Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve
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The Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve (
Much of Australia's lowland sub tropical rainforest was cleared for housing and agriculture, leaving only small patches remaining, such as at Coocumbac Island. The soils are derived from the Manning River. These alluvial soils are enriched from basaltic deposits upstream at Barrington Tops and the Comboyne and Bulga plateaux. The average annual rainfall in nearby Taree is 1,176 millimetres (46.3 in).
Features
Fauna
The most obvious mammal species on the island is the
Flora
The ecological community on the island is known as the large fig - giant stinger tree association.
Other tree species include
Rainforest regeneration programs have been put in place to encourage local rainforest species and suppress the problem of invasive weeds.[5]
Mangroves
Surrounding the island is an impressive community of two species of mangroves; grey mangrove and river mangrove.
Etymology
Coocumbac means "meeting place" in the local
See also
References
- ^ a b "Coocumbac Island Nature Reserve". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "FirstVoices".
- ^ "Lowland rainforest on floodplain in the NSW North Coast Bioregion - endangered ecological community listing". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
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- ^ ISBN 0-949324-32-9.