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Managing the changing risk of fire in the South African landscape

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dc.contributor.author Van Wilgen, BW
dc.contributor.author Archibald, SA
dc.contributor.author Frost, P
dc.date.accessioned 2019-07-30T07:21:37Z
dc.date.available 2019-07-30T07:21:37Z
dc.date.issued 2008-11
dc.identifier.citation Van Wilgen, B.W., Archibald, S.A. and Frost, P. 2008. Managing the changing risk of fire in the South African landscape. Science Real and Relevant: The 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference, Pretoria, South Africa, 17-18 November 2008. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11059
dc.description Copyright: 2008 CSIR. This is a poster presentation. en_US
dc.description.abstract Fires are a natural and common feature of many of South Africa's landscapes. They are necessary for the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and for biodiversity, but they also do extensive damage to crops, plantations, houses and livestock, and are a threat to human life. The risks associated with fires are increasing as development encroaches into fire-prone areas. In addition, these risks may increase with predicted levels of climate change. Our work has three goals: 1. To quantify the nature of the risks associated with vegetation fires 2. To assess how these risks may change in future 3. To develop early-warning systems that will help to reduce or manage these risks. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher CSIR en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Worklist;385
dc.subject Fire management en_US
dc.subject Early-warning systems en_US
dc.title Managing the changing risk of fire in the South African landscape en_US
dc.type Other Material en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Van Wilgen, B., Archibald, S., & Frost, P. 2008. <i>Managing the changing risk of fire in the South African landscape.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11059 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Van Wilgen, BW, SA Archibald, and P Frost. 2008. <i>Managing the changing risk of fire in the South African landscape.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11059 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Van Wilgen B, Archibald S, Frost P. 2008. <i>Managing the changing risk of fire in the South African landscape.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11059 en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Other Material AU - Van Wilgen, BW AU - Archibald, SA AU - Frost, P AB - Fires are a natural and common feature of many of South Africa's landscapes. They are necessary for the maintenance of healthy ecosystems and for biodiversity, but they also do extensive damage to crops, plantations, houses and livestock, and are a threat to human life. The risks associated with fires are increasing as development encroaches into fire-prone areas. In addition, these risks may increase with predicted levels of climate change. Our work has three goals: 1. To quantify the nature of the risks associated with vegetation fires 2. To assess how these risks may change in future 3. To develop early-warning systems that will help to reduce or manage these risks. DA - 2008-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Fire management KW - Early-warning systems LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 T1 - Managing the changing risk of fire in the South African landscape TI - Managing the changing risk of fire in the South African landscape UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11059 ER - en_ZA


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