Publication Date
Fall 2025
Abstract
Wollemi National Park is part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Areas and contains many endemic plants and animals. Increasingly severe fires are threatening the area. This study aims to compare how dry and wet sclerophyll sites are recovering after the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires. We surveyed eight wet sites and nine dry sites that were burned early in the bushfires. Diameter at breast height (DBH) and resprouting vigor was measured to determine if and how well trees were recovering. Dry sites experienced higher resprouting vigor compared to wet sites. Wet sites had a higher number of unique trees of small DBH which indicates a higher seedling recruitment. While both site types are recovering, wet sites are recovering quicker than dry sites.
Disciplines
Life Sciences
Recommended Citation
Hall, Bethany, "It's alive! Comparing wet and dry sclerophyll revegetation in Wollemi National Park following the 2019-2020 bushfires" (2025). Australia: Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology. 12.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ase2/12