Table of Elder land system land units. + Pasture types described in Appendix 1; – Note: Proportions and occurrence of pasture types within land units are subject to change over time due to invasion by native and introduced species, seasonal conditions, fire frequency and grazing management. Approx. Pasture Unit area Landforms Soils Vegetation type+ (%) Snappy gum (Eucalyptus brevifolia) HSHP Very rugged Sandstone or silver-leaved box 60% 1 60 hills outcrops. (E. pruinosa) sparse SSPP low woodlands with 40% soft or hard spinifex. Outcrops with patches of HSHP Moderate to skeletal soils 60% 2 5 steep slopes As for unit 1. and shallow SSPP within unit 1 red and yellow 40% soils. Silver-leaved box sparse low woodland (E. pruinosa - Gently sloping Cockatoo - Corymbia grandifolia) 3 10 sandplains and TAPP deep red sand. with threeawn valley floors grass (Aristida spp., Chrysopogon fallax). Snappy gum (E. brevifolia) or Alternating silver-leaved box HSHP outcrop and (E. pruinosa) sparse 60% Undulating to sandy soils. low woodlands with SSPP 4 25 low hilly Cockatoo - soft or hard spinifex 20% country deep red sand; on outcrop areas and TAPP minor Tippera. threeawn mid-height 20% grass on areas with soils. Image of the northern end of the western escarpment of the Bungles Massif with an impressive sunset. Photo: Noel Schoknecht, DAFWA Image of Livistona palms guarding the entrance to Echidna chasm at the Bungle Bungle Range at sunset. Photo: Noel Schoknecht, DAFWA
Table of Elder land system – land units. + Pasture types described in Appendix 1; Note: Proportions and occurrence of pasture types within land units are subject to change over time due to invasion by native and introduced species, seasonal conditions, fire frequency and grazing management. Unit Approx. area (%) Landforms Soils Vegetation Pasture type+ 1 60 Very rugged hills Sandstone outcrops. Snappy gum (Eucalyptus brevifolia) or silver-leaved box (E. pruinosa) sparse low woodlands with soft or hard spinifex. HSHP 60% SSPP 40% 2 5 Moderate to steep slopes within unit 1 Outcrops with patches of skeletal soils and shallow red and yellow soils. As for unit 1. HSHP 60% SSPP 40% 3 10 Gently sloping sandplains and valley floors Cockatoo - deep red sand. Silver-leaved box sparse low woodland (E. pruinosa - Corymbia grandifolia) with threeawn grass (Aristida spp., Chrysopogon fallax). TAPP 4 25 Undulating to low hilly country Alternating outcrop and sandy soils. Cockatoo - deep red sand; minor Tippera. Snappy gum (E. brevifolia) or silver-leaved box (E. pruinosa) sparse low woodlands with soft or hard spinifex on outcrop areas and threeawn mid-height grass on areas with soils. HSHP 60% SSPP 20% TAPP 20% Image of the northern end of the western escarpment of the Bungles Massif with an impressive sunset. Photo: Noel Schoknecht, DAFWA Image of Livistona palms guarding the entrance to Echidna chasm at the Bungle Bungle Range at sunset. Photo: Noel Schoknecht, DAFWA