The Role of fire and lyre birds in the sandstone landscape of the Sydney Basin

D. Adamson; P. M. Selkirk; P. Mitchell

The Role of fire and lyre birds in the sandstone landscape of the Sydney Basin

D. Adamson, P. M. Selkirk, P. Mitchell

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Abstract

Fire occurs frequently in the eucalypt forests of the plateaux around Sydney, and plays an important role in the breakdown of exposed sandstone faces. Burnt debris frequently forms small dams behind which sandy sediments are trapped and form microterraces. The microterraces are highly effective in trapping propagules of the regenerating vegetation. Accelerated erosion and litter decay on the forest floor is caused by the turning over of soil and rock by lyrebirds. As the average turnover of debris is about 63 tonnes/ha/yr, the feeding activity of lyrebirds is a significant geomorphic factor.-from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-93
Number of pages	13
Journal	American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper)
Publication status	Published - 1983

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The Role of fire and lyre birds in the sandstone landscape of the Sydney Basin

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