Survey/Project Number: |
103
Total No. of Sites:
334
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Survey/Project Name: |
North-Eastern Eyre Peninsula |
Abstract: |
This project aims to conduct a survey to collect data on the vegetation communities of north-eastern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, to enable the classification and mapping on the floristic composition and structure of the vegetation groups of the area.
AIMS:
The survey focus was on forest, mallee and woodland communities, and other types of communities such as shrublands and grasslands that may be under represented.
The survey was partially funded by the Australian Government Bureau of Resource Sciences (National Forest Inventory).
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Start Date: |
12/10/1998
End Date: 13/11/1998
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Survey Type: |
Vegetation Only |
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Study Area Description: |
The survey area is in a block from Pinkawillinie Conservation Park in the north west to just east of Tooligie in the south west , across the coast just below Arno Bay in the south east and north to Iron Knob. The topography varies from quartzite & granite uplands along the east coast to NW - SE longitudinal silaceous dunes in the north western region of the study area. Extensive calcreted plains occur in the central region as well as isolated quartzite ranges such as Darke Peak & granite inselbergs such as Carappee Hill.
The rainfall varies from around 250mm per year in the north to over 400mm per year near Kimba & Cleve.
The north eastern region consists of plains of moderately deep reddish calcareous earths and supports Western Myall ( Acacia papyrocarpa) woodlands, blue bush & salt bush shrublands.
The North Eastern Eyre Peninsula Survey covers an area extending east from Pinkawillinie Conservation park to just south of Iron Knob, then south to below Arno Bay on the coast and west to Hincks Conservation Park. |