Len Webb Ecological Images Collection

Image No. 3-59

Land Use -- Queensland -- Central Woody regrowth of Poplar Box 41 miles south of Theodore, Queensland October 1968 Larger image (127K)

Woody regrowth is a major problem for graziers intent on replacing natural woodlands with grass dominant pasture systems through ringbarking to kill the trees. This practice has operated since European settlement of Australia and still continues particularly in Central and North Queensland subcoastal areas.
Poplar Box (Eucalyptus populnea) woodland on texture contrast soils.
References:
Isbell, R.F. (1962) Soils and vegetation of the Brigalow Lands, Eastern Australia. CSIRO Division of Soils. Soil and Land Use Series No. 43.
Johnson, R.W. (1964) Ecology and Control of Brigalow in Queensland. Brisbane: Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries.
White, Mary E. Listen - Our Land Is Crying: Australia's Environment: Problems and Solutions. Kenthurst, N.S.W., Kangaroo Press, 1997.

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