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Terrace types and vegetation dynamics on Macquarie Island

Selkirk, PM, Adamson, DA and Seppelt, RD 1988 , 'Terrace types and vegetation dynamics on Macquarie Island' , Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania, vol. 122, no. 1 , pp. 59-64 , doi: https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.122.1.59.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
Authors/Creators:Selkirk, PM and Adamson, DA and Seppelt, RD
Keywords: Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
Journal or Publication Title: Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
ISSN: 0080-4703
DOI / ID Number: https://doi.org/10.26749/rstpp.122.1.59
Collections: Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
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