Kimberley area, WA' (Speck et al. 1960). Numbers in bold type indicate dominants; + 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+ (%) Mostly igneous WGBP red earths and Woodlands: 50% skeletal red Eucalyptus tectifica, PLSP 1 80 Gentle slopes earths; smaller Corymbia grandifolia 25% areas of (1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 15) TTGP yellow alliance. 25% podzolics. Predominantly Woodlands: ASHP Low rocky hills skeletal red E. tectifica, 80% 2 6 and medium earths with C. grandifolia alliance PLSP slopes some igneous (1, 2, 8). 20% red earths. Grassland with variable small trees: Shallow Grey soils of 3 2 Terminalia sp., BGAP depressions heavy texture. Dichanthium fecundum alliance (69, 70). Mixed lateritic podzolics and Woodllands: E. latifolia coarse and 4 6 Flats alliance (48, 49, 50, WGBP fine-textured 51). yellow podzolics. Fringing community and woodlands: Terminalia, Ficus. and Melaleuca spp. Mostly red community; C. bella levee soils but Streamlines (53, 54, 55, 56, 57) 5 6 with some FRIP and levee and E. tectifica, igneous red C. grandifolia(1, 3) earths. alliances and E. camaldulensis, Melaleuca spp. (75) community. Image of annual sorghum (Sorghum spp.) on the slopes of Barton land system buffeted by an approaching wet season storm. Photo:Peter Ewing Betty land system (Bet), size: 566km2, publication source: UNP* * Provisional description, not previously published. Originally described in Madigan Station Rangeland Condition Assessment (2004) DAWA, unpublished.
Kimberley area, WA' (Speck et al. 1960). Numbers in bold type indicate dominants; + 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 80 Gentle slopes Mostly igneous red earths and skeletal red earths; smaller areas of yellow podzolics. Woodlands: Eucalyptus tectifica, Corymbia grandifolia (1, 2, 10, 13, 14, 15) alliance. WGBP 50% PLSP 25% TTGP 25% 2 6 Low rocky hills and medium slopes Predominantly skeletal red earths with some igneous red earths. Woodlands: E. tectifica, C. grandifolia alliance (1, 2, 8). ASHP 80% PLSP 20% 3 2 Shallow depressions Grey soils of heavy texture. Grassland with variable small trees: Terminalia sp., Dichanthium fecundum alliance (69, 70). BGAP 4 6 Flats Mixed lateritic podzolics and coarse and fine-textured yellow podzolics. Woodllands: E. latifolia alliance (48, 49, 50, 51). WGBP 5 6 Streamlines and levee Mostly red levee soils but with some igneous red earths. Fringing community and woodlands: Terminalia, Ficus. and Melaleuca spp. community; C. bella (53, 54, 55, 56, 57) and E. tectifica, C. grandifolia(1, 3) alliances and E. camaldulensis, Melaleuca spp. (75) community. FRIP Image of annual sorghum (Sorghum spp.) on the slopes of Barton land system buffeted by an approaching wet season storm. Photo:Peter Ewing Betty land system (Bet), size: 566km2, publication source: UNP* * Provisional description, not previously published. Originally described in Madigan Station Rangeland Condition Assessment (2004) DAWA, unpublished.