Overview
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The mixed tree-grass northern Australian savannah communities are extensive and dynamic. They are subject to high climate variability and diverse human activities reflecting both indigenous and European-style land management practices. The current ecosystems and the carbon stocks within them have been shaped by past drivers which are now changing under the influence of atmospheric factors (e.g. rising CO2 levels, apparent changes in El Nino patterns), and anthropogenic factors (e.g. socio-economic drivers, livestock, policy interventions). To predict what these important systems will look like in the future, and their role in both biosequestration and food production, we need to model future interactions of land use, fire regimes, climate and atmosphere changes, and understand the impacts on woody thickening, biodiversity, weed invasion, soil condition and other characteristics.
- Study level
- PhD
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Keywords
- climate change, carbon cycle, savannah
- Contact
- Please contact the supervisor.
Associate Professor Beverley Henry
