The vegetation of the Great Northern Plain, northeastern Tasmania.

Abstract

The Great Northern Plain is the last major remnant of the extensive inland heaths found in NE Tasmania in the early 19th century. Variation in structure, dominance and floristics, which was largely continuous, was closely related to topographic position. Position of the watertable in the soil and soil pH were independently strongly related to floristic and structural variation in the vegetation. Herbaceous exotic plant species have invaded parts of the plain, particularly in areas near tracks. Phytophthora cinnamomi has invaded to the south but which exhibits no symptoms on the plain itself. -from Authors