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Abstract

The climate of the Pieman Heads district is
wet and cool enough for formation of acid peat
soils (moor podzol peats) in extensive areas of
restricted drainage and button grass vegetation.
Under timber the soils are better drained and less
organic. Morphological descriptions and analytical
data are given for the peats. The sand dunes along
the coast between the Interview and Lagoon rivers
are mostly young and contain appreciable carbonate
(shell fragments) but some are old enough to
have developed groundwater podzol profiles. The
agricultural potentialities of the area are slight.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Nicholls, KD
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
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	Copyright Royal Society of Tasmania
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