title: Can Australian fire regimes be managed for carbon benefits?
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
authors.forename: Ross A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bradstock
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, PMB 44 Winnellie NT 0822, Australia.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001315:Australia; D002244:Carbon; D005390:Fires; D010944:Plants
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D002244:Carbon
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