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Ecological factors:
Soil: |
Peat / sandy loam over shallow dark grey brown sandy loam. |
Aspect: |
South-East 115 degrees. |
Slope: |
< 5 degrees. |
Rainfall: |
1250mm. |
Vegetation type: |
Implicate Rainforest / Sphagnum bog. |
Geology: |
Triassic sandstone. |
Vegetation Structure
- Implicate rainforest species (Phyllocladus sp. and Anodopetalum
biglandulosum) and Eucalyptus subcrenulata stunted, 5-10m, canopy
coverage >75% excepting over the sphagnum bog.
- Understorey predominantly epacrid species with Richea pandanifolia
to 2.5m
- Groundcover dependent on waterlogging, generally Sphagnum sp.
Vegetation Processes
- Edaphic disclimax of vegetation through waterlogging.
- Interaction of nutrients and soil pH.
- Difference in floristic composition over small distance is pronounced.
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