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Ecological factors:
| Soil: |
Red brown gradational shallow fibrous peat over dark brown organic
loam and dark grey-brown clay-loam. |
| Aspect: |
Flat. |
| Slope: |
1-5 degrees. |
| Rainfall: |
1250-1500mm. |
| Vegetation type: |
Eucalyptus delegatensis mixed forest. |
| Geology: |
Alluvium, dolerite fluvio-glacial deposits overlaying Ordovician carbonite
sediments. |
Vegetation Structure
- Emergent E. delegatensis to 60m with rainforest species underneath.
- Open understorey, dominated by bryophytes and ferns except for disturbed fringes
with increased light availability.
Vegetation Processes
- Soil fertility and rainforest structure
- Altitudinal replacement of eucalypt species
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