Australia's Megafires - Biodiversity Impacts and Lessons from 2019-2020

van Leeuwen, Stephen, Wintle, Brendan A., Woinarski, John C.Z., Rumpff, Libby, Legge, Sarah M.
Australia's Megafires - Biodiversity Impacts and Lessons from 2019-2020

Australia's Megafires - Biodiversity Impacts and Lessons from 2019-2020

van Leeuwen, Stephen, Wintle, Brendan A., Woinarski, John C.Z., Rumpff, Libby, Legge, Sarah M.

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The Australian wildfires of 2019-20 (Black Summer) were devastating and unprecedented. These megafires burnt more than 10 million hectares, mostly of forests in southern and eastern Australia. Many of the fires were uncontrollable. These megafires affected many of Australia's most important conservation areas and severely impacted threatened species and ecological communities. They were a consequence of climate change - and offered a glimpse of how this is likely to continue to affect our future.



Australia's Megafires includes contributions by more than 200 researchers and managers with direct involvement in the management and conservation of the biodiversity affected by the Black Summer wildfires. It provides a comprehensive review of the impacts of these fires on all components of biodiversity, and on Indigenous cultural values.



These fires also triggered an extraordinary and highly collaborative response by governments, NGOs, Indigenous groups, scientists, landholders and others, seeking to recover the fire-affected species and environments - to restore Country. This book documents that response. It draws lessons that should be heeded to sustain that recovery and to be better prepared for the inevitable future comparable catastrophes. Such lessons are of global relevance, for wildfires increasingly threaten biodiversity and livelihoods across the globe.

Author:   van Leeuwen, Stephen, Wintle, Brendan A., Woinarski, John C.Z., Rumpff, Libby, Legge, Sarah M.
Publisher:   CSIRO Publishing
ISBN:  

9781486316649


Pages:   512
Publication Date:   01 February 2023
Bind Format:   Paperback
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The Australian wildfires of 2019-20 (Black Summer) were devastating and unprecedented. These megafires burnt more than 10 million hectares, mostly of forests in southern and eastern Australia. Many of the fires were uncontrollable. These megafires affected many of Australia's most important conservation areas and severely impacted threatened species and ecological communities. They were a consequence of climate change - and offered a glimpse of how this is likely to continue to affect our future.



Australia's Megafires includes contributions by more than 200 researchers and managers with direct involvement in the management and conservation of the biodiversity affected by the Black Summer wildfires. It provides a comprehensive review of the impacts of these fires on all components of biodiversity, and on Indigenous cultural values.



These fires also triggered an extraordinary and highly collaborative response by governments, NGOs, Indigenous groups, scientists, landholders and others, seeking to recover the fire-affected species and environments - to restore Country. This book documents that response. It draws lessons that should be heeded to sustain that recovery and to be better prepared for the inevitable future comparable catastrophes. Such lessons are of global relevance, for wildfires increasingly threaten biodiversity and livelihoods across the globe.

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Author:   van Leeuwen, Stephen, Wintle, Brendan A., Woinarski, John C.Z., Rumpff, Libby, Legge, Sarah M.
Publisher:   CSIRO Publishing
ISBN:  

9781486316649


Pages:   512
Publication Date:   01 February 2023
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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