Mosaic aerial photograph of patterns is typical of Reeves land system a complex of – sandplains, stony plains with thin sand cover, minor hills, pans, depressions and channels. Width of this 2005 aerial photograph is about 3.7km. Photo: Landgate Stylised block diagram showing location of land units for the Reeves land system (numbers on diagram represent land units in table below) Table of Reeves land system land units. * Numbers in brackets refer to soil family – or vegetation community/alliance in on lands of the West Kimberley ‘General report area, (Speck et al. 1970); + Pasture types described in Appendix 1; Note: WA’ 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+ (%) Hills: up to 60m high; flat or gently sloping Depauperate rocky crests up woodland and to 800m wide, Mainly spinifex grassland with marginal 1 11 outcrop with with scattered trees CAHP escarpments up scree slopes. and scrubs. to 70%, locally Corymbia confertiflora vertical, and community (13). basal scree slopes up to 45%. Low woodland Sandy surfaces (pindan) with Outcrop with with local prominent Acacia tall reddish sandy outcrop: up to shrub layer and soils of 1.6km in extent, Triodia bitextura, 2 29 variable PINP sandy slopes up Chrysopogon spp. depth: to 1% with ground storey. Yabbagoddy frequent C. dichromophloia, family (1). outcrop. C. zygophylla, Acacia spp. community (10). Low woodland (pindan) with Triodia bitextura, Sandplains: up Reddish Chrysopogon spp. to 2.4km wide sandy soils: 3 52 ground storey; PINP with slopes up to Yabbagoddy Adansonia gregorii 2%. family (1). and C. dichromophloia alliances (31, 10).
Mosaic aerial photograph of patterns is typical of Reeves land system – a complex of sandplains, stony plains with thin sand cover, minor hills, pans, depressions and channels. Width of this 2005 aerial photograph is about 3.7km. Photo: Landgate Stylised block diagram showing location of land units for the Reeves land system (numbers on diagram represent land units in table below) Table of Reeves land system – land units. * Numbers in brackets refer to soil family or vegetation community/alliance in ‘General report on lands of the West Kimberley area, WA’ (Speck et al. 1970); + 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 11 Hills: up to 60m high; flat or gently sloping rocky crests up to 800m wide, with marginal escarpments up to 70%, locally vertical, and basal scree slopes up to 45%. Mainly outcrop with scree slopes. Depauperate woodland and spinifex grassland with scattered trees and scrubs. Corymbia confertiflora community (13). CAHP 2 29 Sandy surfaces with local outcrop: up to 1.6km in extent, sandy slopes up to 1% with frequent outcrop. Outcrop with reddish sandy soils of variable depth: Yabbagoddy family (1). Low woodland (pindan) with prominent Acacia tall shrub layer and Triodia bitextura, Chrysopogon spp. ground storey. C. dichromophloia, C. zygophylla, Acacia spp. community (10). PINP 3 52 Sandplains: up to 2.4km wide with slopes up to 2%. Reddish sandy soils: Yabbagoddy family (1). Low woodland (pindan) with Triodia bitextura, Chrysopogon spp. ground storey; Adansonia gregorii and C. dichromophloia alliances (31, 10). PINP