Shoot Flammability Patterns in Urban Plants at the Wildland-Urban Interface of the Greater Sydney Region

Huber-Smith, Nicola Kate

Shoot Flammability Patterns in Urban Plants at the Wildland-Urban Interface of the Greater Sydney Region

Huber-Smith, Nicola Kate

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dc.contributor.author	Huber-Smith, Nicola Kate
dc.date.accessioned	2024-06-11T01:59:45Z
dc.date.available	2024-06-11T01:59:45Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179474
dc.description	University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Science.	en_US.UTF-8
dc.description.abstract	This thesis expanded practical shoot flammability assessments of native and exotic plants within Australia, using a bespoke flammability device. The worsening nature of wildfires on the eastern coast of Australia due to climate change, poses a great risk to populations living at the wildland urban interface. Gardens and street trees in these areas are often what bridges wildland areas to the urban environment. This thesis aimed to determine the flammability of common native and exotic garden and street tree species to the Greater Sydney Region by four flammability attributes. The flammability attributes measured throughout the chapters are the time to flame, flame temperature, flame duration and number of flame events. The study species’ plant traits were also measured to determine if plant physiology was related to flammability attribute outcomes. The plant traits of bulk density and leafing intensity recurred as strong determinants of shoot flammability. The final chapter found a relationship between hotter weather at the time of burning with higher flammability outcomes in both garden and street tree species.	en_US.UTF-8
dc.format	Thesis (MSc)
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US.UTF-8
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dc.rights	© 2023 Nicola Kate Huber-Smith
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dc.title	Shoot Flammability Patterns in Urban Plants at the Wildland-Urban Interface of the Greater Sydney Region	en_US.UTF-8
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Abstract:

This thesis expanded practical shoot flammability assessments of native and exotic plants within Australia, using a bespoke flammability device. The worsening nature of wildfires on the eastern coast of Australia due to climate change, poses a great risk to populations living at the wildland urban interface. Gardens and street trees in these areas are often what bridges wildland areas to the urban environment. This thesis aimed to determine the flammability of common native and exotic garden and street tree species to the Greater Sydney Region by four flammability attributes. The flammability attributes measured throughout the chapters are the time to flame, flame temperature, flame duration and number of flame events. The study species’ plant traits were also measured to determine if plant physiology was related to flammability attribute outcomes. The plant traits of bulk density and leafing intensity recurred as strong determinants of shoot flammability. The final chapter found a relationship between hotter weather at the time of burning with higher flammability outcomes in both garden and street tree species.

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