Abstract

AbstractThe effect of a summer fire or a winter fire on tree and shrub populations in two rangeland vegetation types in central Australia was investigated. Changes in population structure of two major species occurred regardless of the season of burn. The decrease in overall density of Acacia aneura, Eremophila gilesii and Cassia spp. was similar for summer and winter fire treatments: greater reduction of E. latrobei followed the summer burn.Higher fire line intensity caused greater mortality in all species but enhanced germination in A. aneura, a potentially ‘weedy’ species. Winter fires appear to be preferable for management of woody plants in the particular vegetation types studied.

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