Len Webb Ecological Images Collection

Image No. 14-10

Landscapes -- Vegetation Patterns Rainforest - eucalypt forest/woodland resulting from frequent fires Western Kirrama Range, Queensland October 1968 Larger image (181K)

An understanding of the impact of fires on vegetation is critical to land management. Rainforest spreading under Eucalyptus woodlands has been observed in recent years in North Queensland wet tropics and Cape York Peninsula, linked with fewer fires and increase in rainfall. See comments under Image 12-10.
Mesophyll vine forest boundary with Eucalyptus woodlands on granite.

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