Rainforest in eastern Tasmania - floristics and conservation

Abstract

Six florisitc communities are described from rainforest in N and E Tasmania. They are identified as callidendrous sassafras-C musk rainforest, callidendrous myrtle rainforest, thamnic sassafras-laurel rainforest, callidendrous-thamnic myrtle rainforest. The communities occur in lower rainfall areas, where they are often restricted to fire-protected sites. They have climatic envelopes which are significantly distinct from each other and from rainforest in higher rainfall areas. -from Authors