Australia's Megafires

Table of Contents

pp. iii-vi

Acknowledgements

pp. vii

List of Contributors

pp. viii-xxiii

1 Introduction

pp. 1-8

2 The 2019–20 Australian wildfires: precursors, characteristics and implications for the future

pp. 9-22

3 Impacts of wildfire on Indigenous cultural values

pp. 23-32

4 Consequences of the Australian 2019–20 wildfires for sites important for biodiversity and other World Heritage values

pp. 33-48

5 Wildfire effects on soils and soil processes

pp. 49-58

6 The impact of the 2019–20 Australian wildfires on aquatic systems

pp. 59-77

7 The impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on marine species and ecosystems

pp. 78-91

8 Ecological communities: impact and response

pp. 92-110

9 Blackened roots and green shoots: emerging trends in decline and recovery in Australian plant species after the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 111-126

10 The impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on Australian fungi

pp. 127-140

11 Impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on Australian invertebrates

pp. 141-153

12 Estimating the number of wild animals affected by Australia’s 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 154-166

13 The impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on Australian frogs

pp. 167-181

14 The impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on Australia’s lizards and snakes

pp. 182-195

15 The impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on Australian birds

pp. 196-210

16 Impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on native mammals

pp. 211-226

17 How introduced animals compound the effects of fire on native plants and animals

pp. 227-242

18 The compounding impacts of disease and weeds after the 2019–20 wildfires on Australian vascular plants and communities

pp. 243-254

19 Interacting and compounding impacts: fire and forestry in the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 255-268

20 Review of impacts of the 2019–20 wildfires on biodiversity

pp. 269-272

21 Prescribed burning in Australian forests: characteristics, impacts and effects

pp. 273-284

22 Response by the Australian Government to the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 285-298

23 State agency responses to support biodiversity recovery following the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 299-312

24 Immediate and longer-term responses of conservation NGOs to the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 313-327

25 Responses of natural resource management groups to biodiversity loss and recovery in the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 328-342

26 Wildlife welfare and the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 343-356

27 Ex situ responses to the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 357-373

28 Shared responsibilities and collaborative responses: review of actions taken to support the recovery of biodiversity after the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 374-376

29 What did we learn about biodiversity management, policy and operations from the 2019–20 wildfires?

pp. 377-388

30 Government inquiries following the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 389-403

31 Monitoring impacts and recovery

pp. 404-416

32 A precautionary tale: the consequences of, and remedies for, data deficiencies and uncertainty in conservation decisions related to the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 417-429

33 Empowering Indigenous leadership and participation in wildfire recovery, cultural burning and land management

pp. 430-441

34 Of grief, spirit and hope: personal reflections of the 2019–20 wildfires

pp. 442-456

35 Recommendations

pp. 457-464

36 Our future

pp. 465-472

Index

pp. 473-488