NERP TE 7.1: Fire Impacts on Australian Rainforests, 2011-2014

NERP TE Project 7.1 investigates the poorly understood impacts of fire on rainforest vegetation and dependent wildlife. The project, led by CSIRO, established monitoring sites across Mission Beach, Tully lowlands, and Hinchinbrook Channel areas from 2011 to 2014. It produced maps to assess fire impacts on specific vegetation types, including littoral rainforest and riparian forest, and evaluated the effects of Tropical Cyclone Yasi.

Use Cases

• Mapping fire impact zones based on described vegetation types like littoral rainforest and coastal vine thickets.
• Assessing habitat status for species like the mahogany glider based on post-cyclone and fire monitoring.
• Analyzing trends in rainforest invasion by fire-adapted species based on established monitoring sites.
• Evaluating the impact of Tropical Cyclone Yasi on specific vegetation and wildlife habitats mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Project conducted over a defined 4-year period from 2011 to 2014.
• Focuses on specific, ecologically sensitive geographic areas including Mission Beach and Hinchinbrook Channel.
• Collaboration involved NPRSR rangers and potentially local NGOs and Indigenous Rangers.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific study areas in Queensland, Australia.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Field monitoring established at vegetation and faunal sites across rainforest/woodland boundaries.

Time Range

2011-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-10 11:52:00.263122; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mission Beach, Tully lowlands, and Hinchinbrook Channel areas in Queensland, Australia.