The State Mine Fire, October 2013. Patterns of Vegetation
Recovery
Roger LembitGingra Ecological Surveys
Intensity Ranking Shrub Layer Ground Layer
Unburnt Intact Intact, minor scorch marks
Moderate Mainly intact Mainly intact, less than 50% burnt
High Leaf scorch and consumption Mainly consumed, green patches present
Very High Mainly consumed, leaf and branch consumption Consumed
Changes in species richness and fire intensity
• Decliners
• Increasers
• Losers
• “New” species
• Multi-taskers
• Seeding laggards
• Resprouting laggards
Summing Up
• Fire intensity• Post-fire weather conditions• Species Responses