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Price, Owen F. Dr

Senior Research Fellow, Bushfire Smoke

  • Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
  • Centre for Sustainable Ecosystem Solutions
  • Senior Research Fellow - School of Environment, Air and Life Sciences 2018 -

Top Publications

Research Overview

  • Owen conducts research on bushfire risk. This includes impacts on human health (smoke), assets (houses), and environmental values (fauna and flora).

    The methods involve a range of field work (e.g. monitoring reptiles or smoke), data management (including advanced Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing) and statistical modelling.

    The approach is a landscape one: understanding how risk varies across large areas.

Selected Publications

  • Journal Article

    Year Title
    2020
    Wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions: Paradigm change needed
    Published In
    Environmental Research Letters
    2019
    Using a statistical model of past wildfire spread to quantify and map the likelihood of fire reaching assets and prioritise fuel treatments
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    2018
    Comparing the height and area of wild and prescribed fire particle plumes in south-east Australia using weather radar
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    2018
    Drought, wind and heat: when fire seasons start earlier and last longer
    Published In
    The Conversation
    2018
    How do weather and terrain contribute to firefighter entrapments in Australia?
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
     
     
     
    2017
    The remaining koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) of the Pilliga forests, north-west New South Wales: Refugial persistence or a population on the road to extinction?
    Published In
    Pacific Conservation Biology
     
    2016
    Determining fire dates and locating ignition points with satellite data
    Published In
    Remote Sensing
    2016
    Local and regional smoke impacts from prescribed fires
    Published In
    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
     
     
    2016
    The role of weather, past fire and topography in crown fire occurrence in eastern Australia
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    2015
    Ecological implications of fine-scale fire patchiness and severity in tropical savannas of Northern Australia
    Published In
    Fire Ecology
    2015
    Global patterns in fire leverage: the response of annual area burnt to previous fire
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    2015
    Huge fires are burning northern Australia every year: it’s time to get them under control
    Published In
    The Conversation
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    2012
    The influence of prescribed fire on the extent of wildfire in savanna landscapes of western Arnhem Land, Australia
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
     
    2010
    Managing the matrix: decadal responses of eucalypt-dominated savanna to ambient fire regimes
    Published In
    Ecological Applications
     
     
    2007
    Land management affects grass biomass in the Eucalyptus tetrodonta savannas of monsoonal Australia
    Published In
    Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere

  • Conference Paper

    Year Title
    2020
    The effect of fire channelling on fire severity in the 2009 Victorian fires, Australia
    Published In
    Proceedings - 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013
    2014
    The potential of satellite data to study individual wildfire events
    Published In
    Geophysical Research Abstracts of EGU General Assembly 2014

Potential Supervision Topics

  • Use of satellite imagery and LiDAR to model bushfire behaviour, fuel and impacts

    The influence of fire regimes on animal communities

    Reconstructing fire regimes in pre-history

    Validating fire prediction systems (fire spread, smoke dispersion).

    Cost-benefit analysis of fire suppression strategies

Advisees

  • Graduate Advising Relationship

    Degree Research Title Advisee
    Doctor of Philosophy Productivity and Effectiveness of Suppression Resources and Tactics on Large Fires Simpson, Heather
    Master of Philosophy Diversity Relationships Between Standing Vegetation and Soil Seed Banks in Semi-Arid Dune Mallee Vegetation Harris, Mark
    Doctor of Philosophy Empirical analysis of spot-fire and fore brand behaviuor during extreme fire weather conditions. Storey, Michael
    Doctor of Philosophy Avian responses to fire regimes in montane dry sclerophyll forests of south-eastern Australia Franklin, Michael
    Doctor of Philosophy Severity and flammability feedbacks in SE Australian forest fire regimes Barker, James
    Doctor of Philosophy Can logging alter landscape function in fire prone forests? Wilson, Nicholas
    Doctor of Philosophy The Influence of Fire Regimes on Forest Reptiles Roberts, Bridget
    Doctor of Philosophy Flammability of Australian Forests: Variation and Feedback Rahmani, Simin

Top Publications

Research Overview

  • Owen conducts research on bushfire risk. This includes impacts on human health (smoke), assets (houses), and environmental values (fauna and flora).

