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Australia's wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change
Publication: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
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Source published: 07/10/2026, 19:00:04 UTC
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Briefings
A Nature research published today by University of Melbourne researchers and Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Corporation reconstructed vegetation, fire, and erosion history in Croajingolong National Park for over 1,000 years. This study aims to understand how colonial land-use changes contributed to the current wildfire crisis in southeastern Australia's fire-prone forests.
Key points
- Researchers reconstructed vegetation, fire, and erosion history in Croajingolong National Park for over 1,000 years.
- The study seeks to identify how colonial land-use changes contributed to the current wildfire crisis in southeastern Australia's fire-prone forests.
Context and limitations
The study covers the past 1,000 years and is limited to Croajingolong National Park in East Gippsland, southeastern Australia.
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