Three Parks Savanna Fire-Effects Plot Network

Three Northern Territory National Parks

Established: 1994

Aim: Deliver research infrastructure to inform how to effectively manage imposed fire regimes in tropical savanna landscapes.

Key research questions:

  1. What are the effects of management-imposed fire regimes on the responses of the savanna matrix, flora and fauna species?
  2. What are the effects of management-imposed fire regimes on vegetation and associated biomass dynamics?

Surveys

  • The occurrence of fire is assessed bi-annually on-ground and satellite derived fire mapping is conducted three times a year.
  • A full inventory of vegetation is undertaken every five years.
  • Terrestrial vertebrates are monitored systematically but on an irregular and less frequent basis.

Flora

Leader: Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith (flora)
Institution: Charles Darwin University and Northern Territory Government
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Fauna

Leader: Dr Graeme Gillespie (fauna)
Institution: Department of Land Resource Management Northern Territory Government
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