. De Lacy, P. Whitelaw and R. Jones
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94
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Smoke modelling
| Year | Title | Authors | Report number |
|---|
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2003
| Modelling transport, dispersion and secondary pollutant formation of emissions from burning vegetation using air quality dispersion models (PDF, 614.0 KB)
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Orestis Denis Valianatos, Kevin Tolhurst, Steven Siems, Nigel Tapper
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53
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2019
| Smoke emission and transport modelling (PDF, 14.8 MB) |
Martin Cope, Sunhee Lee, Mick Meyer, Fabienne Reisen, Camilla Trindade, Andrew Sullivan, Nic Surawski et al.
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102
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Bushfire Management
| Year | Title | Authors | Report number |
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2014
| National Bushfire Management Policy Statement for Forests and Rangelands (PDF, 3.4 MB) |
Forest Fire Management Group for the Council of Australian Governments
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2011
| Establishing a link between the power of fire and community loss: the first step towards developing a bushfire severity scale (PDF, 6.4 MB)
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S. Harris, W. Anderson, M. Kilinc, and L. Fogarty
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89
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2004
| Analysis of wildfire threat: issues and options (PDF, 318.2 KB) |
AAG. Wilson
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55
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2003
| Prediction of firefighting resources for suppression operations in Victoria's parks and forests (PDF, 2.3 MB)
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Gregory J. McCarthy, Kevin G. Tolhurst, Michael Wouters
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56
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1997
| Analysis of fire causes on or threatening public land in Victoria: 1976/77 – 1995/96 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
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Davies, C
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49
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1999
| Development, behaviour, threat and meteorological aspects of a plume-driven bushfire in West-Central Victoria: Berringa Fire February 25-26, 1995 (PDF, 3.3 MB)
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Chatto,K.,Tolhurst, K., Leggett,A.,Treloar,A.
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48
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1998
| Effectiveness of firefighting first attack operations by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment from 1991/92 – 1994/95 (PDF, 4.5 MB)
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McCarthy,G.J. and Tolhurst, K.G.
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45
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1994
| Fire behaviour and fire suppression in an elevated fuel type in East Gippsland: Patrol Track wildfire, February 1991 (PDF, 1.3 MB)
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Buckley, A.J.
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42
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1993
| The effect of fuel reduction burning on the suppression of four wildfires in western Victoria (PDF, 1.2 MB)
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Grant, S.R., Wouters, M.A
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41
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1993
| A case study of wildfire management in the Byadbo and Tingaringy Wilderness Areas (PDF, 2.0 MB)
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Bartlett, A.G.
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38
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1993
| Wildfire behaviour in heath and other elevated fuels: a case study of the 1991 Heywood fire (PDF, 1.1 MB)
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Wouters, M.A.
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36
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1990
| Fire behaviour and fuel reduction burning: Bemm River wildfire, October 1988 (PDF, 5.1 MB)
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Buckley, A.J.
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28
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1987
| Heathcote fire: Bendigo Fire No. 38: 1986–87 (PDF, 628.4 KB)
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Billing, P.R
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27
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1985
| The Avoca Fire, 14 January 1985 (PDF, 355.7 KB) |
Billing, P.R
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23
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1984
| Forest fire statistics 1974–75 to 1983–84 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
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Rees, B.
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22
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1983
| Otways Fire No 22: 1982/83: Aspects of fire behaviour (PDF, 1.8 MB)
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Billing, P. R
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21
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1983
| Otways Fire No 22: 1982/83: A case study of plantation protection (PDF, 531.3 KB)
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Billing, P.R
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20
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1983
| The Bright plantation fire: November, 1982 (PDF, 909.5 KB)
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Watson, N., Morgan, G., Rolland, D
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19
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1982
| A summary of forest fire statistics, 1972–73 to 1980–81 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
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Rawson, R., Rees, B.
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12
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1982
| A fire tornado in the Sunset Country January 1981 (PDF, 269.2 KB)
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Billing, P., Rawson, R
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11
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1980
| Some aspects of the behaviour of the Caroline Fire of February 1979 (PDF, 831.6 KB)
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Billing, P.R.
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7
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Hazard Management
| Year | Title | Authors | Report number |
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2016
| Reducing the effect of planned burns on hollow-bearing trees (PDF, 2.4 MB)
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Bluff, L
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95
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2010
| Overall Fuel Hazard Assessment Guide - 4th edition (PDF, 3.3 MB)
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Hines, F. Tolhurst, K., Wilson, A.G. McCarthy, G.J,
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82
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2003
| Determination of sustainable fire regimes in the Victorian Alps using plant vital attributes (PDF, 1.6 MB) |
Gregory J. McCarthy, Kevin G. Tolhurst, Karen Chatto
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54
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2001
| Effectiveness of Broadscale Fuel Reduction Burning in Assisting with Wildfire Control in Parks and Forests in Victoria (PDF, 244.3 KB) |
McCarthy, G.J. and Tolhurst, K.G.
