Len Webb Ecological Images Collection
A few weeks after cyclone "Agnes". Some tree species, e.g Ficus, with leathery tough leaves are less affected. Fallen leaves form a deep carpet, shin-deep, and when dried out are a fire hazard.
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Image No. 2-99Disturbance -- Cyclones
Defoliation and shredding of mainly secondary rainforest
Harvey's Creek near Babinda, Queensland
March 1956
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