    The methods involve a range of field work (e.g. monitoring reptiles or smoke), data management (including advanced Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing) and statistical modelling.

    The approach is a landscape one: understanding how risk varies across large areas.

Selected Publications

  • Journal Article

    Year Title
    2020
    Wildfire management in Mediterranean-type regions: Paradigm change needed
    Published In
    Environmental Research Letters
    2019
    Using a statistical model of past wildfire spread to quantify and map the likelihood of fire reaching assets and prioritise fuel treatments
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    2018
    Comparing the height and area of wild and prescribed fire particle plumes in south-east Australia using weather radar
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    2018
    Drought, wind and heat: when fire seasons start earlier and last longer
    Published In
    The Conversation
    2018
    How do weather and terrain contribute to firefighter entrapments in Australia?
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
     
     
     
    2017
    The remaining koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) of the Pilliga forests, north-west New South Wales: Refugial persistence or a population on the road to extinction?
    Published In
    Pacific Conservation Biology
     
    2016
    Determining fire dates and locating ignition points with satellite data
    Published In
    Remote Sensing
    2016
    Local and regional smoke impacts from prescribed fires
    Published In
    Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
     
     
    2016
    The role of weather, past fire and topography in crown fire occurrence in eastern Australia
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    2015
    Ecological implications of fine-scale fire patchiness and severity in tropical savannas of Northern Australia
    Published In
    Fire Ecology
    2015
    Global patterns in fire leverage: the response of annual area burnt to previous fire
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
    2015
    Huge fires are burning northern Australia every year: it’s time to get them under control
    Published In
    The Conversation
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    2012
    The influence of prescribed fire on the extent of wildfire in savanna landscapes of western Arnhem Land, Australia
    Published In
    International Journal of Wildland Fire
     
    2010
    Managing the matrix: decadal responses of eucalypt-dominated savanna to ambient fire regimes
    Published In
    Ecological Applications
     
     
    2007
    Land management affects grass biomass in the Eucalyptus tetrodonta savannas of monsoonal Australia
    Published In
    Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere

  • Conference Paper

    Year Title
    2020
    The effect of fire channelling on fire severity in the 2009 Victorian fires, Australia
    Published In
    Proceedings - 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013
    2014
    The potential of satellite data to study individual wildfire events
    Published In
    Geophysical Research Abstracts of EGU General Assembly 2014

Potential Supervision Topics

  • Use of satellite imagery and LiDAR to model bushfire behaviour, fuel and impacts

    The influence of fire regimes on animal communities

    Reconstructing fire regimes in pre-history

    Validating fire prediction systems (fire spread, smoke dispersion).

    Cost-benefit analysis of fire suppression strategies

Advisees

  • Graduate Advising Relationship

    Degree Research Title Advisee
    Doctor of Philosophy Productivity and Effectiveness of Suppression Resources and Tactics on Large Fires Simpson, Heather
    Master of Philosophy Diversity Relationships Between Standing Vegetation and Soil Seed Banks in Semi-Arid Dune Mallee Vegetation Harris, Mark
    Doctor of Philosophy Empirical analysis of spot-fire and fore brand behaviuor during extreme fire weather conditions. Storey, Michael
    Doctor of Philosophy Avian responses to fire regimes in montane dry sclerophyll forests of south-eastern Australia Franklin, Michael
    Doctor of Philosophy Severity and flammability feedbacks in SE Australian forest fire regimes Barker, James
    Doctor of Philosophy Can logging alter landscape function in fire prone forests? Wilson, Nicholas
    Doctor of Philosophy The Influence of Fire Regimes on Forest Reptiles Roberts, Bridget
    Doctor of Philosophy Flammability of Australian Forests: Variation and Feedback Rahmani, Simin
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