Philip Zylstra
Biographic Data
| ID | 7999604 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip Zylstra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip |
| FAMILY NAME | Zylstra |
| SIGNATURE | ZYLSTRA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6946-866X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Are the alternative ecosystem states produced by positive fire-flammability feedbacks reversible
Forest communities that have a positive flammability feedback to fire can enter a ‘landscape trap’ if disturbance levels are too frequent. It is not known whether this landscape trap constitutes an alternative stable state, or whether a forest can return to its original state when disturbance levels are reduced. Here, we examine a likely landscape trap caused by the frequent burning of a 528 343 ha forest environment in Australia and previously s…
Reply to Comment on ‘Self-thinning forest understoreys reduce wildfire risk, even in a warming climate’
Our previous analysis of mapped records of forest fires in National Parks in Southwestern Australia showed that fires initiated a pulse in flammability (the likelihood of a point being burned by wildfire), but that flammability declined as forests matured (Zylstra et al 2022 Environ. Res. Lett. 17 044022). This reduction in flammability was contrary to that expected from modelling used by the West Australian Government to guide management, but co…
Self-thinning forest understoreys reduce wildfire risk, even in a warming climate
As climatic changes continue to drive increases in the frequency and severity of forest fires, it is critical to understand all of the factors influencing the risk of forest fire. Using a spatial dataset of areas burnt over a 65 year period in a 528 343 ha study area, we examined three possible drivers of flammability dynamics. These were: that forests became more flammable as fine biomass (fuel) returned following disturbance (H1), that disturba…
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Self-thinning forest understoreys reduce wildfire risk, even in a warming climate
As climatic changes continue to drive increases in the frequency and severity of forest fires, it is critical to understand all of the factors influencing the risk of forest fire. Using a spatial dataset of areas burnt over a 65 year period in a 528 343 ha study area, we examined three possible drivers of flammability dynamics. These were: that forests became more flammable as fine biomass (fuel) returned following disturbance (H1), that disturba…
Reply to Comment on ‘Self-thinning forest understoreys reduce wildfire risk, even in a warming climate’
Our previous analysis of mapped records of forest fires in National Parks in Southwestern Australia showed that fires initiated a pulse in flammability (the likelihood of a point being burned by wildfire), but that flammability declined as forests matured (Zylstra et al 2022 Environ. Res. Lett. 17 044022). This reduction in flammability was contrary to that expected from modelling used by the West Australian Government to guide management, but co…
Are the alternative ecosystem states produced by positive fire-flammability feedbacks reversible
Forest communities that have a positive flammability feedback to fire can enter a ‘landscape trap’ if disturbance levels are too frequent. It is not known whether this landscape trap constitutes an alternative stable state, or whether a forest can return to its original state when disturbance levels are reduced. Here, we examine a likely landscape trap caused by the frequent burning of a 528 343 ha forest environment in Australia and previously s…
Climate change (3 works) · Fire effects on ecosystems (3 works) · Global warming (3 works) · Climatology (2 works) · Disturbance (geology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Ecosystem (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Fire regime (2 works) · Flammability (2 works)