The vegetation of an infrequently burned Tasmanian mountain
region Kirkpatrick, JB and Harwood, CE (1980) The vegetation of
an infrequently burned Tasmanian mountain region. Proceedings of
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|PDF - Requires a PDF viewer| The Mt. Bobs-Boomerang area in
southern Tasmania is rugged and mountainous (600-1080m above sea
level), with a perhumid cool (Thornthwaire classification)
climate and a range of geological substrates inclucling
mudstone, sandstone, limestone and dolerite. 164 species of
vascular plants, all native to Tasmania, have been recorded in
the study area. The subalpine vegetation is composed primarily
of rainforest and scrub communities. Fires have had major
effects on these communities, but are rare; the period since the
Last fire varies between about 50 and 500 years. A small area of
herbland and heathland occupies the poorly drained valley fioors
and different herbland communities are found on the flats and
limestone cliffs around Lake S