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Inspire Session

Session: Fire and rangelands: science meets policy in a culturally diverse and changing world

INS 1-2 - Prescribe burning as a management tool in the Kruger National Park

Monday, August 15, 2022

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

Location: 520B

Presenting Author(s)

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Navashni Govender

South African National Parks and Wildlife College, South Africa

Co-Author(s)

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Maddy Case

Postdoctoral Scholar
University of Oregon, Oregon, United States
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Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD.

Professor
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey, United States

The Kruger National Park, South Africa has a long history of using fire as a tool to achieve various ecological and management objectives. However, understanding fire interactions, with drivers such as climate, herbivores, invasive alien species and people, is crucial for Biodiversity Conservation. This presentation will outline the fire history, knowledge and experience gained over decades in understanding and managing fire in the savannahs of the Kruger National Park.