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Dyer R. M. and Mott J.J. 1999, 'The impact of fire on two grazed savanna communities in northern Australia', Eldridge E. and Freudenberger D. (eds) People and Rangelands: Building the Future, VIth International Rangelands Congress Proceedings , Townsville, Australia.pp. 268–269.

Sharp D.R., and Bowman D.M.J.S. (2004), "Patterns of long-term woody vegetation change in a sandstone plateau savanna woodland, Northern Territory", Journal of Tropical Ecology, 20, pp. 259 - 270.

In this study a time series of aerial photographs were used to assess woody vegetation change at 122 locations on a sandstone-plateau woodland in the Victoria River Region, Northern Territory.

Crowley G.M. (2001) "Grasslands of Cape York Peninsula - a fire-dependent habitat", in Savanna Burning—Understanding and Using Fire in Northern Australia , (eds) R. Dyer, P. Jacklyn, I. Partridge, J. Russell-Smith and R. Williams, Tropical Savannas CRC, Darwin, p.34.

This is a brief article (one page) about the interaction between grasses and woody plants, particularly tea-tree (Melaleuca spp.). It explains with a diagram how different fire regimes can affect the balance between grassland and woody plants.

Liedloff A., Coughenour M.B., Ludwig J.A., and Dyer R. (1999), "Modelling the trade-off between fire and grazing in a tropical savanna landscape, northern Australia", Environment International, 27, (2/3), pp. 173 - 180.

This study attempted to model the implications of using fire as a land management tool in grazed areas. The model was developed using a combination of computer generated data and field data.

The results indicate that:

Morton S.R., and Andrew M. (1987), "Ecological impact and management of fire in Northern Australia", Search, 18, pp. 77 - 82.

Summary of discussion held about how to best manage wildfire, and how fire can be used as a constructive rather than destructive force in biodiversity conservation.

Overall participants agreed that:

Hoffman W. (1999), "Fire and Population Dynamics of Woody Plants in a Neotropical Savanna: Matrix Model Projections", Ecology, 80, pp. 1354 - 1369.

This study was completed in the cerrado savannas of Brazil. It developed a model which aimed to simulate the effects of increased fire frequency on woody plants. The model used information from 5 species (a subshrub, 2 shrubs and 2 trees) using four years of demographic data.

Dyer R., and Stafford-Smith M. (2003), "Ecological and economic assessment of prescribed burning impacts in semi-arid pastoral lands of northern Australia", International Journal of Wildland Fire, 12, pp. 403 - 413.

Pastoral managers in the savanna region of northern Australia are faced with some difficult short and long term decisions about what grasses should be used for – as fodder for animal production, or as a means of maintaining a tree/grass balance with fire.