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I'm pretty sure you'll find it actually would be
Loyn, rather than Lyon.
Philip
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Date:
Friday, 31 January 2003 12:05
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Re:
Long-term effects of bushfires on birdlife
The paper I
was trying to think of was
Lyon. R.H. 1997. Effects of an extensive
wildfire on birds in far eastern
Victoria. Pacific Conservation Biology.
3: 221-34.
This looked at recovery over three years post fire.
In essence, total
bird abundance was reduced to 60% of initial levels
but recovered within
three years. There were differences between
habitats with heath having
the greatest decreases and slowest
recovery.
Honeyeaters and seed-eaters suffered the greatest initial
declines. The
main loss of birds initially was of highly mobile
species. Some species
that feed on open ground increased quickly to
levels greater than before
the fire (Flame & Scarlet Robins,
Buff-rumped Thornbills & Superb
Fairy-wrens). Except for
fairy-wrens, these latter declined as shrubs
regenerated.
Composition of remaining bird fauna after fire
appeared to depend on
resource availability rather than the capacity of
species to survive the
fire front.
Cheers
David
Geering
Regent Honeyeater Recovery Coordinator
NSW National Parks
& Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 2111
Dubbo NSW 2830
Ph:
02 6883 5335 or Freecall 1800 621 056
Fax: 02 6884
9382
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