Post-fire responses of the Tasmanian conifer Athrotaxis cupressoides

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Creators:
Aimee Bliss (0000-0001-5573-0543)
Co-Creators:
Lynda Prior (0000-0002-5511-2320) , David Bowman (0000-0001-8075-124X)

Plant Science

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Athrotaxis cupressoides burnt twig diameter crown volume scorched crown volume consumed delayed mortality fire-caused mortality palaeoendemic regeneration failure resprout Tasmania pencil pine

Athrotaxis cupressoides is an iconic Tasmanian palaeoendemic conifer that is vulnerable to fire. A survey of three populations burnt by severe fire in 2016, conducted 1 year post-fire, found 33% of stems were still alive, with many surviving stems suffering some canopy scorch. We re-surveyed these populations to quantify delayed mortality, resprouting, and presence of juveniles, and to determine whether fire impacts can be reliably assessed after 1 year. We applied three measures of fire severity: canopy scorched, canopy consumed, and the minimum burnt twig diameter of neighbouring shrubs.

as described by Bliss et al. (2021)

  • Bliss A, Prior LD, Bowman DMJS, 'Lack of reliable post-fire recovery mechanisms makes the iconic Tasmanian conifer Athrotaxis cupressoides susceptible to population decline', Australian Journal of Botany, 69, (3) Article BT20117. ISSN 0067-1924 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/BT20117
  • Bowman DMJS, Bliss A, Bowman CJW, Prior LD, 'Fire caused demographic attrition of the Tasmanian palaeoendemic conifer Athrotaxis cupressoides', Austral Ecology, 44, (8) pp. 1322-1339. ISSN 1442-9985 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/aec.12789
  • Assessment of Post-fire recovery of Pencil Pine forest after the 2016 World Heritage Area Fires (2017), Bliss, A et al. Funded by Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC.
300703 Forest ecosystems
190401 Climatological hazards (e.g. extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires)

Data Access

  1. 2020&2017_Lake Mackenzie_for repository.xlsx ({{1062417 | bytes}})


Bliss, A, Prior, L, Bowman, D (2021) Data from: Post-fire responses of the Tasmanian conifer Athrotaxis cupressoides. https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/dz7z-4f74
10.25959/dz7z-4f74 (DataCite reference)
Lynda Prior (0000-0002-5511-2320)
David Bowman (0000-0001-8075-124X)
Aimee Bliss (0000-0001-5573-0543)
30-Nov-2021

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