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Litterfall from two eucalypt woodlands in central Queensland
Author(s) -
Grigg Andrew H.,
Mulligan David R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australian journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1442-9993
pISSN - 0307-692X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00991.x
Subject(s) - woodland , plant litter , litter , ecology , range (aeronautics) , environmental science , geography , eucalyptus , agroforestry , forestry , ecosystem , biology , materials science , composite material
The mean annual litterfall at two dry woodland sites in central Queensland was 1129 kg ha –1 for an open E. populnea F. Muell. woodland ( n = 2 years), and 2318 kg ha –1 for a woodland dominated by E. cambageana Maiden ( n = 1 year). Leaves formed the largest component of total litterfall, which varied seasonally with a spring–summer maximum. Annual litterfall at these sites conformed with a pattern of decreasing litter production with declining annual rainfall, consistent with a range of eucalypt‐dominated communities.