Australia's Megafires [electronic resource] : Biodiversity Impacts and Lessons from 2019-2020
2023
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The Australian wildfires of 2019-20 (Black Summer) were devastating and
unprecedented. These megafires burnt more than 10 million hectares, mostly of
forests in southern and eastern Australia. Many of the fires were
uncontrollable. These megafires affected many of Australia's most important
conservation areas and severely impacted threatened species and ecological
communities. They were a consequence of climate change - and offered a glimpse
of how this is likely to continue to affect our future.
Australia's Megafires includes contributions by more than 200 researchers and
managers with direct involvement in the management and conservation of the
biodiversity affected by the Black Summer wildfires. It provides a comprehensive
review of the impacts of these fires on all components of biodiversity, and on
Indigenous cultural values.
These fires also triggered an extraordinary and highly collaborative response by
governments, NGOs, Indigenous groups, scientists, landholde...
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Imprint:
Australia : CSIRO PUBLISHING, 2023
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (512.0 pages)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781486316663
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
429077
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |