The 2019/2020 megafires in south-eastern Australia affected the habitat of many species and plant communities. Our framework identified a range of single-species (e.g., supplementary feeding, translocation) and landscape-scale actions (e.g., protection of refugees, invasive species management) that can help biodiversity recover from megafires. Conservation managers will be increasingly required to rapidly identify conservation actions that can help species recover from megafires, especially under a changing climate. Our approach brings together commonly used datasets (e.g., species distribution maps, trait databases, fire severity mapping) to help guide conservation responses and can be used to help biodiversity recover from future megafires across the world.
Responding to the Biodiversity Impacts of a Megafire: A Case Study from South-Eastern Australia’s Black Summer
Year: 2021
