B Science (Hons), PhD
Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment
Contact details for Mr Cuong Tran
Research Expertise
Plant flammability characteristics; fire ecology of vegetation types in southeast Queensland; evolutionary characteristic of flammability in plant species; biodiversity indicators of fire regimes; fire behaviour and management in the urban/rural interface; fire management for protection and biodiversity conservation.
Current Teaching Areas
- Industry Placement
- Botany & Zoology (part)
- Wildlife Management (part)
Selected Publications
- Tran, C. 2006. Editor: Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Australasian Bushfire Conference Series, Bushfire2006: Life in a Fire Prone Environment-Translating Science Into Practice, 6???9 June 2006, Brisbane Australia.
- Gilroy, J. and Tran, C. 2006. A New Fuel-Load Model for Eucalypt Forests in Southeast Queensland. In [Ed] Tran, C. Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Australasian Bushfire Conference Series, Bushfire2006: Life in a Fire Prone Environment-Translating Science Into Practice, 6???9 June 2006, Brisbane Australia.
- Tran, C., Wild, C.H. and Zubrinich, T. 2006. Testing Mutch???s Hypothesis in southeast Queensland: Plant Flammability Revisited. In (Peer-Reviewed) Proceedings of The 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland & Shrubland Ecosystems. October 17???20 2005, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA. In review
- Tran, C. 2004. The SEQ Fire and Biodiversity Consortium???Best Practice Fire Management in Southeast Queensland. In [Ed] Smith, K. Proceedings of Bushfire2004 Conference: Earth, Wind & Fire. May 25???28, Adelaide, South Australia.
- Tran, C. and Clarkson, R. 2003. Fire and Biodiversity Consortium of SE Qld - Working Together for a Positive Management of Fire in Our Natural Environment. Poster Presentation at The 3rd International Wildland Fire Conference & Exhibition. October 3???6 2003, Sydney, New South Wales.