A patchwork of spinifex: How we returned cultural burning to the Great Sandy Desert
by Braedan Taylor, Jacqueline Shovellor, James (Frankie) McCarthy, Sarah Legge and Thomas Nnarda, The Conversation Credit: Wildlife Research (2024). DOI: 10.1071/WR24069 How can a desert burn? Australia’s vast deserts aren’t just sand dunes—they’re often dotted with flammable spinifex grass hummocks. When heavy rains fall, grass grows quickly before drying out. That’s how a desert can
Lawanda Roberie
October 13, 2024