A transect study of forests and woodlands on dolerite in the Eastern Tiers, Tasmania

✍ Scribed by Kirkpatrick, J. B.

• Book ID: 104647203
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1981
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 564 KB
• Volume: 44
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1573-5052
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00156625

✦ Synopsis

A transect study of variation in eucalypt-dominated vegetation on the dolerite of the Eastern Tiers at 42 ° S revealed two sets of species; one set being largely confined to the high altitude stands on the relatively continental plateau and the other being largely confined to the seaward slopes of the Tiers. Within each of these sets the eucalypts have overlapping distributions that relate to moisture availability, except for E. barberi and E. ovata which occupy sites with impeded drainage. The density of the large size-class trees increases with increasing inferred precipitation. However, recent fire and grazing history affects the density of the smaller size classes. A floristic classification of the transect sites proved similar to a classification based on dominance. However, there is no exact correspondence between understorey corflmunities and the eucalypt dominants. Treeless vegetation and closed-forest dominated by Atherosperma moschatum also occur in the Eastern Tiers.

Environment

The eastern part of the transect runs along a Vegetatio 44,155-163 (1981).