The Victorian naturalist . Fig. I — Location of the survey area. 30 Vict. Nat. Vol. 92. ground cover were denser thanelsewhere. There were many rockyoutcrops in the area. Survey 4 was centred near the head ofNolans Gully on a fairly flat area south-east of Blackwood, at analtitude of 580m. The forest, whichcontained some unsound trees, had anopen to mid-dense and uneven canopy ofup to 20 m. It consisted mainly ofMessmate and peppermints, with someMountain Grey Gum and Manna dense shrub layer consisted ofeucalypt saplings, wattles, SilverBanksia (Banksia marginata) andBracken. Gr
The Victorian naturalist . Fig. I — Location of the survey area. 30 Vict. Nat. Vol. 92. ground cover were denser thanelsewhere. There were many rockyoutcrops in the area. Survey 4 was centred near the head ofNolans Gully on a fairly flat area south-east of Blackwood, at analtitude of 580m. The forest, whichcontained some unsound trees, had anopen to mid-dense and uneven canopy ofup to 20 m. It consisted mainly ofMessmate and peppermints, with someMountain Grey Gum and Manna dense shrub layer consisted ofeucalypt saplings, wattles, SilverBanksia (Banksia marginata) andBracken. Ground cover was composed ofdense tussock and Wiregrass with someareas of heaths. On a hillside ofnortherly aspect in the northern part ofthe survey area was a dense stand ofmallee-form eucalypts consisting mainlyof stunted peppermints with a belt ofdense hakea and tea-tree. Along the riverthere was a narrow belt of Manna Gumgrowing to 40 m. with an understorey oftall shrubs. Survey 5 was centred on a ridge betweenthe Old River and Goodmans Creek atan altitude of 580 m., the site bein
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