Angela Gormley

Angela Gormley’s study characterised changes in fuel loads from prescribed burning in a heavily populated area of the Sydney Basin to aid local land managers in assessing the reduction in bushfire risk using planned fire. She aimed to answer questions about whether prescribed burning alters all the components of the fuel load in typical vegetation types in the Sydney Basin, and whether plants that are characteristic of different vegetation types in the Sydney Basin differ in their leaf morphology and flammability traits. Angela also explored whether information about fuel loads and flammability can be used to guide land managers in mitigation of risk from bushfires.