Forum and conference programs and proceedings
2018 Fire Science Forum 
The 2018 Fire Science Forum was hosted by the Ecological Society of Australia.
Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane
Monday 26 November 2018
In the last week of November, over 700 ecologists met in Brisbane for the annual conference of the Ecological Society of Australia (ESA), which showcases the best and most innovative ecological science in the nation. The Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium (QFBC) was invited by ESA to host a fire forum in conjunction with the conference. ESA aims to help close the gap between scientists and practitioners by supporting events that provide opportunity for collaboration, sharing of stories and networking. The ESA sponsored event provided QFBC partners and associates with subsidised attendance, which was very well received with over 160 registrations.
With a focus on fire management and private land conservation, the QFBC sought to showcase projects that support successful partnerships between private landholders and public land managers or other stakeholders, including projects from Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation, Bush Heritage Australia, Land for Wildlife, local government, threatened species, Queensland Trust for Nature, University of New South Wales and the University of Queensland.
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2018 Fire Science Forum: Full Program
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QFBC: Local Fire Research Projects |
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| 8:15am |
Arrive, register and coffee/tea |
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9:20am |
Welcome to Country and housekeeping Dr Samantha Lloyd (Manager, QFBC, then SEQFBC) |
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9:30am |
Fauna community response to the 2012 wildfire at Austinville Conservation Area, Gold Coast Tony Adkins (City of Gold Coast) and Damian White (ddwfauna) |
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9:50am |
Fire ecology of the threatened species Boronia keysii Dr Mark Ooi (University of NSW), Justin Collette, PhD Candidate (QFBC scholarship recipient) and Peter Leeson (Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service) |
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10:10am |
What about the other 70% of the landscape? Addressing fire management on peri-urban private land? Susie Fifoot, PhD Candidate (University of Queensland) |
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| 10:30am |
Morning Tea |
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QFBC: Fire & Private Land Conservation |
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11:00am |
QFBC Fire Management Planning Kit Launch Craig Welden (Coordinator, QFBC, then SEQFBC) |
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11:05am |
Keynote Presentation Integrating ecological objectives into the management of bushfire risk in fire prone landscapes. Richard Geddes (National Bushfire Manager, Bush Heritage Australia) |
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11:35am |
Identifying opportunities for private land conservation Carla Archibald, PhD Candidate (University of Queensland) |
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11:50am |
Fire & Biodiversity: A conservation partnership spanning 40 years Di Collier (private landholder), Michael Reif (Sunshine Coast Council) and Deborah Metters (Healthy Land and Water) |
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12:20pm |
Fire & Food Calendar Kerry Jones and Lyndon Davies (Bunya Bunya Country Aboriginal Corporation) and Susie Chapman (Healthy Land and Water) |
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12:40pm |
Challenges of managing fire for conservation on private land reserves Tanya Pritchard (Queensland Trust for Nature) |
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| 1:00pm | Lunch | ||
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ESA Conference: Plenary Session |
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| 2:00pm |
TBC Dr Kate Grarock (Woodlands & Wetlands Trust, ACT), Professor Glenda Wardle (University of Sydney), Dr Hugh Possingham (Nature Conservancy) and Associate Professor Dale Nimmo (Charles Sturt University) Associate Professor Adriana Verges (University of NSW) |
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| 2:45pm |
Keynote Presentation - ESA Gold Medal Winner TBC |
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| 3:15pm |
Afternoon Tea |
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| ESA Conference: Concurrent Sessions (choice of seven) including Global change fires and landscape interactions in the world’s most flammable continent (detailed below). | |||
| 3:45pm |
Prescribed fire in Brush-tailed Phascogale habitat Dr Matthew Chick (Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning) |
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| 4:00pm |
Time is relative in fire-prone ecosystems: What shapes the distribution of bird species? Frederick Rainsford, PhD Candidate (La Trobe University) |
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| 4:15pm |
The effect of crown fire frequency on the survival and health of resprouting eucalypts Dr Luke Collins (La Trobe University & the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research) |
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| 4:30pm |
The response of bat communities to fire mediated change in vegetation Sandra Penman (University of Melbourne) |
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| 4:45pm |
Nutrient availability interacts with fire to drive Eucalypt dominance of Australian tropical savannas Harinandanan Paramjyothi Venugopal, PhD Candidate (Charles Darwin University) |
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| 5:00pm |
Functional diversity before and after disturbance: an example from a novel, fire-resilient ecosystem Dr John Patykowski (Deakin University) |
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| 5:15pm |
Habitat, fuel and fauna: can we use fuel to predict habitat and animals? Ellen Rochelmeyer, Student (University of Melbourne) |
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| 5:30pm |
Topography, climate, fire and habitat: how are they driving mammal communities? Annalie Dorph, PhD Candidate (University of Melbourne) |
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| 5:35pm |
What drives fuel hazard across south-eastern Australia – soil, climate or fire? Sarah McColl-Gausden (University of Melbourne) |
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| 5:45pm |
Error and uncertainty in the NSW fire history data- base – implications for management Jane Williamson, PhD Candidate (Australian Catholic University) |
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| 6:00pm | ESA Barbara Rice Memorial Poster Session | ||
