Katherine Giljohann – The Conversation

The Leadbeater’s possum, one of thousands of species threatened by changing fire regimes. Shutterstock

November 22, 2020

Humans are changing fire patterns, and it’s threatening 4,403 species with extinction

Luke Kelly, The University of Melbourne; Annabel Smith, The University of Queensland; Katherine Giljohann, The University of Melbourne, and Michael Clarke, La Trobe University

A major new research paper reveals which species are most at risk from changing fire regimes around the world.

Large bushfires occur in the mallee shrublands and woodlands of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. Lauren Brown

March 29, 2015

Percentage targets for planned burning are blunt tools that don’t work

Luke Kelly, The University of Melbourne; Katherine Giljohann, The University of Melbourne, and Michael McCarthy, The University of Melbourne

Controlling bushfire risk by burning a set percentage of land every year sounds sensible - but a more sophisticated approach is needed to truly safeguard both humans and wildlife in rural areas.

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