The Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) at the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) conducts research into the responses of flora and fauna to fire, both planned and unplanned, and from a wide range of ecosystems, to increase our knowledge of the effects and role of fire management in those ecosystems.

Resources

'Firebrand research reveals the cause of spotfires', by Andrea Wild - Download (236 KB)

From issue #49, Winter 2010, Victorian  Landcare & Catchment Management magazine. page  21.

Fire research 

See the links below to some of ARI's fire-related research. Go to this link for the list of all the fire-related research topics.  

Strategic Red Fox control on bushfire affected public land in Victoria

https://www.ari.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/35322/VBRRA-P21-web.pdf

Post-fire weeds triage manual  

https://www.ari.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0023/34970/VBRRA-report-23-web.pdf

Fire regimes, carbon levels and biodiversity

Fire regimes, carbon levels & biodiversity (Arthur Rylah Institute)

Fire ecology retrospective study looking back to learn for the future

Fire ecology retrospective study looking back to learn for the future (Arthur Rylah Institute)

Rainforests: will they cope with a changing fire regime?

Rainforests will they cope with a changing fire regime (Arthur Rylah Institute)

Natural Values Recovery Program following the 2009 bushfires

Natural values recovery program following the 2009 (Arthur Rylah Institute)