Tom Vigilante

Tom Vigilante serves as an Adjunct Research Fellow at the School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, specializing in fire management within savanna ecosystems through collaborative Indigenous partnerships in Western Australia.

His core research domains include:

• Savanna Fire Management
• Fire Regime Analysis
• Indigenous Fire Management Systems
• Dry Season Fire Dynamics
• Fire Ecology
• Environmental Resource Management

His recent publication analyzes fire management outcomes in Indigenous-led savanna projects, demonstrating how traditional knowledge integrates with contemporary fire science to address seasonal fire challenges. This work establishes critical connections between fire regime patterns, dry season adaptations, and culturally informed land stewardship practices in Australian ecosystems.