Does forest thinning reduce fire severity in Australian eucalypt forests?

Abstract Forest thinning has been proposed to reduce fire severity. However, evidence to support this strategy in Australia is scant. We completed a detailed empirical analysis of stand history data from forests burned in wildfires in 2009 in south‐eastern Australia, to address the question: Does fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chris Taylor, Wade Blanchard, David B. Lindenmayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Conservation Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12766