Current fire regimes, impacts and the likely changes - VII: Australian fire regimes under climate change: impacts, risks and mitigation

Richard J. Williams, Ross A. Bradstock, Geoffrey Cary, Liz Dovey, Neal J Enright, A Malcom Gill, John Handmer, Kevin Hennessy, Adam Liedloff, C Lucas

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    Abstract

    Australia is the most fire-prone of all continents. Climate change will affect fire regimes in Australia through the effects of changes to temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind - the fire weather components - and through the effects of increases in atmospheric CO2, and changes in moisture, on vegetation, and therefore fuels. The outcomes of these processes on fuels, and hence fire regimes, are highly uncertain, and require further research.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationVegetation Fires and Global Change: Challenges for Concerted International Action. A White Paper directed to the United Nations and International Organizations
    EditorsGoldammer, J.G.
    Place of PublicationRemagen-Oberwinter, Germany
    PublisherKessel Publishing House
    Pages133-142
    Volume1
    ISBN (Print)9783941300781
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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