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51
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1999
| Overall Fuel Hazard Guide (Note - superseded by Research Report 82) (PDF, 2.8 MB) |
McCarthy,G.J, Chatto, K., and Tolhurst, K.
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47
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1997
| The development and testing of the Wiltronics T-H Fine Fuel Moisture meter (PDF, 1.8 MB) |
Chatto, K. and Tolhurst, K.
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46
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2004
| Surface fine fuel hazard rating – forest fuels in East Gippsland (PDF, 861.7 KB) |
Gregory J. McCarthy
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44
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1996
| Fuel hazard levels in relation to site characteristics and fire history: Chiltern Regional Park case study (PDF, 1.6 MB) |
Chatto,K
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43
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1993
| Fuel reducing regrowth forests with a wiregrass fuel type: fire behaviour guide and prescriptions (PDF, 2.1 MB) |
Buckley, A.J.
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40
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1993
| The accumulation and structural development of the wiregrass (Tetrarrhena juncea) fuel type in East Gippsland (PDF, 1.2 MB) |
Fogarty, L.G.
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37
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1993
| Elevated fuel guide (Note - superseded by Research Report 82) (PDF, 558.1 KB) |
Wilson, A.A.G.
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35
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1992
| Fuel reducing a stand of eucalypt regrowth in East Gippsland: a case study (PDF, 1.4 MB) |
Buckley, A.J.
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33
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1992
| Eucalypt bark hazard guide (Note: superseded by Research Report 82) (PDF, 493.0 KB) |
Wilson, A.A.G.
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32
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1992
| Assessing fire hazard on public land in Victoria: fire management needs, and practical research objectives (PDF, 1.2 MB) |
Wilson, A.A.G.
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31
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1991
| Fire hazard and prescribed burning of thinning slash in eucalypt regrowth forest (PDF, 1.6 MB) |
Buckley, A.J., Corkish, N.
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29
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1985
| Effectiveness of fuel reduction burning -10 case studies (PDF, 12.5 MB) |
Rawson, R., Billing, P., Rees, B.
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25
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1981
| The Effectiveness of Fuel-Reduction Burning: 5 Case Studies (PDF, 1.9 MB) |
Billing, P.
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10
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1981
| Hazard reduction burning in the Big Desert (PDF, 298.4 KB) |
Billing, P.R.
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9
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1981
| Changes in understorey vegetation in Sherbrooke Forest following burning or slashing (PDF, 1.0 MB) |
Rawson, R., Rees, B.
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8
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Ecosystem, monitoring and resilience
| Year | Title | Author | Report number |
|---|
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2016
| Integrated Forest Ecosystem Research (IFER): Program outcomes 2010-16 (PDF, 3.2 MB) |
State of Victoria DELWP
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100
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2016
| Foothills Fire and Biota, Fire and Adaptive Management Report (PDF, 6.7 MB)
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Leonard, S., Bruce, M., Christie, F., Di Stefano, J., Haslem, A., Holland, G., Kelly, L., Loyn, R., MacHunter, J., Rumpff, L.,Stamation, K., Bennett
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96
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2014
| Verification of Time-Since-Fire in Gippsland from Charring Retained on Stringybark Trees (PDF, 1.5 MB) |
Bluff, L
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92
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2012
| Relationships between disturbance regimes and biodiversity: background, issues and approaches for monitoring (PDF, 1.1 MB) |
J. Di Stefano and A. York
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91
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2012
| Review of resilience concepts and their measurement for fire management (PDF, 1.5 MB) |
M. McCarthy
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90
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2010
| Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets (PDF, 6.6 MB) |
D. Cheal
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84
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2008
| Flora monitoring protocols for planned burning: a user's guide (PDF, 2.7 MB) |
J. Cawson and A. Muir
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74
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2008
| Flora monitoring protocols for planned burning: a rationale report (PDF, 1.1 MB) |
J. Cawson and A. Muir
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75
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2008
| Underpinnings of fire management for biodiversity conservation in reserves (PDF, 3.5 MB) |
A.M Gill
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73
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2003
| Effects of repeated low-intensity fire on reptile populations of a mixed eucalypt foothill forest in south-eastern Australia (PDF, 1.0 MB) |
Marc Irvin, Martin Westbrooke and Mathew Gibson
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65
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2003
| Effects of repeated low-intensity fire on insectivorous bat populations of a mixed eucalypt foothill forest in south-eastern Australia (PDF, 990.2 KB) |
Marc Irvin, Patrick Prevett and Martin Westbrooke
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64
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2003
| Effects of repeated low-intensity fire on terrestrial mammal populations of a mixed eucalypt foothill forest in south-eastern Australia (PDF, 737.4 KB) |
Marc Irvin, Martin Westbrooke & Mathew Gibson
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63
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2003
| Effects of repeated low-intensity fire on bird abundance in a mixed eucalypt foothill forest in south-eastern Australia (PDF, 1.4 MB) |
Richard H. Loyn, Ross B. Cunningham and Christine Donnelly
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62
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2003
| Effects of repeated low-intensity fire on the invertebrates of a mixed eucalypt foothill forest in south-eastern Australia (PDF, 389.3 KB) |
Nick Collett and Fred Neumann
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61
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2003
| Effects of repeated low-intensity fire on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in the soils of a mixed eucalypt foothill forest in south-eastern Australia (PDF, 1.1 MB) |
Peter Hopmans
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60
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2003
| Ecological effects of repeated low-intensity fire in a mixed eucalypt foothill forest in south-eastern Australia - Summary report (1984–1999) (PDF, 1.4 MB) |
Department of Sustainability and Environment
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57
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1992
| Monitoring vegetation for fire effects (PDF, 1.3 MB) |
Wouters, M.A.
