@article {BF-4272,
	title = {Environmental assessment of erosion following prescribed burning in the Mount Lofty Ranges, Australia},
	journal = {International Journal of Wildland Fire},
	year = {2013},
	month = {10/2013},
	abstract = {Erosion following fire has the potential to affect water quality, alter soil profiles and detrimentally affect human infrastructure. There is a clear need for environmental assessments to have regard for erosion concerns from prescribed burning. This study focussed on 10 prescribed burns conducted in the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges. Generalised additive modelling was used to determine the main significant environmental variables influencing the presence of sediment movement at 505 field-assessed sites. Sediment movement after the 10 prescribed burns was minor. Fire severity was a highly significant environmental determinant for the presence of sediment movement after prescribed burning. To predict erosion concerns, a suite of environmental variables is more reliable than focusing solely on slope steepness, as occurred before this study. These results indicate that erosion assessments need to consider a range of environmental variables to assess potential erosion and that land managers and scientists need to incorporate spatial sampling designs into erosion assessments.},
	keywords = {bioturbation, erosion assessment, fire severity, rainfall, sediment movement, slope, topography},
	doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WF13011},
	url = {http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WF13011.htm},
	author = {Morris, Rowena and Ross Bradstock and Deirdre Dragovich and Henderson, M. K. and Trent Penman and Bertram Ostendorf}
}
@article {BF-3095,
	title = {Prescribed burning: how can it work to conserve the things we value?},
	journal = {International Journal of Wildland Fire},
	volume = {20},
	year = {2011},
	month = {2011},
	pages = {721},
	abstract = {Prescribed burning is a commonly applied management tool, and there has been considerable debate over the efficacy of its application. We review data relating to the effectiveness of prescribed burning in Australia. Specifically, we address two questions: (1) to what extent can fuel reduction burning reduce the risk of loss of human life and economic assets posed from wildfires? (2) To what extent can prescribed burning be used to reduce the risk of biodiversity loss? Data suggest that prescribed burning can achieve a reduction in the extent of wildfires; however, at such levels, the result is an overall increase in the total area of the landscape burnt. Simulation modelling indicates that fuel reduction has less influence than weather on the extent of unplanned fire. The need to incorporate ecological values into prescribed burning programmes is becoming increasingly important. Insufficient data are available to determine if existing programs have been successful. There are numerous factors that prevent the implementation of better prescribed burning practices; most relate to a lack of clearly defined, measurable objectives. An adaptive risk management framework combined with enhanced partnerships between scientists and fire-management agencies is necessary to ensure that ecological and fuel reduction objectives are achieved.},
	doi = {10.1071/WF09131},
	author = {Trent Penman and Christie, Fiona J. and Andersen, A. N. and Ross Bradstock and Geoffrey J. Cary and Henderson, M. K. and Owen Price and Tran, C. and Wardle, G. M. and Williams, RJ and York, Alan}
}
@article {BF-2578,
	title = {Fire Dynamics in Mallee Heath Vegetation},
	year = {2010},
	author = {Cruz, Miguel G. and Stuart Matthews and J.S. Gould and Ellis, Peter and Henderson, M. K. and Knight, IK and Watters, J}
}
@proceedings {BF-2429,
	title = {Fuel dynamics and fire behaviour in Australian mallee and heath vegetation},
	year = {2007},
	url = {http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/28563},
	author = {Myers, Juanita and J.S. Gould and Cruz, Miguel G. and Henderson, M. K.}
}
