Site 2.5 Buttongrass moorland with E. nitida copses - Gelignite creek, Scotts Peak Dam Road. 
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Site 2.6 Buttongrass moorland with E. nitida copses - Gelignite creek, Scotts Peak Dam Road.
Site 2.6 Buttongrass moorland with E. nitida copses - Gelignite creek, Scotts Peak Dam Road.
Grid Reference E4497 S52518. Altitude 395m.

Site Description: Eucalyptus nitida copses perched on slight elevations surrounded by a sea of buttongrass. Is the boundary between the two communities stable or is the copse shrinking or expanding, and why?

Distinguishing species:
Empodisma minus Species Information Page Lepyrodia tasmanica Species Information Page
Eucalyptus nitida Species Information Page Melaleuca squamea Species Information Page
Gymnoschoenus sphaerocephalus Species Information Page Restio complanatus Species Information Page
Hypolaena fastigiata Species Information Page Restio hookeri Species Information Page
Lepidosperma filiforme Species Information Page Restio monocephala Species Information Page
Leptocarpus tenax Species Information Page Sprengelia incarnata Species Information Page
Leptospermum nitidum Species Information Page
 
Ecological factors:
Soil: Brown shallow peaty loam over grey brown clay loam on knoll, grading to black shallow fibrous muck peat over quartzite gravel on exposed slope. 
Aspect: West 265 degrees.
Slope: 1-5 degrees.
Rainfall: 1500-2000mm.
Vegetation type: Eucalyptus nitida / Banksia marginata / Monotoca submutica low open forest abruptly grading to Gymnoshoenus sphaerocephalus sedgeland with sparse emergent shrubs.
Geology: Quarternary scree talus of Precambrian / Cambrian.
 

Vegetation Structure

  • E. nitida to 10m with 50-75 cover.
  • Banksia and Monotoca submutica understorey with little groundcover (1-5%).
  • Moorland contains monocots to 0.5m, 50-75% cover Gymnoschoenus sp., Restio sp. 
  • few emergent shrubs to 1.5m

Vegetation Processes

  • Vegetation boundaries related to soil, water and fire
Common species at this site