Biodiversity of Wielangta Forest - Wild Wielangta - Edublogs

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Biodiversity of Wielangta Forest
Introduction.............................................................................................................................1
The Study Area.........................................................................................................................2
Tenure........................................................................................................................................4
Climate.......................................................................................................................................6
Geology and Geomorphology....................................................................................................6
Vegetation ...............................................................................................................................7
Old Growth...............................................................................................................................14
Threatened Communities ........................................................................................................15
Other Significant Vegetation....................................................................................................16
Rainforest and Mixed Forest....................................................................................................16
Eucalypt Forest with Oyster Bay Pine ......................................................................................18
Biodiversity............................................................................................................................ 20
Flora .........................................................................................................................................20
Non Vascular Plants .................................................................................................................20
Vascular Plants .........................................................................................................................20
Threatened Flora......................................................................................................................21
Significant Flora........................................................................................................................28
Uncommon eucalypts ..............................................................................................................29
Fauna........................................................................................................................................32
Threatened Fauna....................................................................................................................32
Forestry Impacts .................................................................................................................... 40
Conservation Assessment and Recommendations................................................................... 43
Forest of High Conservation Significance ................................................................................43
Wild Wielangta Reserve Proposal............................................................................................46
Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement.................................................................49
National Heritage Listing..........................................................................................................51
References............................................................................................................................. 52
Appendix 1: Previous Assessments..........................................................................................54
Appendix 2: Native Vegetation Communities of Wielangta....................................................55
Appendix 2: Native Vegetation Communities of Wielangta....................................................55
Appendix 3: Vascular Plant Species of Wielangta...................................................................57
Appendix 4: Fauna Species of Wielangta................................................................................71
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