Forum and conference programs and proceedings
2015 Fire Science Forum (Autumn)
Dunwich, North Stradbroke (116 attendees)
| 2015 Fire Science Forum: Island Fire | |||
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Chair: Maree Manby (Redland City Council) |
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| Overview of general business |
Dr Sam Lloyd and Craig Welden (QFBC, then SEQFBC) |
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| Managing fire and risk in a fragmented, multi-tenure landscape: a South Australian perspective |
Dr David McKenna (Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, SA) |
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| Post fire recruitment and seasonal fire severity in heathland in the Eastern coastland |
Dr Mark Ooi (University of Wollongong) |
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| Acid frogs can stand the heat: amphibian resilience to wildfire in coastal wetlands of eastern Australia |
Dr Katrin Lowe |
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| Effects of fire on endangered orchid Phaius australis: recovery after the Stradbroke Island fires |
Laura Simmons (PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast) |
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| Snapshot of events that lead to the fire on Stradbroke island, the fire behaviour and associated response |
Chief Superintendent Michael Dwyer and Graeme Martin (Station Officer, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services) |
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| Field Trip | |||
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Walk on Quandamooka Country Observations of post fire recovery |
Kathy Stephens (Principal Botanist, Terrestria and co-author of “Flora of North Stradbroke Island”), Darren Burns (Joint Management Coordinator, Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation), Greg Litherland (retired forester) and Brendan Yetman and Michael Nochling (Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service). |
