Len Webb Ecological Images Collection

Image No. 5-4

Landscapes -- Vegetation types "Cyclone Scrub" on wet tropical lowland hills Clump Mountain near El Arish, Queensland September 1959 Larger image (101K)

As in Images 5-2 and 5-3, the canopy is very broken under natural conditions, i.e. prior to logging, etc. by human impacts.
Showing past cyclonic disturbances of rainforest canopy on exposed ridges and spurs.
Reference:
Webb, L.J. (1958) "Cyclones as an ecological factor in tropical lowland rain forest". Australian Journal of Botany, 6: 220-228.

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