Len Webb Ecological Images Collection
 Image No. 8-59 |
Life Forms -- ForestDead Eucalyptus sp. tree showing 3-4 order of branchingNear Mt. Carbine, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland 1962 Larger image (68K) |
Tree skeleton - probably a eucalypt, showing "order of branching" which is a significant life form reflecting different environments. Beginning at the primary axis, the trunk, as zero, it is 3-4 in this example, although at least another order has probably been lost with shedding of twigs.