Terrace types and vegetation dynamics on Macquarie Island

Feldmark vegetation occurs extensively on the plateau of Macquarie Island above about 200 m. Alternating stripes of vegetation and gravel are frequently associated with terraced terrain. Detailed study of 38 terraced sites with non-windward aspects shows vegetation-terrace interaction to be active u...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Papers and Proceedings of The Royal Society of Tasmania
Main Authors: Selkirk, PM, Adamson, DA, Seppelt, RD
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
Royal Society of Tasmania
RST
Van Diemens Land
natural history
science
ecology
taxonomy
botany
zoology
geology
geography
papers & proceedings
Australia
UTAS Library
Macquarie Island
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13866/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13866/4/1988_Selkirk_terrace_types.pdf
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Summary:Feldmark vegetation occurs extensively on the plateau of Macquarie Island above about 200 m. Alternating stripes of vegetation and gravel are frequently associated with terraced terrain. Detailed study of 38 terraced sites with non-windward aspects shows vegetation-terrace interaction to be active under present climatic conditions. Wind, moisture, hillslope, slope stability and vegetation all affect terrace form.

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