Project Description

Vegetation Shifts and Fire Regimes | regenTV Webinar

What happens when fire regimes change… and vegetation shifts with them?

In this regenTV webinar, hosted by the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR), Greg Taylor (Endemic Environmental,) and Andy Baker (Wildsite Ecological Services) explore how altered fire patterns are reshaping ecosystems across Australia.

🌿 What you’ll learn:

  • How vegetation densification is increasing bushfire risk and reducing biodiversity
  • The role of introduced species like Lantana camara and Ligustrum spp. in changing structure and fuel loads
  • What low-intensity burns mean for recruitment in fire-adapted species, including Proteaceae
  • Why “mesic shift” is transforming open forests into closed, fire-sensitive systems
  • Where fire-dependent vegetation in NSW is now overdue for ecological burning
  • Practical restoration responses, from cultural fire to assisted regeneration and targeted thinning

Both speakers highlight a key principle from the National Restoration Standards: restoring ecosystem function means working with disturbance regimes, not against them

🔥 Key takeaway:
When fire is excluded or intensified beyond its natural range, ecosystems shift. Structure changes. Species composition shifts. And resilience drops.

This session unpacks how to respond. Thoughtfully. Practically. With the long-term recovery of native systems in mind.

👥 Who this is for:
Bush regenerators, land managers, ecologists, students, and anyone working to restore and care for Australian landscapes.

👉 Get involved:

  • Join AABR to connect with a national community of practice
  • Explore training and accreditation pathways
  • Stay tuned for the next webinar in the Vegetation Shifts series

🌱 Restoration takes time. Good decisions matter. Let’s get it right.

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