Indigenous fire practice protecting the Gibson Desert's biodiversity

(University of Queensland) Traditional Indigenous burning practices are protecting plant biodiversity in Australia's Gibson Desert, according to University of Queensland research.The study analysed how environments dominated by flammable spinifex grasses and fire-sensitive desert myrtle shrubs reacted to wildfires, and to the low-intensity burning practices of the Pintupi people.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 10, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news