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34
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1987
| Monitoring the ecological effects of fire (PDF, 902.4 KB) |
Ed. by Hamilton, F.
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30
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2019
| Framework for using and updating ecological models to inform bushfire management planning (PDF, 3.8 MB) |
L. Rumpff, N. Amos and J. MacHunter
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104
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Aircraft and fire retardant
| Year | Title | Authors | Report number |
|---|
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2010
| Fire Boss amphibious single engine air tanker: Final Report. November 2008 (PDF, 1.3 MB) |
H. Biggs
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81
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2004
| Operational performance of the S-64F Aircrane Helitanker - 1997–98 fire season (PDF, 1.4 MB) |
H. Biggs
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72
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2004
| An evaluation of the performance of the Simplex 304 helicopter belly-tank (PDF, 1.5 MB) |
H. Biggs
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71
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2003
| Effects of fire retardant on soils of heathland in Victoria (PDF, 383.8 KB) |
P. Hopmans and R. Bickford
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70
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2003
| Effects of fire retardant on heathland invertebrate communities in Victoria (PDF, 1.8 MB) |
Collett, N and Schoenborn, C.
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69
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2003
| Effects of fire retardant on vegetation in eastern Australian heathlands: a preliminary investigation (PDF, 3.0 MB) |
Bell, T.L.
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68
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2003
| Effectiveness of aircraft operations by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Country Fire Authority 1997–1998 (PDF, 643.8 KB) |
Gregory J. McCarthy
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52
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2000
| Assessment of the Effectiveness and Environmental Risk of the Use of Retardants to Assist in Wildfire Control in Victoria (PDF, 432.7 KB) |
CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products
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50
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1986
| Operational aspects of the Infra-Red Line Scanner (PDF, 800.6 KB) |
Billing, P.R
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26
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1983
| Retardant distributions from six agricultural aircraft (PDF, 1.0 MB) |
Rees, B.
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18
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1982
| Project MAFFS/HERCULES: the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System in Victoria (PDF, 812.3 KB) |
Rawson, R., Rees, B., Stuckey, E., Turner, D., Wood, C., Woodman,M
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15
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1977
| A study of the distribution of aerially applied fire retardant in softwood plantations (PDF, 1.0 MB) |
Rawson, R.
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1
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Pine plantations - fuels and planned burning
| Year | Title | Authors | Report Number |
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1985
| Fuel management in Radiata Pine following heavy first thinning (PDF, 379.7 KB) |
Norman, P.
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24
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1982
| Fuel properties before and after second thinning in Radiata Pine (PDF, 761.2 KB) |
Woodman, M.
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17
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1982
| Using fire to reduce aerial fuels in first thinned Radiata Pine (PDF, 323.1 KB) |
Billing, P.R., Bywater, J.V.
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16
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1982
| Fuel reduction burning in Radiata Pine plantations (PDF, 1.8 MB) |
Woodman, M., Rawson, R.
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14
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1982
| Fuel moisture changes under Radiata Pine (PDF, 819.6 KB) |
Woodman, M.
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13
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1980
| A low intensity prescribed burning operation in a thinned Radiata Pine plantation (PDF, 703.2 KB) |
Billing, P.R.
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6
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1979
| Some effects of low intensity burning on Radiata Pine (PDF, 1.2 MB) |
Billing, P.R.
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5
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1979
| Using fire to reduce fuel accumulations after first thinning in Radiata Pine plantations (PDF, 450.7 KB) |
Billing, P.R.
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4
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1978
| Fuel properties before and after thinning in young Radiata Pine plantations (PDF, 1.0 MB) |
Williams, D.F.
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3
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1978
| Low intensity prescribed burning in three Pinus radiata stand types (PDF, 914.2 KB) |
Thomson, D
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2
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Integrating and evaluating science