bushfireconf2015 13. burning and koala habitat

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To Burn or Not to Burn?

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Page 1: BushfireConf2015 13. Burning and koala habitat

To Burn or Not to Burn?

Page 2: BushfireConf2015 13. Burning and koala habitat

swamp mahogany / swamp box(Eucalyptus

robusta / Lophostemon suaveolens)

broad-leaved paperbark(Melaleuca

quinquenervia)

wattle / swamp box

(Acacia melanoxylon / Lophostemon suaveolens)

forest red gum(Eucalyptus

tereticornis)

Five Treatments

Fire Bare Soil Spraying Rotary Hoe Control

Page 3: BushfireConf2015 13. Burning and koala habitat

Fire Treatment

Page 4: BushfireConf2015 13. Burning and koala habitat

Fire Treatment Results

Melaleuca quinquenerviabroad-leaved paperbark

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Bare Soil Treatment

Melaleuca quinquenerviabroad-leaved paperbark

Lophostemon suaveolensSwamp box

Eucalyptus tereticornisforest red gum

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SummaryNative Tree Germinants by Treatment

Fire Bare Soil Spraying Rotary Hoe Control

15% 84% 7% 7% 7%

swamp mahogany / swamp box(Eucalyptus

robusta / Lophostemon suaveolens)

broad-leaved paperbark(Melaleuca

quinquenervia)

wattle / swamp box

(Acacia melanoxylon / Lophostemon suaveolens)

forest red gum(Eucalyptus

tereticornis)