Len Webb Ecological Images Collection

Image No. 3-4

Land Use -- New South Wales -- Eastern Dorrigo Degraded pastures with Bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum) and tree regrowth Eastern Dorrigo, New South Wales May 1964 Larger image (134K)

Succession to original eucalyptus dominant forest follows fires in this landscape in the absence of cattle grazing.
Cleared tall open forest with Blackbutt (Eucalyptus pilularis), Flooded Gum (Eucalyptus grandis) and Tallow Wood (Eucalyptus microcorys) on soils from metamorphics.
References:
Webb, L.J. (1966) "Rape of the Forests." In: The Great Extermination: A Guide to Anglo-Australian Cupidity, Wickedness and Waste. Chapter 8. Ed. A.J. Marshall, pp. 156-205.
Webb, L.J. (1957) "Catchment deterioration - a combined agricultural and forestry problem". Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science 23: 251-252
Webb, L.J., Tracey, J.G., Williams, W.T., and Lance, G.N. (1971) "Prediction of agricultural potential from intact forest vegetation." Journal of Applied Ecology 8: 99-121.

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