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Abstract

The regeneration of plants post-fire has widely been shown to be attractive to vertebrate herbivores.
However, there are few data relevant to the effect of fire size on herbivore densities. In dry eucalypt forest in one
region and hummock sedgeland in another region, we used timed scat counts to test the effect of fire and fire size
on Tasmanian macropod densities 6 months after burning.We also tested whether soil characteristics and the nature
of ground cover related to the degree of attractiveness of post-burn regeneration. Soil nutrients and higher covers
of grasses and herbs in ground layer vegetation were associated with higher macropod densities. In dry eucalypt
forest, fire incidence and fire size did not affect macropod density, while in hummock sedgeland, fire had a positive
effect on macropod density, but fire size had no effect.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Styger, JK and Kirkpatrick, JB and Marsden-Smedley, JB and Leonard, S
Journal or Publication Title:	Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere
ISSN:	1442-9985
DOI / ID Number:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02203.x
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