Forum and conference programs and proceedings
2015 Fire Science Forum (Spring)
Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane (151 attendees)
Thanks to Brisbane City Council.
Kevin Taylor (Hotspots Fire Project, Nature Conservation Council NSW & NSW Rural Fire Service)
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Chair: Mr Michael Reif (Sunshine Coast Regional Council) |
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| Overview of general business |
Dr Sam Lloyd and Craig Welden (QFBC, then SEQFBC) |
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| “Fire, weeds and healthy ecosystems, a review of current literature and practices across NSW” – using fire to manage bushland weeds in the northern NSW area | Kevin Taylor (Hotspots Fire Project, Nature Conservation Council NSW & NSW Rural Fire Service) | ||
| Frequent burning reduces Lantana camara regeneration | Dr Tom Lewis (Department of Agriculture & Fisheries) | ||
| Fire regimes & ecosystem & weed resilience | Adrian Hansen (Ecological Natural Area Management) | ||
| Tropical weedy fire regimes | Dr Paul Williams (Vegetation Management Science) | ||
| Fire and pests in Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) statewide – post fire treatment | Peter Leeson (QPWS) | ||
| Short & long term responses of weeds to prescribed fire in Allocasuarina littoralis forest | Dr Seonaid Melville (Vegetation Surveys Consultancy) | ||
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SEQ Fire and Biodiversity Research highlighted |
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| Fire affected habitat, forest health and the composition of cerambycid bettles - SEQFBC Scholarship program |
Martyn Eliott (University of the Sunshine Coast) |
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| Stoichiometric patterns in the responses of landscapes, ecosystems and organisms to fire | Orpheus Butler (PhD Candidate, Griffith University) |
We would like to thank the Weed Society of Queensland, Quik Corp and NRM Jobs for their support of the 2015 Fire Science forum.
