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Flammability of peats from high rainfall zone of southwestern Australia

Project Outline

The peatlands in southwestern Australia, currently being listed as threatened ecological communites, are becoming increasingly vulnerable to fire. The direct impacts from fire are related to the severity of the combustion which is intrinsically linked to wetland sediment hydrology. This project looks to understand how sediment moisture levels influence the propogation of smouldering combustion throughout the sediment profile.

Project Area: Fire Ecology

Research Centre: Conservation and Biodiversity Research Centre (CBRC)

Supervisor(s):  Dr David Blake, Dr Valerie Densmore (DBCA)

Project level: Masters

Funding: In-kind support DBCA (field travel and resources)

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