Natural pattern of rainforest and eucalypts with frequent fires. Cook Highway south of Mossman, Queensland, September 1962.

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Image No. 14-5
Landscapes -- Vegetation Patterns
Natural pattern of rainforest and eucalypts with frequent fires

Cook Highway south of Mossman, Queensland

September 1962

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The vegetation of north Queensland is a mix of shifting mosaics on both long (natural evolution) and short (human settlement) timescales. See comments under Image 14-4.
Rainforests and eucalyptus woodlands on metamorphic landscape.

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