Adding fuel to the fire: the impacts of non-native grass invasion on fire management at a regional scale.

BACKGROUND: Widespread invasion by non-native plants has resulted in substantial change in fire-fuel characteristics and fire-behaviour in many of the world's ecosystems, with a subsequent increase in the risk of fire damage to human life, property and the environment. Models used by fire manag...

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Main Authors: Samantha A Setterfield, Natalie A Rossiter-Rachor, Michael M Douglas, Lisa Wainger, Aaron M Petty, Piers Barrow, Ian J Shepherd, Keith B Ferdinands
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3653883?pdf=render