The vegetation of the Nepean Peninsula, Victoria : an historical perspective
- We use historical information and extensive contemporary surveys to describe the pre-European vegetation of the Nepean Peninsula, an extensive area of calcareous sand dunes at the tip of the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, Victoria (38º19’S 144º43’E). We conclude that much of the area was once covered by open, grassy woodlands, variously dominated by Allocasuarina verticillata (Drooping Sheoak), Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia (Coast Banksia), Acacia species (Wattles), and Melaleuca lanceolata subsp. lanceolata (Moonah), along with a range of other species. Some areas supported shrublands, woodlands, forests, grasslands and wetlands. This area was markedly distinct from most other nearby areas, and has ecological affinities with areas in western Victoria. Over 200 years of ‘European’ land use have left this landscape remarkably different today – even in places where native vegetation persists. We review and discuss the environmental factors that have influenced the pattern and structure of the vegetation.
Author: | Claire Moxham, Steve Sinclair, Gidja Walker, Imelda Douglas |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-293322 |
ISSN: | 2200-405X |
ISSN: | 0727-9620 |
Parent Title (English): | Cunninghamia : a journal of plant ecology for eastern Australia |
Publisher: | Mount Annan Botanic Garden, The Administration Officer |
Place of publication: | Mount Annan, NSW |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2013/04/12 |
Year of first Publication: | 2009 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2013/04/12 |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 1 |
Page Number: | 21 |
First Page: | 27 |
Last Page: | 47 |
HeBIS-PPN: | 336879857 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 58 Pflanzen (Botanik) / 580 Pflanzen (Botanik) |
Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Sondersammelgebiets-Volltexte |
Zeitschriften / Jahresberichte: | Cunninghamia : A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia / Cunninghamia : A Journal of Plant Ecology for Eastern Australia, Volume 11, Issue 1 (2009) |
: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-296661 |
Licence (German): | Deutsches Urheberrecht |