2016
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160715
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Abstract: The influence of plant traits on forest fire behaviour has evolutionary, ecological and management implications, but is poorly understood and frequently discounted. We use a process model to quantify that influence and provide validation in a diverse range of eucalypt forests burnt under varying conditions. Measured height of consumption was compared to heights predicted using a surface fuel fire behaviour model, then key aspects of our model were sequentially added to this with and without species-specific in… Show more

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“…However, recent fire behavior models obtained significant increases in goodness of fit when leaf traits were included in addition to fuel loads and structures (Zylstra et al. ). In fact, Zylstra et al.…”
Section: Fire Resistance At Individual Tree Levelmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…However, recent fire behavior models obtained significant increases in goodness of fit when leaf traits were included in addition to fuel loads and structures (Zylstra et al. ). In fact, Zylstra et al.…”
Section: Fire Resistance At Individual Tree Levelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Deeper examinations on the role of floristics vs. fuel load and structure will be needed to fully understand the implications of such species change on stand resilience (Zylstra et al. ).…”
Section: Outstanding Knowledge Gapsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…temperature, humidity), and flame length and ember propagation (e.g. wind speed), all of which determine the likelihood that fire will cross fuel gaps (Sullivan, McCaw, Cruz, Matthews, & Ellis, ; Zylstra et al, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Schwilk and Caprio () and Zylstra et al. () have both demonstrated that leaf traits can predict fire severity at the landscape scale; however, to our knowledge, no study has explicitly investigated the flammability at the whole plant or shoot scale and used these data to scale‐up to the community level.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%