prescribed burning

ABC Rural News: Firefighters confident burning off in Central Australia will prevent big blazes

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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201208/s3567309.htm
Prescribed burns of more than 2,000 square kilometres of Aboriginal land have just been completed across Central Australia, ahead of the upcoming fire season. The burning was done by 11 Indigenous ranger groups from the Central Land Council, using both aerial and ground techniques. (Tuesday, 14/08/2012)

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South Australian Government: Fire Management

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www.environment.sa.gov.au/firemanagement/Home
Information from the South Australian Government on bushfires and fire management.

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The influence of prescribed fire on the extent of wildfire in savanna landscapes of western Arnhem Land, Australia

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Price OF, Russell-Smith J, Watt F
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International Journal of Wildland Fire
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dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF10079

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Savanna Burning - Burning Operations

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Extract from <i>Savanna Burning: Understanding and Using Fire in northern Australia</i> discusses prescribed burning; fire suppression; managing fire behaviour; applying fire; using flame throwers, incendiaries and aerial control burning; firebreaks; and legislation. Includes case studies.

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Ecological impact and management of fire in Northern Australia

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:

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