WildFIRE PIRE Research - Australia
WildFIRE PIRE Research in Australia Tasmania provides a unique Southern Hemisphere counterpart to the Western United States study region. Fire has shaped Tasmanian vegetation for thousands of years, and the island offers an exceptional opportunity to test fundamental theories of fire-vegetation-soil interactions. Why Tasmania? In 1968, W.D. Jackson proposed a comprehensive model of how Tasmanian vegetation types, fire frequency, and soil fertility interact in a complex system of feedback loops. This theory has profoundly influenced fire ecology worldwide. WildFIRE PIRE examines key aspects of Jackson’s model that are critical for predicting vegetation response to future climate-driven changes in fire activity. ...